P-EA-100527093 - EA Permit - Noosa Shire Council - 20231108 (3)

                                                                                                            Permit
                                                              Environmental authority P-EA-100527093


Definitions

Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section. Where a term is not defined, the
definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental protection policies must be
used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning.
Activity means the environmentally relevant activities, whether resource activities or prescribed activities, to
which the environmental authority relates.

Administering authority means the Department of Environment and Science or its successors or
predecessors.

Alert level represent tiers in a hierarchy of increasing environmental risk and are defined by trigger values.
Three alert levels (low, moderate, and high) are typically used in a management action framework to indicate
adverse conditions and guide management responses that aim to prevent and minimise environmental harm.

Appropriately qualified person(s) means a person or persons who has professional qualifications, training,
skills and experience relevant to the EA requirement and can give authoritative assessment, advice and
analysis in relation to the EA requirement using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or literature.

Commercial place means a place used as a workplace, an office or for business or commercial purposes and
includes a place within the curtilage of such a place reasonably used by persons at that place.

Concern site means a site where a sensitive receptor occurs within the zone of influence of a sediment
plume.

Dredge footprint is the area being dredged including batters.

Dredge management plan (DMP) is an environmental management plan for the dredging activity. It defines
and describes the:
    a) scope, timing and duration of the dredging operation
    b) sediment plume-associated monitoring programs
    c) assessment of data, trigger values and alert levels, and
    d) management actions that may be required in response to adverse monitoring results.

The DMP includes an aim to prevent and minimise environmental harm to sensitive receptors as a result of
the dredging activity.

Dredge material (dredged material) means mud, sand, coral, shingle, gravel, clay, earth and other material
removed by dredging. Dredged material includes dredge spoil and extracted quarry material.

Dredging means the mechanical removal of material from below naturally occurring surface waters. It
excludes minor adjustments to the bed surface to level troughs and peaks and where bed material is only
redistributed locally (bed levelling).

Environmental nuisance means as defined in Section 15 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

Environmental value means
   a) a quality or physical characteristic of the environment that is conductive to ecological health of public
       amenity or safety; or



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