2022-05-16 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Report from Marine Approval Specialists

Performance outcome                    Acceptable outcome                     Applicant response              Assessment
surroundings; or
(ii) the level of the surface
of the land under the
tidal water in the
works’ immediate
surroundings or any
foreshore near the
works.
7.2 The location and construction of   Vegetation on land affected by the     Complies with Performance       The applicant has demonstrated
prescribed tidal works ensures         prescribed tidal works is dealt with   Outcome 7.2                     compliance with PO7.2 by avoiding
vegetation is cleared or               in a way consistent with the           The works only allow minor      direct disturbance to terrestrial or
disturbed only to the extent           following standards—                   temporary impacts to            intertidal vegetation at all
reasonably necessary for the           (a) subject to paragraph (b), the      terrestrial vegetation at the   restoration sites.
works.                                 clearing or disturbance of             Tewantin site (Refer ICM
                                       vegetation for a purpose               Drawing NROR-2021-04).
                                       associated with the                    While avoidance of this
                                       construction of prescribed             impact is possible, it is
                                       tidal works, including, for            anticipated the works will
                                       example, parking for                   provide considerable
                                       construction or workers’               enhancement to the
                                       vehicles or stockpiling of             existing degraded habitat
                                       construction materials—                in this location. The impact
                                       (i) is avoided; or                     of the works is limited to
                                       (ii) if the clearing or                the footprint of the
                                       disturbance of                         individual reef patches,
                                       vegetation for a purpose               such that the works will
                                       associated with the                    retain any marine plants
                                       construction of the                    present in access gaps
                                       works can not be                       between reef patches.
                                       avoided—the clearing or
                                       disturbance is limited to
                                       the smallest area of land