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

Performance outcome                 Acceptable outcome                   Applicant response              Assessment
                                    standard, to the extent it is
                                    more stringent than the
                                    standard mentioned in
                                    paragraph (a);
                                    (c) any other relevant planning
                                    scheme standard that is not
                                    inconsistent with the
                                    standards mentioned in
                                    paragraphs (a) and (b).
Public access – availability
8.1 Prescribed tidal works do not   The design and construction of the   Complies with Performance       The applicant has demonstrated
have a significant adverse effect   prescribed tidal works is            Outcome 8.1                     compliance with PO8.1
on the availability of public       consistent with the following        The design provides for a       The Project does not have a
access to, along or across State    standards—                           minimum distance of 10m         significant adverse effect on the
coastal land.                       (a) subject to paragraph (b),        from foreshore access to        availability of public access to or
                                    prescribed tidal works do not        maintain public use of and      along State coastal land, given it is
                                    involve the erection or              access to and along state       primarily located on the seabed.
                                    placement of any physical            coastal land. Refer ICM         Where the project interfaces with
                                    barrier preventing existing          drawing NROR-2021-00.           State coastal land, appropriate
                                    public access to, along or           At the Tewantin site (ICM       access has been maintained. The key
                                    across State coastal land near       drawing NROR-2021-04)           location where public safety is a
                                    the works;                           upstream of the boat            concern is the load-out facility and
                                    (b) if a relevant planning scheme    ramp, there is an opening       appropriate management and
                                    standard is more stringent           in the vegetation that          separation of project activities from
                                    than the standard mentioned          could provide public access     ongoing public use has been
                                    in paragraph (a)—the                 to the structure if             considered.
                                    relevant planning scheme             desirable. In this location a
                                    standard, to the extent it is        wider 4m access gap has
                                    more stringent than the              been provided between
                                    standard mentioned in                shoreward reef patches to
                                    paragraph (a);                       facilitate safe access by a
                                    (c) any other relevant planning      larger number of persons if