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

Performance outcome               Acceptable outcome                    Applicant response              Assessment
                                  scheme standard that is not           this was desirable (e.g. for
                                  inconsistent with the                 education purposes).
                                  standards mentioned in
                                  paragraphs (a) and (b).
Public access – safety
9.1 The location and design of    Public access to State coastal land   Complies with Performance       The applicant has demonstrated
prescribed tidal works does not   near the prescribed tidal works is    Outcome 9.1                     compliance with PO9.1.
adversely affect the safety of    consistent with each relevant         Members of the public           The location and design of
members of the public accessing   planning scheme standard.             could approach by vessel        the Project does not
State coastal land.                                                     or from land (for some          adversely affect the safety of
                                                                        sites). There are gaps          members of the public accessing
                                                                        between the reef patches        State coastal land, being primarily
                                                                        at the seabed and this          located on the seabed.
                                                                        would allow persons to          Where the project interfaces with
                                                                        transit between the reef        State coastal land, appropriate
                                                                        patches.                        access has been maintained. The key
                                                                        The design includes             location where public safety is a
                                                                        - Crest level at Mean High      concern is the load-out facility and
                                                                        Water Springs will result in    appropriate management and
                                                                        the works being exposed at      separation of project activities from
                                                                        most tides, although some       ongoing public use has been
                                                                        settlement is expected          considered.
                                                                        initially which may result in
                                                                        lowering of crest levels.
                                                                        - Provision of a navigation
                                                                        buoy and signage at each
                                                                        site to reduce the risk of
                                                                        vessel collision with the
                                                                        works, impacts from
                                                                        anchoring and warn against
                                                                        consuming oysters from
                                                                        the works.