07/1259 - Referral Agency Response (Concurrence) - EPA [As Published] · 132007.1259

IDAS C-6

Defence advises that development or land use rezoning proposals for land within a ‘substantial’ zone
should only proceed following the conduct of UXO investigation and clearance activities. Defence
maintains a list of commercial UXO investigation and remedial search contractors that it accredits to
carry out this work.

Defence also recommends that owners or occupiers of potentially affected land and workers and
contractors employed on the land need to be aware of the procedure if a suspect object is found.

As the EPA has no record of the site being further investigated or remediated, itis considered that
there remains a possibility of UXO being found on it.

4 Conditions
The following concurrence agency conditions are to be attached to any approval:

4.1 Prior to the commencement of any excavation, earthworks or soil disturbance related to this
development, that part of the site to be so worked is to be subjected to investigation and,
where necessary, appropriate remedial action.

4.2 Any person employed to work on any part of the site where Condition 4.1 has not been
satisfied is to be forewarned in writing by the applicant.

This warning is to explain that information available to the EPA indicates a potential for
residual UXO exists on the site and work should proceed with due caution. It is to state the
procedure to be followed by any person finding an object suspected of being explosive
ordnance or component thereof:

Do not disturb the object.

Take action, where appropriate, to prevent it being disturbed by another person.
Note its approximate dimensions and general appearance.

Note the route to its location.

Advise the Police as soon as possible.

4.3 Following investigation and any remedial action taken to satisfy Condition 4.1 above, the
applicant is to submit a report, prepared in accordance with current guidelines, to the EPA for
assessment. The EPA is to subsequently advise the Noosa Council and the applicant of its
assessment in regard to Condition 4.1 being satisfied.

4.4 No gravel, rock, sand or soil is to be removed from the site without written EPA approval.

4.5 The applicant is to advise the owner and any occupier of the site of the above responsibilities.
5 Additional comments or advice

Applicants may contact the EPA’s Contaminated Land Unit on (07) 3224 5644 or visit the Defence
website http://www.defence.gov.au/uxo/ for the details of current UXO investigation and remedial
search contractors. The EPA accepts reports based on investigative and remedial work carried out

by these contractors.

Investigation and remedial action to satisfy Condition 4.1 typically involves sampling/search —
programs with detection equipment unless the use of such equipment is:

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