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IDAS form 26—Marine plants and declared fish habitat areas
(Sustainable Planning Act 2009  version 3.2 effective 3 August 2015)

This form must be used for development applications for:
operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of a marine plant
a material change of use of premises if the material change of use involves operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of marine plants, and there is no development permit for the operational work
reconfiguring a lot if the reconfiguration involves operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of marine plants, and there is no development permit for the operational work
building work in a declared fish habitat area
operational work completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area.

You MUST complete ALL questions that are stated to be a mandatory requirement unless otherwise identified on this form.

For all development applications you must:
complete IDAS form 1—Application details
complete any other forms relevant to your application
provide any mandatory supporting information identified on the forms as being required to accompany your application.
Attach extra pages if there is insufficient space on this form.

All terms used on this form have the meaning given in the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA) or the Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009.

Mandatory requirements

1.	What is the nature of the proposed work? (Tick all applicable boxes.)

	Operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage of marine plants as defined in the
Fisheries Act 1994, section 8
(	Operational work that is completely or partly within a declared fish habitat area as defined in the
Fisheries Regulation 2008, Schedule 3

Building work in a declared fish habitat area

Mandatory supporting information

2.	Confirm that the following mandatory supporting information accompanies this application

Mandatory supporting information 	Confirmation of lodgement	Method of lodgement
A scaled site plan of the proposed work showing the location, areas of impact and adjacent area including or in relation to:
actual area of disturbance to marine plants and/or declared fish habitat area in square metres. Identify proportion (m2) of permanent and/or temporary disturbance.	(	Confirmed

dimensions and GPS coordinates and zone references (GDA94 preferred).	(	Confirmed

easily identifiable site features (e.g. roads, road intersections, waterway names, bends in the waterway, etc.).	(	Confirmed

real property boundaries adjacent to and in the vicinity of the proposed work	(	Confirmed

boundary of the declared fish habitat area.	(	Confirmed
	Not applicable

location, extent, nature and dimensions of the area for proposed work, including access paths, construction areas, moorings and dredging required to undertake the work.	(	Confirmed

location and extent of highest astronomical tide, mean high water springs and mean low water springs levels, by reference to easily identifiable fixed points.	(	Confirmed

location of all waterway features within the development area, including creeks, drainage lines, lagoons and marshes.	(	Confirmed

location and extent of all marine plants (e.g. saltmarsh, mangrove, seagrass) within and adjacent to the proposed work.		Confirmed
(	Not applicable

location and extent of all marine plants proposed to be removed, destroyed or damaged.		Confirmed
(	Not applicable

location and extent of any existing disturbances, structures, improvements or fill within, adjacent to, or associated with the proposed work.		Confirmed
(	Not applicable

Written documentation
Details of the purpose of the proposed work (e.g. public jetty, private jetty, boat ramp, pontoon, revetment, board walk, etc.).	(	Confirmed

A description of the habitats within the declared fish habitat area proposed to be impacted (e.g. sand banks, mud banks, seagrass, mangroves, salt couch, rocky shore, etc.) and the nature of the impact.	(	Confirmed
	Not applicable

A description of the marine plants proposed to be removed, destroyed or damaged (e.g. number, type, height, area in m2, density, health, etc.) by the work.		Confirmed
(	Not applicable

A description of the method of works (e.g. equipment to be used).	(	Confirmed

A description of the past uses and/or disturbances of the development area.	(	Confirmed

A statement addressing the relevant part(s) of the State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP).	(	Confirmed
	Not applicable

Justification
A detailed description of the alternatives considered to reduce impacts on marine plants or the declared fish habitat area, as applicable (e.g. alternative designs, locations, setbacks/buffer distances, etc.).	(	Confirmed

Details of on-site mitigation actions proposed to prevent the proposed work contributing to degradation of the declared fish habitat area, in and adjacent to the development area, during and after the development.	(	Confirmed
	Not applicable

Details of on-site mitigation actions proposed to prevent the proposed work contributing to degradation of the declared fish habitat area, in and adjacent to the development area, during and after the development.	(	Confirmed
	Not applicable

A description of off-site actions proposed to offset residual impacts from any permanent loss of or damage to marine plants or the declared fish habitat area, as applicable (e.g. any proposed rehabilitation or restoration of marine plants, land exchange options, fish habitat research contribution, etc.).		Confirmed
(	Not applicable

The extent of any future maintenance works required for the continued safe operation of the proposed structure or facility (e.g. trimming of regrowth of marine plants, maintenance dredging).	(	Confirmed
	Not applicable

Privacy—Please refer to your assessment manager, referral agency and/or building certifier for further details on the use of information recorded in this form.

OFFICE USE ONLY

Date received
Reference numbers

The Sustainable Planning Act 2009 is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning. This form and all other required application materials should be sent to your assessment manager and any referral agency.

IDAS form 26—Marine plants and declared fish habitat areas
Version 3.0 1 July 2013

IDAS form 26—Marine plants and declared fish habitat areas
Version 3.2—3 August 2015

IDAS form 26—Marine plants and declared fish habitat areas
Version 3.0—1 July 2013