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SUPERSEDED - Decision Notice OPW26 0033 (As Published)
Landscape Works
10. The applicant must pay the re-inspection fee in accordance with Council's Fees and Charges
Register where:
a. An inspection revealed that any constructed rehabilitation/landscape works do not
comply with the conditions of the Decision Notice, Approved Plans and or Approved
Documents
b. Certification is submitted to Council falsely stating that works comply with the approved
plans, documents and or conditions of the Decision Notice.
11. Public amenity trees are defined as any tree located within public streets, parks or areas that
will become publicly owned as a result of this development.
Qualified Person
12. Qualified Person, for the purpose of:
a. Supervising landscape works and preparing a landscape certification, is considered to
be a landscape architect, landscape designer or horticulturist with a minimum of three
years current experience in the field of landscape design.
b. Undertaking landscape construction and establishment works is considered to be a
person with five years current experience in commercial landscape construction
projects.
c. Undertaking rehabilitation construction and establishment works is considered to be a
person with five years current experience in revegetation and regeneration.
d. Undertaking, supervising tree works and preparing arboriculture certification, is
considered to be a person with a minimum three years current experience in tree
protection, hazard identification/mitigation and certifying AS2303:2018 Tree stock for
landscape use and either:
i. International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification; or
ii. A Diploma of Arboriculture (min AQF level 5).
e. Managing Fauna protection, preparing Fauna reporting and certification and
calculating compensatory habitat, is considered to be an Ecologist and Environmental
Scientist with a minimum of three years current experience in the field of fauna
assessment and management and current certification under the Queensland Parks
and Wildlife Service.
f. Supervising and certifying Bushfire Management is considered to be an Ecologist with
suitable experience or a person with Fire Protection Association Australia – Bushfire
Planning and Design certification.
Erosion and Sediment Control
13. Accepted best practice standards include International Erosion Control Association
Australasia Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control.
14. Qualified Person, for the purpose of erosion and sediment control is a Certified Professional
in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) or suitably experienced Registered Professional
Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).
15. As a general rule, a site is determined to have achieved effective short-term stabilisation if
at the time of the plan sealing inspection:
a. Methods of stabilisation are:
• appropriate for slopes and slope lengths; and
• are consistent with best practice environmental management practices such as in
the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control or the IECA Manual; and
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Version: 2, Version Date: 14/08/2026
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