Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment

                           Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights




6 CONSIDERATION OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
6.1 Introduction
This section includes assessments of the impacts of the proposed development with
regard to the following Commonwealth, State and Local legislation:

      the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
       (1999);
      the Queensland Nature Conservation Act (1992) and subordinate legislation;
      the Queensland Vegetation Management Act (1999);
      the South-East Queensland Koala State Planning Regulatory Provisions (2010);
      the Queensland State Planning Policy 2/10: Koala Conservation in South East
       Queensland (2010);
      the Queensland Coastal Plan (2012); and
      the Noosa Plan (2006)



6.2 Commonwealth EPBC Act (1999)
6.2.1 Background
The Environment Protection Biodiversity and Conservation (EPBC) Act (1999) was passed
by Commonwealth Parliament in June 1999 and came into force on the 16th July 2000. A
person must not, without an approval under the Act, take an action that has or will have,
or is likely to have, a significant impact on a Matter of National Environmental
Significance (MNES). These MNES are listed as follows:

      the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property;
      the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetland;
      a threatened species or endangered community listed under the Act;
      a migratory species listed under the Act; or
      the environment in a Commonwealth marine area or on Commonwealth land.

The Act also prohibits the taking, without an approval under the Act, of:

      a nuclear action; or
      an action in a Commonwealth marine area or on Commonwealth land that has or
       will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on the environment.

MNES in Queensland are:

      declared World Heritage areas;
      declared Ramsar wetlands;
      listed threatened species (Schedule 1 and 2 of the Commonwealth Endangered
       Species Protection Act 1992);
      listed ecological communities; and



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