2106-23234 SRA Response (MCU21_0094)

                                                                                              2106-23234 SRA




Attachment 1—Advice to the applicant

 General advice
 1.       Terms and phrases used in this document are defined in the Planning Act 2016 its regulation
          or the State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP), version 2.6. If a word remains
          undefined it has its ordinary meaning.
 2.       Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017
          There are independent clearing requirements prescribed in the Nature Conservation (Koala)
          Conservation Plan 2017 (Koala Conservation Plan). Unlike the requirements in the Planning
          Regulation 2017, which are in place to protect koala habitat, the requirements in the Koala
          Conservation Plan are in place to prevent koalas being injured or killed during clearing.

          Note: These requirements apply irrespective of any approval or exemption provided under
          other pieces of legislation.

          Sequential clearing requirements
          Under section 10 of the Koala Conservation Plan it is a requirement that clearing of koala
          habitat trees (as defined below) in koala district A (which this property is in) must comply with
          the following sequential clearing conditions:
               clearing of the koala habitat trees is carried out in a way that ensures koalas in the
                   area being cleared (the clearing site) have enough time to move out of the clearing
                   site without human intervention
               when clearing sites with an area of more than 3ha the clearing must be carried out in
                   stages
               where the clearing site is 6ha or less, no more than 50% of the clearing site can be
                   cleared in any one stage
               where the clearing site is more than 6ha, no more than 3ha or 3% of the clearing site
                   (whichever is the greater) can be cleared in any one stage
               there must be at least one period of 12 hours (starting at 6pm on one day and ending
                   at 6am on the following day) between each stage during which no trees are cleared
                   on the site
               while the clearing is being carried out, the clearing of the koala habitat trees must be
                   carried out in a way that ensures appropriate habitat links are maintained within the
                   clearing site and between the clearing site and adjacent area, to allow koalas living on
                   the site to move out of the site
               no koala habitat trees in which a koala is present is to be cleared
               no koala habitat trees with a crown overlapping a tree in which a koala is present is to
                   be cleared.

          ‘Koala habitat trees’ mean, a tree in the following genera that are either edible by koalas or
          are used by koalas for shelter: Eucalyptus, Corymbia, Melaleuca, Lophostemon or
          Angophera.

          Koala spotter requirements
          Under Section 11 of the Koala Conservation Plan it is a requirement that clearing of koala
          habitat trees (as defined above) in koala habitat areas that have a trunk diameter of more than
          10cm at 1.3m above the ground must be undertaken in the presence of a koala spotter who
          has the primary role of locating koalas in the trees.

          ‘Koala spotter’ means, a person who has qualifications and experience, or demonstrated skills
          and knowledge in locating koalas in koala habitat or conducting arboreal fauna surveys.




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