2022-09-06 P&E Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 1 - Six Mile Creek Bridge Replacement Offset Report - TMR

Legislation/ policy/plans     Legislative jurisdiction   Intent                                                                                Applicability to proposed action
                                                         e)    Effectively account for and manage the risks of the offset not
                                                               succeeding
                                                         f)    Be additional to what is already required, determined by law or
                                                               planning regulations or agreed to under other schemes or
                                                               programs (this does not preclude the recognition of State or
                                                               territory offsets that may be suitable as offsets under the Act
                                                               for the same action)
                                                         g)    Be efficient, effective, timely, transparent, scientifically robust
                                                               and reasonable
                                                         h)    Have transparent governance arrangements including being
                                                               able to be readily measured, monitored, audited and enforced
                                                               (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population
                                                               and Communities (DSEWPaC) 2012a).
                                                         The Australian Government defines offsets as measures that
                                                         compensate for the significant residual impacts of an action on the
                                                         environment (DSEWPaC 2012a).
Significant impact            MNES                       The purpose of the MNES Guidelines are to assist any person who                       Assessment of MNES against the MNES Guidelines
guidelines 1.1 – Matters of                              proposes to take an action to decide whether or not they should                       facilitate the determination of a significant residual impact
National Environmental                                   submit a referral to the DAWE for a decision by the Australian                        to MNES. The outcomes of this assessment have been
Significance:                                            Government Environment Minister on whether assessment and                             presented in Section 2 and Appendix A (Section 6.1).
Environment Protection                                   approval is required under the EPBC Act.
and Biodiversity                                         The MNES Guidelines outlines a ‘self-assessment’ process,
Conservation Act 1999                                    including detailed criteria, to assist persons in deciding whether or
(MNES Guidelines)                                        not referral may be required. Important terms and phrases are
                                                         explained.
EPBC Act Referral             MNES                       The purpose of the guideline is to assist any person who proposes                     Assessment of MNES against the guidelines facilitate the
Guidelines for the                                       to take an action to decide whether or not they should submit a                       determination of a significant residual impact to Koala.
vulnerable koala                                         referral to the DAWE for a decision by the Australian Government                      The outcomes of this assessment have been presented
(combined populations of                                 Environment Minister on whether assessment and approval is                            in Section 2.3.1 and Appendix A (Section 6.1.2).
Queensland, New South                                    required under the EPBC Act in relation to the Koala.
Wales and the Australian                                 These guidelines outline a ‘self-assessment’ process, including
Capital Territory), (DotE                                detailed criteria, to assist persons in deciding whether or not referral
2014)                                                    may be required.




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