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APPLICABLE LEGISLATION
Table 1. Legislation and Guidelines applicable to this project

 Legislation                    Use of Legislation                                           Impact on project
                                Its objective is to protect Queensland's environment
 Environmental
                                while allowing for development that improves the total
 Protection Regulation                                                                       Follow the regulations within
                                quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that
 2019                                                                                        DES
                                maintains ecological processes (ecologically
                                sustainable development)
                                The EPBC Act provides a legal framework to protect
 Environment Protection
                                and manage nationally and internationally important          Follow the related sections of
 and Biodiversity
                                flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage            the Environmental Authority
 Conservation Act 1999
                                places—defined in the EPBC Act as matters of                 provided by the DES
                                national environmental significance.
                                                                                             To comply with relevant
 Nature Conservation and
                                                                                             sections of the Act relating to
 Other Legislation Act          Provides legislation on the protection of threatened
                                                                                             matters of significance present
 1999                           biota in Queensland. It correlates with the ICUN red list
                                                                                             in the vicinity of the project
                                                                                             works.
 Nature Conservation
                                                                                             Follow the related sections of
 (Wildlife Management)          The regulation provides for the management of native
                                                                                             the Act that have national
 Regulation 2006                fauna
                                                                                             significance in the work
                                (a) Prescribes native wildlife as one of the following
                                classes — (i) extinct in the wild; (ii) endangered; (iii)
                                vulnerable; (iv) near threatened; (v) least concern          Undertake investigations into
 Nature Conservation
                                wildlife; and                                                the fauna that may be present
 (Wildlife) Regulation
                                (b) prescribes particular other wildlife as either of the    on site and abide all relevant
 2006
                                following classes of wildlife— (i) international wildlife;   management requirements
                                (ii) prohibited wildlife; and                                under the Regulation.
                                (c) state the declared management intent for each of
                                the classes of wildlife
 Nature Conservation and        Guideline for identifying and managing koala habitat.
 other Legislation (Koala       Provides guidance on where fauna spotter catchers            Details when koala spotters are
 Protection) Amendment          are legally required and how they are to manage koala        required for clearing works.
 Regulation 2020                habitat.
                                Provides detailed guidelines for designing ecological
 Terrestrial Vertebrate                                                                      Targeted fauna surveys are to
                                surveys, including the various methodologies, and
 Fauna Survey Guidelines                                                                     be conducted following these
                                ethical considerations to be made for each
 for Queensland                                                                              guidelines
                                methodology.

 Technical Manual -             Gives a guide on how to handle and manage
                                                                                             Amphibians are to be handled
 Interim hygiene protocol       amphibian species to reduce the risk of spreading
                                                                                             in accordance to this manual
 for handling amphibians        disease among colonies and specimens.

 Code of Practice
                                                                                             Fauna Spotter Catchers to
 Care of Sick, Injured or       Provides a guide on wildlife care and rehabilitation.
                                                                                             follow this Code when dealing
 Orphaned Protected             Detailed guidelines of hygiene, housing release,
                                                                                             with sick, injured or orphaned
 Animals                        euthanasia, relevant release, and capture.
                                                                                             fauna
 in Queensland
                                Provides a framework for an effective biosecurity
                                system in Queensland. Under this act pest species are        Weeds of National Significance
                                not fed, kept, sold, given away or released without a        and Restricted Invasive fauna
 Biosecurity Act 2014
                                permit. Under the act everyone obliged to the                are to be managed according
                                biosecurity act to take follow the guidelines to reduce      to the Act.
                                the risk relating to restricted flora and fauna




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