Strategic Offset Policy and Biodiversity Offset Guidelines · Attachment 2 - Noosa Biodiversity Offset Guideline Final

ORGANISATIONAL GUIDELINE - Biodiversity Offsets


Declared Natural      A natural hazard event that has been formally declared by a
Disaster              relevant government authority under applicable legislation or
                      disaster management arrangements.
Direct Benefit        Where Council will deliver and/or collaborate with stakeholders to
Management Plans      provide benefits for prescribed environmental matters. It forms a
                      packaged investment that outlines priority actions to address
                      threats to, and provide substantial benefits for, particular
                      prescribed environmental matters. Substantial benefits are
                      achieved by providing landscape-scale environment and socio-
                      ecological benefits for those matters, or if the matter is localised,
                      improved outcomes compared to a traditional land-based offset
Direct Offsets        Offset actions undertaken on land to directly achieve measurable
                      biodiversity outcomes that compensate for residual environmental
                      impacts.
Environmental         Include Matters of State Environmental Significance and
Matters               Matters of State Environmental Significance and Matters of
                      Local Environmental Significance
Financial Agreements Legally binding agreements that establish financial arrangements
                      for the delivery, management, maintenance, monitoring or
                      administration of biodiversity offsets
First Nations People The Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Peoples and the Jinibara Peoples,
                      as the Traditional Custodians of lands and waters within and
                      adjacent to the Noosa Shire, together with other Aboriginal and
                      Torres Strait Islander peoples who live, work, or have cultural
                      connections to the area.
Force Majeure Event Fire, flood, cyclone, storm, drought or other natural disaster, or
                      any other event beyond the reasonable control of the responsible
                      party, that may justify a reasonable extension of time or variation
                      to implementation and maintenance obligations under an offset
                      delivery plan or written agreement, to the extent the event
                      materially delays or prevents performance
Intertidal Vegetation Native vegetation occurring within the area between the highest
                      and lowest tidal influence, including mangroves, saltmarshes and
                      other tidal wetland vegetation communities.
Land-use              A payment made by a third-party for the use of Council land as an
Compensation          offset receiving site, to compensate Council for making that land
Allocation            unavailable for other Council purposes. The amount is set at
                      $25,000 per hectare at 2026/27 rates and will be indexed annually
                      to CPI. This amount may be reviewed on occasion as needed
Mandatory Mitigation The provision of documentation that demonstrates all reasonable
Hierarchy Test        efforts have been made to avoid and reduce/mitigate potential
                      impacts to vegetation and biodiversity prior to the consideration of
                      biodiversity offsetting to the satisfaction of the Environment
                      Services Manager
Matters of Local      Are the areas included within the Biodiversity, Waterways and
Environmental         Wetlands Overlay of the Noosa Plan 2020.
Significance (MLES)
Matters of National   The following matters protected under the Environment Protection
Environmental         and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, chapter 2, part 3:
Significance (MNES)                   •        World heritage properties.
                                      •        National heritage places.
                                      •        Wetlands of international importance.
                                      •        Listed threatened species and communities.
                                      •        Listed migratory species.
                                      •        Commonwealth marine areas.
                                      •        Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

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