RESPONSE TO SARA IR - Attachment 1A - RFA24-059-SARA IR Response 310725

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Performance outcomes                                                 Acceptable outcomes                           Response
degradation through either of the following:                                                                          the necessary clearing will not result in
                                                                                                                       waterlogging and/or salinity of groundwater or
1. waterlogging;
                                                                                                                       surface water or the soil under which the
2. the salinisation of groundwater, surface water or soil.                                                             necessary clearing will be undertaken.
Conserving least concern regional ecosystems - Minimising clearing of areas temporarily required to enable construction of the infrastructure
PO12 Clearing of vegetation for temporary use areas to construct     AO12.1 Clearing for temporary use areas          The proposed necessary clearing is not
necessary infrastructure, such as temporary use roads or access      to construct necessary infrastructure does        within a least concern regional ecosystem.
tracks, maintains the composition, structure and function of least   not occur in a least concern regional
concern regional ecosystems.                                         ecosystem.
                                                                     OR
                                                                     AO12.2 Total clearing for temporary use
                                                                     areas to construct necessary infrastructure
                                                                     in any regional ecosystem combined
                                                                     does not exceed the widths prescribed in
                                                                     table reference table 1 of this code.
                                                                     OR
                                                                     AO12.3 Total clearing for temporary use
                                                                     areas to construct necessary infrastructure
                                                                     in any regional ecosystem combined
                                                                     does not exceed areas prescribed in table
                                                                     reference table 1 of this code.
PO13 Where clearing of vegetation in a regional ecosystem for        No acceptable outcome is prescribed.             The proposed necessary clearing is not for a
temporary use areas to construct necessary infrastructure does not                                                     temporary use or infrastructure but to ensure
maintain the composition, structure and function of the regional                                                       the existing and proposed development is at
ecosystem, and cannot be avoided and has been mitigated, the                                                           an acceptable level of bushfire risk as
cleared area is rehabilitated.                                                                                         required under the State Planning Policy,
                                                                                                                       Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience.