Approved Plans and Documents - OPW22/0303

           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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