6. Noosa River DMP Ver0 (Combined)

State code 11: Removal, destruction or damage of marine
plants
11.1 Purpose statement
The purpose of the code is to ensure that development which involves the removal, destruction or damage of marine plants:
    1.   maintains the extent, distribution, diversity and condition of marine plant communities and protects the ecological functions to which they contribute
    2.   maintains the health and productivity of fisheries resources and fish habitat
    3.   minimises impacts on the management, use, development and protection of fisheries resources and fish habitat
    4.   avoids impacts on marine plants that are matters of state environmental significance, and where avoidance is not reasonably possible, minimises and
         mitigates impacts, and provides an offset for significant residual impacts where appropriate.
Note: Marine plant protection under the Fisheries Act 1994 applies irrespective of the tenure.
Further information will be provided in the forthcoming guideline: State code 11: Removal, destruction or damage of marine plants, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 2017.

11.2 Performance outcomes and acceptable outcomes
Development that is a material change of use, reconfiguring of a lot or operational work which involves the removal, destruction or damage of a marine plant should demonstrate
compliance with the relevant provisions of table 11.2.2. For further details of the specific performance outcomes to be addressed, please refer to table 11.2.1.

Table 11.2.1: Development type and relevant provision of the code
 Development                                                                                Relevant provisions of code
 All development                                                                            Table 11.2.2 – PO1-PO15
 Private maritime infrastructure                                                            Table 11.2.2 – PO16
 Erosion control structures and beach replenishment                                         Table 11.2.2 – PO17-PO22
 Dredging                                                                                   Table 11.2.2 – PO23-PO25
 Temporary works                                                                            Table 11.2.2 – PO26-PO28
 Restoration                                                                                Table 11.2.2 – PO29-PO30
 Matters of state environmental significance                                                Table 11.2.2 – PO31




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