Attachment 1A - SARA Prelodgement Minutes

                                                                                             2112-26380 SPL



             o An essential habitat area shown on the essential habitat map.
             The endangered regional ecosystem would likely be able to be covered off in the current
              proposed offset area. The wetlands and essential habitat may require an additional
              offset if these are determined to have a significant residual impact (SRI).
           Where an offset is provided for any acceptable SRI, the application should demonstrate
              all of the following:
             1.         How the impacts have been reasonably avoided.
             2.         How the impacts have been reasonably minimised/mitigated.
             3.         Where there is an SRI. Guidance for determining if a prescribed activity will have
                        an SRI is provided in the Significant Residual Impact Guideline, Department of
                        State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, 2014 available at
                        https://dsdmipprd.blob.core.windows.net/general/dsdip-significant-residual-
                        impact-guideline.pdf.
             4.         How the significance of the impact can likely be addressed through a suitable
                        offset.
             5.         Details of the proposed offset that achieves a conservation outcome for the
                        impacted matter and is compliant with the Environmental Offsets Act 2014 and
                        the Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy 2020 version 1.9, Department of
                        Environment and Science available at
                        https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/209937/offsets-
                        policyv1-9.pdf.
           There are three offset delivery options under the environmental offsets framework:
             o Proponent-driven offsets (i.e., land-based offsets or a Direct Benefit Management
                   Plan
             o Financial settlement offsets, or
             o A combination of the two.
           The Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy explains the requirements for providing
               an offset. When a land-based offset is proposed, the Guide for Determining Terrestrial
               Habitat Quality, version 1.2, April 2017 provides a methodology for determining the
               habitat quality of proposed offset sites. When a financial settlement offset is proposed,
               the Financial Settlement Offset Calculator can be used to calculate the offset. The
               Guide and Calculator are available online at
               https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/offsets/delivering.
 Clearing in a koala priority area and koala habitat area
 9.      Interfering with koala habitat
         The application material proposes to clear ~0.98 ha of vegetation in a koala habitat area
         (KHA) and koala priority area (KPA).

           Under Schedule 24 of the Planning Regulation, exempted development item (d) provides
           that development for infrastructure stated in Schedule 5 is exempted development if the
           development is carried out by or for the State or a public sector entity.

           Schedule 5, Part 2 (16) provides that waste management facilities are infrastructure to which
           exempted development item (d) applies. Local government entities (e.g., Noosa Shire
           Council) are considered to be a public sector entity; therefore, exempted development item
           (d) will apply.

           Because the proposed development constitutes exempted development as defined under
           Schedule 24 of the Planning Regulation, there is no trigger for assessment against the
           SDAP. However, although the development may be exempt under item (d), it may be
           captured under the State Government Supported Infrastructure Koala Conservation Policy
           2017. It is recommended the applicant ensure the development is undertaken in accordance


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