Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                               NCES REF: LEA2016-06
Lot 496 on MCH591 - 30 Pottery Street, Pomona



7.2.4 QLD Nature Conservation Act 1992
A search of the Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger map identified that the site is located within a
‘High Risk Area’ prescribed under the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006
(refer to Plate 9).




                                 Plate 9 – Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map

A search of the State Government’s Wildlife Online Database on 15th July 2016 identified 6 records
for conservation significant fauna and 1 record for conservation significant flora species within a 2km
radius of the site. An extract of the database search results is presented in Table 2 whilst the full
database search result is presented as Appendix 4.

                   Table 2 – Wildlife Online Database Conservation Significant Species Records
         Scientific Name                        Common Name              NC Act Status    EPBC Act Status
 Fauna
 Litoria pearsoniana                      Cascade tree frog             Vulnerable        -
 Adelotus brevis                          Tusked frog                   Vulnerable        -
 Mixophyes iteratus                       Giant barred frog             Endangered        Endangered
 Calyptorhynchus lathami                  Glossy black cockatoo         Vulnerable        -
 lathami
 Anthochaera phrygia                      Regent honeyeater             Endangered        Critically
                                                                                          Endangered
 Phascolarctos cinereus                   Koala                         Vulnerable        Vulnerable
 Flora
 Allocasuarina rigida subsp.              -                             Vulnerable        -
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A targeted flora survey was carried out within the site on the 15th July 2016 and was undertaken as
per the Flora Survey Guidelines - Protected Plants (EHP 2014). No flora species listed as
conservation significant under the NC Act were observed within the site or the 100m survey buffer
surrounding the site.

Under Section 261ZA of the Nature Conservation (Wildlife management) Regulation 2006, a person
may take (clear) protected plants if a flora survey report is submitted to EHP, providing evidence that
endangered, vulnerable or near threatened plants are not present within a clearing impact area. An
Exempt Clearing Notification (Protected Plants) form (accompanied by a flora survey report) is
required to be submitted to EHP within twelve months of the date of the flora survey (and at least
one week prior to clearing) in order to notify the department that exempt vegetation clearing is to be
undertaken.




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