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Summary

Matters of National Environmental Significance

This part of the report summarises the matters of national environmental significance that may
occur in, or may relate to, the area you nominated. Further information is available in the detail part
of the report, which can be accessed by scrolling or following the links below. If you are proposing
to undertake an activity that may have a significant impact on one or more matters of national
environmental significance then you should consider the Administrative Guidelines on Significance
- see http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/assessmentsapprovals/guidelines/index.html.

World Heritage Properties: None
National Heritage Places: None
Wetlands of International Significance: Z
(Ramsar Sites)

Commonwealth Marine Areas: Relevant
Threatened Ecological Communities: None
Threatened Species: 36
Migratory Species: 39

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act

This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area
you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the
environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the
environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be
required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is
likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere.

The EPBC Act protects the environment on Commonwealth land, the environment from the actions
taken on Commonwealth land, and the environment from actions taken by Commonwealth
agencies. As heritage values of a place are part of the 'environment'’, these aspects of the EPBC Act
protect the Commonwealth Heritage values of a Commonwealth Heritage place and the heritage
values of a place on the Register of the National Estate. Information on the new heritage laws can
be found at http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/index.html.

Please note that the current dataset on Commonwealth land is not complete. Further information on
Commonwealth land would need to be obtained from relevant sources including Commonwealth
agencies, local agencies, and land tenure maps.

A permit may be required for activities in or on a Commonwealth area that may affect a member of
a listed threatened species or ecological community, a member of a listed migratory species, whales

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