2008/1128 Concurrence and Advice Agency Response DERM · 132008.1128

                       DERM Wetlands & Conservation Estate Referral Agency Response

    Sunrise Beach QLD 4567       RP901384
                                                       Material Change of Use for urban purposes if any part of
                                                       the lot is situated in, or within 100m of, any of the
                                                       following-
                                                       (a) protected area, forest reserve, critical habitat or area
                                                             of major interest under the Nature Conservation Act
                                                             1992

                                                       Reconfiguring a Lot if-
                                                       (a) any part of the lot is situated in, or within 100m of,
                                                           any of the following-
                                                           (i)   a protected area, forest reserve, critical habitat
                                                                 or area of major interest under the Nature
                                                                 Conservation Act 1992; and
                                                       (b) the reconfiguration results in more than 10 lots, or
                                                            any lot created is less than 5ha



Recommendation
The Chief Executive, Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM), makes the following
recommendation to the assessment manager.-


Wetland:
The Assessment Manager should consider the potential impacts of the proposed development on wetland
values, including the water quality, natural hydrological flows and ecological functioning of the wetland.
Development should meet the following outcomes:
•     Maintain ecological values of the wetland. There is no loss of wetland habitat and adverse impacts on
      the functioning and integrity of a wetland from development are avoided. A report prepared and certified by
      an appropriately qualified professional may assist the Assessment Manager to consider the impacts of the
      development on the ecological values and functioning of the wetland. If adverse impacts are unavoidable,
      the Assessment Manager is encouraged to ensure that the values lost are offset in order to achieve an
      environmental outcome equal or better than the wetland values that are impacted.
      Where a wetland management area is mapped as a 'significant coastal wetland' under a Regional Coastal
      Management Plan it should be assessed against the policy for areas of state significance (natural
      resources). An Implementation Guideline should be consulted:
      http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/services resources/item details. php?item id=202304&topic id=54.
      For areas where a regional coastal management plan does not exist, where the wetland management area
      is also defined as a 'significant coastal wetland' under the State Coastal Management Plan - Queensland's
      Coastal Policy 2001 (SCMP), any approval is consistent with SCMP policy 2.8.1, Areas of state significance
      (natural resources).
•     Maintain wetland water quality. The water quality of any waters in and linked to the wetland is maintained
      and managed to protect the environmental values of the wetland, and to ensure that the water quality
      objectives listed under Schedule 1 of the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009 are achieved.
•     Maintain wetland water regime. The existing water regime (including surface and groundwater) within and
      linked to the wetland is maintained and managed to protect existing natural hydrological processes within
      the wetland ecosystem. This includes safeguarding natural fluctuations in size and location of the wetland,
      and retaining and allowing for regeneration of native vegetation.
To ensure that the proposed development is able to meet the above outcomes, the Assessment Manager is
encouraged to consider the requirement for a buffer area between any proposed works and the wetland. A
wetland buffer has two components:


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