Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                 Ecological Assessment Report



                                                                Table 2: Legislative Framework


Legislative Element   Description                                            Triggers                     Database Search            Applicable to report

Australian Government

Environment           The EPBC Act protects the environment in               Action resulting in          EPBC Protected             Yes – refer to Section
Protection and        relation to Matters of National Environmental          significant impacts upon a   Matters Search Tool        4
Biodiversity          Significance (MNES). Under the EPBC Act, if a          MNES.                        (PMST)
Conservation Act      development proposal involves an action that will
1999 (EPBC Act)       or is likely to result in a significant impact on a
                      MNES, the proposal must be referred to the
                      DAWE (an EPBC Referral).

Queensland Government

Coastal Protection    The State Coastal Management Plan 2002                 Action resulting in          Coastal Management         No. The site is not
and Management Act    (Coastal Plan) describes how the coastal zone is       interference with the        District and the coastal   located within a
1995                  to be managed and guides relevant decisions by         coastal zone.                hazard maps                coastal management
                      the State and local governments for effective                                                                  district.
                      protection and management of the coastal zone.
                      The State Coastal Plan applies to the coastal
                      zone defined in section 11 of the Coastal
                      Protection and Management Act 1995. The
                      determination of the coastal zone depends on the
                      existence of a clear link with the coast or coastal
                      resources.




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