SUPERSEDED Negotiated Decision Notice OPW25 0042 (As Published) · OPW25/0042

                      Prestart, On and Off Maintenance Inspections Request
               5.     Contact Council on 5329 6500 to arrange a prestart or an inspection giving a minimum of 5
                      business days’ notice of preferred inspection time.
               6.     If Council officers are required to undertake additional inspections of the same works, a
                      reinspection fee will be applicable in accordance with Council’s Fees and Charges register
                      applicable at the time.
               7.     A minimum maintenance period of 12 months will apply to all municipal works and thereafter
                      until such time as the works are performing in accordance with the approved design unless
                      noted otherwise.
                      Qualified Person
               8.     For the purpose of preparing a Geotechnical Report, and for certifying geotechnical stability
                      for the development, a qualified person is considered to be a person who:
                      a.      is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ); and
                      b.      has a degree in civil engineering or engineering geology; and
                      c.      has a minimum of 5 years experience in the field of geotechnical engineering or
                              engineering geology.
                      Environmental Advisory Notes
               9.     The Environmental Protection Act 1994 states that a person must not carry out any activity
                      that causes, or is likely to cause, environmental harm unless the person takes all reasonable
                      and practicable measures to prevent or minimise the harm. Environmental harm includes
                      environmental nuisance. In this regard persons and entities, involved in the civil, earthworks,
                      construction and landscaping phases of this development are to adhere to their ‘general
                      environmental duty’ to minimise the risk of causing environmental harm.
                      Erosion and Sediment Control
               10.    Accepted best practice standards include International Erosion Control Association
                      Australasia Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control.
               11.    Qualified Person, for the purpose of erosion and sediment control is a Certified Professional
                      in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) or suitably experienced Registered Professional
                      Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).
               12.    As a general rule, a site is determined to have achieved effective short-term stabilisation if
                      at the time of the plan sealing inspection:
                      a.      Methods of stabilisation are:
                              •    appropriate for slopes and slope lengths; and
                              •    are consistent with best practice environmental management practices such as in
                                   the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control or the IECA Manual; and
                      b.      Stormwater runoff from the site is not currently, and is not likely to result in visible
                              evidence of sedimentation or erosion, or lead to water contamination.
                      Performance Bond Agreement
               13.    An applicant for a development application may make an agreement with an assessment
                      manager, referral agency or other person to establish the responsibilities, or secure the
                      performance, of a party to the agreement about a development condition.




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