Attachment 1 - Amended advice form Rob Friend and Associates

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Performance outcomes                                                   Acceptable outcomes                        Response
PO16 Clearing of vegetation in a regional ecosystem that is an         AO16.1 Clearing does not occur in             The proposed clearing is considered to be
area of essential habitat maintains the composition, structure and     essential habitat.                             exempt development under Schedule 10,
function of the regional ecosystem for each protected wildlife                                                        Part 10, Division 2, s16A (2) and Division 3,
                                                                       OR
species individually.                                                                                                 subdivision 1 s16B (2)(a) of the Planning
                                                                       AO16.2 Clearing in essential habitat           Regulation 2017 for areas mapped as a
                                                                       does not exceed the widths prescribed in       Priority Koal Area (PKA).
                                                                       reference table 1 of this code.
                                                                                                                     The necessary clearing for a necessary
                                                                       OR                                             firebreak is exempted development but
                                                                       AO16.3 Clearing in essential habitat           despite that, the necessary clearing will be
                                                                       does not exceed the areas prescribed in        less than that specified in Table 1 of State
                                                                       table reference table 1 of this code.          Code 16.

PO17 Where clearing of vegetation in a regional ecosystem that is      No acceptable outcome is prescribed.          The necessary clearing for a necessary
an area of essential habitat does not maintain the composition,                                                       firebreak is exempted clearing and as such
structure and function of the regional ecosystem, and cannot be                                                       no offsets are required.
avoided and has been mitigated, an offset is provided for any
acceptable significant residual impact for each protected wildlife
species individually.
Acid sulfate soils if the local government is not the assessment manager for the development application
PO18 Clearing of vegetation does not result in, or accelerate,         AO18.1 Clearing does not occur in land        The clearing proposed is in a land zone
disturbance of acid sulfate soils or changes to the hydrology of the   zone 1, land zone 2 or land zone 3.            identified as land zone 5.
location that will result in either of the following:
                                                                       OR
1. aeration of horizons containing iron sulphides;
                                                                       AO18.2 Clearing in land zone 1, land
2. mobilisation of acid or metals.                                     zone 2 or land zone 3 in areas below the
                                                                       five metre Australian Height Datum only
                                                                       occurs where:
                                                                       1. mechanical clearing does not disturb
                                                                          the soil to a depth greater than 30