UPDATED DA - Attachment 8 - Flora and Fauna Assessment

                                                                                                 Native Foresters



 Act,          Statutory Obligation
 Regulation or
 Policy
 Koala         Koala habitat area ☐ YES ☒NO
 legislation
               The proposed clearing lies within a Koala Priority Area but not within mapped core Koala
 Planning Act  Habitat Area. Koala has been confirmed on site.
 2016 and
 Planning           - Under the Planning Regulation 2017 (Schedule 10, Part 10) development is
 Regulation              assessable development unless it is classed as exempted development.
 2017               - Clearing in accordance with the accepted development codes is generally exempted
                         development under the Koala regulations.
 Nature             - Where an assessment of works is required under the Planning Regulation 2017,
 Conservation            the following State Codes must be addressed for the works:
 (Koala                  • State Code 16: Native Vegetation Clearing
 Management)               (https://planning.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/67277/
 Plan 2017                 sdap-v3.0-state-code-16-native-vegetation-clearing.pdf ), and
                         • State Code 25: Development in South-east Queensland koala habitat areas
 Nature                    (https://planning.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/67286/
 Conservation              sdap-v3.0-state-code-25-development-in-south-east-queensland-koala-habitat-
 and other                 areas.pdf ).
 Legislation
 (Koala        While the proposed works are exempt from the regulatory requirements of the Planning Act
 Protection)   (2016), it is noted that clearing of a non-juvenile Koala habitat tree is considered a significant
 Amendment     residual impact to a matter of state environmental significance (MSES). Refer to section 5.2.
 Regulation

 Fisheries Act     Impact area tidally influenced or below HAT ☐ YES ☒NO
 1994
                   There is no requirement for a Marine Plants Assessment.

                   Does operational work involve constructing or raising a waterway barrier?
                   ☐ YES ☒NO

                   There is no requirement for compliance with the Waterway Barrier Works Accepted
                   development requirements.




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