Development Application part 2 OF 2 All of CD, Information in notes - MCU12/0216

CSR Building Products Limited                                                                                            Page 11
West Ridge Quarry
Site Based Management Plan


while allowing for development that improves the total quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that maintains the
ecological processes on which life depends (ecologically sustainable development)’.

The EP Act imposes a “General Environmental Duty” (GED) on individuals, corporations and government departments to
ensure the primary objective is achieved. The GED relates to the notion that everyone must take all reasonable and
practicable measures to prevent or minimise environmental harm.

Under Part 3 Section 38 (1) of the EP Act, an activity may be prescribed as an Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA) if
the Governor in Council is satisfied:
      (a) a contaminant will or may be released into the environment when the activity is carried out; and
      (b) the release of the contaminant will or may cause environmental harm.

Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 (EP Reg) lists the prescribed ERAs. The proposed
development is to consist of the following ERAs:
      ERA 16 (2) (c) – Extractive and Screening Activities: extracting, other than by dredging, in a year, the following
      quantity of material – more than 100,000 t to 1,000,000 t; and
      ERA 16 (3) (b) – Extractive and Screening Activities: screening, in a year, the following quantity of material – more
      than 100,000 t to 1,000,000 t.

The EP Act provides for the preparation of Environmental Protection Policies to enhance or protect Queensland’s
Environment. Relevant policies include:
      Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008
      Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2008
      Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009

Other legislation and Policies particularly relevant to the operations include:
      Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA) and Regulation
      Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000
      Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 (WRR Act)
      Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA) and Regulation
      Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 (LP Act) and Regulation
      Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (MQSH Act) and Regulation 2001
      Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990 and Regulation
      Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (CH Act)
      Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act) and Regulation




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