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

Planning Assessment Report                                                                                                                Page 13
300 Kennedys Road, Lake Macdonald QLD 4563 – Extractive Industry



  Development in distributor-retailer’s geographic area
  Development in the area of a local government       Sunshine Coast Regional              Concurrence Agency          Table 3, Item 26
  that, under the SEQ Water Act, is a participating   Council
  local government for a distributor-retailer, if the
  development application is made before 1 July
  2013.

The IDAS process coordinates the assessment of development applications at State and local government level through
the provision of various planning instruments. State and local government planning instruments relevant to the proposed
development are considered in section 3.3 and section 3.4 of this Report.

3.4          State Planning Instruments
3.4.1        Environmental Protection Act 1994
The IDAS process also coordinates the approval of Environmentally Relevant Activities (“ERAs”).

In addition to a development approval under the SPA, the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (“EP Act”) requires that any
person carrying out an ERA must hold, or be acting under, a registration certificate for the activity.

In accordance with the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 (“EPR”), the following ERAs are proposed to be carried
out on the subject Site (refer TABLE 2 – PROPOSED ERAs AND THRESHOLD):

TABLE 2 – PROPOSED ERAS AND THRESHOLD

  Proposed ERA and Threshold                                                                         AES        Annual Fee
  ERA 16 – Extractive and Screening Activities
  (2) extracting, other than by dredging, in a year, the following quantity of material:              39         $8,611.20
      (c) more than 100,000 t to 1,000,000 t.
  ERA 16 – Extractive and Screening Activities
  (3) screening, in a year, the following quantity of material:                                       29         $6,403.20
      (b) more than 100,000 t to 1,000,000 t

The environmental management and monitoring of the above activities is shown in the Site Based Management Plan
(“SBMP”) prepared for the Site.

The SBMP provides the framework for environmental management on the Site and is a practical guide at the operational
level to contain environmental impacts. The SBMP has been prepared to assist in the management and protection of
surrounding environment values and describes how the operator proposes to manage potential environmental impacts
which may be caused by carrying out extractive and processing activities (refer ATTACHMENT 8 – SITE BASED
MANAGEMENT PLAN).

3.4.2        Vegetation Management Act 1999
The Vegetation Management Act 1999 (“VMA”), in conjunction with other state legislation, regulates the clearing of native
vegetation in Queensland.

The Queensland State Government Regional Ecosystems Map shows the Site as comprising portions of remnant
vegetation that is:

      endangered;
      endangered (essential habitat); and
      of concern.

Refer FIGURE 6 – REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM MAP.




December 2012 / file ref. 1271_DA1_310_001                                                                                   GROUNDWORK p l u s