Response to Info Request - Attachment 6a - Ecological Assessment Part 1 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0015 · MCU18/0015

                              Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



  5.2 Recognition of Corridor Values on or Near the Subject Site ........................ 36
  5.3 Site Assessment ............................................................................ 36
    5.3.1 Existing corridor values............................................................... 36
    5.3.2 Amphibians ............................................................................. 37
    5.3.3 Reptiles ................................................................................. 37
    5.3.4 Ground-dwelling Mammals ........................................................... 38
    5.3.5 Arboreal Mammals .................................................................... 38
    5.3.6 Microchiropteran bats ................................................................ 38
    5.3.7 Megachiropteran bats................................................................. 38
6   IMPACTS AND AMELIORATION ....................................................................... 39
  6.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 39
  6.2 Potential Impacts of the Proposed Development ..................................... 39
    6.2.1 Habitat Loss/Vegetation Clearing................................................... 39
    6.2.2 Impacts on Threatened Fauna ....................................................... 40
    6.2.3 Impacts on Waterways and Wetlands .............................................. 40
    6.2.4 Impacts on Corridor Values .......................................................... 40
    6.2.5 Potential indirect impacts ........................................................... 40
  6.3 Amelioration Strategies................................................................... 41
    6.3.1 Amelioration Measures for Habitat Loss/Vegetation Clearing .................. 41
    6.3.2 Amelioration Measures for Impacts on Threatened Fauna ...................... 42
    6.3.3 Amelioration Measures for Impacts on Waterways and Wetlands .............. 42
    6.3.4 Amelioration Measures for Impacts on Corridor Values .......................... 42
    6.3.5 Amelioration Measures for Potential Indirect Impacts ........................... 42
7   CONSIDERATION OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 44
  7.1 Introduction ................................................................................ 44
  7.2 Commonwealth EPBC Act (1999) ........................................................ 44
    7.2.1 Background ............................................................................. 44
    7.2.2 Declared World Heritage Areas on or Near the Site .............................. 45
    7.2.3 Declared Ramsar Wetlands on or Near the Site ................................... 45
    7.2.4 Commonwealth Listed Threatened Flora and Fauna Species ................... 46
    7.2.5 Listed Ecological Communities ...................................................... 47
    7.2.6 Listed Migratory Species on or Near the Site ...................................... 48
    7.2.7 Requirement for Commonwealth Referral ......................................... 49
  7.3 Queensland Nature Conservation Act (1992) and Nature Conservation (Wildlife)
        Regulation (2006) .......................................................................... 49
    7.3.1 Background ............................................................................. 49
    7.3.2 Requirements for EVNT Flora Species .............................................. 50
    7.3.3 Requirements for EVNT Fauna Species ............................................. 50
    7.3.4 Site Assessment ........................................................................ 51
    7.3.5 Summary ................................................................................ 52
  7.4 Queensland Vegetation Management Act (1999) ...................................... 52
    7.4.1 Background ............................................................................. 52
    7.4.2 Assessable Vegetation on the Subject Site ........................................ 53




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