Ecological Assessment Letter Report · MCU26/0104

 The Guideline - Assessment Benchmarks in relation to Koala Habitat in South East Queensland assessment
 benchmarks outlines these assessment benchmarks, the intent of these assessment benchmarks and advice on how
 proposed development may meet these assessment benchmarks.


 6.3 Koala Conservation Plan clearing requirements
 Section 10 and 11 of the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 prescribes requirements that must be
 met when clearing koala habitat in koala district A and koala district B.

 These clearing requirements are independent to the koala habitat planning controls introduced into the Planning
 Regulation 2017, which means they must be complied with irrespective of any approvals or exemptions offered under
 other legislation.

 Unlike the clearing controls prescribed in the Planning Regulation 2017 that are to protect koala habitat, the clearing
 requirements prescribed in the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 are in place to prevent the injury or
 death of koalas when koala habitat is being cleared.


 6.4 Contact information for DETSI
 For further information on the koala protection framework:
 Phone 13 QGOV (13 74 68)
 Email [email protected]
 Visit https://environment.desi.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals/living-with/koalas/mapping




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