Attachment 1B - Relevant Purpose Determination Section 22A

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It should also be noted that the following has been identified as potential areas of non-
compliance with relevant Acceptable Outcomes or Performance Outcomes within State
Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP) State Code 16:

      Essential habitat

      Wetlands

Disclaimer: Please note, assessment of rehabilitation requirements and environmental offset
requirements will be undertaken as part of the State Development Assessment Provisions:
State Code 16 (SDAP: State Code 16) assessment. Accordingly, any determination that the
proposed development is for a relevant purpose under section 22A of the Vegetation
Management Act 1999 is not a finding that the proposed development also satisfies any
Performance Outcome requirements to rehabilitate or provide environmental offsets where
required under SDAP: State Code 16.

Other relevant Commonwealth or State approvals may also be required to undertake vegetation
clearing. An indicative list of other legislation is provided in Attachment 1.

Should you require any additional information please contact your local SARA office as below:
     SARA Maroochydore Office
     Postal address: PO Box 1129, Maroochydore Qld 4558
     Telephone:         07 5352 9701
     Email:             [email protected]

Should you have any enquiries or require assistance regarding this request, please do not
hesitate to contact Ms Lauren Withers, Natural Resources Management Officer, Gympie of the
department on telephone 07 5352 4200 quoting the above reference number



Yours sincerely




Andrew Collins
Senior Natural Resource Management Officer

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Attachment 1 - Legislation and Acts
         Activity                      Legislation                        Agency                     Contact details
Interference with overland     Water Act 2000                  Department of Regional           Ph: 13 QGOV
flow                                                           Development,                     (13 74 68)
                                                               Manufacturing and Water          www.dnrme.qld.gov.au
                                                               (Queensland Government)
Earthworks, significant        Soil Conservation Act 1986      Department of Resources          Ph: 13 QGOV
disturbance                                                    (Queensland Government)          (13 74 68)
                                                                                                www.resources.qld.gov.au

Indigenous Cultural            Aboriginal Cultural Heritage    Department of Seniors,           Ph. 13 QGOV
Heritage                       Act 2003                        Disability Services and          (13 74 68)
                               Torres Strait Islander          Aboriginal and Torres Strait     www.datsip.qld.gov.au
                               Cultural Heritage Act 2003      Islander Partnerships
                                                               (Queensland Government)
Mining and environmentally     Environmental Protection        Department of Environment        Ph: 13 QGOV
relevant activities            Act 1994                        and Science                      (13 74 68)
Infrastructure development     Coastal Protection and          (Queensland Government)          www.des.qld.gov.au
(coastal)                      Management Act 1995
Heritage issues                Queensland Heritage Act
                               1992
Protected plants and           Nature Conservation Act
protected areas1               1992

Interference with fish         Fisheries Act 1994              Department of Agriculture        Ph: 13 25 23
passage in a watercourse,      Forestry Act 19592              and Fisheries (Queensland        www.daf.qld.gov.au
mangroves                                                      Government)
Forest activities
Matters of National            Environment Protection and      Department of the                Ph: 1800 803 772
Environmental Significance     Biodiversity Conservation       Environment, (Australian         www.environment.gov.au
including listed threatened    Act 1999                        Government)
species & ecological
communities
Development and planning       Planning Act 2016               Department of State              Ph: 13 QGOV
processes                      State Development and           Development,                     (13 74 68)
                               Public Works Organisation       Infrastructure, Local            www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au
                               Act 1971                        Government and Planning
                                                               (Queensland Government)
Local government               Local Government Act            Your relevant local
requirements                   2009                            government office
                               Planning Act 2016




 1 In Queensland, all plants that are native to Australia are protected plants under the Nature Conservation Act 1992,

   which endeavours to ensure that protected plants (whether whole plants or protected plants parts) are not illegally
   removed from the wild, or illegally traded. Prior to clearing, you should check the flora survey trigger map to
   determine if the clearing is within a high-risk area by visiting For further information or assistance on the protected
   plants flora survey trigger map for your property, contact the Department of Environment and Science on 13QGOV
   (13 74 68) or email [email protected]
 2 Contact the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries before clearing:

          Any sandalwood on state-owned land (including leasehold land)
          On freehold land in a ‘forest consent area’
          More than five hectares on state-owned land (including leasehold land) containing commercial timber
           species listed in parts 2 or 3 of Schedule 6 of the Vegetation Management Regulation 2012 and located
           within any of the following local government management areas–Banana, Bundaberg Regional, Fraser
           Coast Regional, Gladstone Regional, Isaac Regional, North Burnett Regional, Somerset Regional, South
           Burnett Regional, Southern Downs Regional, Tablelands Regional, Toowoomba Regional, Western Downs
           Regional.