Decision Notice - Concurrence Agency - EPA [As Published] · 132008.310

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IDAS C-6
maintains a list of commercial UXO investigation and remedial search contractors that it accredits to
carry out this work.

Defence also recommends that owners or occupiers of potentially affected land and workers and
contractors employed on the land need to be aware of the procedure if a suspect object is found.

As the EPA has no record of the site being further investigated or remediated, it is considered that
there remains a possibility of UXO being found on it.

4 Conditions
The following concurrence agency conditions are to be attached to any approval:

4.1 Prior to the commencement of any development-related excavation, earthworks or soil
disturbance, that part of the site to be so worked is to be subjected to investigation and,
where necessary, appropriate remedial action.

4.2. Any person employed to work on any part of the site where Condition 4.1 has not been
satisfied is to be forewarned in writing by the applicant.

This warning is to explain that information available to the EPA indicates a potential for
residual UXO exists on the site and work should proceed with due caution. It is to state the
procedure to be followed by any person finding an object suspected of being explosive
ordnance or component thereof:

Do not disturb the object.

Take action, where appropriate, to prevent it being disturbed by another person.
Note its approximate dimensions and general appearance.

Note the route to its location.

Advise the Police as soon as possible.

4.3 Following investigation and any remedial action taken to satisfy Condition 4.1 above, the
applicant is to submit a report, prepared in accordance with current guidelines, to the EPA for
assessment. The EPA is to subsequently advise the Noosa Council and the applicant of its
assessment in regard to Condition 4.1 being satisfied.

4.4 No gravel, rock, sand or soil is to be removed from the balance part of site without written
EPA approval.

4.5 The applicant is to advise the owner and any occupier of the site of the above responsibilities.

5 Additional comments or advice .

Applicants may contact the EPA’s Contaminated Land Unit on (07) 3224 5644 or visit the Defence
website http://www.defence,vov.au/uxo/ for the details of current UXO investigation and remedial
search contractors. The EPA accepts reports based on investigative and remedial work carried out
by these contractors.

Investigation and remedial action to satisfy Condition 4.1 typically involves sampling/search
programs with detection equipment unless the use of such equipment is:

* considered unwarranted by a UXO contractor due to the extent of any prior excavation or
earthworks or, conversely, of any filling proposed as part of the development program; or

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