Decision Notice OPW20 145 06 (As Published) · OPW20/0145.06

                      b.      If fauna is located within a hollow, a piece of towel or rag will be firmly laced in the
                              entrance to prevent the wildlife form escaping as in most cases arboreal fauna become
                              aware of the presence of the fauna spotter/catcher and may attempt to flee the
                              nesting/denning hollow due to a perceived threat. If an occupied ringtail possum drey
                              is encountered, the fauna spotter/catcher should quietly approach (i.e. avoid contacting
                              other branches) the drey in the cherry-picker bucket and physically capture the possum
                              by placing the entire drey in a catch bag or only the possum if it emerges from the drey.
                      c.      Once the hollow entrance has been secured the arborist or fauna spotter/catcher will
                              cut the entire hollow limb off below the cavity where the branch remains solid. In
                              circumstances where a hollow continues into the main stem of the tree, a small window
                              will be carefully cut into the hollow, allowing the fauna spotter/catcher to plug the hollow
                              above and below the window, then the hollow limb removed and lowered to the ground
                              in sections.
                      d.      When the fauna has been safely secured within its hollow, the entire limb can then be
                              placed in the cherry-picker bucket or lowered to the ground using ropes depending on
                              the size of the limb.
                      e.      This limb will then be placed in a cool, quiet location until translocation to the recipient
                              habitat site, when at dusk the follow entrance is re-opened to allow the fauna to emerge
                              of its own accord.
               68.    Vegetation clearing must:
                      a.      Be conducted in accordance with the approved Fauna Management Plan and
                              conditions of this approval.
                      b.      Be in accordance with the Court approved clearing plan 10651BHP Issue C dated
                              17/08/2020, excluding for lots 17, 18 and 19.
                      c.      Ensure clearing of the koala habitat trees is carried out in a way that ensures koalas
                              on the area being cleared (the clearing site) have enough time to move out of the
                              clearing site without human intervention, including, in particular, for clearing sites with
                              an area of more than 3ha, by—
                              i.       carrying out the clearing in stages; and
                              ii.      ensuring not more than the following is cleared in any 1 stage—for a clearing site
                                       with an area of more than 6ha—3ha or 3% of the site’s area, whichever is the
                                       greater; and
                              iii.     ensuring that between each stage and the next there is at least 1 period of 12
                                       hours starting at 6p.m. on a day and ending at 6a.m. on the following day during
                                       which no trees are cleared on the site;
                              iv.      clearing of the koala habitat trees is carried out in a way that ensures, while the
                                       clearing is carried out, appropriate habitat links are maintained within the clearing
                                       site and between the site and its adjacent area, to allow koalas living on the site
                                       to move out of the site;
                              v.       no koala habitat tree in which a koala is present, and no koala habitat tree with a
                                       crown overlapping a tree in which a koala is present, is cleared.
                      d.      Retain old growth tree hollows and suitably relocate and distribute for nesting fauna.
                      e.      Mulch all other wood and leaf material (without root balls, soil or debris and minimising
                              weed seeds) for re-usable mulch.
                      f.      Have mulch for re-use in landscape or rehabilitation stockpiled and aged for a minimum
                              of three months.
                      g.      Have mulch stockpiles no larger than 1000m3, 2.5m in height and with 10m separation
                              between piles.*




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