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                           Table 4 International Agreements Overview

  INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
  Ramsar Convention
  The Ramsar Convention, a convention on wetlands of international importance, “is an
  intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international
  cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources”.
  Ramsar wetlands are typically protected and managed under State Legislation (e.g. the
  Queensland Marine Parks Act 2004). Importantly, they are also protected federally under the
  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The EPBC Act
  regulates actions that will, or are likely to, have a significant impact on any Matters of National
  Environmental Significance (MNES), which includes the ecological character of a Ramsar
  wetland. This includes relevant actions that occur outside the boundaries of a Ramsar wetland.
  An action that will, or is likely to, have a significant impact on a Ramsar wetland will be subject to
  a rigorous environmental assessment and approval regime under the EPBC Act. The applicability
  of this legislation to the proposed development is later discussed under the Federal Legislation
  section of this table.
  The site is not within notable proximity to any listed Ramsar Wetlands.
  JAMBA / CAMBA / ROKAMBA / Bonn Convention
  The Japan/Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 1981 (JAMBA), China/Australia Migratory Bird
  Agreement 1988 (CAMBA), Republic of Korea Migratory Bird Agreement 2007 (ROKAMBA) and
  the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 1991, or the Bonn
  Convention, were signed as a means of protecting migratory species and their habitats. JAMBA,
  CAMBA, ROKAMBA and the Bonn Convention schedule migratory species that are protected
  under these agreements. The Federal EPBC Act is the legislation in Australia that enforces these
  Agreements, as all species listed under BONN, JAMBA, CAMBA and ROKAMBA are listed as
  ‘Migratory’ under EPBC (refer to Table 5 Federal Legislative Overview below).



5.2     Federal Legislation
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) provides a legislative
framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally significant flora, fauna, ecological
communities and heritage places. The EBPC Act defines these as Matters of National Environmental
Significance (MNES). Table 5, below, details the EPBC Act and its application to development of the
site.




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