REFERENCED DOCUMENT - Weed Management & Vegetation Rehabilitation Plan - MCU13/0064

3.0 LEGISLATION / OTHER GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

3.1 State Government

3.1.1 Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002

Under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002, a
list of declared species has been targeted for control due to their potential
negative impacts. The species have been designated under three (3)
classes, each possessing differing management obligations. Where a
relevant species has been identified on a parcel of land, the land holder is
legally obliged to control the declared plant in the following manner:

Class 1 pests — Landowner must take reasonable steps to keep the land free
of Class 1 pests.

Class 2 pests — Landowner must take reasonable steps to keep land free of
Class 2 pests.

Class 3 pests — Landowners are not required to control Class 3 pests unless
the land is adjacent an environmentally sensitive area.

Ecological Assessment of the subject site (Refer ACO7631ECO) has
identified the following declared plants within the study area:

Bryophylium sp. (Mother of Millions) - Class 2 pest.
Baccharis halimifolia (Groundsel Bush) — Class 2 pest.
Asparagus aethiopicus (Asparagus Fern) — Class 3 pest.
Lantana camara (Lantana) — Class 3 pest.

Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore Daisy) — Class 3 pest.

3.1.2 Fisheries Act 1994

Under the Fisheries Act 1894 the subject site is located within a Fish Habitat
Area (FHA) and as such all marine plants (alive or dead) are protected.
Vegetation or communities relevant to this legislation and identified in the
Ecological Assessment Report (Ref: DE07631ECO dated May 2007) include:

Sporobolus virginicus closed grassland

Closed mangrove forest

Casuarina glauca/Melaleuca quinquenervia open forest
Regrowth vegetation with Eucalypt spp. emergents.
Landscaped areas with scattered Eucalypts.

Any interference to the communities (or native vegetation) associated with
the proposal will require a Permit to Damage Vegetation under the Act.

For further details refer to Duke Environmental Ecological Assessment
Report (DE07631ECO) dated May 2007.

Additionally, rehabilitation and weed management is to generally conform to
provisions provided under the following Fisheries Guidelines documentation:

« Fisheries Guidelines Ref: FHGO03 (2000) (Fish Habitat Buffer Zones)

 

AD07631REHAB

May 2007
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