MCU14/0056 - Attachment I -Environmental Report

                environmental management
              ecological assessment report


 Scientific Name                           Common Name                           Status

 Podargus ocellatus plumiferus             Plumed frogmouth                      Vulnerable

 Lewinia pectoralis                        Lewin's Rail                          Near Threatened

 Ninox strenua                             Powerful Owl                          Vulnerable

 Insects

 Argyreus hyperbius inconstans             Australian fritillary                 Endangered

 Ornithoptera richmondia                   Richmond birdwing                     Vulnerable

 Mammals

 Dasyurus maculatus maculatus              Spotted-tailed Quoll (southern        Vulnerable
                                           subspecies)
 Phascolarctos cinereus (southeast         Koala (southeast Queensland           Vulnerable
 Queensland bioregion)                     bioregion) bioregion
 Kerivoula papuensis                       Golden-tipped Bat                     Near Threatened

 Reptiles

 Acanthophis antarcticus                   Common Death Adder                    Near Threatened

 Delma torquata                            Collared Delma                        Vulnerable

 Eroticoscincus graciloides                -                                     Near Threatened

 Saproscincus rosei                        -                                     Near Threatened


Amendments to the ‘protected plant’ regulatory framework under the NCA commenced on 31 March 2014,
establishing new approval triggers and processes for clearing protected plants. A protected plant is defined as all
Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable and/or Near Threatened (EVNT) plant species listed by name in Schedules 1-5 of
the NCWR and Least Concern wildlife, not listed by name but identified as a plant indigenous to Australia in
Schedule 6.

Under the amended NCA, a protected plant that is in the wild must not be taken, which includes being cleared,
unless taking is under:
    • A conservation plan applicable to the plant
    •      A license, permit or other authority under a regulation, or
    •      An exemption under a regulation

A search of the Flora Survey Trigger Map identifies that the site is not located within a High Risk Area.


3.3. Vegetation Management Act 1999
The Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VMA) is the key mechanism by which the Queensland Government protects
the State’s environmental resources pertaining to vegetation. Under the VMA, a series of maps delineate
vegetation features across the landscape, each of which are assigned a conservation value directly related to the
remaining extent of these features in the landscape. The VMA also protects ‘essential habitat’ vegetation where
listed threatened species have been known to occur.



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