Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

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This document is prepared by Therefor Group Pty Ltd for Peter McAvoy. The document may only be used for the purposes for
which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised use of this
document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. Documented changes have been made as per the Version Control record
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 Revision                   Author                     Reviewed / Updated          Signed Off                 Date of Issue
 1.0                        S. Barr                    Issued to Client            S. Hayes                   12.03.2026




Suitably Qualified Person Statement
This BMP has been prepared by Stephen Hayes, a suitably qualified and experienced Bushfire Consultant with over 25 years of
relevant experience in Environmental Management & Bushfire Planning and Design experience in Queensland. Stephen is the
Director of Environment and Principal Bushfire Analyst for Therefor Group Pty Ltd, with AQF level 8 qualifications in Bushfire
Protection and Environmental Science consistent with the requirements for suitably qualified persons as per the SPP State
Planning Policy (SPP) – Natural Hazards, Risk & Resilience – Bushfire (DSDMIP 2019) and the supporting Bushfire Resilient
Communities Technical Reference Guide (QFES, 2019).

According to the SPP SQP minimum standards, Stephen provides extensive demonstrated experience and extensive relevant
industry experience over his 25-year career as a bushfire consultant. This is further supported by his extensive technical skills in
ecological assessment and the application of various GIS platforms. Relevant qualifications in demonstration of Stephens' AQF
Level 8 status are as follows:

       ▪       Graduate Certificate Bushfire Protection, University of Western Sydney, 2019

       ▪       Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) Honours Class 1, University of the Sunshine Coast, 2005

       ▪       Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science), University of the Sunshine Coast, 2004

       ▪       Certificate III Applied Environmental Practice - Conservation, TAFE, 2000



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