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                                                                                                          Application form
              Development application Form 1 - Application details—attachment for an
                                           application for an environmental authority

6.1 Notice of election
  Has a notice of election been submitted to the administering authority, or is being submitted as part of this
  application?
        No        Go to Question 6.2.
        Yes             You can attach the notice of election, if it has not been submitted to the department.
                        Go to Question 6.3.

6.2 Staged environmental offsets
Offset delivery can be staged, however for this to occur, the condition of any approved environmental authority
needs to state that both the activity and the offset may be staged. As part of your notice of election for each
stage under the Environmental Offsets Act 2014, you are required to provide a detailed assessment of the
quantum of impact of that stage and the offset obligation requirement to be delivered for that stage.
  Will the proposed ERA(s) and delivery of an environmental offset be undertaken in stages?
        No        Go to Question 6.3
        Yes       You must attach supporting information that details of how the activity/activities are proposed to
                  be staged.


6.3 Nature conservation environmental offset
  Has another authority issued under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 required an environmental offset for the
  same, or substantially the same, impact and the same, or substantially the same, MSES?
        No        Go to Question 6.4
        Yes       Provide permit number:


6.4 Marine parks environmental offset
  Has marine park permit issued under the Marine Parks Act 2004 required an environmental offset for the same,
  or substantially the same, impact and the same, or substantially the same, MSES?
        No        Go to Question 7
        Yes           You must attach a copy of the marine park permit to this application.


7. Matters of national environmental significance
There are currently nine matters of national environmental significance (MNES) which have been defined in the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act). These are:
    •    world heritage properties                                         •   Commonwealth marine areas
    •    national heritage places                                          •   the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
    •    wetlands of international importance (listed under the Ramsar     •   nuclear actions (including uranium mines)
         Convention)                                                       •   a water resource, in relation to coal seam gas
    •    listed threatened species and ecological communities                  development and large coal mining development
    •    migratory species protected under international agreements

To determine whether the proposed ERA(s) will have a significant impact on MNES and for referral
requirements, please refer to the guidance provided by the Federal Government’s Department of Environment
on www.environment.gov.au.




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