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Appendix A.1Queensland State Government Terms of Reference and Checklist

Cairns Shipping Development Project

Cairns Shipping Development Project

Terms of reference for an environmental impact statement November 2012

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Contents

Preamble........................................................................................................ iii Content of the EIS .......................................................................................... 5

1. Executive summary ................................................................................5 2. Glossary of terms ...................................................................................5 3. Introduction.............................................................................................5

3.1. Project proponent ..........................................................................6 3.2. Project description .........................................................................6 3.3. Project rationale.............................................................................6 3.4. Relationship to other projects ........................................................6 3.5. Project alternatives........................................................................6 3.6. The environmental impact assessment process ............................7 3.7. Public consultation process ...........................................................7 3.8. Project approvals...........................................................................9

4. Project description ................................................................................12 4.1. Overview of the project ................................................................12 4.2. Location.......................................................................................14 4.3. Port facilities and operation .........................................................15 4.4. Construction phase......................................................................16 4.5. Associated infrastructure .............................................................17 4.6. Decommissioning and rehabilitation ............................................17

5. Environmental values and management of impacts ..............................17 5.1. Climate, natural hazards and climate change ..............................18 5.2. Land ............................................................................................19 5.3. Coastal environment....................................................................22 5.4. Nature conservation ....................................................................26 5.5. Water resources ..........................................................................33 5.6. Air quality ....................................................................................34 5.7. Greenhouse gas emissions .........................................................36 5.8. Noise and vibration......................................................................36 5.9. Waste ..........................................................................................37 5.10. Transport .....................................................................................38 5.11. Indigenous cultural heritage.........................................................41 5.12. Non-Indigenous cultural heritage .................................................43

6. Social values and management of impacts...........................................44 6.1. Description of existing social values ............................................44 6.2. Potential impacts .........................................................................45 6.3. Impact mitigation measures and management strategies ............46

7. Economies and management of impacts ..............................................46 7.1. Description of affected local and regional economies ..................46 7.2. Potential impacts and mitigation measures..................................47

8. Hazard and risk ....................................................................................48 8.1. Hazard and risk assessment .......................................................48 8.2. Cumulative risk............................................................................49 8.3. Health and safety.........................................................................49 8.4. Emergency management plan.....................................................50

9. Cumulative impacts ..............................................................................51 10. Sustainable development......................................................................51

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11. Environmental management plan .........................................................51 12. Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................53 13. References ...........................................................................................53 14. Appendices...........................................................................................54

Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................ 55 Glossary ....................................................................................................... 56 References ................................................................................................... 59

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Preamble

Far North Queensland Ports Corporation (trading as Ports North) proposes to develop

the Cairns Shipping Development Project (the project). The project components to be

assessed include:

expansion of the existing Port of Cairns shipping channel

upgrade of existing associated port infrastructure and services

disposal options for capital and maintenance dredge spoil material.

On 24 September 2012, the Coordinator-General declared the project to be a

‘significant project’ under section 26(1)(a) of the State Development and Public Works

Organisation Act 1971 (Qld) (SDPWO Act). This declaration initiated the statutory

environmental impact assessment procedure of Part 4 of the SDPWO Act, which

requires the proponent to prepare an EIS for the project.

The declaration of the project as a ‘significant project’ does not indicate support for or

approval of the project by the Coordinator-General or the Queensland Government.

Rather, it is a requirement for the project to undergo a rigorous EIS process.

The project was referred to the Commonwealth Minister for Sustainability,

Environment, Water, Population and Communities to determine whether the project is a

‘controlled action’ under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

1999 (EPBC Act) (Cwlth). On 4 October 2012, it was decided the project is a controlled

action and will require assessment and approval under the EPBC Act.

The relevant controlling provisions are:

World Heritage properties

National Heritage places

listed threatened species and communities

listed migratory species

Commonwealth marine areas

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Commonwealth land.

This TOR does not relate to matters of national environmental significance (MNES).

The draft TOR was released for public and advisory agency comment for 20 business

days from 29 September 2012 to 29 October 2012. Twenty submissions were lodged

and changes were made to the TOR as a result of the submissions.

The EIS should follow the format and content outlined in this TOR. Discuss any

proposed change to the overall structure of the EIS documents with the EIS project

manager.

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Content of the EIS

1. Executive summary

The executive summary should convey the most important and preferred aspects and

options relating to the project in a concise and readable form. It should use plain

English, avoid jargon, be written as a stand-alone document and be structured to follow

the EIS. It should be easy to reproduce and distribute on request to those who may not

wish to read or purchase the whole EIS.

The executive summary should include:

project title

proponent’s name and contact details

a discussion of any relevant projects previously undertaken by the proponent, if

applicable, and the proponent’s commitment to effective environmental

management

a concise statement of the aims and objectives of the project

the legal framework for the project, decision-making authorities and advisory

agencies

an outline of the background and need for the project, including the consequences

of not proceeding with the project

an outline of the alternative options considered and reasons for selecting the

proposed development option

a brief description of the project (pre-construction, construction, operational activities

and decommissioning) and the existing environment, using visual aids where

appropriate

an outline of the principal environmental impacts predicted and the proposed

environmental management strategies, commitments and rehabilitation strategies to

minimise the significance of these impacts

a discussion of the cumulative impacts in relation to social, economic and

environmental factors of associated infrastructure projects proposed within the

region

detailed maps of the proposed project location and any other critical figures.

2. Glossary of terms

Provide a glossary of technical terms, acronyms, abbreviations and references.

3. Introduction

Clearly explain the function of the EIS, why it has been prepared and what it sets out to

achieve. Include an overview of the structure of the document.

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3.1. Project proponent

Describe the proponent’s experience, including:

the nature and extent of business activities

experience and qualifications

environmental record, including a list of any breach of relevant environmental laws

during the previous ten years

the proponent’s environmental, health, safety and community policies.

3.2. Project description

Briefly describe the key elements of the project with illustrations or maps. Summarise

any major associated infrastructure requirements. Provide detailed project descriptions

in the relevant sections.

3.3. Project rationale

Describe the specific objectives and justification for the project, including its strategic,

economic, environmental and social implications, technical feasibility and commercial

drivers. Discuss the status of the project in a regional, state and national context.

Explain the project’s compatibility with relevant policy, planning and regulatory

frameworks.

3.4. Relationship to other projects

Describe how the project relates to other major projects (of which the proponent should

reasonably be aware) that have been or are being undertaken, or that have been

proposed or approved in the area potentially affected by the project.

As a result of this assessment, there may be opportunities to co-locate existing or

proposed infrastructure, enabling efficiency gains and mitigating environmental and

property impacts. Where co-location may be likely, outline opportunities to coordinate

or enhance impact mitigation strategies. Discuss the opportunities in sufficient detail to

enable the reader to understand the reasons for preferring certain options or courses of

action and rejecting others.

3.5. Project alternatives

Describe feasible alternatives including conceptual, technological and locality

alternatives to the proposed project and the consequences of not proceeding with the

project (including any impacts that would be avoided). Detail the criteria used to

determine the alternatives and provide sufficient detail to convey why certain options or

courses of action are preferred and why others are rejected (including the ‘no action’

option). Discuss the interdependencies of project components, particularly in regard to

how any infrastructure requirements relate to the viability of the project.

This information is required to assess why the scope of the project is as it is and to

ensure that the environmentally sustainable design principles and sustainable


development aspects were considered and incorporated during the project’s scoping

phase.

3.6. The environmental impact assessment process

3.6.1. Methodology of the EIS

Provide an outline of the environmental impact assessment process, including the role

of the EIS in the Coordinator-General’s decision making process. Include information

on relevant stages of EIS development, statutory and public consultation requirements

and any interdependencies that exist between approvals sought. The information in this

section is required to ensure:

relevant legislation is addressed

readers are informed of the process to be followed

stakeholders are aware of any opportunities for input and participation.

3.6.2. Objectives of the EIS

Provide a statement of the objectives of the environmental impact assessment process.

The structure of the EIS can then be outlined and used to explain how the EIS will meet

its objectives. The purpose of the EIS is to:

provide public information on the need for the project, alternatives to it, assess

options and make informed decisions for its implementation

present the likely effects of the project on the natural, social and economic

environment

demonstrate how environmental impacts can be avoided, managed or mitigated and

the offsets for any residual impacts

provide information to formulate the project’s environmental management plan

(EMP).

3.6.3. Submissions

Inform the reader how and when properly made public submissions on the EIS will be

addressed and taken into account in the decision-making process. Indicate points in

subsequent approval processes for the project (for example, ‘material change of use’

(MCU) applications under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA) where submitters

may have appeal rights. The EIS project manager can assist with preparing information

on the submissions process.

3.7. Public consultation process

3.7.1. Overview

The public consultation process should provide opportunities for community

involvement and education. It may include interviews with individuals, public

communication activities, interest group meetings, printed material and other

mechanisms to encourage and facilitate active public consultation. The public



consultation processes (community engagement) for all parts of the EIS should be

integrated.

Consultation with advisory agencies should be the principal forum for identifying

legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines relevant to the project and EIS process.

3.7.2. Consultation plan

Develop and implement a comprehensive and inclusive consultation plan with the

stakeholder groups identified in section 3.2 of Preparing an EIS: Guideline for

proponents.

The consultation plan should identify broad issues of concern to local and regional

community and interest groups and address issues from project planning through

commencement, project operations and decommissioning. The consultation plan

should identify:

the stakeholders to be targeted

the types of consultation and communication activities to be undertaken

timing of activities

how consultation activities will be integrated with other EIS activities and the project

development process

consultation responsibilities

communication protocols

reporting and feedback arrangements

how results of consultation will be considered by the proponent and integrated into

the EIS process.

3.7.3. Public consultation report

Include, as an appendix, a public consultation report detailing how the public

consultation plan was implemented, and the results. It must include:

a list of stakeholders identified, including the Australian and Queensland

governments, local government agencies, and/or the affected parties (as defined by

the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act))

criteria for identifying stakeholders and methods used to communicate with them

details of the activities conducted to date and the future consultation strategies and

programs, including those during the operational phase of the project (also outlined

and included in the EMP)

a summary of the issues raised by stakeholders and the means by which the issues

have been addressed

details of how consultation involvement and outcomes were integrated into the EIS

process

details of how consultation outcomes will be integrated into future site activities

(including opportunities for engagement and provision for feedback and action if

necessary).


3.8. Project approvals

3.8.1. Legislation and approvals

List and describe Australian, state and local legislation, approvals and plans relevant to

the planning, approval, construction and operation of the project.

Commonwealth legislation

Relevant Commonwealth legislation may include, but is not limited to:

EPBC Act

Environmental Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (EPSD Act)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (GBRMP Act)

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

Navigation Act 1912

Native Title Act 1993.

Queensland legislation

Relevant Queensland legislation may include, but is not limited to:

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (ACH Act)

Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Coastal Act)

EP Act and Regulation

Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990

Fisheries Act 1994

Land Act 1994

Local Industry Policy Act 2012

Marine Parks Act 2004

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NC Act)

Queensland Heritage Act 1992

SPA

SDPWO Act

Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 (TI Act)

Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994

Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (TORUM Act)

Vegetation Management Act 1999 (VM Act)

Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011

Water Act 2000

Work Health and Safety Act 2011



Australian Government approvals

Identify and outline Australian Government approvals required including, but not limited

to:

approval, under sections 131(1) and 133 of the EPBC Act, of the proposed action for

each of the applicable controlling provisions

approval to dredge within the boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park under

the GBRMP Act (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority)

sea dumping permit to dispose of dredge material at sea within the GBRMP under

the EPSD Act

marine park permit to dispose of dredge material within the GBRMP under the

GBRMP Act (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority).

Queensland approvals

Key Queensland approvals required, and to be considered in the EIS process, include:

development permit for tidal works—Coastal Act

allocation of quarry material or dredge management plan (if other than marine

disposal of dredge material is proposed)—Coastal Act

development permit for operational work within a coastal management district, that

is:

– disposal of dredged spoil or other solid waste material in tidal water—Coastal Act

– reclaiming land under tidal water—Coastal Act

development permit for operational work that is the removal, destruction or damage

of a marine plant—Fisheries Act

development permit for operational work that completely or partly within a declared

fish habitat area—Fisheries Act

marine park permit to widen the access channel within the General Use Zone of the

Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (State)—Marine Parks Act

development approval for a material change of use of a premises for an

environmentally relevant activity (ERA) and associated registration certificate:

– ERA16: Extractive and screening activities (dredging)—EP Act

Identify the relevant approval agency for each of the approvals required.

3.8.2. Relevant plans

Outline the project's consistency with the existing national, state, regional and local

planning framework that applies to the project location. Refer to all relevant statutory

and non-statutory plans, planning policies, guidelines, strategies and agreements. The

key plans and policies are listed under the relevant sections of this TOR. These include

but are not limited to the following:

Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009–31 (Department of Infrastructure and

Planning 2009)

CairnsPlan

Cairns Port Authority Land Use Plan (LUP), under the TI Act


environmental protection policies (EPPs, subordinate to the EP Act), including:

– EPP (Noise) 2008

– EPP (Air) 2008

– EPP (Water) 2009

– EPP (Waste Management) 2000

State planning policies and their supporting guideline, including:

– State Planning Policy 2/02: Planning and Managing Development Involving Acid

Sulfate Soils (Department of Natural Resources and Mines & Development of

Local Government and Planning 2002a)

– State Planning Policy 1/03: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and

Landslide (Department of Local Government and Planning and Department of

Emergency Services 2003)

– State Planning Policy 4/11: Protecting Wetlands of High Ecological Significance

in Great Barrier Reef Catchments (Department of Environment and Resource

Management 2011c)

– Temporary State Planning Policy 2/12: Planning for Prosperity (Department of

State Development, Infrastructure and planning)

Queensland Coastal Plan State Planning Policy: Coastal Management (Department

of Environment and Resource Management 2011f), and Draft Coastal Protection

State Planning Regulatory Provision (Department of State Development,

Infrastructure and Planning 2012)

fish habitat policies, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and

Forestry (DAFF)

Queensland Biosecurity Strategy 2009–14 (Department of Primary Industries and

Fisheries 2008)

Queensland Skills Plan 2008 (Department of Education, Training and the Arts 2008)

Queensland Local Industry Policy (Department of Employment, Economic

Development and Innovation 2010)

Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy (version 1) (Department of Environment and

Resource Management 2011b)

State Planning Policy 4/11: Protecting Wetlands of High Ecological Significance in

Great Barrier Reef Catchments (Department of Environment and Resource

Management 2011c).

With specific relevance to maritime safety and operations, the following policies,

guidelines and standards should be referenced:

Maritime Safety Queensland Regulation 2002

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994

Transport Operations (Maritime Safety) Regulation 2004

Australian Maritime Safety Authority marine orders



Queensland Coastal Contingency Action Plan (QCCAP)

Standards for Hydrographic Surveys within Queensland Waters

Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2008.

3.8.3. Environmentally relevant activities

Briefly describe each environmentally relevant activity (ERA) under the EP Act and

associated activities that are to be carried out in connection with the project. Present a

detailed description of each ERA in Section 5, Environmental values and management

of impacts. Provide details of the impact on land, water, air, noise and any other

identified environmental values, as well as a detailed description of the waste

generated from each ERA and its quantity, characteristics, handling, storage,

management and intended treatment and disposal.

4. Project description

Describe the project through its lifetime of pre-construction, construction, operation and

potentially decommissioning. The project description also allows further assessment of

which approvals may be required and how they may be managed through the life of the

project.

4.1. Overview of the project

Provide an overview of the project to put it into context. Include:

a rationale explaining the selection of the preferred operating scenario, including

details such as cost, environmental impacts, and the development operational

efficiencies of each option

a description of the key components of the project including the use of text and

design plans where applicable

a summary of any environmental design features of the project

the expected cost, timing, and overall duration of the project, including details of and

justification for, any staging of the development.

4.1.1. Shipping Entrance Channel Dredging

Describe, map and illustrate the location, area, depth and volume of dredging required

for the project, including currently dredged and approved areas for dredging in relation

to the proposed dredging.

Explain the provisions of any previous sea dumping permits for port operations relevant

to the project including dates, volumes and existing spoil ground location, capacity and

environmental values.

Provide details of the dredging methods including:

the type and design of dredge vessel and equipment to be used, including number

and type of vessels and reasons for the proposed selection of equipment including

additional or reduced contribution to sediment plume generation according to vessel

type being used as compared to alternative vessel types


the expected duration, timing and operation hours of dredging campaigns (including

the reasons for any staging)

expected dredge and support vessel movement paths and frequency

measures to be used to minimise risk of introducing exotic species on dredging

equipment

whether, where and how any blasting may be required, including scale, frequency

and duration of the blasting and proposed management measures

operational management of dredging and dredge spoil handling, particularly in

relation to sediment plume generation according to vessel type being used, impacts

on water quality and marine mega fauna (including turtles, dolphins, sharks and

dugongs).

4.1.2. Dredge spoil disposal

Provide details of the grading and composition of likely dredged materials, including

potential contaminants as required for testing completed in accordance with the

National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging (NAGD) (Commonwealth of Australia

2009)

Describe proposed disposal options for both capital and maintenance dredge spoil

including:

disposal site locations, characteristics, dimensions and capacity (including initial and

final bathymetry for unconfined sea disposal sites

stability of the disposal site options (retentive or dispersive, considering wave and

current erosion) and any requirement for containment)

disposal methods including provision for different dredging equipment, material

characteristics, contaminants or acid sulphate soils where relevant.

Sea disposal

Where sea disposal is considered, describe the selection of the preferred spoil disposal

site based on:

relevant agreements, guidelines, policies

potential ecological impacts

characteristics of the spoil

dredging technology constraints

economic benefits

cost of alternatives

lifespan of current maintenance dredge spoil disposal site, impacts on lifespan of

current site and lifespan of proposed site.

Land disposal options consideration

Provide descriptions of all feasible alternative land-based spoil disposal sites including:

equipment and pipeline routes to be used

location and nature of tail water discharge points



details of estimated commencement, completion, rate of progress and existing

levels and proposed final levels of the land e.g. for filling land or reclamation work

typical cross-section of the land e.g., for filling land or reclamation work.

where there is potential for impacts from sea erosion, method of protecting the

seaward boundary of the land

construction details of any temporary or permanent treatment or dewatering

structures including measures to contain or collect seepage waters.

Reclamation for land disposal options consideration

Provide the following information in relation to any proposed disposal of dredge spoil to

reclaim land below the limit of highest astronomical tide (HAT):

the boundary of land to be filled or reclaimed by metes and bounds, tied to real

property boundary/Commonwealth/State land boundaries

the location of the limit of mean high water spring tide, HAT and lowest astronomical

tide

existing levels of the land and proposed final levels relative to the Australian height

datum (AHD)

method of containment of the dredge spoil and protection from erosion with

certification of design by a registered professional engineer of Queensland (REPQ).

Bund walls land disposal options consideration

Where breakwater and revetment walls or reclamation are proposed provide

geotechnical and composition information on sediments that may be displaced, and the

potential impact of sediment dispersion or displacement on water quality and marine

ecosystems, including:

bore logs at a frequency and depth, and with material characterisation sufficient to

determine potential displacement of material and/or the need for excavation

contaminant assessment of material potential displaced or excavated consistent

with the NAGD

acid sulfate soil survey of material potentially displaced or excavated consistent with

the Guidelines for Sampling and Analysis of Lowland Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) in

Queensland 1998 (Ahern et al. 1998).

4.2. Location

Describe, using maps at suitable scales, the regional and local context of the project

and all associated infrastructure. Provide real property descriptions of the project. Maps

should show the precise location of the project area, in particular the:

location and boundaries of current or proposed land tenures that the project area is

or will be subject to, and details of the ownership of that land

location, boundaries, and area and size of the project footprint, including easement

widths and access requirements

location and size of any proposed buffers surrounding the project area (for

construction and operation)


location of infrastructure relevant to the project, including but not limited to, the

state-controlled road network, local roads and railways, and marine infrastructure

location of natural features such as waterways (for example, rivers, streams, creeks,

other water bodies and wetlands), shorelines, and significant or assessable

vegetation

location of any proposed site offices and accommodation sites

State and Commonwealth marine parks and fish habitat reserve boundaries within

or adjacent to the project site.

extent of strategic port land and future strategic port land

infrastructure relevant to approvals including discharge and monitoring locations

location of natural features including intertidal sand and mud banks, wetland areas

including Port of Cairns and Trinity Inlet Wetland

location of seagrass beds, mangrove vegetation, national heritage values, world

heritage areas.

4.3. Port facilities and operation

4.3.1. Port description

Provide concept and layout plans highlighting existing structures and proposed

structures and plant equipment associated with the port. The description of the port and

the layout of key components should include, but is not limited to:

port boundaries

jetty and wharf alignment

offshore ship mooring locations

location of navigational aids

ship-sourced pollution management facilities

any other associated facilities.

4.3.2. Structures

Describe all structures, including:

locations and dimensions of buildings, refuelling and marine infrastructure

associated with the port expansion

location and extent of any proposed breakwater and revetment structures (if

required) and the likely construction methodologies

the design criteria and any modifications of structures that may be needed to

accommodate climate change and sea level rise.

Provide maps and figures detailing where permanent or temporary loss of tidal land is

likely to occur as a result of building and structures.

4.3.3. Maritime operation

Describe the location and nature of processes and operations associated with the

operation of the project, including:



a general description of operations

the current and expected increased shipping numbers, sizes, frequency, speed,

route and piloting requirements through the Port of Cairns and GBRMP for current

and future port operations

hours of operation

expected access, navigational and anchorage arrangements

maintenance dredging operations, including frequency and reference to the planned

spoil disposal locations

description of arrangements for maintenance of marine facilities, such as

ship-sourced pollution management facilities including details of responsible parties

details of predicted usage of marine facilities, including opportunities for recreational

and public usage

detailed requirements of vessel operations, including pilotage, channel closures,

quarantine and security arrangements.

Describe the impact of operations on offshore moorings during construction and

operation of the proposal, the removal if any of the moorings and the nature of any

impacts on existing recreational and commercial fishing boat owners.

4.4. Construction phase

Provide a detailed staging plan and approximate timeframes for the project’s

construction activities.

Provide an estimate of the number and roles of persons to be employed during the

construction phase of the project.

Provide the following information on the pre-construction, construction and

commissioning of the project, including detailed plans, drawings and maps.

Describe all pre-construction activities, including nature, scale and timing of:

any land acquisitions required, be it in full or as easements, leases

any vegetation clearing including marine plants

site access

earthworks

access to, sampling, quarrying or removal of quarry material

interference with watercourses and floodplain areas, including wetlands, salt marsh

areas and mangroves and intertidal areas

site establishment requirements for construction facilities, including access

measures, movement of materials and equipment, and expected size, source and

control of any construction workforce accommodation, services (water, sewerage,

communication, energy, waste disposal) and safety requirements

temporary works

upgrade, relocation, realignment, deviation of or restricted access to roads and other

infrastructure

equipment to be used,


infrastructure for fuel, chemicals and hazardous materials.

4.4.1. Program of works

Describe all the construction elements of the project, including:

an indicative construction timetable, including expected commissioning and start-up

dates and hours of construction

major work programs for the construction phase, including an outline of construction

methodologies

construction equipment to be used

construction inputs, handling and storage including an outline of potential locations

for source of construction materials

major hazardous materials to be transported, stored and/or used on site, including

environmental toxicity data and biodegradability

clean-up and restoration of areas used during construction and storage areas.

4.4.2. Commissioning

Describe the commissioning process including any associated environmental impacts.

4.5. Associated infrastructure

Detail, with the aid of concept and layout plans, requirements for new infrastructure or

upgrading/relocating existing infrastructure to service the project. Consider

infrastructure such as transportation (road/rail/air/ship), water supply and storage,

energy supply, telecommunications, stormwater, waste disposal and sewerage.

Describe:

all infrastructure required to be constructed, upgraded, relocated or

decommissioned for the construction and/or operation of the project, such as access

roads, power supply, connection to sewerage or water supply

the design and construction standards to be met

alternative approaches or the opportunity to obtain materials from alternative

sources.

4.6. Decommissioning and rehabilitation

Present a plan for decommissioning and rehabilitating the site, should it ever be

required.

5. Environmental values and management of impacts

Detail the environmental protection and mitigation measures incorporated in the

planning, construction, rehabilitation, commissioning, operation and decommissioning

of all facets of the project. Measures should prevent, or if not possible, minimise



environmental harm and maximise environmental benefits of the project. Identify and

describe preferred measures in more detail than other alternatives.

The objectives of the following subsections are to:

describe the existing environmental values of the area that may be affected by the

project, using background information and/or new studies to support statements

(include reference to all definitions of environmental values set out in relevant

legislation, policies and plans)

describe the potential adverse and beneficial impacts of the project on the identified

environmental values and the measures taken to avoid, minimise and/or mitigate

those impacts

describe any cumulative impacts on environmental values caused by the project,

either in isolation or in combination with other known existing or planned projects

present objectives, standards and measurable indicators that protect the identified

environmental values

examine viable alternative strategies for managing impacts (present and compare

these alternatives in view of the stated objectives and standards to be achieved)

discuss the available techniques to control and manage impacts in relation to the

nominated objectives.

Where negative impacts of the project cannot be avoided or adequately minimised or

mitigated, present proposals to offset impacts in accordance with the Queensland

Government Environmental Offsets Policy (Environmental Protection Agency 2008b).

The mitigation measures and monitoring programs, identified in this section of the EIS,

should be used to develop the EMP(s) for the project. For more information, refer to

Section 11 (page 51).

5.1. Climate, natural hazards and climate change

Describe the climatic conditions that may affect management of the project. This

includes a description of the vulnerability of the project area to seasonal conditions,

extremes of climate (for example, cyclones) and natural or induced hazards.

Provide a risk assessment (as part of the requirements of Subsection 8.1 of this TOR)

and management plan detailing these potential climatic threats to the construction, and

operation of the project. Include the following:

a risk assessment of changing climate patterns that may affect the viability and

environmental management of the project

the preferred and alternative adaptation strategies to be implemented

commitments to working cooperatively, where practicable, with government, other

industry and other sectors to address adaptation to climate change.

Address the most recent information on potential impacts of climatic factors in the

appropriate sections of the EIS.

Specific storm surge requirements are addressed in Section 8.


5.2. Land

Detail the existing land environment values for all areas associated with the project.

Describe the potential for the construction and operation of the project to change

existing and potential land uses of the project sites and adjacent areas.

5.2.1. Land use and tenure

Description of environmental situation

Identify, with the aid of maps:

land tenure, including reserves, tenure of special interest (such as protected areas

and forest reserves), existing and proposed gas infrastructure, water pipelines,

powerlines and transport corridors, including local roads, state-controlled roads and

rail corridors

existing land uses and facilities surrounding the project

distance of the project from residential and recreational areas

declared water storage catchments

location of the project in relation to environmentally sensitive areas .

Resource entitlement compliance is required pursuant to Schedule 14, Sustainable

Planning Regulation 2009.

Potential impacts and mitigation measures

Describe the potential changes to existing and potential land uses due to the

construction and operation of the project. In particular, describe the following:

impacts on project site and adjacent land uses and human activities and strategies

for mitigation, such as those required by:

– local government planning schemes

possible effect on town planning objectives and controls, including local government

zoning and strategic plans

constraints to potential developments and possibilities of rezoning adjacent to the

development area

management of the immediate environs of the project including construction buffer

zones

proposed land use changes in any areas of high conservation value and information

on how easement widths and any vegetation clearance in sensitive environmental

areas will be minimised

potential issues involved in proximity and/or co-location of other current or proposed

infrastructure services

any land units requiring specific management measures.



5.2.2. Scenic amenity and lighting

Description of environmental values

Describe, in general terms, the existing character of the landscape and the general

impression that would be obtained while travelling through and around it. Outline

existing landscape features, panoramas and views that have, or could be expected to

have, value to the community. Include information such as maps and photographs,

particularly where addressing the following issues:

major views, view sheds, outlooks, and features contributing to the amenity of the

area, including assessment from private residences

focal points, landmarks, waterways and other features contributing to the visual

quality of the area and the project site

character of the local and surrounding areas including vegetation and land use.

Include any relevant World Heritage and National Heritage values of the area.


Describe the potential beneficial and adverse impacts of the project on landscape

character and visual qualities of the site and the surrounding area. Explain what

measures will be undertaken to avoid or mitigate the identified impacts.

Provide an assessment of all potential impacts of the project’s lighting, during all

stages, with particular reference to objectives to be achieved and management

methods and strategies to be implemented to avoid or mitigate, such as:

the visual impact at night

night operations/maintenance and effects of lighting on residents and terrestrial and

marine fauna

the potential impact of increased vehicular and marine traffic

changed habitat conditions for nocturnal fauna and associated impacts.

5.2.3. Topography, geology and soils


Provide maps locating the project in state, regional and local contexts. The topography

should be detailed with contours at suitable increments, shown with respect to AHD.

Include significant features of the landscape and topography, and accompanying

comments on the maps.

Provide a description, map and a series of cross-sections of the geology of the project

area relevant to the project components.

Assess the potential for acid sulfate soils in accordance with:

Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil Technical Manual (see

www.derm.qld.gov.au/land/ass/products.html)

Guidelines for Sampling and Analysis of Lowland Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) in

Queensland 1998 (Ahern et al. 1998)


State Planning Policy 2/02: Planning and Managing Development Involving Acid

Sulfate Soils (Department of Natural Resources and Mines & Department of Local

Government and Planning 2002a)

State Planning Policy 2/02 Guideline: Acid Sulfate Soils (Department of Natural

Resources and Mines & Department of Local Government and Planning 2002b).

Provide geotechnical information on the soils’ stability and suitability for construction of

project facilities.

Where necessary identify any exemptions under the Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011

or State Planning Policy 1/12: Conservation of Strategic Cropping Land (Department of

Environment and Resource Management 2012b) that apply to Strategic Port Land.

Provide a map and description of:

the location of key tidal planes such as:

– highest astronomical tide

– mean high water spring tide

– mean high water neap tide

– mean sea level

– mean low water neap tide

– mean low water spring tide

– lowest astronomical tide

the bathymetry of the project area and surrounds

relevant coastal geomorphology, characterised and supported by illustrative

mapping.


Provide details of any potential impacts to the topography or geomorphology

associated with the project and proposed mitigation measures, including:

a discussion of the project in the context of major topographic features and any

measures taken to avoid or minimise impact to such.

Identify any erosion management techniques to be used. Provide details of an erosion

monitoring program (including rehabilitation measures for erosion problems identified

during construction), and detail acceptable mitigation strategies. Summarise methods

proposed to prevent or control erosion with regard to:

the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control—Engineering Guidelines for Queensland

Construction Sites (Institution of Engineers Australia 1996)

the Guideline: EPA Best Practice Urban Stormwater Management—Erosion and

Sediment Control (Environmental Protection Agency 2008a)

preventing soil loss in order to maintain land capability/suitability

preventing degradation of local waterways.

Discuss the potential for acid generation from disturbance of acid sulfate soils during

earthworks and construction, and propose measures to manage soils and mitigate

impacts for all site earthworks and construction activities. Should action criteria be



triggered by acid generating potential as a result of testing, provide a site-specific acid

sulfate soils management plan prepared in accordance with:

Queensland Acid Sulfate Soil Technical Manual (see

www.derm.qld.gov.au/land/ass/products.html)

State Planning Policy 2/02: Planning and Managing Development Involving Acid

Sulfate Soils (Department of Natural Resources and Mines & Department of Local

Government and Planning 2002a)

State Planning Policy 2/02 Guideline: Acid Sulfate Soils (Department of Natural

Resources and Mines & Department of Local Government and Planning 2002b).

5.3. Coastal environment

Describe the existing coastal environment that may be affected by the project in the

context of coastal values identified in the Queensland State of the Environment reports

and environmental values as defined by the EP Act and environmental protection

policies.

Identify actions associated with the project that are assessable development within the

coastal zone and will require assessment under the provisions of the Coastal Act.

Assess the project’s consistency with the relevant policies of the Draft Coastal

Protection State Planning Regulatory Provision (Department of State Development,

Infrastructure and Planning 2012).

Describe any shipwrecks or potential to discover shipwrecks or articles from

shipwrecks in the area.

Note the Maritime Heritage Section of the Australian Government Department of

Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC) is

responsible for administering the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976.

It should be noted that the jurisdiction of the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 is not limited

to Commonwealth marine areas, as defined by the EPBC Act, because the Historic

Shipwrecks Act has jurisdiction within the coastal waters of the Australian states and

territories, extending to the point of lowest astronomical tide.

5.3.1. Hydrodynamics and sedimentation


Assess the physical and chemical characteristics of sediments within the marine zone

adjacent to the project area.

Describe the physical processes of coastal environment related to the project including:

waves

currents

tides

storm surges

freshwater flows


the key influencing factors of cyclones and other severe weather events and their

interaction in relation to the assimilation and transport of pollutants entering marine

waters from, or adjacent to, the project area.

Describe the environmental values of the coastal resources of the affected area in

terms of the physical integrity and morphology of landforms created or modified by

coastal processes.

Describe the tidal hydrodynamics of the project area and the adjoining tidal waterways

in terms of water levels (including flushing characteristics and wave processes) and

current velocities and directions at different tidal states. Two and/or three-dimensional

modelling should be undertaken. Provide details of water levels and flows associated

with historical and predicted storm surges.

Describe the wave climate in the vicinity of the project area and the adjacent beaches

including inter-annual variability and details of historical and predicted extreme wave

conditions generated by tropical cyclones or other severe storm events.

Describe the hydrology of the area and the adjacent catchments of the rivers and the

associated freshwater flows within the study area and the adjoining tidal waterways in

terms of water levels and discharges and possible stratification.

Predict the likely changes to hydrodynamics (including water levels, currents, wave

conditions and freshwater flows) and sedimentation in the project area due to climate

change.

Describe the sediment transport dynamics, including sediment budgets, in the project

area and adjacent coastline detailing all sinks and sources into and out of this region

that influence sediment transport rates and pathways. This should include transport

mechanisms during persistent and extreme conditions showing gross and net transport

rates. All influencing coastal processes should be investigated through a combination

of 1d, 2d and/or 3d numerical modelling.


Describe the potential changes to the hydrodynamic processes and local sedimentation

resulting from the construction and operation of the project. This should include:

impacts on tidal flows and water levels, (including flood levels)

changes to sediment transport patterns in the inlet, including the potential of the

proposal to impact on bank erosion and/or bed degradation within the inlet, and to

alter or hinder transport pathways

This assessment should also discuss the potential impacts associated with vulnerability

of the project to storm tide flooding and the potential of the project to affect vulnerability

to storm tide flooding on adjacent properties.

When assessing the hydrodynamics of the area and movement of sediment along the

coast, consider coastal processes such as erosion and accretion at adjacent locations.

Detail the impacts of the existing dredged channel and deposition site on coastal

processes and sediment transport dynamics, including siltation rates and the long term

fate of material deposited in the spoil area.



All numerical modelling to be undertaken to describe the hydrodynamic and

sedimentation aspects of the project area and adjacent coastline will be calibrated and

validated against measured data within the project area.

Assess the siltation rates of the dredged channel material and long term fate of the

deposition area including the likelihood of acid sulfate soils drifting onto the adjacent

beaches.

Describe the duration and extent of turbidity plumes from capital and maintenance

dredging and deposition on the waterways and adjacent coastline. Describe this in

relation to the background clarity of the receiving waters.

5.3.2. Water quality


Provide reliable baseline information and detailed historical data (where relevant) on

water quality of local coastal waters and other water types (as defined in EPP (Water))

potentially affected by the proposed activity that incorporates the effects of seasonal

and tidal variation and that is in accordance with Queensland Water Quality Guidelines

(Department of Environment and Resource Management 2009a) and Australian and

New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality (ANZECC Guidelines)

(Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council & Agriculture and

Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand 2000) methodologies.

This information should include (but is not limited to) biological, physiochemical water

quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen pH, dissolved and particulate nutrients

and organic carbon, temperature, salinity, total suspended soils, turbidity, light

attenuation (photosynthetically active radiation) sedimentation rates. It should also

include baseline information on toxicants, such as oil in water, total and dissolved

metals and metalloids, ammonia, and any other relevant contaminants, such as

pesticides in catchments with moderate or high degree of agricultural activities.


Define and describe the water quality objectives and practical measures for protecting,

mitigating or enhancing coastal environmental values. This includes how nominated

quantitative standards and indicators may be achieved, and how the achievement of

the water quality objectives will be monitored, audited and managed. The potential

environmental harm caused by the project on coastal resources and processes shall be

described in the context of controlling such effects. State Planning Policy 2/02:

Planning and Managing Development Involving Acid Sulfate Soils (Department of

Natural Resources and Mines & Department of Local Government and Planning 2002)

should be addressed as should the Queensland Coastal Plan (Department of

Environment and Resource Management 2012a).

Specific issues to be addressed include:

the water quality objectives used (including how they were developed), and how

predicted activities will meet these objectives—refer to:

– Queensland Water Quality Guidelines 2009 (Department of Environment and

Resource Management 2009a)


– ANZECC Guidelines (Australian and New Zealand Environment and

Conservation Council & Agriculture and Resource Management Council of

Australia and New Zealand 2000)

potential threats to the water quality and sediment quality of the coastal environment

for the entire area that will be subject to increased levels of suspended sediments

and sedimentation as identified through sediment plume modelling.

For any land based disposal options for dredge spoil develop baseline water quality

guideline values and investigate potential risks associated with surface and

groundwater quality for likely discharge, runoff or seepage waters from any dredge

spoil structures using the ANZECC Guidelines (Australian and New Zealand

Environment and Conservation Council & Agriculture and Resource Management

Council of Australia and New Zealand 2000).

This assessment shall consider, at minimum:

dredging and dredge material disposal, including disturbance of fine-grained

sediments and contaminated material

potential accidental discharges of contaminants during construction and operation of

the facility

release of contaminants from marine structures and vessels, including potential for

introducing marine pests

stormwater run-off from the facilities and associated infrastructure

flooding of relevant river systems and other extreme events.

Describe strategies for protecting Ramsar wetlands; and discuss any obligations

imposed by state or Commonwealth legislation or policy, or international treaty

obligations (that is, JAMBA, CAMBA and ROKAMBA).

5.3.3. Sediment quality and dredging

Provide baseline information on marine sediments and sediment quality in the area

likely to be disturbed by dredging or vessel movements including contaminants (such

as heavy metals, nutrients and pesticides), the presence of fines and/or indurated

layers and acid sulfate potential. Present this information as a map of sediment types

based on their physical and chemical properties and include depth profiles.

Assessment of marine sediments should be undertaken in accordance with the

National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging (Commonwealth of Australia 2009).

Provide data on management and monitoring of current maintenance dredging in the

project area including an analysis of residual impacts to water quality, turbidity,

sedimentation to support the statement of potential impact of proposed capital and

maintenance dredging for the project.

Detail specific measures to maintain sediment quality to nominated quantitative

standards within the project and surrounding areas, particularly where future

maintenance dredging may be required.



Comment on the choice of the disposal site in relation to coastal management

outcomes, having regard to the nature of the spoil, cost of alternatives and potential

impacts on coastal resources and their values.

Describe provisions for dredge material disposal and associated impacts on sediment

quality. Discuss disposal options for contaminated material, if required. This must

include a description of the arrangements to be put in place for long-term (20 years)

dredge material disposal including details of proposed material placement areas.

5.4. Nature conservation

Detail the existing nature conservation values that may be affected by the proposal.

Describe the environmental values in terms of:

integrity of ecological processes, including habitat of endangered, vulnerable and

near-threatened (EVNT) and special least-concern species

conservation of resources

biological diversity, including habitat of EVNT and special least-concern species

integrity of landscapes and places including wilderness and similar natural places

aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

seasonal variation in fauna and flora populations.

Survey effort should be sufficient to identify, or adequately extrapolate, the floral and

faunal values over the range of seasons, particularly during and following a wet

season. The survey should account for the ephemeral nature of watercourses

traversing the proposal area, and seasonal variation in fauna populations.

Provide flora and fauna assessments of any dredge spoil storage and/or treatment

areas where native vegetation is to be disturbed.

Where necessary, seek the involvement of the local Indigenous community in

conducting field observations and survey activities, to identify the traditional and

contemporary Indigenous uses of species.

Also outline the proposed strategies to avoid, or minimise and mitigate, impacts on the

identified values within the project’s footprint.

Identify key flora and fauna indicators for ongoing monitoring.

5.4.1. Sensitive environmental areas


On a map of suitable scale, identify areas that are environmentally sensitive within the

study area in proximity to the project. This should include areas classified as having

national, state, regional or local biodiversity significance, or flagged as important for

their integrated biodiversity values. Refer to Queensland legislation and policies on

threatened species and ecological communities.

The study area is the area that is potentially impacted by the development including

sediment plume and tidal prism.


Areas regarded as sensitive with respect to flora and fauna have one or more of the

following features, and should be identified and mapped:

important habitat of species listed under the NC Act

regional ecosystems (REs) listed as ‘endangered’ or ‘of concern’ under state

legislation

good representative examples of remnant REs or REs that are described as having

‘medium’ or ‘low’ representation in the protected area estate as defined in the

Regional Ecosystem Description Database (REDD) available at

www.ehp.qld.gov.au

sites containing near-threatened or bio-regionally significant species or essential,

viable habitat for near-threatened or bio-regionally significant species

areas or features identified as State significant biodiversity values, pursuant to the

Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy (version 1) (Department of Environment and

Resource Management 2011b)

sites recorded on the National Directory of Important Wetlands in Queensland

(Blackman et al. 1999)

sites adjacent to nesting beaches, feeding, resting or calving areas (for example,

marine turtles, dugongs and cetaceans)

sites containing common species that represent a distributional limit and are of

scientific value or that contain feeding, breeding, resting areas for populations of

species of special cultural significance

sites of high biodiversity that are of a suitable size or with connectivity to corridors

and protected areas to ensure survival in the longer term; such land may contain:

– natural vegetation in good condition or other habitat in good condition (for

example, wetlands)

– degraded vegetation or other habitat that still support high levels of biodiversity or

act as an important corridor for maintaining high levels of biodiversity in the area

a site containing other special ecological values (for example, high habitat diversity

and areas of high endemism)

ecosystems that provide important ecological functions such as:

– wetlands of national, state and regional significance

– coral reefs

– riparian vegetation

– important buffer to a protected area or important habitat corridor between areas

declared fish habitat areas and sites containing protected marine plants under the

Fisheries Act

sites of geomorphological significance

areas of environmental significance as defined by the Queensland Coastal Plan

(Department of Environment and Resource Management 2012a)

protected areas that have been proclaimed under the NC Act and Marine Parks Act,

or are under consideration for proclamation

declared areas of major interest or critical habitat declared under the NC Act



declared areas of high nature conservation value or areas vulnerable to land

degradation under the VM Act

remnant vegetation listed under the VM Act as containing endangered and

of-concern regional ecosystems where clearing is likely to result in land degradation

and a loss of ecosystem function and biodiversity.

Identify the need to develop and implement a mitigation and management strategy for

exotic marine pest species including baseline reports and monitoring programs.

This should take into account the National System for the Prevention and Management

of Marine Pest Incursions; Australian Marine Pest Monitoring Manual (Australian

Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 2010a) and Australian

marine pest monitoring guidelines (Australian Government Department of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry 2010b) or latest editions.

Areas of special sensitivity include the marine environment and wetlands, wildlife

breeding or roosting areas, any significant habitat or relevant bird flight paths for

migratory species and habitat of threatened plants, animals and communities.


Discuss the impact of the project on species, communities and habitat of local, regional

or state significance in sensitive environmental areas as identified above.

Demonstrate how the project would comply with the following hierarchy:

avoiding impact on areas of remnant vegetation and other areas of conservation

value including the habitat of listed species

mitigating impacts through rehabilitation and restoration including, where relevant, a

discussion of any relevant previous experience or trials of the proposed

rehabilitation

replacing or offsetting the loss of conservation values, where impacts cannot be

avoided or mitigated.

Explain why the measures above may not apply in areas where loss would occur.

Discuss the boundaries of the areas impacted by the project within or adjacent to an

ecological community, including details of footprint width. If the project area will impact

upon an endangered ecological community, include reasons for the preferred

alignment and the viability of alternatives.

Describe strategies for protecting Ramsar wetlands and discuss any obligations

imposed by state or Commonwealth legislation or policies, or international treaty

obligations (that is, China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA),

Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA), Republic of Korea–Australia

Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA)).

Provide details about the approvals that will be required under the NC Act and the VM

Act for development made assessable under SPA. The EMP for the project should

address the performance requirements of the relevant policies and regional vegetation

management codes (refer to

www.derm.qld.gov.au/vegetation/regional_codes.html).


Where relevant, this section should discuss environmental offset requirements in

accordance with the Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy

(Environmental Protection Agency 2008b) and take into account the applicable

specific-issue offset policies, as follows:

State Policy for Vegetation Management (Department of Environment and Resource

Management 2009b)

Policy for Vegetation Management Offsets (Department of Environment and

Resource Management 2011a)

Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy (Department of Environment and Resource

Management 2011b)

Marine fish habitat offset policy (FHMOP 005.2) (Department of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry 2012)

Describe any departure from ‘no net loss’ of ecological values.

5.4.2. Terrestrial fauna


Describe any terrestrial and riparian fauna occurring in the areas affected by the

proposal, noting the broad distribution patterns in relation to vegetation, topography

and substrate. The description of the fauna present or likely to be present in the study

area should include:

species diversity (that is, a species list) and abundance of animals of recognised

significance

any species that are poorly known but suspected of being rare or threatened

habitat requirements and sensitivity to changes, including movement corridors and

barriers to movement

the existence of feral pest or introduced animals including those of economic or

conservation significance

existence (actual or likely) of any species and communities of conservation

significance in the study area, including discussion of range, habitat, breeding,

recruitment feeding and movement requirements, and current level of protection (for

example, any requirements of protected area management plans or threatened

species recovery plans)

habitat requirements and sensitivity to changes, including movement corridors and

barriers to movement

an estimate of commonness or rarity for the listed or otherwise significant species

use of the area by migratory fauna

records in a form compatible with the Wildlife Online database.

Identify any species listed by the NC Act occurring in the project area. Identify any

species listed by the ‘Back on Track’ species prioritisation methodology (refer to:

www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/prioritisation-framework/index.html).

Indicate how well any affected communities are represented and protected elsewhere

in the bio-region where the project occurs. Specify the methodology used for fauna



surveys. Provide relevant site data to DEHP in a format compatible with the Wildlife

Online database for listed threatened species (refer to:

www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/wildlife-online/index.html).

Fauna survey methodology should be in accordance with the Terrestrial Vertebrate

Fauna Survey Assessment Guidelines for Queensland (Eyre et al. 2012) (refer to:

http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/ecosystems/biodiversity/pdf/fauna_survey_guidelines

.pdf


Consider potential impacts on terrestrial fauna, relevant wildlife habitat and other fauna

conservation values, including:

impact and contribution by the project, to the entry, spread and establishment of

pests (terrestrial and marine) not present in the project area24

impacts due to loss of range/habitat, food supply, nest sites, breeding/recruiting

potential or movement corridors or as a result of hydrological change

impacts on native species, particularly species of conservation significance

cumulative effects of direct and indirect impacts

threatening processes leading to progressive loss

a description of any foreseen impacts that increase the susceptibility of ecological

communities and species to the impacts of climate change.

Address any actions of the project or likely impacts that require an authority under the

NC Act. Provide the following information on mitigation strategies:

measures to avoid and mitigate the identified impacts. Any provision for buffer zones

and movement corridors, nature reserves or special provisions for migratory animals

should be discussed and coordinated with the outputs of the flora assessment

measures to stop the spread, encroachment or establishment of pests within the

project area

details of the methodologies that would be used to avoid injuring native fauna as a

result of the project’s construction and operational works, and if accidental injuries

should occur, the methodologies to assess and handle injuries

strategies for complying with the objectives and management practices of relevant

recovery plans

measures to rehabilitate disturbed areas, which incorporate provision of nest

hollows and ground litter, where appropriate.

Outline how these measures will be implemented in the EMP for the project.

Address feral animal management strategies and practices. The study should develop

strategies to ensure that the project does not contribute to increased encroachment of

any feral animal species. Refer to the local government authority’s pest management

plan and any strategies and plans recommended for the project area by Biosecurity

Queensland. Discuss the strategies in accordance with the provisions of the Land

Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act in the main body of the EIS and in

the pest management plan within the EMP for the project.


5.4.3. Aquatic


Describe the aquatic flora and fauna present, or likely to be present, in the areas

affected by the project. Include:

fish species, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and aquatic invertebrates

occurring in the waterways within the affected area and any associated wetlands (as

defined under section 5 of the Fisheries Act)

any rare or threatened aquatic and marine species

exotic and pest marine organisms

a description of the habitat requirements and the sensitivity of aquatic species to

changes in flow regime, water levels and water quality in the project areas

aquatic plants, including native, exotic and weed species

aquatic substrate

habitat downstream of the project or potentially impacted due to currents in

associated lacustrine and marine environments

stream type, including extent of tidal influence and common levels such as highest

astronomical tide and mean high water springs

reef habitat and coral species

any other state significant biodiversity values identified in the Queensland

Biodiversity Offset Policy (version 1) (Department of Environment and Resource

Management 2011b) that are not described elsewhere.

Describe any wetlands listed by DEHP as areas of national, state or regional

significance and detail their values and importance for aquatic flora and fauna species.


Flora

Define the nature and extent of existing marine features and marine vegetation (e.g.

salt couch, seagrass and mangroves) within the proposed area of development and in

the areas adjacent to the project.

Conduct field assessments for potentially affected plant species, preferably in both pre-

and post-wet season conditions taking into account potential impact processes, as

follows:

record site data in a form compatible with the Queensland Herbarium CORVEG

database

record a complete list of species present at each site, including those species

defined and protected under the Fisheries Act

record the relative abundance of plant species present

identify any plant species of conservation, cultural, commercial or recreational

significance



submit specimens of species listed as protected plants under the Nature

Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 1994 (other than common species) to the

Queensland Herbarium for identification and entry into the HERBRECS database.

Fish habitat

Describe the nature and extent of fish habitat that have the potential to be impacted,

including seagrass (permanent and ephemeral), macro-algae, mangrove and salt

couch communities and sand bars/mudflats, mapped relative to existing features for

reference.

Surveys for seagrass and algae should reflect the seasonal variation in occurrence and

density of these communities. The location and density of marine plants should be

mapped at an appropriate scale.

Show the location of any declared Fish Habitat Areas proximal to the proposed

dredging site and marine infrastructure for transportation of fill.

Marine megafauna

Describe the turtle species that may use beaches near the proposed development

area.

Undertake a desktop review of information on the turtle communities of the study area,

particularly the green, hawksbill, loggerhead, olive ridley and flatback turtles, paying

specific attention to any anecdotal or recorded information on turtle populations

frequenting the port area and any known nesting sites.

Refer to studies of the turtle populations and consult the Department of National Parks,

Recreation, Sport and Racing (DNPRSR) on historical data for the area, particularly on

previously conducted nesting surveys.

Consolidate available information on vessel strike data for the project area, and

evaluate the proposed project (construction and ongoing operations) using a risk based

methodology informed by data obtained on the populations of marine fauna.

Use this information to develop recommendations on the most appropriate

management measures to be adopted to minimise the risk of turtle injury or death.

Particular reference should be given to protecting turtles from boat strike.

Benthic macro invertebrates

Describe the benthic macro invertebrate communities likely to be directly or indirectly

impacted by the project should be characterised for the assessment of the potential

impacts of proposed capital works. Consider the effect of ongoing maintenance

activities, including dredging, on benthic fauna.

Reef communities

Describe the reef communities that may be impacted by the proposed development.


Discuss the potential impacts of the project on the aquatic species and ecosystems

and describe proposed mitigation actions, including:


potential impacts to flora and fauna communities from dredging works and

transporting marine fill to the project site. This should include modelling of the

potential impacts of the dredge plume (for example, increased turbidity) on seagrass

and other aquatic species

potential impacts due to alterations to the long-term hydrodynamic processes of the

coastal environments, with specific reference to impacts on riparian vegetation and

other sensitive vegetation communities, including mangrove stands and seagrass

meadows

investigate the projects potential impact on fish spawning periods

offsets proposed for unavoidable, permanent loss of fisheries habitat

methods to minimise the potential for introducing or spreading pest species within

the project area and include the mitigation and management approaches within the

biosecurity environmental management plan

monitoring aquatic biology health, productivity and biodiversity in areas subject to

direct discharge

measures to be implemented to avoid or minimise ship strike and propeller strike

during construction, commissioning and operation of the project

potential impacts from climate change and the project’s potential to increase the

susceptibility of aquatic ecological communities and species, for example, coral

bleaching.

Address any actions of the project or likely impacts that require an authority under the

relevant legislation, including the NC Act and/or the Fisheries Act. Outline how these

measures will be implemented in the overall EMP for the project.

Provide details of the management methods which would avoid or minimise impacts on

birds, marine mammals, turtles and fish, including migrations and marine plant

propagation. In particular, present a discussion of existence (actual or likely) of any

species and communities of conservation significance in the study area, including

discussion of range, habitat, breeding, recruitment feeding and movement

requirements, and current level of protection (for example, any requirements of

protected area management plans or threatened species recovery plans, including, but

not restricted to direct references to all relevant turtle species included in the Recovery

Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia (Commonwealth of Australia 2003).

Outline how these measures will be implemented in the EMP for the project.

5.5. Water resources

5.5.1. Description of environmental values

Provide an overview of the quality and quantity of any water resources in the vicinity of

the project area and the relevance to the project.

5.5.2. Potential impacts and mitigation measures

Assess the project’s potential impacts on water resource environmental values

identified in the previous section. Define and describe the objectives and practical

measures for protecting or enhancing water resource environmental values, to describe



how nominated quantitative standards and indicators may be achieved, and how the

achievement of objectives will be monitored, audited and managed. Include the

following:

potential impacts on the flow and the quality of surface and groundwater from all

phases of the project, with reference to their suitability for the current and potential

downstream uses and discharge licences

an assessment of all likely impacts on groundwater depletion or recharge regimes

potential impacts of surface water flow on existing infrastructure, with reference to

the EPP (Water) and the Water Act

chemical and physical properties of any wastewater (including stormwater at the

point of discharge into natural surface waters), and the toxicity of effluent to flora

and fauna

potential impacts on other downstream receiving environments, if it is proposed to

discharge water to a riverine system

where disposal of dredge spoil to land is being considered, the use of the ANZECC

Guidelines methodology is required to derive water quality trigger values and

investigate surface and groundwater quality of the receiving environment that are

likely to receive discharge, runoff or seepage waters from any dredge spoil

storage/treatment or disposal area

the results of a risk assessment for uncontrolled releases to water due to system or

catastrophic failure, implications of such emissions for human health and natural

ecosystems, and strategies to prevent, minimise and contain impacts

an assessment of the potential to contaminate surface and groundwater resources

and measures to prevent, mitigate and remediate such contamination

details of a monitoring program for the groundwater resources, using existing deep

bores, to establish the base line yield and water quality of the supply from those

bores

Provide details on how changes in water quality in Trinity Inlet, as a result of

dredging will affect local aquaculture ventures.

Strategies should be adequately detailed to demonstrate best practice management

and that environmental values of receiving waters will be maintained to nominated

water quality objectives. Describe the monitoring programs that will assess the

effectiveness of management strategies for protecting water resources during the

construction, operation and decommissioning of the project. Outline how these

strategies are incorporated into appropriate sections of the EMP.

5.6. Air quality


Describe the existing air quality that may be affected by the project in the context of

environmental values as defined by the EP Act and Environmental Protection (Air)

Policy 2008 (EPP (Air)).

Discuss the existing local and regional air shed environment, including:


background levels and sources of particulates, gaseous and odorous compounds

and any major constituent

pollutants (including greenhouse gases)

baseline monitoring results, sensitive receptors.

Data on local meteorology and ambient levels of pollutants should be gathered to

provide a baseline for later studies or for the modelling of air quality environmental

harms.

Parameters should include air temperature, wind speed and direction, atmospheric

stability, mixing depth and other parameters necessary for input to the models.


Consider the following air quality issues and their mitigation:

an inventory of air emissions from the project expected during construction and

operational activities (including source, nature and levels of emissions)

‘worst case’ emissions that may occur during operation. If these emissions are

significantly higher than those for normal operations, it will be necessary to

separately evaluate the worst-case impact to determine whether the planned buffer

distance between the facility and neighbouring sensitive receptors will be adequate

ground level predictions should be made at any site that includes the environmental

values identified by the EPP (Air), including any sites that could be sensitive to the

effects of predicted emissions

dust and odour generation from construction activities, especially in areas where

construction activities are adjacent to existing road networks or are in close

proximity to sensitive receivers

climatic patterns that could affect dust generation and movement

vehicle emissions and dust generation along major haulage routes both internal and

external to the project site

human health risk associated with emissions from project activities of all hazardous

or toxic pollutants

impacts on terrestrial flora and fauna.

Detail the best practice mitigation measures together with proactive and predictive

operational and maintenance strategies that could be used to prevent and mitigate

impacts.

Discuss potential air quality impacts from emissions, with reference to the National

Environmental Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure 2003 (Cwlth) and the EPP

(Air). If an emission is not addressed in these legislative instruments, discuss the

emission with reference to its risk to human health, including appropriate health-based

guidelines/standards.



5.7. Greenhouse gas emissions

5.7.1. Description of environmental situation

Provide an inventory of projected annual emissions for each relevant greenhouse gas,

with total emissions expressed in ‘CO2 equivalent’ terms for the following categories:

scope 1 emissions—means direct emissions of greenhouse gases from sources

within the boundary of the facility and as a result of the facility’s activities (including

emission from vegetation clearing)

scope 2 emissions—means emissions of greenhouse gases from the production of

electricity, heat or steam that the facility will consume, but that are physically

produced by another facility.

Briefly describe method(s) by which estimates were made.

Use the National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors (Commonwealth of Australia

2010c) as a reference source for emission estimates, supplemented by other sources

where practicable and appropriate. As a requirement of the NGA factors, estimates

should include the loss of carbon sink capacity of vegetation due to clearing and

impoundment.


Discuss the potential for greenhouse gas abatement measures, including:

the proposed measures (alternatives and preferred) to avoid and/or minimise direct

greenhouse gas emissions

how the preferred measures minimise emissions and achieve energy efficiency

any opportunities to further offset greenhouse gas emissions through indirect means

including sequestration and carbon trading.

5.8. Noise and vibration


Describe the existing noise and vibration environment that may be affected by the

project in the context of the environmental values defined by the Environmental

Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 (EPP (Noise)). Refer to the following documents:

Noise Measurement Manual (Environment Protection Agency 2000)

Guideline: Planning for Noise Control (Environmental Protection Agency 2004)

Identify sensitive noise receptors adjacent to all project components both in air and

underwater (e.g. marine species sensitive to underwater noise) and estimate typical

background noise and vibration levels based on surveys at representative sites.

Discuss the potential sensitivity of such receptors and nominate performance indicators

and standards.



Describe the impacts of noise and vibration both in air and underwater generated

during the pre-construction, construction, operational and decommissioning phases of

the project. Noise and vibration impact analysis should include:

the levels of noise and vibration generated, including noise contours, assessed

against current typical background levels, using modelling (such as Environmental

Noise Model e.g., SoundPLAN) where appropriate

impact of noise, including low frequency noise (noise with components below

200 Hz) and vibration at all potentially sensitive receivers (for example, residences,

social and public infrastructure, such as health, recreational and educational

facilities and marine life where impact of noise may have a significant biological

significance) compared with the performance indicators and standards nominated

above in Section 5.8.1

impact on terrestrial, avian and aquatic fauna

proposals to minimise or eliminate these effects, including details of any screening,

lining, enclosing or bunding of facilities, or timing schedules for construction and

operations that would minimise environmental harm and environmental nuisance

from noise and vibration both in air and/or underwater

options for air sensitive receptors that are otherwise unable to achieve a satisfactory

internal noise level for the preservation of health and wellbeing as identified within

the EPP (Noise).

Provide details of any night-time work that may be undertaken. Specifically include:

the reasons why night-time work may be undertaken

the likely duration of work (if known)

the proposed hours of the work

the nature of the work to be undertaken

the likely impact on residents and the associated mitigation measures to be

undertaken by the proponent

the methods that will be used to communicate with affected residents.

5.9. Waste

5.9.1. Waste generation

Identify and describe all sources, likely volumes and quality (where applicable) of waste

associated with pre-construction, construction, operation and decommissioning of all

aspects of the project. Refer to regulated waste listed in Schedule 7 of the

Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 (Qld).

Describe:

waste generated by delivery of material to site(s)

all chemical and mechanical processes conducted on the construction sites that

produce waste



the amount and characteristics of solid and liquid waste produced on site by the

project

hazardous materials to be stored and/or used on site, including environmental

toxicity data and biodegradability.

5.9.2. Waste management

Detail the proposed management of solid and liquid waste. Assess the potential impact

of all waste generated during construction and operation, with regard for best practice

waste management strategies, the Environmental Protection (Waste Management)

Policy 2000 and the Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000

(Qld).

Provide details on marine plant impacts on the land area designated for on-ground soil

disposal if a land disposal option is chosen.

5.10. Transport

If a terrestrial location is required for a land based spoil ground/dredge material

placement area, provide a detailed traffic impact assessment report for all modes of

transport. The EIS should clearly identify and assess all impacts associated with a

land based dredge material placement area for all modes of transport and identify

effective mitigation strategies for these impacts.

Present the transport assessment in separate reports for each project-affected mode

(road, rail, air and sea) as appropriate for each phase of the project. These assessment

reports should provide sufficient information to allow an independent assessment of

how existing transport infrastructure will be affected by project transport at the local and

regional level.

5.10.1. Existing infrastructure

Describe the extent, condition and capacity of the existing transport infrastructure on

which the project will depend.

5.10.2. Transport activities and routes

Provide a summary of all the freight tasks (inputs and outputs, including wastes)

associated with all phases of the project. The summary will be in tabular form (or other

suitable format) and include for each freight task:

tonnage/volume

proposed transport methodologies (modes, vehicle types, payloads)

estimates of the number of discrete trips required for reach task

origins of inputs and destinations of outputs (including wastes)

cross reference to the relevant section in the EIS where the task is fully described

and/or assessed.


For each mode of transport and each phase of the project, provide traffic generation

information on:

existing background traffic including volumes, composition, peak traffic and peak

times along the transport routes to and from the project

background traffic growth for the transport routes for all stages of the project life

the construction of any project-related plant and utilities within or impacting on the

jurisdiction of any transport authority

the stages, timing and duration of each stage/phase and how these impact on the

transport-related infrastructure

comparison of the traffic situation and road conditions with and without the project

expected volumes of project inputs and outputs of transported raw materials, plant,

construction materials and operational equipment, waste, hazardous goods and

finished products for all phases of the project

how identified project inputs and outputs will be moved through the local and

regional transport network (including number and type of vehicles, mode, volume,

composition, trip timing and routes)

traffic generated by workforce personnel including visitors (volume, composition,

timing and routes)

likely heavy, oversize and indivisible loads (volume, composition, timing and routes)

highlighting any vulnerable bridges and structures along proposed routes.

Describe:

access locations (existing and proposed) to state-controlled roads

locations of proposed road-crossing points of existing and proposed rail

infrastructure associated with the project.

Presentation of data is to be in a format similar to A Road Management Information

System (ARMIS).


Impact assessment reports should include details of the adopted assessment

methodology (for impacts on roads: the road impact assessment report in accordance

with the Guidelines for Assessment of Road Impacts of Development) (Department of

Main Roads 2006). Assessment of traffic impacts is to include the transport

arrangements for permanent and temporary workforce associated with all phases of

the project.

Assess project impacts on:

local and state-controlled road networks, including key road and road/rail

intersections, at project construction, operation and decommissioning stages. Any

impact to level crossings should be assessed using the Australian Level Crossing

Assessment Model (ALCAM)

capacity, safety, local amenity, efficiency and condition of transport operations,

services and assets from either transport or project operations, including an

assessment of pavement life of the road network as a result of the project. Refer,



where relevant, to the Queensland Road Safety Action Plan 2010–2011

(Department of Transport and Main Roads 2010)

possible interruptions to transport operations

the natural environment within the jurisdiction of an affected transport authority (for

example, road and rail corridors)

the nature and likelihood of product-spill to both land and marine environments

during transport, if relevant

any existing or proposed strategies for public passenger transport and active

transport and address, where relevant, requirements of Part 2A of the Transport

Planning and Coordination Act

access to transport for people with a disability

transport and handling of hazardous substances and dangerous goods

the cumulative impact of this project adding to the impact of other known proposed

or current major projects impacting on the road network.

5.10.4. Infrastructure alterations

Detail:

any proposed alterations or new transport-related infrastructure and services

required by the project (as distinct from impact mitigation works)

construction of any project-related plant and utilities, within or impacting on the

jurisdiction of any transport authority.

5.10.5. Transport impact management strategies

Discuss and recommend how identified impacts will be mitigated so as to maintain

safety, efficiency and condition of each mode. These mitigation strategies are to be

prepared in close consultation with relevant transport authorities (including local

government), consider those authorities’ works program and forward planning, and be

in accordance with the relevant transport authorities’ methodologies and design

manuals.

Findings of studies and transport infrastructure impact assessments should be an input

into preparing a transport management plan.

Road/rail management planning

Outline:

procedures for assessing and agreeing on the scope of required mitigation works

with road/rail corridor managers (for example, maintenance or upgrades), including

any associated works, such as sourcing water and gravel

strategies to minimise the effects of project transport on existing and future public

road or rail corridors

steps to be taken to prevent access from public roads/rail corridors to the project

sites

strategies to maintain safe access to public road/rail reserves to allow

road/rail/pipeline maintenance activities


process for decommissioning any temporary access to road/rail reserves, for

example, stockpile sites

Findings of studies and transport infrastructure impact assessments should be an input

into preparing a draft road-use management plan. Conditions of approval for transport

management impacts should also be detailed in the EMP.

Shipping management planning

Develop management plans in accordance with the Maritime Safety Queensland

Guidelines for Major Development Proposals (Department of Transport and Main

Roads 2010).

Consult the Regional Harbour Master on maritime issues relating to moving and

loading tankers and any barge operations (for example, dredging). Discuss the results

of the consultation in the EIS.

Describe current vessels using the port and in the Commonwealth Marine Area, their

size, shipping movements, anchorages, access to/from the port and navigational

arrangements.

In regard to increased shipping volumes, address the following:

potential for introduction of exotic organisms from increased shipping rates,

including the Asian green mussel

ballast water management arrangements—including Australian Quarantine and

Inspection Service mandatory arrangements and agency contingency planning

management of ship waste, in particular quarantine waste, domestic garbage, oil

and sewage

risk of spills and their management

potential foreshore damage caused by tanker and tug activities

potential for increased vessel strike to marine species

potential impacts on existing shipping activity

routes of ships in transit through port waters and the aligned infrastructure such as

navigational aids.

Additional marine transport issues that should be considered include the potential of

the proposal to impact on recreational craft.

5.11. Indigenous cultural heritage

5.11.1. Description of existing Indigenous cultural heritage values

Describe the existing Indigenous cultural heritage values that may be affected by the

project and the environmental values of the cultural landscapes of the affected area in

terms of the physical and cultural integrity of the landforms.

Explain the significance of artefacts, items or places of Indigenous cultural heritage

value likely to be affected by the project at a local, regional, state and national level.



Also describe how, in conjunction with the appropriate Indigenous people, subject to

confidentiality requirements, the cultural heritage values were ascertained. This could

include:

the results of any Aboriginal cultural heritage survey undertaken

the DNRM Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register and Database

any existing literature relating to Indigenous cultural heritage in the project area.


To the greatest extent practicable, significant cultural heritage areas should be avoided

by the project.

Provide an assessment of likely effects on sites of Indigenous cultural heritage values.

Define and describe the objectives and practical measures for protecting or enhancing

Indigenous cultural heritage environmental values. Describe how nominated

quantitative standards and indicators may be achieved for cultural heritage

management, and describe how the achievement of the objectives will be monitored,

assessed and managed.

As a minimum, impact assessment, management and protection strategies should

satisfy statutory responsibilities and duties of care.

Native title agreement or cultural heritage management plan

During the EIS process, the proponent should initiate a native title agreement (NT

agreement), as defined under the ACH Act, which includes management and

protection strategies for Indigenous cultural heritage or a Cultural Heritage

Management Plan (CHMP) under the ACH Act. An NT agreement or an approved

CHMP in a form that complies with Part 7 of the ACH Act will ensure that the project

meets the Aboriginal cultural heritage duty of care imposed by the ACH Act.

An NT agreement or CHMP should be negotiated between the proponent and the

appropriate native title/Indigenous parties and should include the following:

a process for including Indigenous people associated with the development areas in

protecting and managing Indigenous cultural heritage

processes for mitigating, managing and protecting identified cultural heritage sites

and objects in the project areas, including associated infrastructure developments,

during both the construction and operational phases of the project

provisions for managing the accidental discovery of cultural material, including

burials

a clear recording process to assist initial management and recording of accidental

discoveries

a cultural heritage induction for project staff

developing a cultural heritage awareness program to be incorporated into the

contractor/employee manual and induction manual. This is to be in the form of a

plain language, short document that is easy for contractors and staff ‘on the ground’

to understand


a conflict resolution process.

If an NT agreement is not finalised or a CHMP has not been approved when the EIS is

submitted to the Coordinator-General, the following must be provided:

an outline of the draft CHMP or draft plan within the NT agreement that addresses

management and protection strategies for cultural heritage, subject to any

confidentiality provisions, outlining the position of the relevant parties

details of the proposed steps and timeframes for finalising the CHMP or NT

agreement.

5.11.3. Native title

Identify areas covered by applications for native title claims or native title

determinations, providing boundary descriptions of native title representative body(ies),

and whether it is necessary to notify the representative body(ies) or if there is evidence

that native title does not exist.

Identify the potential for native title rights and interests likely to be impacted upon by

the project and the potential for managing those impacts by an Indigenous land use

agreement or other native title compliance outcomes.

5.12. Non-Indigenous cultural heritage

5.12.1. Description of existing non-Indigenous cultural heritage values

Include a cultural heritage study/survey that describes non-Indigenous cultural heritage

sites and places, and their values.

Describe the significance of artefacts, items or places of conservation or

non-Indigenous cultural heritage value likely to be affected by the project and their

values at a local, regional, state and national level.

Any such study should be conducted by an appropriately qualified cultural heritage

practitioner and should include the following:

review of:

– the Australian Heritage Places Inventory

– the Queensland Heritage Register and other information regarding places of

potential non-Indigenous cultural heritage significance

– any local government heritage register

– any existing literature relating to the heritage of the affected areas

liaison with relevant community groups/organisations (for example, local historical

societies) concerning places of non-Indigenous cultural heritage significance located

or identified

locations of culturally and historically significant sites, shown on maps, which could

potentially be impacted by the project

a constraints analysis of the proposed development area to identify and record

non-Indigenous cultural heritage places.




Provide an assessment of any likely effects on sites of non-Indigenous cultural heritage

values.

Provide strategies to mitigate and manage any negative impacts on non-Indigenous

cultural heritage values and enhance any positive impacts.

As a minimum, investigation, consultation, impact assessment, management and

protection strategies should satisfy statutory responsibilities and duties of care.

6. Social values and management of impacts

6.1. Description of existing social values

6.1.1. Social and cultural area

Conduct a social impact assessment and define the project’s social and cultural area of

influence, including the local, district, regional and state level as relevant, taking into

account the:

potential for social and cultural impacts to occur

location of other relevant proposals or projects

location and types of physical and social infrastructure, settlement and land use

patterns

social values that might be affected by the project (for example, integrity of social

conditions, visual amenity and liveability, social harmony, public health and

wellbeing, and sense of community)

Indigenous social and cultural characteristics such as native title rights and interests,

and cultural heritage.

6.1.2. Community engagement

Consistent with national and international good practice, and with regard to local and

regional strategies for community engagement, the proponent should undertake a

community engagement strategy to engage at the earliest practicable stage with likely

affected parties to discuss and explain the project, and to identify and respond to

issues and concerns regarding social impacts.

Detail the community engagement processes used to conduct open and transparent

dialogue with stakeholders. Such processes should include, but not be limited to,

community reference group forums. Include the project’s planning and design stages

and future operations including affected local and state authorities. Engagement

processes should consider social and cultural factors, customs and values, and, where

relevant, linkages between environmental, economic, and social impact issues.

Discuss engagement strategies and processes, including how complaint resolution will

be addressed, for all stages of the project.


6.1.3. Workforce profile

The SIA should include a profile of the workforce that describes the following:

Workforce demand

The estimated composition of workforce by occupation, project stage and duration

(including any planned construction prior to final investment decision) using the

template provided at www.skills.qld.gov.au/significantprojects.aspx

Supply issues and strategies

Analysis of relevant local, state and national workforce profiles and labour supply

strategies and proposed programs for:

– recruitment and attraction

– population groups (including Indigenous people, women, secondary school

students and unemployed and underemployed)

– unskilled and semi-skilled labour requirements

– structured training (apprenticeships, traineeships, graduates)

– analysis of impact on local community workforce.

Identify any gaps/opportunities in workforce planning particularly, tourism and

hospitality skills and associated skills, in the short (3-5 years) and medium to longer

term (5–15 years), with a particular focus on maritime skills and port-related

activities.

Particular reference should be made to the following documents:

– Tropical North Queensland Destination Tourism Strategy 2012–2016 (Tourism

Tropical North Queensland and Tourism Queensland 2010)

– Tropical North Queensland Tourism Opportunity Plan 2010–2020 (Tourism

Queensland 2010).

The fact sheet on Skills Queensland’s website

(www.skills.qld.gov.au/significantprojects.aspx) provides essential information,

contact and program details to develop the workforce management plan.

6.2. Potential impacts

Assess and describe the type, level and significance of the project’s social impacts

(both beneficial and adverse) on the local and cultural area, based on outcomes of

community engagement processes and the social baseline study. Furthermore:

describe and summarise outcomes of community engagement processes including

the likely response of the affected communities, including Indigenous people

address direct, indirect and secondary impacts from any existing projects and the

proposed project including an assessment of the size, significance, and likelihood of

these impacts at the local and regional level. Consider the following:

– local, regional and state labour markets during the construction and operational

phases, with regard to the source of the workforce. Present this information

according to occupational workforce groupings. Detail whether the proponent

and/or contractors are likely to employ locally or through other means and



whether there are initiatives for local employment business opportunities and how

these workforce strategies relate and align to state and Commonwealth resource

workforce planning, skill development and training strategies and policies

– proposed new skills and training related to the project including the occupational

skill groups required and potential skill shortages anticipated

– impacts of construction and operational workforces, their families, and associated

contractors on housing and accommodation availability and affordability.

Undertake an assessment of the impact of the passengers from the cruise ships on

the social infrastructure in Cairns including civic facilities, services and networks.

The anticipated activities and duration of the stay should be taken into account to

determine downstream impacts on infrastructure.

Undertake an assessment of the impact of the dredging proposal on recreational

and commercial fishing activities and the traditional owner values related to

traditional fishing and hunting.

6.3. Impact mitigation measures and management strategies

For identified social impacts, social impact mitigation strategies and measures should

be presented to address the recruitment and training of the construction and

operational workforces and the social and cultural implications this may have for the

host community, including if any part of the workforce is sourced from outside the

social and cultural area.

Describe any consultation about acceptance of proposed mitigation strategies, and

how practical management and monitoring regimes would be implemented.

7. Economies and management of impacts

7.1. Description of affected local and regional economies

Describe the existing economy in which the project is located and the economies

materially impacted by the project. Include:

a map illustrating the local and regional economies (local government areas—LGAs)

that could be potentially affected by the project

gross regional product or other appropriate measure of annual economic production

demographic and employment profile of the study area as a whole and

disaggregated by LGA. Include:

– existing population (size, age, distribution)

– existing community profiles of the LGAs directly affected by the project

(household type, size, average income)

– existing employment statistics (part-time/full-time, by occupation)

– the regional economy’s key industries and their contribution to regional economic

income

sufficient baseline economic data to underpin a comprehensive assessment of the

direct, indirect, cumulative, costs and impacts of the project


the key regional markets relevant to the project:

– labour market

– education and training markets

– housing and land markets

– construction services and building inputs market

– regional competitive advantage and expected future growth

– tourism markets.

7.2. Potential impacts and mitigation measures

The potential impacts should consider local, regional, state and national perspectives

as appropriate to the scale of the project.

The analysis should describe both the potential and direct economic impacts including

estimated costs, if material, on industry and the community, assessing the following:

property values

industry output

employment

the indirect impacts likely to flow to other industries and economies from developing

the project, and the implications of the project for future development

the distributional effects of the proposal including proposals to mitigate any negative

impact on disadvantaged groups.

7.2.1. Strategies for local participation

The assessment of economic impacts should outline strategies to encourage

participation by local industry and the local workforce, including:

• strategies for assessing the capacity and cost-effectiveness of sourcing goods and

services from the regional and wider state economy during the pre-construction,

construction, operation and rehabilitation phases of the project

• strategies for ensuring local suppliers of goods and services receive full, fair and

reasonable opportunity to tender for work throughout the life of the project.

Government-funded projects must prepare a Local Industry Participation Plan

(LIPP) in accordance with the Queensland Local Industry Policy (Department of

Employment, Economic Development and Innovation 2010) and it’s associated

Guidelines. Private sector projects without government funding are recommended

voluntarily to apply the Policy’s principles, for example by preparing a LIPP and

working with the Queensland Office of the Industry Capability Network

(www.icnqld.org.au) to promote tender opportunities and identify capable local

suppliers. Assistance with developing LIPPs and delivery strategies is available

from the Industry Development unit of the Department of State Development,

Infrastructure and Planning

employment strategies for local residents including members of Indigenous

communities and people with a disability, including a skills assessment and

recruitment and training programs to be offered



strategies adopting relevant government policy, relating to:

– the level of training provided for construction contracts on Queensland

Government building and construction contracts, with regard to the Queensland

Government Building and Construction Contracts Structured Training Policy—the

10 per cent training policy (Skills Queensland 2008)

– Indigenous employment opportunities—the Indigenous Employment Policy for

Queensland Government: Building and Civil Construction Projects—the 20 per

cent policy (Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

2008a) could be adopted or its implementation measures used as a guide or tool

for engaging Indigenous workers.

8. Hazard and risk

8.1. Hazard and risk assessment

Describe the potential hazards and risks to people and property that may be associated

with the project, which may include but are not restricted to:

identifying potential hazards, accidents, spillages, fire and abnormal events that may

occur during all stages of the project, including possible risk of occurrence

identifying all hazardous substances to be used, stored, processed or produced and

the rate of usage. Include a description of the quantities and types of storage and

handling systems and their location on a site plan

refuelling infrastructure for fuel, chemicals and hazardous materials

identification of the defined flood event level and the relationship between that level

and the location of bulk hazardous materials storage facilities in accordance with

State Planning Policy 1/03: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and

Landslide (Department of Local Government and Planning and Department of


Identify the susceptibility of the project from flooding, potential impacts of the project

on flooding to adjacent properties and the impact of the project on existing flood

characteristics. The EIS should consider the specific outcomes of flood hazard

management in State Planning Policy 1/03: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood,

Bushfire and Landslide (Department of Local Government and Planning and

Department of Emergency Services 2003).

potential wildlife hazards, natural events (for example, cyclone, storm surge,

flooding, bushfire) and implications related to climate change.

Undertake a preliminary risk assessment for all components of the project, as part of

the EIS process in accordance with Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009

Risk management—Principles and guidelines (Standards Australia/Standards New

Zealand 2009) and Managing environment-related risk (HB203:2012) (Standards

Australia 2012). Where relevant, refer to the Queensland Coastal Plan Coastal

Hazards Guideline (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection 2012c) risk

assessment factors. With respect to risk assessment, the EIS must:

deal comprehensively with external and on-site risks including transport risks


assess risks during the pre-construction, construction, operational and

decommissioning phases of the project

include an analysis of the consequences of each hazard on safety in the project

area, examining the likelihood of both individual and collective consequences,

involving injuries and fatalities to workers and to the public

present quantitative levels of risks from the above analysis.

Provide details on the safeguards that would reduce the likelihood and severity of

hazards, consequences and risks to persons, within and adjacent to the project

area(s).

Present a comparison of assessed and mitigated risks with acceptable risk criteria for

land uses in and adjacent to the project area(s).

Identify the residual risk following application of mitigation measures. Present an

assessment of the overall acceptability of the impacts of the project in light of the

residual uncertainties and risk profile.

Describe the mitigation strategies for flood hazard.

8.2. Cumulative risk

The risk analysis is to address the potential impacts that may occur on the normal on-

site day-to-day activities during the construction and/or operation of the facilities.

Furthermore, determine the level of change that may result on the risk contours of

other relevant existing or proposed facilities in the area as a result of the proposed

project (where details of such proposed facilities are provided to the proponent by the

Office of the Coordinator-General or otherwise published). Individual risk criteria should

be used to limit risks to individual workers and members of the public. Societal risk

criteria should be used to limit risk to the affected population as a whole.

Identify and adopt, where appropriate, any changes to operating procedures that would

reduce the possibility of these events occurring, or reduce the severity of the events

should they occur. Present draft risk management plans for the construction and

operational phases of the project.

8.3. Health and safety

8.3.1. Description of public health and safety community values

Describe the existing health and safety values of the community, workforce, suppliers

and other stakeholders in terms of the environmental factors that can affect human

health, public safety and quality of life, such as air pollutants, odour, lighting and

amenity, dust, noise and water.

8.3.2. Potential impact and mitigation measures

Define and describe the objectives and practical measures for protecting or enhancing

health and safety community values. Describe how nominated quantitative standards

and indicators may be achieved for social impact management, and how the

achievement of the objectives will be monitored, audited and managed.



Assess the cumulative effects on public health values and occupational health and

safety impacts on the community, workforce and regional health services from project

operations and emissions including tourist visitors from cruise ships. Recommend any

practical monitoring regimes in this section.

Include relevant consultation with the appropriate regional health service providers.

8.4. Emergency management plan

The development of emergency and evacuation planning and response procedures is

to be determined in consultation with state and regional emergency service providers.

Provide an outline of the proposed integrated emergency management planning

procedures (including evacuation plans) for the range of situations identified in the risk

assessment developed in this section. The plans are to provide for fire fighting

infrastructure for the life of the project and take into account refuelling infrastructure.

This includes strategies to deal with natural disasters during operation and construction

including identification of key stakeholders.

Present preliminary information on the design and operation of proposed

safety/contingency systems to address significant emergency issues delineated in the

risk assessment, together with at least the following areas of emergency:

marine collision minimisation

fire prevention/protection

leak detection/minimisation

release of contaminants

emergency shutdown systems and procedures

natural disasters.

If the proposed design and operation systems required are outside the scope of

relevant standards or codes, a fire study is to be undertaken to ensure adequate levels

of protection are in place.

In addition, undertake an assessment of businesses that may be affected in the event

of an emergency, including strategies to mitigate the impact on these businesses.

In regard to fires, outline strategies to manage the provision of:

fire management systems to ensure the retention on site of fire water or other fire

suppressants used to combat emergency incidents

building fire safety measures for any construction or permanent accommodation

details of any emergency response plans and bushfire mitigation plans under the

State Planning Policy 1/03: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and

Landslide (Department of Local Government and Planning & Department of


on-site firefighting equipment provided and the level of training of staff who will be

tasked with emergency management activities

detailed maps showing the plant outline, potential hazardous material stores,

incident control points, firefighting equipment and the like.


an outline of any dangerous goods stores associated with the plant operations,

including fuel storage and emergency response plans.

Present outlines of emergency planning and response strategies to deal with relevant

incidents above, which have been determined in consultation with state and regional

emergency service providers, and which show integration of emergency services into

the plans.

Present plans for emergency medical response and transport and first aid matters with

involvement of the relevant state agencies (such as the Queensland Ambulance

Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and Emergency Management

Queensland).

9. Cumulative impacts

Summarise the project’s cumulative impacts and describe these impacts in

combination with those of existing or proposed project(s) publicly known or advised by

the office of the Coordinator-General to be in the region, to the greatest extent

practicable. Assess cumulative impacts with respect to both geographic location and

environmental values. In particular, address cumulative impacts in sensitive

environmental areas identified in Section 5.4.1 of this TOR (refer to page 26).

Explain the methodology used to determine the cumulative impacts of the project,

detailing the range of variables considered (including relevant baseline or other criteria

upon which the cumulative aspects of the project have been assessed, where

applicable).

10. Sustainable development

Provide a comparative analysis of how the project conforms to the objectives for

‘sustainable development’—see the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable

Development (Commonwealth of Australia 1992).

Consider the cumulative impacts (both beneficial and adverse) of the project from a

life-of-project perspective, taking into consideration the scale, intensity, duration and

frequency of the impacts to demonstrate a balance between environmental integrity,

social development and economic development.

This information is required to demonstrate that sustainable development aspects have

been considered and incorporated during the scoping and planning of the project.

11. Environmental management plan

Detail the EMPs for the construction and operational phases of the project. The EMP

should be developed from, and be consistent with, the information in the EIS. The EMP

must meet the requirements of section 203 of the EP Act, address discrete project

elements and provide life-of-proposal control strategies. It must be capable of being

read as a stand-alone document without reference to parts of the EIS.



The EMP must comprise the following components for performance criteria and

implementation strategies:

the proponent’s commitments to acceptable levels of environmental performance,

including environmental objectives, performance standards and associated

measurable indicators, performance monitoring and reporting

impact prevention or mitigation actions to implement the commitments

corrective actions to rectify any deviation from performance standards

an action program to ensure the environmental protection commitments are

achieved and implemented. This will include strategies in relation to:

– continuous improvement

– environmental auditing

– monitoring

– reporting

– staff training

– where relevant, a rehabilitation program for land proposed to be disturbed under

each relevant aspect of the proposal.


The recommended structure of each element of the EMP is shown below.

Element/issue Aspect of construction or operation to be managed (as it affects environmental values).

Operational policy The operational policy or management objective that applies to the element.

Performance criteria Measurable performance criteria (outcomes) for each element of the operation.

Implementation strategy The strategies, tasks or action program (to nominated operational design standards) that would be implemented to achieve the performance criteria and also include the implementation agency for each element of the EMP.

Monitoring The monitoring requirements to measure actual performance (for example, specified limits to pre-selected indicators of change).

Auditing The auditing requirements to demonstrate implementation of agreed construction and operation environmental management strategies and compliance with agreed performance criteria.

Reporting Format, timing and responsibility for reporting and auditing of monitoring results.

Corrective action The action (options) to be implemented in case a performance requirement is not reached and the person(s) responsible for action (including staff authority and responsibility management structure).

The proponent’s commitments to environmental performance, as described in the

EMP, may be included in the Coordinator-General’s evaluation report as conditions, to

ensure the commitments are met. Therefore, the EMP is a relevant document for

project approvals, environmental authorities and permits, and may be referenced by

them.

12. Conclusions and recommendations

Make conclusions and recommendations with respect to the project, based on the

studies presented, the EMP and conformity of the project with legislative and policy

requirements.

13. References

All references consulted should be presented in the EIS in a recognised format.



14. Appendices

Provide the following as appendices to the EIS:

final TOR for this EIS

TOR cross-reference table, which links the requirements of each section/subsection

of the TOR with the corresponding section/subsection of the EIS, where those

requirements have been addressed

a list of the project approvals required by the project.

the consultation report, as described in Section 3.7, (page 7).

a list of the relevant qualifications and experience of the key study team members

and specialist sub-consultants

a glossary of technical terms

a list of abbreviations

any reports of specialist studies undertaken as part of the EIS

a copy of the proponent’s corporate environmental policy and planning framework

document.

a list of all commitments made by the proponent in the EIS, with cross-references to

the relevant section in the EIS

a copy of the proponent’s land acquisition protocols.


Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronym/abbreviation Definition

ACH Act Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (Qld)

AS/NZS Australian standard/New Zealand standard

CAMBA China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

CHMP cultural heritage management plan

Coastal Act Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Qld)

DAFF The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Queensland

DEHP Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland

DNPRSR Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

DNRM Department of Natural Resources and Mines

EIS environmental impact statement

EMP environmental management plan

EP Act Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld)

EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth)

EPP environmental protection policy (water, air, waste, noise)

ERA environmentally relevant activity

GBRWHA Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

JAMBA Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

MNES matters of national environmental significance (under the EPBC Act)

NC Act Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Qld)

NGA National Greenhouse Accounts

NT agreement native title agreement

QASSIT Queensland Acid Sulfate Soils Investigation Team

RE regional ecosystem (for a definition, refer to the Glossary)

REDD Regional Ecosystem Description Database

ROKAMBA Republic of Korea–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement

SCL Act Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 (Qld)

SDPWO Act State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld)

SIA social impact assessment

SPA Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (Qld)

The proponent Far North Queensland Ports Corporation (trading as Ports North)

TIA Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 (Qld)

TOR terms of reference

TORUM Act Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld)

VM Act Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld)

WSSR Act Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 (Qld)



Glossary

Term Definition

aquifer A water bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel, able to transmit substantial quantities of water.

assessable vegetation

Vegetation in which clearing is assessable development under Schedule 3, Part 1, Table 4, Item 1 of SPA.

biodiversity Biodiversity is short for ‘biological diversity’. It describes the natural diversity of native wildlife, together with the environmental conditions necessary for their survival and includes:

a) regional diversity, that is, the diversity of the landscape components of a region, and the functional relationships that affect environmental conditions within ecosystems

b) ecosystem diversity, that is, the diversity of the different types of communities formed by living organisms and the relations between them

c) species diversity, that is, the diversity of species

d) genetic diversity, that is, the diversity of genes within each species.

bunding An artificial created boundary, usually in the form of an embankment used to prevent sediment and substances from entering a water steam or storage facility.

community An assemblage of interdependent populations of different species (plants and animals) interacting with one another, and living in a particular area.

controlled action A proposed action that is likely to have a significant impact on a matter of national environmental significance; the environment of Commonwealth land (even if taken outside Commonwealth land); or the environment anywhere in the world (if the action is undertaken by the Commonwealth). Controlled actions must be approved under the controlling provisions of the EPBC Act.

controlling provision The matters of national environmental significance, under the EPBC Act, that the proposed action may have a significant impact on.

Coordinator-General The corporation sole constituted under section 8A of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1938 and preserved, continued in existence and constituted under section 8 of the SDPWO Act.

CORVEG Queensland Herbarium’s site based floristic dataset containing field survey data

ecosystem A biophysical environment containing a community of organisms.

effluent Outflow of treated wastewater.

ephemeral Transitory, short-lived.


endangered A species is endangered if:

there have not been thorough searches conducted for the wildlife and the wildlife has not been seen in the wild over a period that is appropriate for the life cycle or form of the wildlife, or

the habitat or distribution of the wildlife has been reduced to an extent that the wildlife may be in danger of extinction, or

the population size of the wildlife has declined, or is likely to decline, to an extent that the wildlife may be in danger of extinction, or

the survival of the wildlife in the wild is unlikely if a threatening process continues.

endemism The ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type.

erosion The process by which rocks are loosened, worn away and removed from parts of the earth’s surface.

fluvial Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream.

geomorphological The form or shape of the landscape and the processes that modify or change it.

groundwater Water found underground in porous rock or soil strata.

habitat The biophysical medium or media occupied (continuously, periodically or occasionally) by an organism or group of organisms.

Habitat corridor A strip of habitat that facilitates fauna movement between otherwise isolated patches of habitat.

lacustrine environments

A lake or lake-like environment. Wetlands and deepwater habitats with all of the following characteristics:

(1) situated in a topographic depression or dammed river channel; (2) lacking trees, shrubs, persistent emergent plants, mosses, or lichens with greater than 30% areal coverage; and (3) total area exceeds 8 ha (20 acres).

listed species A plant or animal included in a schedule of vulnerable, rare or endangered biota, such as the schedules in the EPBC Act or the Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2004 (Qld).

mitigation The effort to eliminate or reduce impacts.

morphology Form and structure of organisms without consideration of function.

native species A species that is indigenous to Australia or an external territory, or periodically or occasionally visits.

native wildlife Any taxon or species of wildlife indigenous to Australia.

natural environment The complex of atmospheric, geological, and biological characteristics found in an area in the absence of artefacts or influences of a well-developed technological human culture.

palaeontologic The study of fossils to determine the structure and evolution of extinct animals and plants.

permeability The capacity of a material (rock) to transmit fluids (groundwater).

porosity That fraction of total rock volume which is filled with water, gas, or oil.

proponent The entity or person who proposes a significant project. It includes a person who, under an agreement or other arrangement with the person who is the existing proponent of the project, later proposes the project.



regional ecosystems (REs)

Regional ecosystems were defined by Sattler and Williams (1999) as vegetation communities in a bioregion that are consistently associated with a particular combination of geology, landform and soil.

regrowth A young, usually even-aged forest stand that has regenerated after disturbance.

rehabilitation Making the land useful again after a disturbance. It involves the recovery of ecosystem functions and processes in a degraded habitat.

remnant vegetation Small remaining areas of naturally occurring vegetation in a landscape that has been altered by human activity such as agriculture. These remnants were once part of a continuously vegetated landscape.

riparian Pertaining to, or situated on the bank of, a body of water, especially a watercourse such as a river.

riparian zone Located alongside a watercourse.

run-off The amount of rainfall which actually ends up as stream flow, also known as rainfall excess.

sediment Any usually finely divided organic and/or mineral matter deposited by air or water in non-turbulent areas.

sensitive receptor Those locations or areas where dwelling units or other fixed, developed sites of frequent human use occur.

significant project A project declared as a 'significant project' by the Coordinator-General, under section 26 of the SDPWO Act.

sodic soil A sodic soil is defined as one in which more than 10–15 per cent of the clay's negative charge is balanced by sodium ions.

stratigraphy Rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, and age of sedimentary rocks.

terrestrial Pertaining to land, the continents, and/or dry ground. Contrasts to aquatic.

under stress Aquifer water level conditions as defined by DEHP

visual absorption capacity

The landscape's ability to absorb physical changes without transformation in its visual character and quality. The intrinsic capacity of a landscape unit to dissimulate the industrial structures of a specific project without compromising its unique character.

water asset Water, or the rights or other claims to water, which the water report entity either holds, or for which the water report entity has management responsibilities, and from which an individual or organisation that is a water report entity, or a group of stakeholders of a physical water report entity, derives future benefits (as defined in Exposure Draft of Australian Water Accounting Standard 1 (2010)—Water Accounting Standards Board)


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utlin

e of

the

back

grou

nd a

nd n

eed

for t

he p

roje

ct, i

nclu

ding

the

cons

eque

nces

of n

ot

proc

eedi

ng w

ith th

e pr

ojec

tEx

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y

1Ex

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y·

an o

utlin

e of

the

alte

rnat

ive

optio

ns c

onsid

ered

and

reas

ons f

or se

lect

ing

the

prop

osed

dev

elop

men

t opt

ion

Exec

utiv

e Su

mm

ary

1Ex

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y·

a br

ief d

escr

iptio

n of

the

proj

ect (

pre-

cons

truc

tion,

con

stru

ctio

n, o

pera

tiona

l act

iviti

es

and

deco

mm

issio

ning

) and

the

exist

ing

envi

ronm

ent,

usin

g vi

sual

aid

s whe

re a

ppro

pria

teEx

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y

1Ex

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y·

an o

utlin

e of

the

prin

cipa

l env

ironm

enta

l im

pact

s pre

dict

ed a

nd th

e pr

opos

eden

viro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t str

ateg

ies,

com

mitm

ents

and

reha

bilit

atio

n st

rate

gies

to

min

imise

the

signi

fican

ce o

f the

se im

pact

sEx

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y

1Ex

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y·

a di

scus

sion

of th

e cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

s in

rela

tion

to so

cial

, eco

nom

ic a

nden

viro

nmen

tal f

acto

rs o

f ass

ocia

ted

infr

astr

uctu

re p

roje

cts p

ropo

sed

with

in th

ere

gion

Exec

utiv

e Su

mm

ary

1Ex

ecut

ive

Sum

mar

y·

deta

iled

map

s of t

he p

ropo

sed

proj

ect l

ocat

ion

and

any

othe

r crit

ical

figu

res.

Exec

utiv

e Su

mm

ary

2Gl

ossa

ry o

f Ter

ms

Prov

ide

a gl

ossa

ry o

f tec

hnic

al te

rms,

acr

onym

s, a

bbre

viat

ions

and

refe

renc

es.

Prov

ided

at t

he b

egin

ning

of t

he E

IS3

Intr

oduc

tion

Clea

rly e

xpla

in th

e fu

nctio

n of

the

EIS,

why

it h

as b

een

prep

ared

and

wha

t it s

ets o

ut to

ac

hiev

e. In

clud

e an

ove

rvie

w o

f the

stru

ctur

e of

the

docu

men

t.Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.1, A

1.6,

A1.

12

3.1

Proj

ect P

ropo

nent

Desc

ribe

the

prop

onen

t’s e

xper

ienc

e, in

clud

ing:

· th

e na

ture

and

ext

ent o

f bus

ines

s act

iviti

esPa

rtA1

Pro

ject

Intr

oduc

tion

A1.

3;Ap

pend

ix D

103.

1Pr

ojec

t Pro

pone

nt·

expe

rienc

e an

d qu

alifi

catio

nsPa

rt A

1 P

roje

ct In

trod

uctio

n A1

.33.

1Pr

ojec

t Pro

pone

nt·

envi

ronm

enta

l rec

ord,

incl

udin

g a

list o

f any

bre

ach

of re

leva

nt e

nviro

nmen

tal l

aws

durin

g th

e pr

evio

us te

n ye

ars

Part

A1

Pro

ject

Intr

oduc

tion

A1.3

3.1

Proj

ect P

ropo

nent

· th

e pr

opon

ent’s

env

ironm

enta

l, he

alth

, saf

ety

and

com

mun

ity p

olic

ies.

Part

A1

Pro

ject

Intr

oduc

tion

A1.3

3.2

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

nBr

iefly

des

crib

e th

e ke

y el

emen

ts o

f the

pro

ject

with

illu

stra

tions

or m

aps.

Sum

mar

ise a

ny

maj

or a

ssoc

iate

d in

fras

truc

ture

requ

irem

ents

. Pro

vide

det

aile

d pr

ojec

t des

crip

tions

in th

e re

leva

nt se

ctio

ns.

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

, A1

.7; A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

3.3

Proj

ect R

atio

nale

Desc

ribe

the

spec

ific

obje

ctiv

es a

nd ju

stifi

catio

n fo

r the

pro

ject

, inc

ludi

ng it

s str

ateg

ic,

econ

omic

, env

ironm

enta

l and

soci

al im

plic

atio

ns, t

echn

ical

feas

ibili

ty a

nd c

omm

erci

al

driv

ers.

Disc

uss t

he st

atus

of t

he p

roje

ct in

a re

gion

al, s

tate

and

nat

iona

l con

text

. Ex

plai

n th

e pr

ojec

t’s c

ompa

tibili

ty w

ith re

leva

nt p

olic

y, p

lann

ing

and

regu

lato

ryfr

amew

orks

.

Part

s A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.2

; B1

Land

B1.

2; A

ppen

dix

C C.

Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s C.

1.6

3.4

Rela

tions

hip

to o

ther

pro

ject

sDe

scrib

e ho

w th

e pr

ojec

t rel

ates

to o

ther

maj

or p

roje

cts (

of w

hich

the

prop

onen

t sho

uld

reas

onab

ly b

e aw

are)

that

hav

e be

en o

r are

bei

ng u

nder

take

n, o

r tha

t hav

e be

en p

ropo

sed

or a

ppro

ved

in th

e ar

ea p

oten

tially

affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect.

As a

resu

lt of

this

asse

ssm

ent,

ther

e m

ay b

e op

port

uniti

es to

co-

loca

te e

xist

ing

orpr

opos

ed in

fras

truc

ture

, ena

blin

g ef

ficie

ncy

gain

s and

miti

gatin

g en

viro

nmen

tal a

nd

prop

erty

impa

cts.

Whe

re c

o-lo

catio

n m

ay b

e lik

ely,

out

line

oppo

rtun

ities

to c

oord

inat

e or

en

hanc

e im

pact

miti

gatio

n st

rate

gies

. Disc

uss t

he o

ppor

tuni

ties i

n su

ffici

ent d

etai

l to

enab

le th

e re

ader

to u

nder

stan

d th

e re

ason

s for

pre

ferr

ing

cert

ain

optio

ns o

r cou

rses

of

actio

n an

d re

ject

ing

othe

rs

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.

2 ;

A3 A

ppro

pria

tene

ss A

sses

smen

t

3.5

Proj

ect A

ltern

ativ

esDe

scrib

e fe

asib

le a

ltern

ativ

es in

clud

ing

conc

eptu

al, t

echn

olog

ical

and

loca

lity

alte

rnat

ives

to th

e pr

opos

ed p

roje

ct a

nd th

e co

nseq

uenc

es o

f not

pro

ceed

ing

with

the

proj

ect (

incl

udin

g an

y im

pact

s tha

t wou

ld b

e av

oide

d). D

etai

l the

crit

eria

use

d to

det

erm

ine

the

alte

rnat

ives

and

pro

vide

suffi

cien

t det

ail t

o co

nvey

why

cer

tain

opt

ions

or c

ours

es o

f ac

tion

are

pref

erre

d an

d w

hy o

ther

s are

reje

cted

(inc

ludi

ng th

e ‘n

o ac

tion’

opt

ion)

. Disc

uss

the

inte

rdep

ende

ncie

s of p

roje

ct c

ompo

nent

s, p

artic

ular

ly in

rega

rd to

how

any

in

fras

truc

ture

requ

irem

ents

rela

te to

the

viab

ility

of t

he p

roje

ct. T

his i

nfor

mat

ion

is re

quire

d to

ass

ess w

hy th

e sc

ope

of th

e pr

ojec

t is a

s it i

s and

to e

nsur

e th

at th

e en

viro

nmen

tally

sust

aina

ble

desig

n pr

inci

ples

and

sust

aina

ble

deve

lopm

ent a

spec

ts w

ere

cons

ider

ed a

nd in

corp

orat

ed d

urin

g th

e pr

ojec

t’s sc

opin

g ph

ase.

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.9

3.6

The

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

as

sess

men

t pro

cess

NA

3.6.

1M

etho

dolo

gy o

f the

EIS

Prov

ide

an o

utlin

e of

the

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

ass

essm

ent p

roce

ss, i

nclu

ding

the

role

of

the

EIS

in th

e Co

ordi

nato

r-Ge

nera

l’s d

ecisi

on m

akin

g pr

oces

s. In

clud

e in

form

atio

n on

re

leva

nt st

ages

of E

IS d

evel

opm

ent,

stat

utor

y an

d pu

blic

con

sulta

tion

requ

irem

ents

and

an

y in

terd

epen

denc

ies t

hat e

xist

bet

wee

n ap

prov

als s

ough

t. Th

e in

form

atio

n in

this

sect

ion

is re

quire

d to

ens

ure:

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion,

A1

.11

3.6.

1M

etho

dolo

gy o

f the

EIS

· rel

evan

t leg

islat

ion

is ad

dres

sed

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion,

A1

.11

3.6.

1M

etho

dolo

gy o

f the

EIS

· rea

ders

are

info

rmed

of t

he p

roce

ss to

be

follo

wed

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion,

A1

.11

3.6.

1M

etho

dolo

gy o

f the

EIS

· sta

keho

lder

s are

aw

are

of a

ny o

ppor

tuni

ties f

or in

put a

nd p

artic

ipat

ion.

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4, A

1.14

3.

6.2

Obj

ectiv

es o

f the

EIS

Prov

ide

a st

atem

ent o

f the

obj

ectiv

es o

f the

env

ironm

enta

l im

pact

ass

essm

ent p

roce

ss. T

he

stru

ctur

e of

the

EIS

can

then

be

outli

ned

and

used

to e

xpla

in h

ow th

e EI

S w

ill m

eet i

ts

obje

ctiv

es. T

he p

urpo

se o

f the

EIS

is to

:Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.6, A

1.12

.2

3.6.

2O

bjec

tives

of t

he E

IS· p

rovi

de p

ublic

info

rmat

ion

on th

e ne

ed fo

r the

pro

ject

, alte

rnat

ives

to it

, ass

ess

optio

ns a

nd m

ake

info

rmed

dec

ision

s for

its i

mpl

emen

tatio

nPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.6, A

1.12

.2

3.6.

2O

bjec

tives

of t

he E

IS· p

rese

nt th

e lik

ely

effe

cts o

f the

pro

ject

on

the

natu

ral,

soci

al a

nd e

cono

mic

envi

ronm

ent

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.6

, A1.

12.2

3.6.

2O

bjec

tives

of t

he E

IS· d

emon

stra

te h

ow e

nviro

nmen

tal i

mpa

cts c

an b

e av

oide

d, m

anag

ed o

r miti

gate

d an

d th

e of

fset

s for

any

resid

ual i

mpa

cts

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.6

, A1.

12.2

3.6.

2O

bjec

tives

of t

he E

IS· p

rovi

de in

form

atio

n to

form

ulat

e th

e pr

ojec

t’s e

nviro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t pla

n(E

MP)

.Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.6, A

1.12

.2

3.6.

3Su

bmiss

ions

Info

rm th

e re

ader

how

and

whe

n pr

oper

ly m

ade

publ

ic su

bmiss

ions

on

the

EIS

will

be

addr

esse

d an

d ta

ken

into

acc

ount

in th

e de

cisio

n-m

akin

g pr

oces

s. In

dica

te p

oint

s in

subs

eque

nt a

ppro

val p

roce

sses

for t

he p

roje

ct (f

or e

xam

ple,

‘mat

eria

l cha

nge

of u

se’

(MCU

) app

licat

ions

und

er th

e Su

stai

nabl

e Pl

anni

ng A

ct 2

009

(SPA

) whe

re su

bmitt

ers m

ay

have

app

eal r

ight

s. T

he E

IS p

roje

ct m

anag

er c

an a

ssist

with

pre

parin

g in

form

atio

n on

the

subm

issio

ns p

roce

ss

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

4

3.7

Publ

ic c

onsu

ltatio

n pr

oces

s

NA

3.7.

1O

verv

iew

The

publ

ic c

onsu

ltatio

n pr

oces

s sho

uld

prov

ide

oppo

rtun

ities

for c

omm

unity

invo

lvem

ent a

nd e

duca

tion.

It m

ay in

clud

e in

terv

iew

s with

indi

vidu

als,

pub

licco

mm

unic

atio

n ac

tiviti

es, i

nter

est g

roup

mee

tings

, prin

ted

mat

eria

l and

oth

erm

echa

nism

s to

enco

urag

e an

d fa

cilit

ate

activ

e pu

blic

con

sulta

tion.

The

pub

lic c

onsu

ltatio

n pr

oces

ses (

com

mun

ity e

ngag

emen

t) fo

r all

part

s of t

he E

IS sh

ould

be

inte

grat

ed.

Cons

ulta

tion

with

adv

isory

age

ncie

s sho

uld

be th

e pr

inci

pal f

orum

for i

dent

ifyin

gle

gisla

tion,

regu

latio

ns, p

olic

ies a

nd g

uide

lines

rele

vant

to th

e pr

ojec

t and

EIS

pro

cess

.

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t

3.7.

2Co

nsul

tatio

n pl

anDe

velo

p an

d im

plem

ent a

com

preh

ensiv

e an

d in

clus

ive

cons

ulta

tion

plan

with

the

stak

ehol

der g

roup

s ide

ntifi

ed in

sect

ion

3.2

of P

repa

ring

an E

IS: G

uide

line

for

prop

onen

ts.

The

cons

ulta

tion

plan

shou

ld id

entif

y br

oad

issue

s of c

once

rn to

loca

l and

regi

onal

co

mm

unity

and

inte

rest

gro

ups a

nd a

ddre

ss is

sues

from

pro

ject

pla

nnin

g th

roug

h co

mm

ence

men

t, pr

ojec

t ope

ratio

ns a

nd d

ecom

miss

ioni

ng. T

he c

onsu

ltatio

n pl

an sh

ould

id

entif

y:

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t

3.7.

2Co

nsul

tatio

n pl

an· t

he st

akeh

olde

rs to

be

targ

eted

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t

3.7.

2Co

nsul

tatio

n pl

an· t

he ty

pes o

f con

sulta

tion

and

com

mun

icat

ion

activ

ities

to b

e un

dert

aken

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.2

Cons

ulta

tion

plan

· tim

ing

of a

ctiv

ities

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.2

Cons

ulta

tion

plan

· how

con

sulta

tion

activ

ities

will

be

inte

grat

ed w

ith o

ther

EIS

act

iviti

es a

nd th

e pr

ojec

t de

velo

pmen

t pro

cess

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.2

Cons

ulta

tion

plan

· con

sulta

tion

resp

onsib

ilitie

sPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

1.4;

App

endi

x B

Stak

ehol

der a

nd

Com

mun

ity E

ngag

emen

t Rep

ort

3.7.

2Co

nsul

tatio

n pl

an· c

omm

unic

atio

n pr

otoc

ols

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.2

Cons

ulta

tion

plan

· rep

ortin

g an

d fe

edba

ck a

rran

gem

ents

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.2

Cons

ulta

tion

plan

· how

resu

lts o

f con

sulta

tion

will

be

cons

ider

ed b

y th

e pr

opon

ent a

nd in

tegr

ated

into

the

EIS

proc

ess.

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.3

Publ

ic c

onsu

ltatio

n re

port

Incl

ude,

as a

n ap

pend

ix, a

pub

lic c

onsu

ltatio

n re

port

det

ailin

g ho

w th

e pu

blic

cons

ulta

tion

plan

was

impl

emen

ted,

and

the

resu

lts. I

t mus

t inc

lude

:Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

1.4;

App

endi

x B

Stak

ehol

der a

nd

Com

mun

ity E

ngag

emen

t Rep

ort

3.7.

3Pu

blic

con

sulta

tion

repo

rt· a

list

of s

take

hold

ers i

dent

ified

, inc

ludi

ng th

e Au

stra

lian

and

Que

ensla

ndgo

vern

men

ts, l

ocal

gov

ernm

ent a

genc

ies,

and

/or t

he a

ffect

ed p

artie

s (as

def

ined

by

the

Envi

ronm

enta

l Pro

tect

ion

Act 1

994

(EP

Act)

)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.3

Publ

ic c

onsu

ltatio

n re

port

· crit

eria

for i

dent

ifyin

g st

akeh

olde

rs a

nd m

etho

ds u

sed

to c

omm

unic

ate

with

them

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.3

Publ

ic c

onsu

ltatio

n re

port

· det

ails

of th

e ac

tiviti

es c

ondu

cted

to d

ate

and

the

futu

re c

onsu

ltatio

n st

rate

gies

and

pr

ogra

ms,

incl

udin

g th

ose

durin

g th

e op

erat

iona

l pha

se o

f the

pro

ject

(also

out

lined

and

in

clud

ed in

the

EMP)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t

3.7.

3Pu

blic

con

sulta

tion

repo

rt· a

sum

mar

y of

the

issue

s rai

sed

by st

akeh

olde

rs a

nd th

e m

eans

by

whi

ch th

e iss

ues h

ave

been

add

ress

edPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

1.4;

App

endi

x B

Stak

ehol

der a

nd

Com

mun

ity E

ngag

emen

t Rep

ort

3.7.

3Pu

blic

con

sulta

tion

repo

rt· d

etai

ls of

how

con

sulta

tion

invo

lvem

ent a

nd o

utco

mes

wer

e in

tegr

ated

into

the

EIS

proc

ess

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t3.

7.3

Publ

ic c

onsu

ltatio

n re

port

· det

ails

of h

ow c

onsu

ltatio

n ou

tcom

es w

ill b

e in

tegr

ated

into

futu

re si

te a

ctiv

ities

(incl

udin

g op

port

uniti

es fo

r eng

agem

ent a

nd p

rovi

sion

for f

eedb

ack

and

actio

n if

nece

ssar

y).

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A11.

4; A

ppen

dix

B St

akeh

olde

r and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t

3.8

Proj

ect a

ppro

vals

NA

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

sLi

st a

nd d

escr

ibe

Aust

ralia

n, st

ate

and

loca

l leg

islat

ion,

app

rova

ls an

d pl

ans r

elev

ant t

o th

e pl

anni

ng, a

ppro

val,

cons

truc

tion

and

oper

atio

n of

the

proj

ect.

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

Com

mon

wea

lth le

gisl

atio

nRe

leva

nt C

omm

onw

ealth

legi

slatio

n m

ay in

clud

e, b

ut is

not

lim

ited

to:

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· EPB

C Ac

tPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s· E

nviro

nmen

tal P

rote

ctio

n (S

ea D

umpi

ng) A

ct 1

981

(EPS

D Ac

t)Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s· G

reat

Bar

rier R

eef M

arin

e Pa

rk A

ct 1

975

(GBR

MP

Act)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Hist

oric

Shi

pwre

cks A

ct 1

976

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Mar

itim

e Tr

ansp

ort a

nd O

ffsho

re F

acili

ties S

ecur

ity A

ct 2

003

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Nav

igat

ion

Act 1

912

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Nat

ive

Title

Act

199

3.Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

sQ

ueen

slan

d le

gisl

atio

nRe

leva

nt Q

ueen

sland

legi

slatio

n m

ay in

clud

e, b

ut is

not

lim

ited

to:

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Ab

orig

inal

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

Act

200

3 (A

CH A

ct)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Co

asta

l Pro

tect

ion

and

Man

agem

ent A

ct 1

995

(Coa

stal

Act

)Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

EP A

ct a

nd R

egul

atio

nPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Fire

and

Res

cue

Serv

ice

Act 1

990

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Fi

sher

ies A

ct 1

994

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· La

nd A

ct 1

994

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Lo

cal I

ndus

try

Polic

y Ac

t 201

2Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Mar

ine

Park

s Act

200

4Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Act 1

992

(NC

Act)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Que

ensla

nd H

erita

ge A

ct 1

992

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· SP

APa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

SDPW

O A

ctPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Tran

spor

t Inf

rast

ruct

ure

Act 1

994

(TI A

ct)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Tr

ansp

ort O

pera

tions

(Mar

ine

Pollu

tion)

Act

199

5Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Tran

spor

t Ope

ratio

ns (M

arin

e Sa

fety

) Act

199

4Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d 3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· Tr

ansp

ort O

pera

tions

(Roa

d U

se M

anag

emen

t) A

ct 1

995

(TO

RUM

Act

)Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Vege

tatio

n M

anag

emen

t Act

199

9 (V

M A

ct)

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· W

aste

Red

uctio

n an

d Re

cycl

ing

Act 2

011

Part

A P

roje

ct In

trod

uctio

n,

A1.1

1 En

viro

nmen

tal I

mpa

ct P

roce

ss

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

Wat

er A

ct 2

000

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· W

ork

Heal

th a

nd S

afet

y Ac

t 201

1Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

sAu

stra

lian

Gov

ernm

ent a

ppro

vals

Iden

tify

and

outli

ne A

ustr

alia

n Go

vern

men

t app

rova

ls re

quire

d in

clud

ing,

but

not

lim

ited

to:

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· ap

prov

al, u

nder

sect

ions

131

(1) a

nd 1

33 o

f the

EPB

C Ac

t, of

the

prop

osed

act

ion

for e

ach

of th

e ap

plic

able

con

trol

ling

prov

ision

sPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

appr

oval

to d

redg

e w

ithin

the

boun

dary

of t

he G

reat

Bar

rier R

eef M

arin

e Pa

rk u

nder

the

GBRM

P Ac

t (Gr

eat B

arrie

r Ree

f Mar

ine

Park

Aut

horit

y)Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

sea

dum

ping

per

mit

to d

ispos

e of

dre

dge

mat

eria

l at s

ea w

ithin

the

GBRM

P un

der

the

EPSD

Act

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· m

arin

e pa

rk p

erm

it to

disp

ose

of d

redg

e m

ater

ial w

ithin

the

GBRM

P un

der t

heGB

RMP

Act (

Grea

t Bar

rier R

eef M

arin

e Pa

rk A

utho

rity)

.Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

sQ

ueen

slan

d ap

prov

als

Key

Que

ensla

nd a

ppro

vals

requ

ired,

and

to b

e co

nsid

ered

in th

e EI

S pr

oces

s, in

clud

e:Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

deve

lopm

ent p

erm

it fo

r tid

al w

orks

—Co

asta

l Act

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· al

loca

tion

of q

uarr

y m

ater

ial o

r dre

dge

man

agem

ent p

lan

(if o

ther

than

mar

ine

disp

osal

of d

redg

e m

ater

ial i

s pro

pose

d)—

Coas

tal A

ctPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

deve

lopm

ent p

erm

it fo

r ope

ratio

nal w

ork

with

in a

coa

stal

man

agem

ent d

istric

t, th

at is

:–

disp

osal

of d

redg

ed sp

oil o

r oth

er so

lid w

aste

mat

eria

l in

tidal

wat

er—

Coas

tal A

ct–

recl

aim

ing

land

und

er ti

dal w

ater

—Co

asta

l Act

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

deve

lopm

ent p

erm

it fo

r ope

ratio

nal w

ork

that

is th

e re

mov

al, d

estr

uctio

n or

dam

age

of a

m

arin

e pl

ant—

Fish

erie

s Act

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· de

velo

pmen

t per

mit

for o

pera

tiona

l wor

k th

at c

ompl

etel

y or

par

tly w

ithin

a d

ecla

red

fish

habi

tat a

rea—

Fish

erie

s Act

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s3.

8.1

Legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als

· m

arin

e pa

rk p

erm

it to

wid

en th

e ac

cess

cha

nnel

with

in th

e Ge

nera

l Use

Zon

e of

the

Grea

t Ba

rrie

r Ree

f Coa

st M

arin

e Pa

rk (S

tate

)—M

arin

e Pa

rks A

ctPa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

s·

deve

lopm

ent a

ppro

val f

or a

mat

eria

l cha

nge

of u

se o

f a p

rem

ises f

or a

nen

viro

nmen

tally

rele

vant

act

ivity

(ERA

) and

ass

ocia

ted

regi

stra

tion

cert

ifica

te:

– ER

A16:

Ext

ract

ive

and

scre

enin

g ac

tiviti

es (d

redg

ing)

—EP

Act

Part

A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s

3.8.

1Le

gisla

tion

and

appr

oval

sId

entif

y th

e re

leva

nt a

ppro

val a

genc

y fo

r eac

h of

the

appr

oval

s req

uire

d.Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Int

rodu

ctio

n A1

.11;

App

endi

x C

Legi

slatio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

Out

line

the

proj

ect's

con

siste

ncy

with

the

exist

ing

natio

nal,

stat

e, re

gion

al a

nd lo

cal

plan

ning

fram

ewor

k th

at a

pplie

s to

the

proj

ect l

ocat

ion.

Ref

er to

all

rele

vant

stat

utor

y an

d no

n-st

atut

ory

plan

s, p

lann

ing

polic

ies,

gui

delin

es, s

trat

egie

s and

agr

eem

ents

. The

key

pla

ns

and

polic

ies a

re li

sted

und

er th

e re

leva

nt se

ctio

ns o

f thi

s TO

R. T

hese

incl

ude

but a

re n

ot

limite

d to

the

follo

win

g:

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Far

Nor

th Q

ueen

sland

Reg

iona

l Pla

n 20

09–3

1 (D

epar

tmen

t of I

nfra

stru

ctur

e an

dPl

anni

ng 2

009)

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· C

airn

sPla

nAp

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Cai

rns P

ort A

utho

rity

Land

Use

Pla

n (L

UP)

, und

er th

e TI

Act

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· e

nviro

nmen

tal p

rote

ctio

n po

licie

s (EP

Ps, s

ubor

dina

te to

the

EP A

ct),

incl

udin

g:–

EPP

(Noi

se) 2

008

– EP

P (A

ir) 2

008

– EP

P (W

ater

) 200

9–

EPP

(Was

te M

anag

emen

t) 2

000

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Sta

te p

lann

ing

polic

ies a

nd th

eir s

uppo

rtin

g gu

idel

ine,

incl

udin

g:–

Stat

e Pl

anni

ng P

olic

y 2/

02: P

lann

ing

and

Man

agin

g De

velo

pmen

t Inv

olvi

ng A

cid

Sulfa

te S

oils

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Nat

ural

Res

ourc

es a

nd M

ines

& D

evel

opm

ent o

fLo

cal G

over

nmen

t and

Pla

nnin

g 20

02a)

– St

ate

Plan

ning

Pol

icy

1/03

: Miti

gatin

g th

e Ad

vers

e Im

pact

s of F

lood

, Bus

hfire

and

La

ndsli

de (D

epar

tmen

t of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

and

Depa

rtm

ent o

fEm

erge

ncy

Serv

ices

200

3)–

Stat

e Pl

anni

ng P

olic

y 4/

11: P

rote

ctin

g W

etla

nds o

f Hig

h Ec

olog

ical

Sig

nific

ance

in G

reat

Bar

rier R

eef C

atch

men

ts (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Res

ourc

eM

anag

emen

t 201

1c)

– Te

mpo

rary

Sta

te P

lann

ing

Polic

y 2/

12: P

lann

ing

for P

rosp

erity

(Dep

artm

ent o

fSt

ate

Deve

lopm

ent,

Infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd p

lann

ing)

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Que

ensla

nd C

oast

al P

lan

Stat

e Pl

anni

ng P

olic

y: C

oast

al M

anag

emen

t (De

part

men

t of

Envi

ronm

ent a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent 2

011f

), an

d Dr

aft C

oast

al P

rote

ctio

n St

ate

Plan

ning

Reg

ulat

ory

Prov

ision

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Sta

te D

evel

opm

ent,

Infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd

Plan

ning

201

2)

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· fish

hab

itat p

olic

ies,

adm

inist

ered

by

the

Depa

rtm

ent o

f Agr

icul

ture

, Fish

erie

s and

Fo

rest

ry (D

AFF)

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· Q

ueen

sland

Bio

secu

rity

Stra

tegy

200

9–14

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Prim

ary

Indu

strie

s an

d Fi

sher

ies 2

008)

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· Q

ueen

sland

Ski

lls P

lan

2008

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Edu

catio

n, T

rain

ing

and

the

Arts

200

8)Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Que

ensla

nd L

ocal

Indu

stry

Pol

icy

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Em

ploy

men

t, Ec

onom

icDe

velo

pmen

t and

Inno

vatio

n 20

10)

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· Q

ueen

sland

Bio

dive

rsity

Offs

et P

olic

y (v

ersio

n 1)

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Env

ironm

ent a

nd

Reso

urce

Man

agem

ent 2

011b

)Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Sta

te P

lann

ing

Polic

y 4/

11: P

rote

ctin

g W

etla

nds o

f Hig

h Ec

olog

ical

Sig

nific

ance

in G

reat

Ba

rrie

r Ree

f Cat

chm

ents

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Env

ironm

ent a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent 2

011c

).

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

nsW

ith sp

ecifi

c re

leva

nce

to m

ariti

me

safe

ty a

nd o

pera

tions

, the

follo

win

g po

licie

s,gu

idel

ines

and

stan

dard

s sho

uld

be re

fere

nced

:Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Mar

itim

e Sa

fety

Que

ensla

nd R

egul

atio

n 20

02Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Mar

itim

e Tr

ansp

ort a

nd O

ffsho

re F

acili

ties S

ecur

ity A

ct 2

003

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Tra

nspo

rt O

pera

tions

(Mar

ine

Pollu

tion)

Act

199

5Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Tra

nspo

rt O

pera

tions

(Mar

ine

Safe

ty) A

ct 1

994

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· T

rans

port

Ope

ratio

ns (M

ariti

me

Safe

ty) R

egul

atio

n 20

04Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Aus

tral

ian

Mar

itim

e Sa

fety

Aut

horit

y m

arin

e or

ders

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· Q

ueen

sland

Coa

stal

Con

tinge

ncy

Actio

n Pl

an (Q

CCAP

)Ap

pend

ix C

Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s; a

nd re

leva

nt te

chni

cal

chap

ters

3.8.

2Re

leva

nt p

lans

· Sta

ndar

ds fo

r Hyd

rogr

aphi

c Su

rvey

s with

in Q

ueen

sland

Wat

ers

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs3.

8.2

Rele

vant

pla

ns· T

rans

port

Ope

ratio

ns (M

arin

e Po

llutio

n) R

egul

atio

n 20

08.

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs38

.3En

viro

nmen

tally

rele

vant

ac

tiviti

esBr

iefly

des

crib

e ea

ch e

nviro

nmen

tally

rele

vant

act

ivity

(ERA

) und

er th

e EP

Act

and

asso

ciat

ed a

ctiv

ities

that

are

to b

e ca

rrie

d ou

t in

conn

ectio

n w

ith th

e pr

ojec

t. Pr

esen

t a

deta

iled

desc

riptio

n of

eac

h ER

A in

Sec

tion

5, E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

man

agem

ent o

f im

pact

s. P

rovi

de d

etai

ls of

the

impa

ct o

n la

nd, w

ater

, air,

noi

se a

nd a

ny o

ther

iden

tifie

d en

viro

nmen

tal v

alue

s, a

s wel

l as a

det

aile

d de

scrip

tion

of th

e w

aste

gen

erat

ed fr

om e

ach

ERA

and

its q

uant

ity, c

hara

cter

istic

s, h

andl

ing,

stor

age,

man

agem

ent a

nd in

tend

ed

trea

tmen

t and

disp

osal

.

Appe

ndix

C L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als;

and

rele

vant

tech

nica

l ch

apte

rs

4.1

Ove

rvie

w o

f Pro

ject

Prov

ide

an o

verv

iew

of t

he p

roje

ct to

put

it in

to c

onte

xt. I

nclu

de:

A1, I

ntro

duct

ion

4.1

Ove

rvie

w o

f Pro

ject

·

a ra

tiona

le e

xpla

inin

g th

e se

lect

ion

of th

e pr

efer

red

oper

atin

g sc

enar

io, i

nclu

ding

de

tails

such

as c

ost,

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

s, a

nd th

e de

velo

pmen

t ope

ratio

nal e

ffici

enci

es

of e

ach

optio

n

Part

s A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4 ,

A4.7

, A4.

18;

A2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial

Plac

emen

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent a

nd A

3, A

ppro

pria

tene

ss

4.1

Ove

rvie

w o

f Pro

ject

·

a

desc

riptio

n of

the

key

com

pone

nts o

f the

pro

ject

incl

udin

g th

e us

e of

text

and

de

sign

plan

s whe

re a

pplic

able

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n,

4.4

Proj

ect I

nfra

stru

ctur

e

4.1

Ove

rvie

w o

f Pro

ject

·

a

sum

mar

y of

any

env

ironm

enta

l des

ign

feat

ures

of t

he p

roje

ctPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion,

4.

4 Pr

ojec

t Inf

rast

ruct

ure

4.1

Ove

rvie

w o

f Pro

ject

·

th

e ex

pect

ed c

ost,

timin

g, a

nd o

vera

ll du

ratio

n of

the

proj

ect,

incl

udin

g de

tails

of a

nd

just

ifica

tion

for,

any

stag

ing

of th

e de

velo

pmen

tPa

rt A

4, P

roje

ct D

escr

iptio

n A4

.13,

A4.

18 ;

Part

A1

Proj

ect

Intr

oduc

tion

A1.7

; Par

t B9,

Soc

io-e

cono

mic

4.

1.1

Ship

ping

Ent

ranc

e Ch

anne

l Dr

edgi

ngDe

scrib

e, m

ap a

nd il

lust

rate

the

loca

tion,

are

a, d

epth

and

vol

ume

of d

redg

ing

requ

ired

for

the

proj

ect,

incl

udin

g cu

rren

tly d

redg

ed a

nd a

ppro

ved

area

s for

dre

dgin

g in

rela

tion

to th

e pr

opos

ed d

redg

ing

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

Expl

ain

the

prov

ision

s of a

ny p

revi

ous s

ea d

umpi

ng p

erm

its fo

r por

t ope

ratio

ns re

leva

nt to

th

e pr

ojec

t inc

ludi

ng d

ates

, vol

umes

and

exi

stin

g sp

oil g

roun

d lo

catio

n, c

apac

ity a

nd

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n, A

4.2

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

Prov

ide

deta

ils o

f the

dre

dgin

g m

etho

ds in

clud

ing:

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.7;

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

·

the

type

and

des

ign

of d

redg

e ve

ssel

and

equ

ipm

ent t

o be

use

d, in

clud

ing

num

ber a

nd

type

of v

esse

ls an

d re

ason

s for

the

prop

osed

sele

ctio

n of

equ

ipm

ent i

nclu

ding

add

ition

al o

r re

duce

d co

ntrib

utio

n to

sedi

men

t plu

me

gene

ratio

n ac

cord

ing

to v

esse

l typ

e be

ing

used

as

com

pare

d to

alte

rnat

ive

vess

el ty

pes

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.7;

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

·

th

e ex

pect

ed d

urat

ion,

tim

ing

and

oper

atio

n ho

urs o

f dre

dgin

g ca

mpa

igns

(inc

ludi

ng

the

reas

ons f

or a

ny st

agin

g)Pa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.7

;

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

·

ex

pect

ed d

redg

e an

d su

ppor

t ves

sel m

ovem

ent p

aths

and

freq

uenc

yPa

rts A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.7

; C2

Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

C3

Vess

el T

rans

port

Man

agem

ent P

lan

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

·

m

easu

res t

o be

use

d to

min

imise

risk

of i

ntro

duci

ng e

xotic

spec

ies o

n dr

edgi

ng

equi

pmen

tPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.7

; Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

& C

2,

Dred

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

·

w

heth

er, w

here

and

how

any

bla

stin

g m

ay b

e re

quire

d, in

clud

ing

scal

e, fr

eque

ncy

and

dura

tion

of th

e bl

astin

g an

d pr

opos

ed m

anag

emen

t mea

sure

sN

o bl

astin

g pr

opos

ed.

4.1.

1Sh

ippi

ng E

ntra

nce

Chan

nel

Dred

ging

·

op

erat

iona

l man

agem

ent o

f dre

dgin

g an

d dr

edge

spoi

l han

dlin

g, p

artic

ular

ly in

re

latio

n to

sedi

men

t plu

me

gene

ratio

n ac

cord

ing

to v

esse

l typ

e be

ing

used

, im

pact

s on

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d m

arin

e m

ega

faun

a (in

clud

ing

turt

les,

dol

phin

s, sh

arks

and

dug

ongs

)Pa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.7

; B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

& C

2, D

redg

e M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

Desc

ribe

prop

osed

disp

osal

opt

ions

for b

oth

capi

tal a

nd m

aint

enan

ce d

redg

e sp

oil

incl

udin

g:Pa

rt A

2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

di

spos

al si

te lo

catio

ns, c

hara

cter

istic

s, d

imen

sions

and

cap

acity

(inc

ludi

ng in

itial

and

fin

al b

athy

met

ry fo

r unc

onfin

ed se

a di

spos

al si

tes

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.7;

B5 M

arin

e W

ater

Qua

lity;

A2,

Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t4.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

al·

stab

ility

of t

he d

ispos

al si

te o

ptio

ns (r

eten

tive

or d

isper

sive,

con

sider

ing

wav

e an

d cu

rren

t ero

sion)

and

any

requ

irem

ent f

or c

onta

inm

ent)

Part

s A2,

Dre

dge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t ; B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.3,

B3.

4, B

3.5

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

di

spos

al m

etho

ds in

clud

ing

prov

ision

for d

iffer

ent d

redg

ing

equi

pmen

t, m

ater

ial

char

acte

ristic

s, c

onta

min

ants

or a

cid

sulp

hate

soils

whe

re re

leva

ntPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.7

; B4

(Sed

imen

t Qua

lity)

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

Whe

re se

a di

spos

al is

con

sider

ed, d

escr

ibe

the

sele

ctio

n of

the

pref

erre

d sp

oil d

ispos

al si

te

base

d on

:Pa

rt A

2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

A4 P

roje

ct

Desc

riptio

n A4

.24.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

al·

rele

vant

agr

eem

ents

, gui

delin

es, p

olic

ies

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n,

A4.6

; A4.

7; A

4.18

; A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial

Plac

emen

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

A3

Appr

opria

tene

ss A

sses

smen

t

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

po

tent

ial e

colo

gica

l im

pact

sPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.6

, A4

.7, A

4.18

; A2

Dre

dge

Mat

eria

l Pl

acem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t, A

3 Ap

prop

riate

ness

Ass

essm

ent

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

ch

arac

teris

tics o

f the

spoi

lPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.6

, A4

.7; A

4.18

; A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial

Plac

emen

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

A3 A

ppro

pria

tene

ss A

sses

smen

t

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

dr

edgi

ng te

chno

logy

con

stra

ints

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.6 ,A

4.7,

4.1

8; A

2 Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pl

acem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t A3

Appr

opria

tene

ss A

sses

smen

t

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

ec

onom

ic b

enef

itsPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.6

,A4.

7, 4

.18;

A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial

Plac

emen

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent A

3 Ap

prop

riate

ness

Ass

essm

ent

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

co

st o

f alte

rnat

ives

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.6 ,A

4.7,

4.1

8; A

2 Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pl

acem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t A3

Appr

opria

tene

ss A

sses

smen

t

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

lif

espa

n of

cur

rent

mai

nten

ance

dre

dge

spoi

l disp

osal

site

, im

pact

s on

lifes

pan

of

curr

ent s

ite a

nd li

fesp

an o

f pro

pose

d sit

ePa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.6

,A4.

7, 4

.18;

A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial

Plac

emen

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent A

3 Ap

prop

riate

ness

Ass

essm

ent

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

Prov

ide

desc

riptio

ns o

f all

feas

ible

alte

rnat

ive

land

-bas

ed sp

oil d

ispos

al si

tes i

nclu

ding

:Pa

rts A

2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent,

A3,

Appr

opria

tene

ss A

sses

smen

t & P

art D

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

eq

uipm

ent a

nd p

ipel

ine

rout

es to

be

used

A2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent &

Par

t D5,

Eas

t Tr

inity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

lo

catio

n an

d na

ture

of t

ail w

ater

disc

harg

e po

ints

Part

s A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent &

Par

t D5,

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

de

tails

of e

stim

ated

com

men

cem

ent,

com

plet

ion,

rate

of p

rogr

ess a

nd e

xist

ing

leve

ls an

d pr

opos

ed fi

nal l

evel

s of t

he la

nd e

.g. f

or fi

lling

land

or r

ecla

mat

ion

wor

kPa

rts A

2 Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t & P

art D

5,

East

Trin

ity R

EF4.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

al·

typi

cal c

ross

-sec

tion

of th

e la

nd e

.g.,

for f

illin

g la

nd o

r rec

lam

atio

n w

ork

Part

s A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent &

Par

t D5,

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

w

here

ther

e is

pote

ntia

l for

impa

cts f

rom

sea

eros

ion,

met

hod

of p

rote

ctin

g th

e se

awar

d bo

unda

ry o

f the

land

Part

s A2,

Dre

dge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t & P

art D

5 an

d D6

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF4.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

al·

cons

truc

tion

deta

ils o

f any

tem

pora

ry o

r per

man

ent t

reat

men

t or d

ewat

erin

g st

ruct

ures

incl

udin

g m

easu

res t

o co

ntai

n or

col

lect

seep

age

wat

ers

Part

s A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

Part

D5,

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

Prov

ide

the

follo

win

g in

form

atio

n in

rela

tion

to a

ny p

ropo

sed

disp

osal

of d

redg

e sp

oil t

o re

clai

m la

nd b

elow

the

limit

of h

ighe

st a

stro

nom

ical

tide

(HAT

):4.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

al·

the

boun

dary

of l

and

to b

e fil

led

or re

clai

med

by

met

es a

nd b

ound

s, ti

ed to

real

pr

oper

ty b

ound

ary/

Com

mon

wea

lth/S

tate

land

bou

ndar

ies

Part

s A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

Part

D5,

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

th

e lo

catio

n of

the

limit

of m

ean

high

wat

er sp

ring

tide,

HAT

and

low

est a

stro

nom

ical

tid

ePa

rts A

2 Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t; Pa

rt D

5,

East

Trin

ity R

EF4.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

al·

exist

ing

leve

ls of

the

land

and

pro

pose

d fin

al le

vels

rela

tive

to th

e Au

stra

lian

heig

ht

datu

m (A

HD)

Part

s A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

Part

D5,

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

m

etho

d of

con

tain

men

t of t

he d

redg

e sp

oil a

nd p

rote

ctio

n fr

om e

rosio

n w

ith

cert

ifica

tion

of d

esig

n by

a re

gist

ered

pro

fess

iona

l eng

inee

r of Q

ueen

sland

(REP

Q)

Part

s A2

Dred

ge M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

Ass

essm

ent;

Part

D5,

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

Whe

re b

reak

wat

er a

nd re

vetm

ent w

alls

or re

clam

atio

n ar

e pr

opos

ed p

rovi

de g

eote

chni

cal

and

com

posit

ion

info

rmat

ion

on se

dim

ents

that

may

be

disp

lace

d, a

nd th

ePa

rts A

2 Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns A

sses

smen

t; Pa

rt D

5 D6

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF4.

1.2

Dred

ge sp

oil d

ispos

alpo

tent

ial i

mpa

ct o

f sed

imen

t disp

ersio

n or

disp

lace

men

t on

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d m

arin

e ec

osys

tem

s, in

clud

ing:

Part

s B5

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.4;

B7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.5; P

art

D.Ea

st T

rinity

REF

D.6

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

bo

re lo

gs a

t a fr

eque

ncy

and

dept

h, a

nd w

ith m

ater

ial c

hara

cter

isatio

n su

ffici

ent t

o de

term

ine

pote

ntia

l disp

lace

men

t of m

ater

ial a

nd/o

r the

nee

d fo

r exc

avat

ion

Part

s B4

Mar

ine

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.2

; App

endi

x D2

Sed

imen

t Q

ualit

y Re

port

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

co

ntam

inan

t ass

essm

ent o

f mat

eria

l pot

entia

l disp

lace

d or

exc

avat

ed c

onsis

tent

with

th

e N

AGD

Part

s B4

Mar

ine

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.2

; App

endi

x D2

Sed

imen

t Q

ualit

y Re

port

4.1.

2Dr

edge

spoi

l disp

osal

·

ac

id su

lfate

soil

surv

ey o

f mat

eria

l pot

entia

lly d

ispla

ced

or e

xcav

ated

con

siste

nt w

ith

the

Guid

elin

es fo

r Sam

plin

g an

d An

alys

is of

Low

land

Aci

d Su

lfate

Soi

ls (A

SS) i

n Q

ueen

sland

19

98 (A

hern

et a

l. 19

98)

Part

s B4

Mar

ine

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.2

; App

endi

x D2

Sed

imen

t Q

ualit

y Re

port

; Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

D6.

6 4.

2 L

ocat

ion

Desc

ribe,

usin

g m

aps a

t sui

tabl

e sc

ales

, the

regi

onal

and

loca

l con

text

of t

he p

roje

ct a

nd a

ll as

soci

ated

infr

astr

uctu

re. P

rovi

de re

al p

rope

rty

desc

riptio

ns o

f the

pro

ject

. Map

s sho

uld

show

the

prec

ise lo

catio

n of

the

proj

ect a

rea,

in p

artic

ular

the:

Part

B2.

3 Ex

istin

g N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion

and

boun

darie

s of c

urre

nt o

r pro

pose

d la

nd te

nure

s tha

t the

pro

ject

are

a is

or w

ill b

e su

bjec

t to,

and

det

ails

of th

e ow

ners

hip

of th

at la

nd P

art B

1 La

nd B

1.3

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion,

bou

ndar

ies,

and

are

a an

d siz

e of

the

proj

ect f

ootp

rint,

incl

udin

g ea

sem

ent

Part

A4

Pro

ject

Des

crip

tion

A4.2

; D

East

Trin

ity R

EF D

4

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

wid

ths a

nd a

cces

s req

uire

men

tsPa

rt A

4 P

roje

ct D

escr

iptio

n A4

.2 ;

D Ea

st T

rinity

REF

D5

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion

and

size

of a

ny p

ropo

sed

buffe

rs su

rrou

ndin

g th

e pr

ojec

t are

a (fo

r co

nstr

uctio

n an

d op

erat

ion)

Part

A4

Pro

ject

Des

crip

tion

A4.2

; D

East

Trin

ity R

EF D

5 (n

ote:

no

buffe

rs p

ropo

sed)

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion

of in

fras

truc

ture

rele

vant

to th

e pr

ojec

t, in

clud

ing

but n

ot li

mite

d to

, the

st

ate-

cont

rolle

d ro

ad n

etw

ork,

loca

l roa

ds a

nd ra

ilway

s, a

nd m

arin

e in

fras

truc

ture

Part

A4.

2, P

roje

ct D

escr

iptio

n

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion

of n

atur

al fe

atur

es su

ch a

s wat

erw

ays (

for e

xam

ple,

rive

rs, s

trea

ms,

cre

eks,

ot

her w

ater

bod

ies a

nd w

etla

nds)

, sho

relin

es, a

nd si

gnifi

cant

or a

sses

sabl

ePa

rts B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y Se

ctio

nB 7

.4;

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4

; B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tionV

alue

s Se

ctio

n B2

.3.3

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

vege

tatio

nPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

44.

2 L

ocat

ion

·

lo

catio

n of

any

pro

pose

d sit

e of

fices

and

acc

omm

odat

ion

sites

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n,

A4.5

4.

2 L

ocat

ion

·

St

ate

and

Com

mon

wea

lth m

arin

e pa

rks a

nd fi

sh h

abita

t res

erve

bou

ndar

ies w

ithin

or

adja

cent

to th

e pr

ojec

t site

Part

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

Seci

on B

7.4;

Par

t B2N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

34.

2 L

ocat

ion

·

ex

tent

of s

trat

egic

por

t lan

d an

d fu

ture

stra

tegi

c po

rt la

ndPa

rt B

1 La

nd

B1.4

Lan

d us

es w

ithin

and

in th

e vi

cini

ty o

f the

Se

apor

t Loc

al A

rea

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

infr

astr

uctu

re re

leva

nt to

app

rova

ls in

clud

ing

disc

harg

e an

d m

onito

ring

loca

tions

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion

of n

atur

al fe

atur

es in

clud

ing

inte

rtid

al sa

nd a

nd m

ud b

anks

, wet

land

are

as

incl

udin

g Po

rt o

f Cai

rns a

nd T

rinity

Inle

t Wet

land

Par

t B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3

4.2

Loc

atio

n·

loca

tion

of se

agra

ss b

eds,

man

grov

e ve

geta

tion,

nat

iona

l her

itage

val

ues,

wor

ld

herit

age

area

s P

art B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3

4.3.

1 P

ort d

escr

iptio

nPr

ovid

e co

ncep

t and

layo

ut p

lans

hig

hlig

htin

g ex

istin

g st

ruct

ures

and

pro

pose

d st

ruct

ures

an

d pl

ant e

quip

men

t ass

ocia

ted

with

the

port

. The

des

crip

tion

of th

e po

rt a

ndPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion,

4.2

, 4.

4

4.3.

1 P

ort d

escr

iptio

nth

e la

yout

of k

ey c

ompo

nent

s sho

uld

incl

ude,

but

is n

ot li

mite

d to

:Pa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion,

A4.

2, A

4.4

4.3.

1 P

ort d

escr

iptio

n·

port

bou

ndar

ies

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n, A

4.2,

A4.

4 4.

3.1

Por

t des

crip

tion

·

je

tty

and

wha

rf a

lignm

ent

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n, A

4.2,

A4.

4 4.

3.1

Por

t des

crip

tion

·

of

fsho

re sh

ip m

oorin

g lo

catio

nsPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion,

A4.

2, A

4.4

4.3.

1 P

ort d

escr

iptio

n·

loca

tion

of n

avig

atio

nal a

ids

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n, A

4.2,

A4.

4 4.

3.1

Por

t des

crip

tion

·

sh

ip-s

ourc

ed p

ollu

tion

man

agem

ent f

acili

ties

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n, A

4.2,

A4.

4 4.

3.1

Por

t des

crip

tion

·

an

y ot

her a

ssoc

iate

d fa

cilit

ies

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n, A

4.2,

A4.

4 4.

3.2

Str

uctu

res

Desc

ribe

all s

truc

ture

s, in

clud

ing:

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A

4.4

4.3.

2 S

truc

ture

s·

loca

tions

and

dim

ensio

ns o

f bui

ldin

gs, r

efue

lling

and

mar

ine

infr

astr

uctu

re a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith th

e po

rt e

xpan

sion

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A

4.4

4.3.

3 S

truc

ture

s·

loca

tion

and

exte

nt o

f any

pro

pose

d br

eakw

ater

and

reve

tmen

t str

uctu

res (

if re

quire

d) a

nd th

e lik

ely

cons

truc

tion

met

hodo

logi

esN

ot p

ropo

sed

4.3.

3 S

truc

ture

s·

the

desig

n cr

iteria

and

any

mod

ifica

tions

of s

truc

ture

s tha

t may

be

need

ed to

ac

com

mod

ate

clim

ate

chan

ge a

nd se

a le

vel r

isePa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion,

4.

4; B

16 C

limat

e Ch

ange

and

Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

es B

16.3

; Pa

rt D

5, E

ast T

rinity

REF

4.3.

3 S

truc

ture

sPr

ovid

e m

aps a

nd fi

gure

s det

ailin

g w

here

per

man

ent o

r tem

pora

ry lo

ss o

f tid

al la

nd is

like

ly

to o

ccur

as a

resu

lt of

bui

ldin

g an

d st

ruct

ures

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n 4.

3, 4

.4;

D6,

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF;

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

4 4.

3.3

Mar

itim

e op

erat

ion

Desc

ribe

the

loca

tion

and

natu

re o

f pro

cess

es a

nd o

pera

tions

ass

ocia

ted

with

the

Part

A4,

Pro

ject

Des

crip

tion;

C4,

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tiona

l Man

agem

ent

Plan

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

nop

erat

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t, in

clud

ing:

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n,

A4.4

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

n·

a ge

nera

l des

crip

tion

of o

pera

tions

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n,

A4.1

5 4.

3.3

Mar

itim

e op

erat

ion

·

th

e cu

rren

t and

exp

ecte

d in

crea

sed

ship

ping

num

bers

, size

s, fr

eque

ncy,

spee

d, ro

ute

and

pilo

ting

requ

irem

ents

thro

ugh

the

Port

of C

airn

s and

GBR

MP

for c

urre

nt a

nd fu

ture

po

rt o

pera

tions

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.15,

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

ct

Asse

ssm

ent B

18.3

; App

endi

x D6

Cai

rns C

ruise

Shi

ppin

g De

velo

pmen

t –

Dem

and

Stud

y, 2

014;

C4,

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

n·

hour

s of o

pera

tion

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.15

Ope

ratio

nal A

ctiv

itie;

Par

t C4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

n·

expe

cted

acc

ess,

nav

igat

iona

l and

anc

hora

ge a

rran

gem

ents

C4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n4.

3.3

Mar

itim

e op

erat

ion

·

m

aint

enan

ce d

redg

ing

oper

atio

ns, i

nclu

ding

freq

uenc

y an

d re

fere

nce

to th

e pl

anne

d sp

oil d

ispos

al lo

catio

nsPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.1

6

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

n·

desc

riptio

n of

arr

ange

men

ts fo

r mai

nten

ance

of m

arin

e fa

cilit

ies,

such

as s

hip-

sour

ced

pollu

tion

man

agem

ent f

acili

ties i

nclu

ding

det

ails

of re

spon

sible

par

ties

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.17;

C4,

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n4.

3.3

Mar

itim

e op

erat

ion

·

de

tails

of p

redi

cted

usa

ge o

f mar

ine

faci

litie

s, in

clud

ing

oppo

rtun

ities

for r

ecre

atio

nal

and

publ

ic u

sage

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.15

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

n·

deta

iled

requ

irem

ents

of v

esse

l ope

ratio

ns, i

nclu

ding

pilo

tage

, cha

nnel

clo

sure

s,

quar

antin

e an

d se

curit

y ar

rang

emen

tsC4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

nDe

scrib

e th

e im

pact

of o

pera

tions

on

offs

hore

moo

rings

dur

ing

cons

truc

tion

and

oper

atio

n of

the

prop

osal

, the

rem

oval

if a

ny o

f the

moo

rings

and

the

natu

re o

f any

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4

4.3.

3 M

ariti

me

oper

atio

nim

pact

s on

exist

ing

recr

eatio

nal a

nd c

omm

erci

al fi

shin

g bo

at o

wne

rsPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

Prov

ide

a de

taile

d st

agin

g pl

an a

nd a

ppro

xim

ate

timef

ram

es fo

r the

pro

ject

’s c

onst

ruct

ion

activ

ities

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.5, 4

.7

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

Prov

ide

an e

stim

ate

of th

e nu

mbe

r and

role

s of p

erso

ns to

be

empl

oyed

dur

ing

the

cons

truc

tion

phas

e of

the

proj

ect

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.5, 4

.7

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

Prov

ide

the

follo

win

g in

form

atio

n on

the

pre-

cons

truc

tion,

con

stru

ctio

n an

d co

mm

issio

ning

of

the

proj

ect,

incl

udin

g de

taile

d pl

ans,

dra

win

gs a

nd m

aps

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.5, 4

.7

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

Desc

ribe

all p

re-c

onst

ruct

ion

activ

ities

, inc

ludi

ng n

atur

e, sc

ale

and

timin

g of

:Pa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

Part

s A4.

4 to

A4.

14, &

D5

(Eas

t Trin

ity

REF)

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

·

an

y la

nd a

cqui

sitio

ns re

quire

d, b

e it

in fu

ll or

as e

asem

ents

, lea

ses

No

Land

acq

uisit

ion

requ

ired.

4.

4 C

onst

ruct

ion

phas

e·

any

vege

tatio

n cl

earin

g in

clud

ing

mar

ine

plan

tsPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

74.

4 C

onst

ruct

ion

phas

e·

site

acce

ssPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.1

04.

4 C

onst

ruct

ion

phas

e·

eart

hwor

ksPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.9

and

D5

(Eas

t Trin

ty R

EF)

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

·

in

terf

eren

ce w

ith w

ater

cour

ses a

nd fl

oodp

lain

are

as, i

nclu

ding

wet

land

s, sa

lt m

arsh

ar

eas a

nd m

angr

oves

and

inte

rtid

al a

reas

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.7

and

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Area

s B2.

3 4.

4 C

onst

ruct

ion

phas

e·

site

esta

blish

men

t req

uire

men

ts fo

r con

stru

ctio

n fa

cilit

ies,

incl

udin

g ac

cess

mea

sure

s,

mov

emen

t of m

ater

ials

and

equi

pmen

t, an

d ex

pect

ed si

ze, s

ourc

e an

d co

ntro

l of a

ny

cons

truc

tion

wor

kfor

ce a

ccom

mod

atio

n, se

rvic

es (w

ater

, sew

erag

e, c

omm

unic

atio

n,

ener

gy, w

aste

disp

osal

) and

safe

ty re

quire

men

ts

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n Pa

rts A

4.4

to A

4.14

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

·

te

mpo

rary

wor

ksPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.15

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

·

up

grad

e, re

loca

tion,

real

ignm

ent,

devi

atio

n of

or r

estr

icte

d ac

cess

to ro

ads a

nd o

ther

in

fras

truc

ture

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4 to

A4.

16

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

·

eq

uipm

ent t

o be

use

dPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.17

4.4

Con

stru

ctio

n ph

ase

·

in

fras

truc

ture

for f

uel,

chem

ical

s and

haz

ardo

us m

ater

ials

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A

4.4

to A

4.18

4.4.

1 P

rogr

am o

f wor

ksDe

scrib

e al

l the

con

stru

ctio

n el

emen

ts o

f the

pro

ject

, inc

ludi

ng:

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.7, A

4.14

4.

4.1

Pro

gram

of w

orks

·

an

indi

cativ

e co

nstr

uctio

n tim

etab

le, i

nclu

ding

exp

ecte

d co

mm

issio

ning

and

star

t-up

da

tes a

nd h

ours

of c

onst

ruct

ion

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.7, A

4.15

4.4.

1 P

rogr

am o

f wor

ks·

maj

or w

ork

prog

ram

s for

the

cons

truc

tion

phas

e, in

clud

ing

an o

utlin

e of

con

stru

ctio

n m

etho

dolo

gies

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4 to

A4.

14,a

nd P

art D

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

D54.

4.1

Pro

gram

of w

orks

·

co

nstr

uctio

n eq

uipm

ent t

o be

use

dPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.14

,and

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

4.4.

1 P

rogr

am o

f wor

ks·

cons

truc

tion

inpu

ts, h

andl

ing

and

stor

age

incl

udin

g an

out

line

of p

oten

tial l

ocat

ions

fo

r sou

rce

of c

onst

ruct

ion

mat

eria

lsPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.14

,and

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

4.4.

1 P

rogr

am o

f wor

ks·

maj

or h

azar

dous

mat

eria

ls to

be

tran

spor

ted,

stor

ed a

nd/o

r use

d on

site

, inc

ludi

ng

envi

ronm

enta

l tox

icity

dat

a an

d bi

odeg

rada

bilit

yPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.14

,and

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

4.4.

1 P

rogr

am o

f wor

ks·

clea

n-up

and

rest

orat

ion

of a

reas

use

d du

ring

cons

truc

tion

and

stor

age

area

sPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.14

,and

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

4.4.

2Co

mm

issio

ning

Desc

ribe

the

com

miss

ioni

ng p

roce

ss in

clud

ing

any

asso

ciat

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal i

mpa

cts

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4 to

A4.

14,a

nd P

art D

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

D5 C

2, D

redg

e M

anag

emen

t Pla

n4.

5 A

ssoc

iate

d in

fras

truc

ture

Deta

il, w

ith th

e ai

d of

con

cept

and

layo

ut p

lans

, req

uire

men

ts fo

r new

infr

astr

uctu

re o

r up

grad

ing/

relo

catin

g ex

istin

g in

fras

truc

ture

to se

rvic

e th

e pr

ojec

t. Co

nsid

er in

fras

truc

ture

su

ch a

s tra

nspo

rtat

ion

(roa

d/ra

il/ai

r/sh

ip),

wat

er su

pply

and

stor

age,

ene

rgy

supp

ly,

tele

com

mun

icat

ions

, sto

rmw

ater

, was

te d

ispos

al a

nd se

wer

age

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4 to

A4.

14,a

nd P

art D

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

D5

4.5

Ass

ocia

ted

infr

astr

uctu

reDe

scrib

e:4.

5 A

ssoc

iate

d in

fras

truc

ture

·

al

l inf

rast

ruct

ure

requ

ired

to b

e co

nstr

ucte

d, u

pgra

ded,

relo

cate

d or

dec

omm

issio

ned

for t

he c

onst

ruct

ion

and/

or o

pera

tion

of th

e pr

ojec

t, su

ch a

s acc

ess r

oads

, pow

er su

pply

, co

nnec

tion

to se

wer

age

or w

ater

supp

ly

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4 to

A4.

14,a

nd P

art D

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

D54.

5 A

ssoc

iate

d in

fras

truc

ture

·

th

e de

sign

and

cons

truc

tion

stan

dard

s to

be m

etPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.14

,and

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

4.5

Ass

ocia

ted

infr

astr

uctu

re·

alte

rnat

ive

appr

oach

es o

r the

opp

ortu

nity

to o

btai

n m

ater

ials

from

alte

rnat

ive

sour

ces

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A1

.8, &

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

4.6

Deco

mm

issio

ning

and

re

habi

litat

ion

Pres

ent a

pla

n fo

r dec

omm

issio

ning

and

reha

bilit

atin

g th

e sit

e, sh

ould

it e

ver b

e re

quire

dPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.

18,

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

Deta

il th

e en

viro

nmen

tal p

rote

ctio

n an

d m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s inc

orpo

rate

d in

the

plan

ning

, co

nstr

uctio

n, re

habi

litat

ion,

com

miss

ioni

ng, o

pera

tion

and

deco

mm

issio

ning

of a

ll fa

cets

of

the

proj

ect.

Mea

sure

s sho

uld

prev

ent,

or if

not

pos

sible

, min

imise

env

ironm

enta

l har

m a

nd

max

imise

env

ironm

enta

l ben

efits

of t

he p

roje

ct. I

dent

ify a

nd d

escr

ibe

pref

erre

d m

easu

res

in m

ore

deta

il th

an o

ther

alte

rnat

ives

Vario

us c

hapt

ers,

but

mos

tly in

Par

t B, T

echn

ical

Cha

pter

s.

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

The

obje

ctiv

es o

f the

follo

win

g su

bsec

tions

are

to:

Vario

us c

hapt

ers,

but

mos

tly in

Par

t B, T

echn

ical

Cha

pter

s.

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

·

de

scrib

e th

e ex

istin

g en

viro

nmen

tal v

alue

s of t

he a

rea

that

may

be

affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect,

usin

g ba

ckgr

ound

info

rmat

ion

and/

or n

ew st

udie

s to

supp

ort s

tate

men

ts (i

nclu

de

refe

renc

e to

all

defin

ition

s of e

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s set

out

in re

leva

nt le

gisla

tion,

pol

icie

s an

d pl

ans)

Vario

us c

hapt

ers,

but

mos

tly in

Par

t B, T

echn

ical

Cha

pter

s.

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

·

de

scrib

e th

e po

tent

ial a

dver

se a

nd b

enef

icia

l im

pact

s of t

he p

roje

ct o

n th

e id

entif

ied

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues a

nd th

e m

easu

res t

aken

to a

void

, min

imise

and

/or m

itiga

te th

ose

impa

cts

Vario

us c

hapt

ers,

but

mos

tly in

Par

t B, T

echn

ical

Cha

pter

s.

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

·

de

scrib

e an

y cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

s on

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues c

ause

d by

the

proj

ect,

eith

er in

isol

atio

n or

in c

ombi

natio

n w

ith o

ther

kno

wn

exist

ing

or p

lann

ed p

roje

cts

Part

B18

, Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

·

pr

esen

t obj

ectiv

es, s

tand

ards

and

mea

sura

ble

indi

cato

rs th

at p

rote

ct th

e id

entif

ied

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues

A1, P

roje

ct In

trod

uctio

n, P

art B

(tec

hnic

al c

hapt

ers)

and

Par

t C (E

MP

sets

targ

ets)

5

Env

ironm

enta

l val

ues a

nd

man

agem

ent o

f im

pact

s·

exam

ine

viab

le a

ltern

ativ

e st

rate

gies

for m

anag

ing

impa

cts (

pres

ent a

nd c

ompa

re

thes

e al

tern

ativ

es in

vie

w o

f the

stat

ed o

bjec

tives

and

stan

dard

s to

be a

chie

ved)

Vario

us te

chni

cal C

hapt

ers (

Part

B)

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

·

di

scus

s the

ava

ilabl

e te

chni

ques

to c

ontr

ol a

nd m

anag

e im

pact

s in

rela

tion

to th

e no

min

ated

obj

ectiv

esVa

rious

tech

nica

l Cha

pter

s (Pa

rt B

)

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

Whe

re n

egat

ive

impa

cts o

f the

pro

ject

can

not b

e av

oide

d or

ade

quat

ely

min

imise

d or

m

itiga

ted,

pre

sent

pro

posa

ls to

offs

et im

pact

s in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e Q

ueen

sland

Go

vern

men

t Env

ironm

enta

l Offs

ets P

olic

y (E

nviro

nmen

tal P

rote

ctio

n Ag

ency

200

8b)

Part

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts B

18.4

5 E

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s and

m

anag

emen

t of i

mpa

cts

The

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res a

nd m

onito

ring

prog

ram

s, id

entif

ied

in th

is se

ctio

n of

the

EIS,

sh

ould

be

used

to d

evel

op th

e EM

P(s)

for t

he p

roje

ct. F

or m

ore

info

rmat

ion,

refe

r to

Sect

ion

11 (p

age

51).

Part

C, M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns

5.1

Clim

ate,

nat

ural

haz

ards

and

cl

imat

e ch

ange

Desc

ribe

the

clim

atic

con

ditio

ns th

at m

ay a

ffect

man

agem

ent o

f the

pro

ject

. Thi

s inc

lude

s a

desc

riptio

n of

the

vuln

erab

ility

of t

he p

roje

ct a

rea

to se

ason

al c

ondi

tions

, ext

rem

es o

f cl

imat

e (fo

r exa

mpl

e, c

yclo

nes)

and

nat

ural

or i

nduc

ed h

azar

ds.

Par

t B16

. Clim

ate

Chan

ge a

nd G

reen

hous

e Ga

ses 1

6.5

and

Part

B18

Cu

mul

ativ

e Im

pact

s

5.1

Clim

ate,

nat

ural

haz

ards

and

cl

imat

e ch

ange

Prov

ide

a ris

k as

sess

men

t (as

par

t of t

he re

quire

men

ts o

f Sub

sect

ion

8.1

of th

is TO

R) a

nd

man

agem

ent p

lan

deta

iling

thes

e po

tent

ial c

limat

ic th

reat

s to

the

cons

truc

tion,

and

op

erat

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. In

clud

e th

e fo

llow

ing:

Par

t B16

. Clim

ate

Chan

ge a

nd G

reen

hous

e Ga

ses 1

6.6

5.1

Clim

ate,

nat

ural

haz

ards

and

cl

imat

e ch

ange

·

a

risk

asse

ssm

ent o

f cha

ngin

g cl

imat

e pa

tter

ns th

at m

ay a

ffect

the

viab

ility

and

en

viro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t of t

he p

roje

ct P

art B

16. C

limat

e Ch

ange

and

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s 16.

6

5.1

Clim

ate,

nat

ural

haz

ards

and

cl

imat

e ch

ange

·

th

e pr

efer

red

and

alte

rnat

ive

adap

tatio

n st

rate

gies

to b

e im

plem

ente

d P

art B

16. C

limat

e Ch

ange

and

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s 16.

8

5.1

Clim

ate,

nat

ural

haz

ards

and

cl

imat

e ch

ange

·

co

mm

itmen

ts to

wor

king

coo

pera

tivel

y, w

here

pra

ctic

able

, with

gov

ernm

ent,

othe

r in

dust

ry a

nd o

ther

sect

ors t

o ad

dres

s ada

ptat

ion

to c

limat

e ch

ange

Par

t B16

. Clim

ate

Chan

ge a

nd G

reen

hous

e Ga

ses 1

6.7

5.1

Clim

ate,

nat

ural

haz

ards

and

cl

imat

e ch

ange

Addr

ess t

he m

ost r

ecen

t inf

orm

atio

n on

pot

entia

l im

pact

s of c

limat

ic fa

ctor

s in

the

appr

opria

te se

ctio

ns o

f the

EIS

Par

t B16

. Clim

ate

Chan

ge a

nd G

reen

hous

e Ga

ses

5.2

Land

Deta

il th

e ex

istin

g la

nd e

nviro

nmen

t val

ues f

or a

ll ar

eas a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith th

e pr

ojec

t. P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2

Land

Desc

ribe

the

pote

ntia

l for

the

cons

truc

tion

and

oper

atio

n of

the

proj

ect t

o ch

ange

exi

stin

g an

d po

tent

ial l

and

uses

of t

he p

roje

ct si

tes a

nd a

djac

ent a

reas

. P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.4

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

reId

entif

y, w

ith th

e ai

d of

map

s:

5.2.

2 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

land

tenu

re, i

nclu

ding

rese

rves

, ten

ure

of sp

ecia

l int

eres

t (su

ch a

s pro

tect

ed a

reas

and

fo

rest

rese

rves

), ex

istin

g an

d pr

opos

ed g

as in

fras

truc

ture

, wat

er p

ipel

ines

, pow

erlin

es a

nd

tran

spor

t cor

ridor

s, in

clud

ing

loca

l roa

ds, s

tate

-con

trol

led

road

s and

rail

corr

idor

s P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.2

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

exist

ing

land

use

s and

faci

litie

s sur

roun

ding

the

proj

ect

Par

t B1

Land

1.2

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

dist

ance

of t

he p

roje

ct fr

om re

siden

tial a

nd re

crea

tiona

l are

as P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.25.

2.1

Lan

d us

e an

d te

nure

·

de

clar

ed w

ater

stor

age

catc

hmen

tsPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es 6

.2 ,

6.3,

5.

2.1

Lan

d us

e an

d te

nure

·

lo

catio

n of

the

proj

ect i

n re

latio

n to

env

ironm

enta

lly se

nsiti

ve a

reas

Part

B2.

3 Ex

istin

g N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

reDe

scrib

e th

e po

tent

ial c

hang

es to

exi

stin

g an

d po

tent

ial l

and

uses

due

to th

e co

nstr

uctio

n an

d op

erat

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. In

par

ticul

ar, d

escr

ibe

the

follo

win

g: P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.4

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

impa

cts o

n pr

ojec

t site

and

adj

acen

t lan

d us

es a

nd h

uman

act

iviti

es a

nd st

rate

gies

for

miti

gatio

n, su

ch a

s tho

se re

quire

d by

: P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.4

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re–

loca

l gov

ernm

ent p

lann

ing

sche

mes

Par

t B1

Land

1.3

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

repo

ssib

le e

ffect

on

tow

n pl

anni

ng o

bjec

tives

and

con

trol

s, in

clud

ing

loca

l gov

ernm

ent z

onin

g an

d st

rate

gic

plan

s P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

reco

nstr

aint

s to

pote

ntia

l dev

elop

men

ts a

nd p

ossib

ilitie

s of r

ezon

ing

adja

cent

to th

e de

velo

pmen

t are

a P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

man

agem

ent o

f the

imm

edia

te e

nviro

ns o

f the

pro

ject

incl

udin

g co

nstr

uctio

n bu

ffer

zone

sPa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.4

to A

4.14

,and

Par

t D, E

ast T

rinity

REF

D5

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

prop

osed

land

use

cha

nges

in a

ny a

reas

of h

igh

cons

erva

tion

valu

e an

d in

form

atio

n on

ho

w e

asem

ent w

idth

s and

any

veg

etat

ion

clea

ranc

e in

sens

itive

env

ironm

enta

l are

as w

ill

be m

inim

ised

B1, L

and

Use

, B2.

3 B2

.8, N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

, B8.

7 Te

rres

tria

l Ec

olog

y, D

6.6,

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

pote

ntia

l iss

ues i

nvol

ved

in p

roxi

mity

and

/or c

o-lo

catio

n of

oth

er c

urre

nt o

r pro

pose

d in

fras

truc

ture

serv

ices

Par

t B1

Land

1.2

5.2.

1 L

and

use

and

tenu

re·

any

land

uni

ts re

quiri

ng sp

ecifi

c m

anag

emen

t mea

sure

s

B1, L

and

Use

, B2.

3 B2

.8, N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

, B8.

7 Te

rres

tria

l Ec

olog

y, D

6.6,

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

Desc

ribe,

in g

ener

al te

rms,

the

exist

ing

char

acte

r of t

he la

ndsc

ape

and

the

gene

ral

impr

essio

n th

at w

ould

be

obta

ined

whi

le tr

avel

ling

thro

ugh

and

arou

nd it

. Out

line

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.2

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

exist

ing

land

scap

e fe

atur

es, p

anor

amas

and

vie

ws t

hat h

ave,

or c

ould

be

expe

cted

to h

ave,

va

lue

to th

e co

mm

unity

. Inc

lude

info

rmat

ion

such

as m

aps a

nd p

hoto

grap

hs, p

artic

ular

ly

whe

re a

ddre

ssin

g th

e fo

llow

ing

issue

s:Pa

rt B

12 L

ands

cape

and

Visu

al B

12.2

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

m

ajor

vie

ws,

vie

w sh

eds,

out

look

s, a

nd fe

atur

es c

ontr

ibut

ing

to th

e am

enity

of t

he

area

, inc

ludi

ng a

sses

smen

t fro

m p

rivat

e re

siden

ces

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.2

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

fo

cal p

oint

s, la

ndm

arks

, wat

erw

ays a

nd o

ther

feat

ures

con

trib

utin

g to

the

visu

al

qual

ity o

f the

are

a an

d th

e pr

ojec

t site

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.2

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

ch

arac

ter o

f the

loca

l and

surr

ound

ing

area

s inc

ludi

ng v

eget

atio

n an

d la

nd u

sePa

rt B

12 L

ands

cape

and

Visu

al B

12.2

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

Incl

ude

any

rele

vant

Wor

ld H

erita

ge a

nd N

atio

nal H

erita

ge v

alue

s of t

he a

rea

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.1

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

Desc

ribe

the

pote

ntia

l ben

efic

ial a

nd a

dver

se im

pact

s of t

he p

roje

ct o

n la

ndsc

ape

char

acte

r an

d vi

sual

qua

litie

s of t

he si

te a

nd th

e su

rrou

ndin

g ar

ea. E

xpla

in w

hat m

easu

res w

ill b

e un

dert

aken

to a

void

or m

itiga

te th

e id

entif

ied

impa

cts.

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.4

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

Prov

ide

an a

sses

smen

t of a

ll po

tent

ial i

mpa

cts o

f the

pro

ject

’s li

ghtin

g, d

urin

g al

l sta

ges,

w

ith p

artic

ular

refe

renc

e to

obj

ectiv

es to

be

achi

eved

and

man

agem

ent

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.4 a

nd B

12.5

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

met

hods

and

stra

tegi

es to

be

impl

emen

ted

to a

void

or m

itiga

te, s

uch

as:

Part

B12

Lan

dsca

pe a

nd V

isual

B12

.4 a

nd B

12.5

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

th

e vi

sual

impa

ct a

t nig

htPa

rt B

12 L

ands

cape

and

Visu

al B

12.4

and

B12

.5

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

ni

ght o

pera

tions

/mai

nten

ance

and

effe

cts o

f lig

htin

g on

resid

ents

and

terr

estr

ial a

nd

mar

ine

faun

aPa

rt B

12 L

ands

cape

and

Visu

al B

12.4

and

B12

.5

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

th

e po

tent

ial i

mpa

ct o

f inc

reas

ed v

ehic

ular

and

mar

ine

traf

ficPa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.9

5.2.

2 S

ceni

c am

enity

and

ligh

ting

·

ch

ange

d ha

bita

t con

ditio

ns fo

r noc

turn

al fa

una

and

asso

ciat

ed im

pact

sB8

.7, T

erre

stria

l Eco

logy

, B12

.5 &

6, L

ands

cape

and

Visu

al,

D6, E

ast

Trin

ity R

EF5.

2.3

Top

ogra

phy,

geo

logy

and

so

ilsPr

ovid

e m

aps l

ocat

ing

the

proj

ect i

n st

ate,

regi

onal

and

loca

l con

text

s. T

he to

pogr

aphy

sh

ould

be

deta

iled

with

con

tour

s at s

uita

ble

incr

emen

ts, s

how

n w

ith re

spec

t to

AHD.

Par

t B1

Land

1.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Incl

ude

signi

fican

t fea

ture

s of t

he la

ndsc

ape

and

topo

grap

hy, a

nd a

ccom

pany

ing

com

men

ts

on th

e m

aps.

Par

t B1

Land

1.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Prov

ide

a de

scrip

tion,

map

and

a se

ries o

f cro

ss-s

ectio

ns o

f the

geo

logy

of t

he p

roje

ct a

rea

rele

vant

to th

e pr

ojec

t com

pone

nts.

Par

t B1

Land

1.3

B1.

3 an

d B1

.7

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Asse

ss th

e po

tent

ial f

or a

cid

sulfa

te so

ils in

acc

orda

nce

with

: P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

Q

ueen

sland

Aci

d Su

lfate

Soi

l Tec

hnic

al M

anua

l (se

e P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

w

ww

.der

m.q

ld.g

ov.a

u/la

nd/a

ss/p

rodu

cts.

htm

l) P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

Gu

idel

ines

for S

ampl

ing

and

Anal

ysis

of L

owla

nd A

cid

Sulfa

te S

oils

(ASS

) in

Que

ensla

nd

1998

(Ahe

rn e

t al.

1998

) P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

St

ate

Plan

ning

Pol

icy

2/02

: Pla

nnin

g an

d M

anag

ing

Deve

lopm

ent I

nvol

ving

Aci

d Su

lfate

Soi

ls (D

epar

tmen

t of N

atur

al R

esou

rces

and

Min

es &

Dep

artm

ent o

f Loc

al P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

Go

vern

men

t and

Pla

nnin

g 20

02a)

Par

t B1

Land

1.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

St

ate

Plan

ning

Pol

icy

2/02

Gui

delin

e: A

cid

Sulfa

te S

oils

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Nat

ural

Re

sour

ces a

nd M

ines

& D

epar

tmen

t of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

2002

b).

Par

t B1

Land

1.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Prov

ide

geot

echn

ical

info

rmat

ion

on th

e so

ils’ s

tabi

lity

and

suita

bilit

y fo

r con

stru

ctio

n of

pr

ojec

t fac

ilitie

s. P

art B

1 La

nd 1

.3

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Whe

re n

eces

sary

iden

tify

any

exem

ptio

ns u

nder

the

Stra

tegi

c Cr

oppi

ng L

and

Act 2

011

or

Stat

e Pl

anni

ng P

olic

y 1/

12: C

onse

rvat

ion

of S

trat

egic

Cro

ppin

g La

nd (D

epar

tmen

t of

Envi

ronm

ent a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent 2

012b

) tha

t app

ly to

Str

ateg

ic P

ort L

and.

Appe

ndix

C, L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als (

note

: no

stra

tegi

c cr

oppi

ng

land

in p

roje

ct fo

otpr

int)

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Prov

ide

a m

ap a

nd d

escr

iptio

n of

:

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

th

e lo

catio

n of

key

tida

l pla

nes s

uch

as:

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.4

. Th

e lo

catio

n of

key

tida

l pla

nes i

s pr

ovid

ed in

Tab

le B

3.4.

7a.

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– hi

ghes

t ast

rono

mic

al ti

dePa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es 3

.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– m

ean

high

wat

er sp

ring

tide

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– m

ean

high

wat

er n

eap

tide

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– m

ean

sea

leve

lPa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es 3

.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– m

ean

low

wat

er n

eap

tide

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– m

ean

low

wat

er sp

ring

tide

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

– lo

wes

t ast

rono

mic

al ti

dePa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es 3

.4

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

th

e ba

thym

etry

of t

he p

roje

ct a

rea

and

surr

ound

sPa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es 3

.4 a

nd A

ppen

dix

D3 C

oast

al D

ata

Colla

tion

Repo

rt5.

2.3

Top

ogra

phy,

geo

logy

and

so

ils·

rele

vant

coa

stal

geo

mor

phol

ogy,

cha

ract

erise

d an

d su

ppor

ted

by il

lust

rativ

e m

appi

ng.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.4

and

App

endi

x D3

Coa

stal

Dat

a Co

llatio

n Re

port

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Prov

ide

deta

ils o

f any

pot

entia

l im

pact

s to

the

topo

grap

hy o

r geo

mor

phol

ogy

asso

ciat

ed

with

the

proj

ect a

nd p

ropo

sed

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res,

incl

udin

g:Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es 3

.5

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

a

disc

ussio

n of

the

proj

ect i

n th

e co

ntex

t of m

ajor

topo

grap

hic

feat

ures

and

any

m

easu

res t

aken

to a

void

or m

inim

ise im

pact

to su

ch.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

3.5

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Iden

tify

any

eros

ion

man

agem

ent t

echn

ique

s to

be u

sed.

Pro

vide

det

ails

of a

n er

osio

n m

onito

ring

prog

ram

(inc

ludi

ng re

habi

litat

ion

mea

sure

s for

ero

sion

prob

lem

s ide

ntifi

ed

durin

g co

nstr

uctio

n), a

nd d

etai

l acc

epta

ble

miti

gatio

n st

rate

gies

. Sum

mar

ise m

etho

ds

prop

osed

to p

reve

nt o

r con

trol

ero

sion

with

rega

rd to

:

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

6.4

; C

1 C

onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

th

e So

il Er

osio

n an

d Se

dim

ent C

ontr

ol—

Engi

neer

ing

Guid

elin

es fo

r Que

ensla

nd

Cons

truc

tion

Site

s (In

stitu

tion

of E

ngin

eers

Aus

tral

ia 1

996)

C1 C

onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

th

e Gu

idel

ine:

EPA

Bes

t Pra

ctic

e U

rban

Sto

rmw

ater

Man

agem

ent—

Eros

ion

and

Sedi

men

t Con

trol

(Env

ironm

enta

l Pro

tect

ion

Agen

cy 2

008a

)C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

pr

even

ting

soil

loss

in o

rder

to m

aint

ain

land

cap

abili

ty/s

uita

bilit

yC1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

pr

even

ting

degr

adat

ion

of lo

cal w

ater

way

s.C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

Disc

uss t

he p

oten

tial f

or a

cid

gene

ratio

n fr

om d

istur

banc

e of

aci

d su

lfate

soils

dur

ing

eart

hwor

ks a

nd c

onst

ruct

ion,

and

pro

pose

mea

sure

s to

man

age

soils

and

miti

gate

impa

cts

for a

ll sit

e ea

rthw

orks

and

con

stru

ctio

n ac

tiviti

es. S

houl

d ac

tion

crite

ria b

e tr

igge

red

by a

cid

gene

ratin

g po

tent

ial a

s a re

sult

of te

stin

g, p

rovi

de a

site

-spe

cific

aci

d su

lfate

soils

m

anag

emen

t pla

n pr

epar

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

: Que

ensla

nd A

cid

Sulfa

te S

oil T

echn

ical

M

anua

l (se

e w

ww

.der

m.q

ld.g

ov.a

u/la

nd/a

ss/p

rodu

cts.

htm

l)

Part

B1

Land

1.3

; C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal

Man

agem

ent P

lan

; C2

Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

St

ate

Plan

ning

Pol

icy

2/02

: Pla

nnin

g an

d M

anag

ing

Deve

lopm

ent I

nvol

ving

Aci

d Su

lfate

Soi

ls (D

epar

tmen

t of N

atur

al R

esou

rces

and

Min

es &

Dep

artm

ent o

f Loc

al

Gove

rnm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

2002

a)

Part

B1

Land

1.3

; C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal

Man

agem

ent P

lan

; C2

Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.2.

3 T

opog

raph

y, g

eolo

gy a

nd

soils

·

St

ate

Plan

ning

Pol

icy

2/02

Gui

delin

e: A

cid

Sulfa

te S

oils

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Nat

ural

Re

sour

ces a

nd M

ines

& D

epar

tmen

t of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

2002

b)Pa

rt B

1 La

nd 1

.3; C

1 C

onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l M

anag

emen

t Pla

n ;

C2 D

redg

e M

anag

emen

t Pla

n5.

3 C

oast

al e

nviro

nmen

tDe

scrib

e th

e ex

istin

g co

asta

l env

ironm

ent t

hat m

ay b

e af

fect

ed b

y th

e pr

ojec

t in

the

cont

ext o

f coa

stal

val

ues i

dent

ified

in th

e Q

ueen

sland

Sta

te o

f the

Env

ironm

ent r

epor

ts a

nd

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues a

s def

ined

by

the

EP A

ct a

nd e

nviro

nmen

tal p

rote

ctio

n po

licie

s.Pa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

2.3

5.3

Coa

stal

env

ironm

ent

Iden

tify

actio

ns a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith th

e pr

ojec

t tha

t are

ass

essa

ble

deve

lopm

ent w

ithin

the

coas

tal z

one

and

will

requ

ire a

sses

smen

t und

er th

e pr

ovisi

ons o

f the

Coa

stal

Act

.Pa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

2.3

5.3

Coa

stal

env

ironm

ent

Asse

ss th

e pr

ojec

t’s c

onsis

tenc

y w

ith th

e re

leva

nt p

olic

ies o

f the

Dra

ft C

oast

al P

rote

ctio

n St

ate

Plan

ning

Reg

ulat

ory

Prov

ision

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Sta

te D

evel

opm

ent,

Infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd

Plan

ning

201

2).

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es 2

.3

5.3

Coa

stal

env

ironm

ent

Desc

ribe

any

ship

wre

cks o

r pot

entia

l to

disc

over

ship

wre

cks o

r art

icle

s fro

m sh

ipw

reck

s in

the

area

.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.3

Coa

stal

env

ironm

ent

Not

e th

e M

ariti

me

Herit

age

Sect

ion

of th

e Au

stra

lian

Gove

rnm

ent D

epar

tmen

t of

Sust

aina

bilit

y, E

nviro

nmen

t, W

ater

, Pop

ulat

ion

and

Com

mun

ities

(SEW

PaC)

is re

spon

sible

fo

r adm

inist

erin

g th

e Co

mm

onw

ealth

Hist

oric

Shi

pwre

cks A

ct 1

976

.B1

3.4,

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

5.3

Coa

stal

env

ironm

ent

It sh

ould

be

note

d th

at th

e ju

risdi

ctio

n of

the

Hist

oric

Shi

pwre

cks A

ct 1

976

is no

t lim

ited

to

Com

mon

wea

lth m

arin

e ar

eas,

as d

efin

ed b

y th

e EP

BC A

ct, b

ecau

se th

e Hi

stor

ic S

hipw

reck

s Ac

t has

juris

dict

ion

with

in th

e co

asta

l wat

ers o

f the

Aus

tral

ian

stat

es a

nd te

rrito

ries,

ex

tend

ing

to th

e po

int o

f low

est a

stro

nom

ical

tide

.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Asse

ss th

e ph

ysic

al a

nd c

hem

ical

cha

ract

erist

ics o

f sed

imen

ts w

ithin

the

mar

ine

zone

ad

jace

nt to

the

proj

ect a

rea.

Part

B4

Mar

ine

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

phys

ical

pro

cess

es o

f coa

stal

env

ironm

ent r

elat

ed to

the

proj

ect i

nclu

ding

:Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

w

aves

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

cu

rren

tsPa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

Ti

des

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

st

orm

surg

esPa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

fr

eshw

ater

flow

sPa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

th

e ke

y in

fluen

cing

fact

ors o

f cyc

lone

s and

oth

er se

vere

wea

ther

eve

nts a

nd th

eir

inte

ract

ion

in re

latio

n to

the

assim

ilatio

n an

d tr

ansp

ort o

f pol

luta

nts e

nter

ing

mar

ine

wat

ers f

rom

, or a

djac

ent t

o, th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.Pa

rt B

16 C

limat

e Ch

ange

and

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.6

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues o

f the

coa

stal

reso

urce

s of t

he a

ffect

ed a

rea

in te

rms o

f th

e ph

ysic

al in

tegr

ity a

nd m

orph

olog

y of

land

form

s cre

ated

or m

odifi

ed b

y co

asta

l pr

oces

ses.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

4

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

tidal

hyd

rody

nam

ics o

f the

pro

ject

are

a an

d th

e ad

join

ing

tidal

wat

erw

ays i

n te

rms o

f wat

er le

vels

(incl

udin

g flu

shin

g ch

arac

teris

tics a

nd w

ave

proc

esse

s) a

nd c

urre

nt

velo

citie

s and

dire

ctio

ns a

t diff

eren

t tid

al st

ates

. Tw

o an

d/or

thre

e-di

men

siona

l mod

ellin

g sh

ould

be

unde

rtak

en. P

rovi

de d

etai

ls of

wat

er le

vels

and

flow

s ass

ocia

ted

with

hist

oric

al

and

pred

icte

d st

orm

surg

es.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

4 an

d Ap

pend

ix D

3 Cl

imat

ic a

nd C

oast

al

Oce

anog

raph

ic D

ata

Colle

ctio

n Da

ta S

umm

ary

Repo

rt

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

wav

e cl

imat

e in

the

vici

nity

of t

he p

roje

ct a

rea

and

the

adja

cent

bea

ches

in

clud

ing

inte

r-an

nual

var

iabi

lity

and

deta

ils o

f hist

oric

al a

nd p

redi

cted

ext

rem

e w

ave

cond

ition

s gen

erat

ed b

y tr

opic

al c

yclo

nes o

r oth

er se

vere

stor

m e

vent

s.Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.4

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

hydr

olog

y of

the

area

and

the

adja

cent

cat

chm

ents

of t

he ri

vers

and

the

asso

ciat

ed fr

eshw

ater

flow

s with

in th

e st

udy

area

and

the

adjo

inin

g tid

al w

ater

way

s in

term

s of w

ater

leve

ls an

d di

scha

rges

and

pos

sible

stra

tific

atio

n.Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.4

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Pred

ict t

he li

kely

cha

nges

to h

ydro

dyna

mic

s (in

clud

ing

wat

er le

vels,

cur

rent

s, w

ave

cond

ition

s and

fres

hwat

er fl

ows)

and

sedi

men

tatio

n in

the

proj

ect a

rea

due

to c

limat

e ch

ange

.Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.4

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

sedi

men

t tra

nspo

rt d

ynam

ics,

incl

udin

g se

dim

ent b

udge

ts, i

n th

e pr

ojec

t are

a an

d ad

jace

nt c

oast

line

deta

iling

all

sinks

and

sour

ces i

nto

and

out o

f thi

s reg

ion

that

in

fluen

ce se

dim

ent t

rans

port

rate

s and

pat

hway

s. T

his s

houl

d in

clud

e tr

ansp

ort

mec

hani

sms d

urin

g pe

rsist

ent a

nd e

xtre

me

cond

ition

s sho

win

g gr

oss a

nd n

et tr

ansp

ort

rate

s. A

ll in

fluen

cing

coa

stal

pro

cess

es sh

ould

be

inve

stig

ated

thro

ugh

a co

mbi

natio

n of

1d,

2d

and

/or 3

d nu

mer

ical

mod

ellin

g.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

4, B

3.5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

pote

ntia

l cha

nges

to th

e hy

drod

ynam

ic p

roce

sses

and

loca

l sed

imen

tatio

n re

sulti

ng fr

om th

e co

nstr

uctio

n an

d op

erat

ion

of th

e pr

ojec

t. Th

is sh

ould

incl

ude:

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

im

pact

s on

tidal

flow

s and

wat

er le

vels,

(inc

ludi

ng fl

ood

leve

ls)Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

·

ch

ange

s to

sedi

men

t tra

nspo

rt p

atte

rns i

n th

e in

let,

incl

udin

g th

e po

tent

ial o

f the

pr

opos

al to

impa

ct o

n ba

nk e

rosio

n an

d/or

bed

deg

rada

tion

with

in th

e in

let,

and

to a

lter o

r hi

nder

tran

spor

t pat

hway

sPa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

This

asse

ssm

ent s

houl

d al

so d

iscus

s the

pot

entia

l im

pact

s ass

ocia

ted

with

vul

nera

bilit

y of

th

e pr

ojec

t to

stor

m ti

de fl

oodi

ng a

nd th

e po

tent

ial o

f the

pro

ject

to a

ffect

vul

nera

bilit

y to

st

orm

tide

floo

ding

on

adja

cent

pro

pert

ies.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Whe

n as

sess

ing

the

hydr

odyn

amic

s of t

he a

rea

and

mov

emen

t of s

edim

ent a

long

the

coas

t, co

nsid

er c

oast

al p

roce

sses

such

as e

rosio

n an

d ac

cret

ion

at a

djac

ent l

ocat

ions

.Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Deta

il th

e im

pact

s of t

he e

xist

ing

dred

ged

chan

nel a

nd d

epos

ition

site

on

coas

tal p

roce

sses

an

d se

dim

ent t

rans

port

dyn

amic

s, in

clud

ing

silta

tion

rate

s and

the

long

term

fate

of

mat

eria

l dep

osite

d in

the

spoi

l are

a.Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

All n

umer

ical

mod

ellin

g to

be

unde

rtak

en to

des

crib

e th

e hy

drod

ynam

ic a

nd se

dim

enta

tion

aspe

cts o

f the

pro

ject

are

a an

d ad

jace

nt c

oast

line

will

be

calib

rate

d an

d va

lidat

ed a

gain

st

mea

sure

d da

ta w

ithin

the

proj

ect a

rea.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

3

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Asse

ss th

e sil

tatio

n ra

tes o

f the

dre

dged

cha

nnel

mat

eria

l and

long

term

fate

of t

he

depo

sitio

n ar

ea in

clud

ing

the

likel

ihoo

d of

aci

d su

lfate

soils

drif

ting

onto

the

adja

cent

be

ache

s.Pa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.5

5.3.

1 H

ydro

dyna

mic

s and

se

dim

enta

tion

Desc

ribe

the

dura

tion

and

exte

nt o

f tur

bidi

ty p

lum

es fr

om c

apita

l and

mai

nten

ance

dr

edgi

ng a

nd d

epos

ition

on

the

wat

erw

ays a

nd a

djac

ent c

oast

line.

Des

crib

e th

is in

rela

tion

to th

e ba

ckgr

ound

cla

rity

of th

e re

ceiv

ing

wat

ers.

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

5; P

art B

5, M

arin

e W

ater

Qua

lity

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

Prov

ide

relia

ble

base

line

info

rmat

ion

and

deta

iled

hist

oric

al d

ata

(whe

re re

leva

nt) o

n w

ater

qu

ality

of l

ocal

coa

stal

wat

ers a

nd o

ther

wat

er ty

pes (

as d

efin

ed in

EPP

(Wat

er))

pote

ntia

lly

affe

cted

by

the

prop

osed

act

ivity

that

inco

rpor

ates

the

effe

cts o

f sea

sona

l and

tida

l va

riatio

n an

d th

at is

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith Q

ueen

sland

Wat

er Q

ualit

y Gu

idel

ines

(De

part

men

t of

Env

ironm

ent a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent 2

009a

) and

Aus

tral

ian

and

New

Zea

land

Gu

idel

ines

for F

resh

and

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y (A

NZE

CC G

uide

lines

) (Au

stra

lian

and

New

Ze

alan

d En

viro

nmen

t and

Con

serv

atio

n Co

unci

l & A

gric

ultu

re a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent

Coun

cil o

f Aus

tral

ia a

nd N

ew Z

eala

nd 2

000)

met

hodo

logi

es.

Part

B5

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.3, a

nd fo

r add

ition

al a

naly

tes r

efer

to

: B4

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

and

Appe

ndix

D2

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

Repo

rt

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

This

info

rmat

ion

shou

ld in

clud

e (b

ut is

not

lim

ited

to) b

iolo

gica

l, ph

ysio

chem

ical

wat

er

qual

ity p

aram

eter

s suc

h as

diss

olve

d ox

ygen

pH,

diss

olve

d an

d pa

rtic

ulat

e nu

trie

nts a

nd

orga

nic

carb

on, t

empe

ratu

re, s

alin

ity, t

otal

susp

ende

d so

ils, t

urbi

dity

, lig

ht a

tten

uatio

n (p

hoto

synt

hetic

ally

act

ive

radi

atio

n) se

dim

enta

tion

rate

s. It

shou

ld a

lso in

clud

e ba

selin

e in

form

atio

n on

toxi

cant

s, su

ch a

s oil

in w

ater

, tot

al a

nd d

issol

ved

met

als a

nd m

etal

loid

s,

amm

onia

, and

any

oth

er re

leva

nt c

onta

min

ants

, suc

h as

pes

ticid

es in

cat

chm

ents

with

m

oder

ate

or h

igh

degr

ee o

f agr

icul

tura

l act

iviti

es.

Part

B5

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.3

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

Defin

e an

d de

scrib

e th

e w

ater

qua

lity

obje

ctiv

es a

nd p

ract

ical

mea

sure

s for

pro

tect

ing,

m

itiga

ting

or e

nhan

cing

coa

stal

env

ironm

enta

l val

ues.

Thi

s inc

lude

s how

nom

inat

ed

quan

titat

ive

stan

dard

s and

indi

cato

rs m

ay b

e ac

hiev

ed, a

nd h

ow th

e ac

hiev

emen

t of t

he

wat

er q

ualit

y ob

ject

ives

will

be

mon

itore

d, a

udite

d an

d m

anag

ed. T

he p

oten

tial

envi

ronm

enta

l har

m c

ause

d by

the

proj

ect o

n co

asta

l res

ourc

es a

nd p

roce

sses

shal

l be

desc

ribed

in th

e co

ntex

t of c

ontr

ollin

g su

ch e

ffect

s. S

tate

Pla

nnin

g Po

licy

2/02

: Pla

nnin

g an

d M

anag

ing

Deve

lopm

ent I

nvol

ving

Aci

d Su

lfate

Soi

ls (D

epar

tmen

t of N

atur

al R

esou

rces

an

d M

ines

& D

epar

tmen

t of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

2002

) sho

uld

be a

ddre

ssed

as

shou

ld th

e Q

ueen

sland

Coa

stal

Pla

n (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t 201

2a).

Part

B5

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.2, B

5.3,

B5.

5;

App

endi

x C

(legi

slatio

n an

d ap

prov

als)

.

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

Spec

ific

issue

s to

be a

ddre

ssed

incl

ude:

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

th

e w

ater

qua

lity

obje

ctiv

es u

sed

(incl

udin

g ho

w th

ey w

ere

deve

lope

d), a

nd h

ow

pred

icte

d ac

tiviti

es w

ill m

eet t

hese

obj

ectiv

es—

refe

r to:

Part

B5

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.1

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

– Q

ueen

sland

Wat

er Q

ualit

y Gu

idel

ines

200

9 (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t 200

9a)

Part

B5

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.1

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

– AN

ZECC

Gui

delin

es (A

ustr

alia

n an

d N

ew Z

eala

nd E

nviro

nmen

t and

Con

serv

atio

n Co

unci

l &

Agr

icul

ture

and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t Cou

ncil

of A

ustr

alia

and

New

Zea

land

200

0)Pa

rt B

5 M

arin

e W

ater

Qua

lity

B5.1

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

po

tent

ial t

hrea

ts to

the

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d se

dim

ent q

ualit

y of

the

coas

tal e

nviro

nmen

t fo

r the

ent

ire a

rea

that

will

be

subj

ect t

o in

crea

sed

leve

ls of

susp

ende

d se

dim

ents

and

se

dim

enta

tion

as id

entif

ied

thro

ugh

sedi

men

t plu

me

mod

ellin

g.Pa

rt B

5 M

arin

e W

ater

Qua

lity

B5.1

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

For a

ny la

nd b

ased

disp

osal

opt

ions

for d

redg

e sp

oil d

evel

op b

asel

ine

wat

er q

ualit

y gu

idel

ine

valu

es a

nd in

vest

igat

e po

tent

ial r

isks a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith su

rfac

e an

dPa

rt D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF, D

6

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

grou

ndw

ater

qua

lity

for l

ikel

y di

scha

rge,

runo

ff or

eep

age

wat

ers f

rom

any

dre

dge

spoi

l st

ruct

ures

usin

g th

e AN

ZECC

Gui

delin

es (A

ustr

alia

n an

d N

ew Z

eala

ndPa

rt D

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3,

Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

, D6

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

Envi

ronm

ent a

nd C

onse

rvat

ion

Coun

cil &

Agr

icul

ture

and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t Cou

ncil

of

Aust

ralia

and

New

Zea

land

200

0).

Part

D6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3, P

art D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF, D

6

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

This

asse

ssm

ent s

hall

cons

ider

, at m

inim

um:

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

dr

edgi

ng a

nd d

redg

e m

ater

ial d

ispos

al, i

nclu

ding

dist

urba

nce

of fi

ne-g

rain

ed

sedi

men

ts a

nd c

onta

min

ated

mat

eria

lPa

rt B

5 M

arin

e W

ater

Qua

lity

B5.4

; Pa

rt D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF, D

6; P

art

B4 M

arin

e Se

dim

ent Q

ualit

y B4

.3

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

po

tent

ial a

ccid

enta

l disc

harg

es o

f con

tam

inan

ts d

urin

g co

nstr

uctio

n an

d op

erat

ion

of

the

faci

lity

Part

C, M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns; P

art B

17, H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk; P

art B

5 M

arin

e W

ater

Qua

lity

B5.5

; Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

, D6

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

re

leas

e of

con

tam

inan

ts fr

om m

arin

e st

ruct

ures

and

ves

sels,

incl

udin

g po

tent

ial f

or

intr

oduc

ing

mar

ine

pest

sPa

rt B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y; P

art B

15 W

aste

Man

agem

ent 1

5.4

, C4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

st

orm

wat

er ru

n-of

f fro

m th

e fa

cilit

ies a

nd a

ssoc

iate

d in

fras

truc

ture

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

4

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

·

flo

odin

g of

rele

vant

rive

r sys

tem

s and

oth

er e

xtre

me

even

ts.

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3, 6

.4

5.3.

2 W

ater

qua

lity

Desc

ribe

stra

tegi

es fo

r pro

tect

ing

Ram

sar w

etla

nds;

and

disc

uss a

ny o

blig

atio

ns im

pose

d by

st

ate

or C

omm

onw

ealth

legi

slatio

n or

pol

icy,

or i

nter

natio

nal t

reat

y ob

ligat

ions

(tha

t is,

JA

MBA

, CAM

BA a

nd R

OKA

MBA

).

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3,

B2.

4 , B

2.5;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy;

B8.

6 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

; Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

6.6

,

5.3.

3 S

edim

ent q

ualit

y an

d dr

edgi

ngPr

ovid

e ba

selin

e in

form

atio

n on

mar

ine

sedi

men

ts a

nd se

dim

ent q

ualit

y in

the

area

like

ly

to b

e di

stur

bed

by d

redg

ing

or v

esse

l mov

emen

ts in

clud

ing

cont

amin

ants

(suc

h as

hea

vy

met

als,

nut

rient

s and

pes

ticid

es),

the

pres

ence

of f

ines

and

/or i

ndur

ated

laye

rs a

nd a

cid

sulfa

te p

oten

tial.

Pres

ent t

his i

nfor

mat

ion

as a

map

of s

edim

ent t

ypes

bas

ed o

n th

eir

phys

ical

and

che

mic

al p

rope

rtie

s and

incl

ude

dept

h pr

ofile

s.

Part

B4

Mar

ine

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.3

5.3.

3 S

edim

ent q

ualit

y an

d dr

edgi

ngAs

sess

men

t of m

arin

e se

dim

ents

shou

ld b

e un

dert

aken

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e N

atio

nal

Asse

ssm

ent G

uide

lines

for D

redg

ing

(Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Aus

tral

ia 2

009)

.Pa

rt B

4 M

arin

e Se

dim

ent Q

ualit

y B4

.1.1

, B4.

2, B

4.3

and

Appe

ndix

D2

(sed

imen

t qua

lity

repo

rt)

5.3.

3 S

edim

ent q

ualit

y an

d dr

edgi

ngPr

ovid

e da

ta o

n m

anag

emen

t and

mon

itorin

g of

cur

rent

mai

nten

ance

dre

dgin

g in

the

proj

ect a

rea

incl

udin

g an

ana

lysis

of r

esid

ual i

mpa

cts t

o w

ater

qua

lity,

turb

idity

, se

dim

enta

tion

to su

ppor

t the

stat

emen

t of p

oten

tial i

mpa

ct o

f pro

pose

d ca

pita

l and

m

aint

enan

ce d

redg

ing

for t

he p

roje

ct.

Part

B4

Mar

ine

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.2

, , P

art B

5 M

arin

e W

ater

Q

ualit

y; A

ppen

dix

D2, S

edim

ent Q

ualit

y Re

port

5.3.

3 S

edim

ent q

ualit

y an

d dr

edgi

ngDe

tail

spec

ific

mea

sure

s to

mai

ntai

n se

dim

ent q

ualit

y to

nom

inat

ed q

uant

itativ

e st

anda

rds

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t and

surr

ound

ing

area

s, p

artic

ular

ly w

here

futu

re m

aint

enan

ce d

redg

ing

may

be

requ

ired.

B4, S

edim

ent Q

ualit

y, A

ppen

dix

D2, S

edim

ent Q

ualit

y Re

port

, B5.

4,

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y an

d C2

, Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lans

, A2,

Dr

edge

Mat

eria

l Pla

cem

ent O

ptio

ns5.

3.3

Sed

imen

t qua

lity

and

dred

ging

Com

men

t on

the

choi

ce o

f the

disp

osal

site

in re

latio

n to

coa

stal

man

agem

ent o

utco

mes

, ha

ving

rega

rd to

the

natu

re o

f the

spoi

l, co

st o

f alte

rnat

ives

and

pot

entia

l im

pact

s on

coas

tal r

esou

rces

and

thei

r val

ues.

A2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial P

lace

men

t Opt

ions

, A3,

App

ropr

iate

ness

As

sess

men

t5.

3.3

Sed

imen

t qua

lity

and

dred

ging

Desc

ribe

prov

ision

s for

dre

dge

mat

eria

l disp

osal

and

ass

ocia

ted

impa

cts o

n se

dim

ent

qual

ity. D

iscus

s disp

osal

opt

ions

for c

onta

min

ated

mat

eria

l, if

requ

ired.

Thi

s mus

t inc

lude

a

desc

riptio

n of

the

arra

ngem

ents

to b

e pu

t in

plac

e fo

r lon

g-te

rm (2

0 ye

ars)

dre

dge

mat

eria

l di

spos

al in

clud

ing

deta

ils o

f pro

pose

d m

ater

ial p

lace

men

t are

as a

nd A

2, D

redg

e M

ater

ial

Plac

emen

t Opt

ions

A4.4

to A

4.14

, Pro

ject

Des

crip

tion,

B4

Sedi

men

t Qua

lity

B4.2

, B4.

3,

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

Deta

il th

e ex

istin

g na

ture

con

serv

atio

n va

lues

that

may

be

affe

cted

by

the

prop

osal

.Pa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

Desc

ribe

the

envi

ronm

enta

l val

ues i

n te

rms o

f:5.

4 N

atur

e co

nser

vatio

n·

inte

grity

of e

colo

gica

l pro

cess

es, i

nclu

ding

hab

itat o

f end

ange

red,

vul

nera

ble

and

near

-th

reat

ened

(EVN

T) a

nd sp

ecia

l lea

st-c

once

rn sp

ecie

sPa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

·

co

nser

vatio

n of

reso

urce

sPa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

35.

4 N

atur

e co

nser

vatio

n·

biol

ogic

al d

iver

sity,

incl

udin

g ha

bita

t of E

VNT

and

spec

ial l

east

-con

cern

spec

ies

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

·

in

tegr

ity o

f lan

dsca

pes a

nd p

lace

s inc

ludi

ng w

ilder

ness

and

sim

ilar n

atur

al p

lace

sPa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

·

aq

uatic

and

terr

estr

ial e

cosy

stem

sPa

rt D

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

45.

4 N

atur

e co

nser

vatio

n·

seas

onal

var

iatio

n in

faun

a an

d flo

ra p

opul

atio

nsPa

rt D

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

45.

4 N

atur

e co

nser

vatio

nSu

rvey

effo

rt sh

ould

be

suffi

cien

t to

iden

tify,

or a

dequ

atel

y ex

trap

olat

e, th

e flo

ral a

nd

faun

al v

alue

s ove

r the

rang

e of

seas

ons,

par

ticul

arly

dur

ing

and

follo

win

g a

wet

seas

on. T

he

surv

ey sh

ould

acc

ount

for t

he e

phem

eral

nat

ure

of w

ater

cour

ses t

rave

rsin

g th

e pr

opos

al

area

, and

seas

onal

var

iatio

n in

faun

a po

pula

tions

.

Part

D8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

g B8

.2,

B7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.3, P

art D

, Eas

t Tr

inity

REF

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

Prov

ide

flora

and

faun

a as

sess

men

ts o

f any

dre

dge

spoi

l sto

rage

and

/or t

reat

men

t are

as

whe

re n

ativ

e ve

geta

tion

is to

be

dist

urbe

d.Pa

rt B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

Whe

re n

eces

sary

, see

k th

e in

volv

emen

t of t

he lo

cal I

ndig

enou

s com

mun

ity in

con

duct

ing

field

obs

erva

tions

and

surv

ey a

ctiv

ities

, to

iden

tify

the

trad

ition

al a

nd c

onte

mpo

rary

In

dige

nous

use

s of s

peci

es.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.2

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

Also

out

line

the

prop

osed

stra

tegi

es to

avo

id, o

r min

imise

and

miti

gate

, im

pact

s on

the

iden

tifie

d va

lues

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t’s fo

otpr

int.

Part

s B2,

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

, B7

.5; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

7, B

8.8;

Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

D6.

6, C

1.

Cons

truc

tion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan;

C2

Dred

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.4

Nat

ure

cons

erva

tion

Iden

tify

key

flora

and

faun

a in

dica

tors

for o

ngoi

ng m

onito

ring.

Part

s B2,

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

, B7

.5; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

7, B

8.8;

Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

D6.

6, C

1.

Cons

truc

tion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan;

C2

Dred

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

On

a m

ap o

f sui

tabl

e sc

ale,

iden

tify

area

s tha

t are

env

ironm

enta

lly se

nsiti

ve w

ithin

the

stud

y ar

ea in

pro

xim

ity to

the

proj

ect.

This

shou

ld in

clud

e ar

eas c

lass

ified

as h

avin

g na

tiona

l, st

ate,

regi

onal

or l

ocal

bio

dive

rsity

sign

ifica

nce,

or f

lagg

ed a

s im

port

ant f

or th

eir

inte

grat

ed b

iodi

vers

ity v

alue

s. R

efer

to Q

ueen

sland

legi

slatio

n an

d po

licie

s on

thre

aten

ed

spec

ies a

nd e

colo

gica

l com

mun

ities

. The

stud

y ar

ea is

the

area

that

is p

oten

tially

impa

cted

by

the

deve

lopm

ent i

nclu

ding

sedi

men

t plu

me

and

tidal

pris

m.

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Area

s reg

arde

d as

sens

itive

with

resp

ect t

o flo

ra a

nd fa

una

have

one

or m

ore

of th

e fo

llow

ing

feat

ures

, and

shou

ld b

e id

entif

ied

and

map

ped:

A ge

nera

l des

crip

tion

of se

nstiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal a

reas

as d

efin

ed

unde

r leg

islat

ion

is pr

ovid

ed in

Cha

pter

B2,

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion.

D

(Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF) d

escr

ibes

pot

entia

l eco

logi

cal v

alue

s of t

he E

ast

Trin

ity si

te. M

ore

deta

iled

desc

riptio

n of

fuan

a an

d flo

ra is

pro

vide

d in

Cha

pter

B7

(Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy)

& B

8 (T

erre

stria

l Eco

logy

). Al

l fou

r ch

apte

rs sh

ould

be

read

in c

onju

nctio

n.

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

im

port

ant h

abita

t of s

peci

es li

sted

und

er th

e N

C Ac

tPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

re

gion

al e

cosy

stem

s (RE

s) li

sted

as ‘

enda

nger

ed’ o

r ‘of

con

cern

’ und

er st

ate

legi

slatio

nPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

go

od re

pres

enta

tive

exam

ples

of r

emna

nt R

Es o

r REs

that

are

des

crib

ed a

s hav

ing

‘med

ium

’ or ‘

low

’ rep

rese

ntat

ion

in th

e pr

otec

ted

area

est

ate

as d

efin

ed in

the

Regi

onal

Ec

osys

tem

Des

crip

tion

Data

base

(RED

D) a

vaila

ble

at w

ww

.ehp

.qld

.gov

.au

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

sit

es c

onta

inin

g ne

ar-t

hrea

tene

d or

bio

-reg

iona

lly si

gnifi

cant

spec

ies o

r ess

entia

l, vi

able

hab

itat f

or n

ear-

thre

aten

ed o

r bio

-reg

iona

lly si

gnifi

cant

spec

ies

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

ar

eas o

r fea

ture

s ide

ntifi

ed a

s Sta

te si

gnifi

cant

bio

dive

rsity

val

ues,

pur

suan

t to

the

Que

ensla

nd B

iodi

vers

ity O

ffset

Pol

icy

(ver

sion

1) (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Re

sour

ce M

anag

emen

t 201

1b)

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

sit

es re

cord

ed o

n th

e N

atio

nal D

irect

ory

of Im

port

ant W

etla

nds i

n Q

ueen

sland

(B

lack

man

et a

l. 19

99)

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

sit

es a

djac

ent t

o ne

stin

g be

ache

s, fe

edin

g, re

stin

g or

cal

ving

are

as (f

or e

xam

ple,

m

arin

e tu

rtle

s, d

ugon

gs a

nd c

etac

eans

)Pa

rt B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

sit

es c

onta

inin

g co

mm

on sp

ecie

s tha

t rep

rese

nt a

dist

ribut

iona

l lim

it an

d ar

e of

sc

ient

ific

valu

e or

that

con

tain

feed

ing,

bre

edin

g, re

stin

g ar

eas f

or p

opul

atio

ns o

f spe

cies

of

spec

ial c

ultu

ral s

igni

fican

ce

B2, N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n, B

7.4,

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy,

B8.

4, B

8.5

and

B8.6

, Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

, D6

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

s·

sites

of h

igh

biod

iver

sity

that

are

of a

suita

ble

size

or w

ith c

onne

ctiv

ity to

cor

ridor

s an

d pr

otec

ted

area

s to

ensu

re su

rviv

al in

the

long

er te

rm; s

uch

land

may

con

tain

:Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

– na

tura

l veg

etat

ion

in g

ood

cond

ition

or o

ther

hab

itat i

n go

od c

ondi

tion

(for e

xam

ple,

w

etla

nds)

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

– de

grad

ed v

eget

atio

n or

oth

er h

abita

t tha

t stil

l sup

port

hig

h le

vels

of b

iodi

vers

ity o

r act

as

an im

port

ant c

orrid

or fo

r mai

ntai

ning

hig

h le

vels

of b

iodi

vers

ity in

the

area

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

a

site

cont

aini

ng o

ther

spec

ial e

colo

gica

l val

ues (

for e

xam

ple,

hig

h ha

bita

t div

ersit

y an

d ar

eas o

f hig

h en

dem

ism)

Part

s B2,

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

, B7

.5; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

7, B

8.8;

Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

D6.

6,

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

ec

osys

tem

s tha

t pro

vide

impo

rtan

t eco

logi

cal f

unct

ions

such

as:

B2, N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n, B

7.4,

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy,

B8.

4, B

8.5

and

B8.6

, Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

, D6

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

s–

wet

land

s of n

atio

nal,

stat

e an

d re

gion

al si

gnifi

canc

ePa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.5

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

– co

ral r

eefs

Part

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

– rip

aria

n ve

geta

tion

B2, N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n, B

7.4,

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy,

B8.

4, B

8.5

and

B8.6

, Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

, D6

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

s–

impo

rtan

t buf

fer t

o a

prot

ecte

d ar

ea o

r im

port

ant h

abita

t cor

ridor

bet

wee

n ar

eas

B2, N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n, B

7.4,

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy,

B8.

4, B

8.5

and

B8.6

, Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

, D6

, Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

s·

decl

ared

fish

hab

itat a

reas

and

site

s con

tain

ing

prot

ecte

d m

arin

e pl

ants

und

er th

e Fi

sher

ies A

ctPa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3;B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

sit

es o

f geo

mor

phol

ogic

al si

gnifi

canc

ePa

rt B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es B

3.4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

ar

eas o

f env

ironm

enta

l sig

nific

ance

as d

efin

ed b

y th

e Q

ueen

sland

Coa

stal

Pla

n (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t 201

2a)

Part

B3

Coas

tal P

roce

sses

B3.

2, A

ppen

dix

C Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

pr

otec

ted

area

s tha

t hav

e be

en p

rocl

aim

ed u

nder

the

NC

Act a

nd M

arin

e Pa

rks A

ct, o

r ar

e un

der c

onsid

erat

ion

for p

rocl

amat

ion

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

de

clar

ed a

reas

of m

ajor

inte

rest

or c

ritic

al h

abita

t dec

lare

d un

der t

he N

C Ac

tPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

de

clar

ed a

reas

of h

igh

natu

re c

onse

rvat

ion

valu

e or

are

as v

ulne

rabl

e to

land

de

grad

atio

n un

der t

he V

M A

ctPa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8

.4, B

8.5,

B8.

65.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

s·

rem

nant

veg

etat

ion

liste

d un

der t

he V

M A

ct a

s con

tain

ing

enda

nger

ed a

nd o

f-con

cern

re

gion

al e

cosy

stem

s whe

re c

lear

ing

is lik

ely

to re

sult

in la

nd d

egra

datio

n an

d a

loss

of

ecos

yste

m fu

nctio

n an

d bi

odiv

ersit

yPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Iden

tify

the

need

to d

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent a

miti

gatio

n an

d m

anag

emen

t str

ateg

y fo

r ex

otic

mar

ine

pest

spec

ies i

nclu

ding

bas

elin

e re

port

s and

mon

itorin

g pr

ogra

ms.

Thi

s sho

uld

take

into

acc

ount

the

Nat

iona

l Sys

tem

for t

he P

reve

ntio

n an

d M

anag

emen

t of M

arin

e Pe

st

Incu

rsio

ns; A

ustr

alia

n M

arin

e Pe

st M

onito

ring

Man

ual (

Aust

ralia

n Go

vern

men

t Dep

artm

ent

of A

gric

ultu

re, F

isher

ies a

nd F

ores

try

2010

a) a

nd A

ustr

alia

n m

arin

e pe

st m

onito

ring

guid

elin

es (A

ustr

alia

n Go

vern

men

t Dep

artm

ent o

f Agr

icul

ture

, Fish

erie

s and

For

estr

y 20

10b)

or l

ates

t edi

tions

.

Part

s B15

Was

te M

anag

emen

t; B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

, B7

.5; C

2.9

(Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan)

, C4.

6 (M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pl

an)

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Area

s of s

peci

al se

nsiti

vity

incl

ude

the

mar

ine

envi

ronm

ent a

nd w

etla

nds,

wild

life

bree

ding

or

roos

ting

area

s, a

ny si

gnifi

cant

hab

itat o

r rel

evan

t bird

flig

ht p

aths

for m

igra

tory

spec

ies

and

habi

tat o

f thr

eate

ned

plan

ts, a

nim

als a

nd c

omm

uniti

es.

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4,

B8.

5,B8

.6

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Disc

uss t

he im

pact

of t

he p

roje

ct o

n sp

ecie

s, c

omm

uniti

es a

nd h

abita

t of l

ocal

, reg

iona

l or

stat

e sig

nific

ance

in se

nsiti

ve e

nviro

nmen

tal a

reas

as i

dent

ified

abo

ve.

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.7

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Dem

onst

rate

how

the

proj

ect w

ould

com

ply

with

the

follo

win

g hi

erar

chy:

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

av

oidi

ng im

pact

on

area

s of r

emna

nt v

eget

atio

n an

d ot

her a

reas

of c

onse

rvat

ion

valu

e in

clud

ing

the

habi

tat o

f list

ed sp

ecie

sPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

7 &

B8.

8 ; B

7.4

and

B7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.5; C

2.9

(Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan)

, C4.

6 (M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns

Man

agem

ent P

lan)

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

m

itiga

ting

impa

cts t

hrou

gh re

habi

litat

ion

and

rest

orat

ion

incl

udin

g, w

here

rele

vant

, a

disc

ussio

n of

any

rele

vant

pre

viou

s exp

erie

nce

or tr

ials

of th

e pr

opos

ed re

habi

litat

ion

Part

s B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy;

D E

ast T

rinity

REF

; Par

t C -

Man

agem

ent

Plan

s5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

s·

repl

acin

g or

offs

ettin

g th

e lo

ss o

f con

serv

atio

n va

lues

, whe

re im

pact

s can

not b

e av

oide

d or

miti

gate

dPa

rts B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Ar

eas B

2.3,

B2.

4, B

2.5;

B18

, Cu

mul

ativ

e Im

pact

s Ass

essm

ent B

18.4

; B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

; D

East

Trin

ity R

EF5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

sEx

plai

n w

hy th

e m

easu

res a

bove

may

not

app

ly in

are

as w

here

loss

wou

ld o

ccur

.Pa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

B2.

3, B

2.4

and

B2.5

; B18

Cu

mul

ativ

e Im

pact

s Ass

essm

ent B

18.4

; B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.

4; D

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

6.6

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Disc

uss t

he b

ound

arie

s of t

he a

reas

impa

cted

by

the

proj

ect w

ithin

or a

djac

ent t

o an

ec

olog

ical

com

mun

ity, i

nclu

ding

det

ails

of fo

otpr

int w

idth

. If t

he p

roje

ct a

rea

will

impa

ct

upon

an

enda

nger

ed e

colo

gica

l com

mun

ity, i

nclu

de re

ason

s for

the

pref

erre

d al

ignm

ent

and

the

viab

ility

of a

ltern

ativ

es.

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3;

B7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4, B

8.5,

B8.

6; D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF 6

.6, A

1 Pr

ojec

t O

verv

iew

1.8

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Desc

ribe

stra

tegi

es fo

r pro

tect

ing

Ram

sar w

etla

nds a

nd d

iscus

s any

obl

igat

ions

impo

sed

by

stat

e or

Com

mon

wea

lth le

gisla

tion

or p

olic

ies,

or i

nter

natio

nal t

reat

y ob

ligat

ions

(tha

t is,

Ch

ina–

Aust

ralia

Mig

rato

ry B

ird A

gree

men

t (CA

MBA

), Ja

pan–

Aust

ralia

Mig

rato

ry B

ird

Agre

emen

t (JA

MBA

), Re

publ

ic o

f Kor

ea–A

ustr

alia

Mig

rato

ry B

ird A

gree

men

t (RO

KAM

BA)).

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3,

B2.

4 an

d B2

.5; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6; D

6.6,

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

Prov

ide

deta

ils a

bout

the

appr

oval

s tha

t will

be

requ

ired

unde

r the

NC

Act a

nd th

e VM

Act

fo

r dev

elop

men

t mad

e as

sess

able

und

er S

PA. T

he E

MP

for t

he p

roje

ct sh

ould

add

ress

the

perf

orm

ance

requ

irem

ents

of t

he re

leva

nt p

olic

ies a

nd re

gion

al v

eget

atio

n m

anag

emen

t co

des (

refe

r to

ww

w.d

erm

.qld

.gov

.au/

vege

tatio

n/re

gion

al_c

odes

.htm

l).

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es, A

1.9

Key

polic

y an

d Le

gisla

tion

Requ

irem

ents

; B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.3,

B8.

6, B

8.7,

B8.

8;

C1.C

onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan;

Ap

pend

ix C

, Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

sW

here

rele

vant

, thi

s sec

tion

shou

ld d

iscus

s env

ironm

enta

l offs

et re

quire

men

ts in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

Que

ensla

nd G

over

nmen

t Env

ironm

enta

l Offs

ets P

olic

y (E

nviro

nmen

tal

Prot

ectio

n Ag

ency

200

8b) a

nd ta

ke in

to a

ccou

nt th

e ap

plic

able

spec

ific-

issue

offs

et p

olic

ies,

as

follo

ws:

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Valu

es B

2.3;

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts

Asse

ssm

ent 1

8.4.

5

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

St

ate

Polic

y fo

r Veg

etat

ion

Man

agem

ent (

Depa

rtm

ent o

f Env

ironm

ent a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent 2

009b

)Pa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

, A1.

9 Ke

y po

licy

and

Legi

slatio

n Re

quire

men

ts; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

3, B

8.6,

B8.

7, B

8.8;

C1

.Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n;

Appe

ndix

C, L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

Po

licy

for V

eget

atio

n M

anag

emen

t Offs

ets (

Depa

rtm

ent o

f Env

ironm

ent a

nd R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent 2

011a

)Pa

rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

, A1.

9 Ke

y po

licy

and

Legi

slatio

n Re

quire

men

ts; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

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3, B

8.6,

B8.

7, B

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C1

.Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n;

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ndix

C, L

egisl

atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

5.4.

1 S

ensit

ive

envi

ronm

enta

l ar

eas

·

Q

ueen

sland

Bio

dive

rsity

Offs

et P

olic

y (D

epar

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t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t 201

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Nat

ure

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erva

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gisla

tion

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irem

ents

; B8

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estr

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colo

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6, B

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onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan;

Ap

pend

ix C

, Leg

islat

ion

and

Appr

oval

s5.

4.1

Sen

sitiv

e en

viro

nmen

tal

area

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Mar

ine

fish

habi

tat o

ffset

pol

icy

(FHM

OP

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epar

tmen

t of A

gric

ultu

re, F

isher

ies

and

Fore

stry

201

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rt B

2 N

atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

, A1.

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y po

licy

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Legi

slatio

n Re

quire

men

ts; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

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8.6,

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stru

ctio

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Ope

ratio

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nmen

tal M

anag

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n;

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ndix

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atio

n an

d Ap

prov

als

5.4.

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eas

Desc

ribe

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om ‘n

o ne

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alue

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rt B

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atur

e Co

nser

vatio

n Va

lues

; B8

Terr

estr

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colo

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ine

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ogy

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; B18

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ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

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.2, B

18.3

, 5.

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rest

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auna

Desc

ribe

any

terr

estr

ial a

nd ri

paria

n fa

una

occu

rrin

g in

the

area

s affe

cted

by

the

prop

osal

, no

ting

the

broa

d di

strib

utio

n pa

tter

ns in

rela

tion

to v

eget

atio

n, to

pogr

aphy

and

subs

trat

e.

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desc

riptio

n of

the

faun

a pr

esen

t or l

ikel

y to

be

pres

ent i

n th

e st

udy

area

shou

ld

incl

ude:

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

spec

ies d

iver

sity

(tha

t is,

a sp

ecie

s list

) and

abu

ndan

ce o

f ani

mal

s of r

ecog

nise

d sig

nific

ance

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

any

spec

ies t

hat a

re p

oorly

kno

wn

but s

uspe

cted

of b

eing

rare

or t

hrea

tene

dPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

habi

tat r

equi

rem

ents

and

sens

itivi

ty to

cha

nges

, inc

ludi

ng m

ovem

ent c

orrid

ors a

nd

barr

iers

to m

ovem

ent

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.4

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

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the

exist

ence

of f

eral

pes

t or i

ntro

duce

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imal

s inc

ludi

ng th

ose

of e

cono

mic

or

cons

erva

tion

signi

fican

cePa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

exist

ence

(act

ual o

r lik

ely)

of a

ny sp

ecie

s and

com

mun

ities

of c

onse

rvat

ion

signi

fican

ce

in th

e st

udy

area

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ludi

ng d

iscus

sion

of ra

nge,

hab

itat,

bree

ding

,Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

recr

uitm

ent f

eedi

ng a

nd m

ovem

ent r

equi

rem

ents

, and

cur

rent

leve

l of p

rote

ctio

n (fo

r ex

ampl

e, a

ny re

quire

men

ts o

f pro

tect

ed a

rea

man

agem

ent p

lans

or t

hrea

tene

d sp

ecie

s re

cove

ry p

lans

)Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

habi

tat r

equi

rem

ents

and

sens

itivi

ty to

cha

nges

, in

clud

ing

mov

emen

t cor

ridor

s and

ba

rrie

rs to

mov

emen

tPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

4

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

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an e

stim

ate

of c

omm

onne

ss o

r rar

ity fo

r the

list

ed o

r oth

erw

ise si

gnifi

cant

spec

ies

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

use

of th

e ar

ea b

y m

igra

tory

faun

aPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

65.

4.2

Ter

rest

rial f

auna

·

re

cord

s in

a fo

rm c

ompa

tible

with

the

Wild

life

Onl

ine

data

base

.Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

45.

4.2

Ter

rest

rial f

auna

Iden

tify

any

spec

ies l

isted

by

the

NC

Act o

ccur

ring

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a. Id

entif

y an

y sp

ecie

s lis

ted

by th

e ‘B

ack

on T

rack

’ spe

cies

prio

ritisa

tion

met

hodo

logy

(ref

er

to:w

ww

.ehp

.qld

.gov

.au/

wild

life/

prio

ritisa

tion-

fram

ewor

k/in

dex.

htm

l).Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

5

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

naIn

dica

te h

ow w

ell a

ny a

ffect

ed c

omm

uniti

es a

re re

pres

ente

d an

d pr

otec

ted

else

whe

re in

th

e bi

o-re

gion

whe

re th

e pr

ojec

t occ

urs.

Spe

cify

the

met

hodo

logy

use

d fo

r fau

na su

rvey

s.

Prov

ide

rele

vant

site

dat

a to

DEH

P in

a fo

rmat

com

patib

le w

ith th

e W

ildlif

e O

nlin

e da

taba

se fo

r list

ed th

reat

ened

spec

ies (

refe

r to:

ww

w.e

hp.q

ld.g

ov.a

u/w

ildlif

e/w

ildlif

e-on

line/

inde

x.ht

ml).

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B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

naFa

una

surv

ey m

etho

dolo

gy sh

ould

be

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e Te

rres

tria

l Ver

tebr

ate

Faun

a Su

rvey

Ass

essm

ent G

uide

lines

for Q

ueen

sland

(Ey

re e

t al.

2012

) (re

fer t

o:Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

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l Eco

logy

B8.

2

5.4.

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erre

stria

l fau

naw

ww

.ehp

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.au/

ecos

yste

ms/

biod

iver

sity/

pdf/

faun

a_su

rvey

_gui

delin

esPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

25.

4.2

Ter

rest

rial f

auna

Cons

ider

pot

entia

l im

pact

s on

terr

estr

ial f

auna

, rel

evan

t wild

life

habi

tat a

nd o

ther

faun

a co

nser

vatio

n va

lues

, inc

ludi

ng:

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

i

mpa

ct a

nd c

ontr

ibut

ion

by th

e pr

ojec

t, to

the

entr

y, sp

read

and

est

ablis

hmen

t of

pest

s (te

rres

tria

l and

mar

ine)

not

pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a24

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6,

B8.

7

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

i

mpa

cts d

ue to

loss

of r

ange

/hab

itat,

food

supp

ly, n

est s

ites,

bre

edin

g/re

crui

ting

pote

ntia

l or m

ovem

ent c

orrid

ors o

r as a

resu

lt of

hyd

rolo

gica

l cha

nge

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

i

mpa

cts o

n na

tive

spec

ies,

par

ticul

arly

spec

ies o

f con

serv

atio

n sig

nific

ance

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.7

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

c

umul

ativ

e ef

fect

s of d

irect

and

indi

rect

impa

cts

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.7

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

t

hrea

teni

ng p

roce

sses

lead

ing

to p

rogr

essiv

e lo

ssPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

75.

4.2

Ter

rest

rial f

auna

·

a d

escr

iptio

n of

any

fore

seen

impa

cts t

hat i

ncre

ase

the

susc

eptib

ility

of e

colo

gica

l co

mm

uniti

es a

nd sp

ecie

s to

the

impa

cts o

f clim

ate

chan

gePa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

7; B

16 C

limat

e Ch

ange

and

Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

es B

16.6

; B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t B1

8.4

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

naAd

dres

s any

act

ions

of t

he p

roje

ct o

r lik

ely

impa

cts t

hat r

equi

re a

n au

thor

ity u

nder

the

NC

Act.

Prov

ide

the

follo

win

g in

form

atio

n on

miti

gatio

n st

rate

gies

: Pa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

m

easu

res t

o av

oid

and

miti

gate

the

iden

tifie

d im

pact

s. A

ny p

rovi

sion

for b

uffe

r zon

es

and

mov

emen

t cor

ridor

s, n

atur

e re

serv

es o

r spe

cial

pro

visio

ns fo

r mig

rato

ry a

nim

als

shou

ld b

e di

scus

sed

and

coor

dina

ted

with

the

outp

uts o

f the

flor

a as

sess

men

tPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

6, B

8.7

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

m

easu

res t

o st

op th

e sp

read

, enc

roac

hmen

t or e

stab

lishm

ent o

f pes

ts w

ithin

the

proj

ect a

rea

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.7;

C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n 5.

4.2

Ter

rest

rial f

auna

·

det

ails

of th

e m

etho

dolo

gies

that

wou

ld b

e us

ed to

avo

id in

jurin

g na

tive

faun

a as

a

resu

lt of

the

proj

ect’s

con

stru

ctio

n an

d op

erat

iona

l wor

ks, a

nd if

acc

iden

tal i

njur

ies s

houl

d oc

cur,

the

met

hodo

logi

es to

ass

ess a

nd h

andl

e in

jurie

sB8

.7 &

B8.

8, T

erre

stria

l Eco

logy

, C1.

7.2

(Con

stru

ctio

n En

viro

nmen

tal

Man

agem

ent P

lan)

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

s

trat

egie

s for

com

plyi

ng w

ith th

e ob

ject

ives

and

man

agem

ent p

ract

ices

of r

elev

ant

reco

very

pla

nsB8

Ter

rest

rial E

colo

gy B

8.7,

B8.

8; C

1 Co

nstr

uctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal

Envi

ronm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan

C1.7

.2 (

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

na·

m

easu

res t

o re

habi

litat

e di

stur

bed

area

s, w

hich

inco

rpor

ate

prov

ision

of n

est h

ollo

ws

and

grou

nd li

tter

, whe

re a

ppro

pria

teB8

.7 &

B8.

8, T

erre

stria

l Eco

logy

, C1.

7.2

(Con

stru

ctio

n En

viro

nmen

tal

Man

agem

ent P

lan)

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

naO

utlin

e ho

w th

ese

mea

sure

s will

be

impl

emen

ted

in th

e EM

P fo

r the

pro

ject

C1 C

onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.4.

2 T

erre

stria

l fau

naAd

dres

s fer

al a

nim

al m

anag

emen

t str

ateg

ies a

nd p

ract

ices

. The

stud

y sh

ould

dev

elop

st

rate

gies

to e

nsur

e th

at th

e pr

ojec

t doe

s not

con

trib

ute

to in

crea

sed

enc

roac

hmen

t of

any

fera

l ani

mal

spec

ies.

Ref

er to

the

loca

l gov

ernm

ent a

utho

rity’

s pes

t man

agem

ent p

lan

and

any

stra

tegi

es a

nd p

lans

reco

mm

ende

d fo

r the

pro

ject

are

a by

Bio

secu

rity

Que

ensla

nd.

Disc

uss t

he st

rate

gies

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e pr

ovisi

ons o

f the

Lan

d Pr

otec

tion

(Pes

t and

St

ock

Rout

e M

anag

emen

t) A

ct i

n th

e m

ain

body

of t

he E

IS a

nd in

the

pest

man

agem

ent

plan

with

in th

e EM

P fo

r the

pro

ject

.

B8.7

& B

8.8,

Ter

rest

rial E

colo

gy, C

1.7.

2 (C

onst

ruct

ion

Envi

ronm

enta

l M

anag

emen

t Pla

n)

5.4.

3 A

quat

icDe

scrib

e th

e aq

uatic

flor

a an

d fa

una

pres

ent,

or li

kely

to b

e pr

esen

t, in

the

area

s affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect.

Incl

ude:

B7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4; B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

2, B

8.4

, B8.

6

5.4.

3 A

quat

ic·

f

ish sp

ecie

s, m

amm

als,

rept

iles,

am

phib

ians

, cru

stac

eans

and

aqu

atic

inve

rteb

rate

s oc

curr

ing

in th

e w

ater

way

s with

in th

e af

fect

ed a

rea

and

any

asso

ciat

ed w

etla

nds (

as

defin

ed u

nder

sect

ion

5 of

the

Fish

erie

s Ac

t)B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

; B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.2,

B8.

5 , B

8.6

5.4.

3 A

quat

ic·

a

ny ra

re o

r thr

eate

ned

aqua

tic a

nd m

arin

e sp

ecie

s P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.45.

4.3

Aqu

atic

·

exo

tic a

nd p

est m

arin

e or

gani

sms

Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

5.4.

3 A

quat

ic·

a

des

crip

tion

of th

e ha

bita

t req

uire

men

ts a

nd th

e se

nsiti

vity

of a

quat

ic sp

ecie

s to

chan

ges i

n flo

w re

gim

e, w

ater

leve

ls an

d w

ater

qua

lity

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

as P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3 A

quat

ic·

a

quat

ic p

lant

s, in

clud

ing

nativ

e, e

xotic

and

wee

d sp

ecie

s P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.45.

4.3

Aqu

atic

·

aqu

atic

subs

trat

e P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.45.

4.3

Aqu

atic

·

hab

itat d

owns

trea

m o

f the

pro

ject

or p

oten

tially

impa

cted

due

to c

urre

nts i

n as

soci

ated

lacu

strin

e an

d m

arin

e en

viro

nmen

ts P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3 A

quat

ic·

s

trea

m ty

pe, i

nclu

ding

ext

ent o

f tid

al in

fluen

ce a

nd c

omm

on le

vels

such

as h

ighe

st

astr

onom

ical

tide

and

mea

n hi

gh w

ater

sprin

gs P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3 A

quat

ic·

r

eef h

abita

t and

cor

al sp

ecie

s P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.45.

4.3

Aqu

atic

·

any

oth

er st

ate

signi

fican

t bio

dive

rsity

val

ues i

dent

ified

in th

e Q

ueen

sland

Bio

dive

rsity

O

ffset

Pol

icy

(ver

sion

1) (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Res

ourc

e M

anag

emen

t 201

1b)

that

are

not

des

crib

ed e

lsew

here

.

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

B2.3

, B2.

4 , B

2.5;

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t B18

.4; P

art D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF D

6.6,

D6.

16

5.4.

3 A

quat

icDe

scrib

e an

y w

etla

nds l

isted

by

DEHP

as a

reas

of n

atio

nal,

stat

e or

regi

onal

sign

ifica

nce

and

deta

il th

eir v

alue

s and

impo

rtan

ce fo

r aqu

atic

flor

a an

d fa

una

spec

ies.

Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

; B8

Ter

rest

rial E

colo

gy B

8.4

5.4.

3Fl

ora

Defin

e th

e na

ture

and

ext

ent o

f exi

stin

g m

arin

e fe

atur

es a

nd m

arin

e ve

geta

tion

(e.g

. sal

t co

uch,

seag

rass

and

man

grov

es) w

ithin

the

prop

osed

are

a of

dev

elop

men

t and

in th

e ar

eas

adja

cent

to th

e pr

ojec

t. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3Fl

ora

Cond

uct f

ield

ass

essm

ents

for p

oten

tially

affe

cted

pla

nt sp

ecie

s, p

refe

rabl

y in

bot

h pr

e an

d po

st-w

et se

ason

con

ditio

ns ta

king

into

acc

ount

pot

entia

l im

pact

pro

cess

es, a

s fol

low

s:

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.2,

B8.

4; B

7 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

; Pa

rt D

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

D6.6

; Par

t C -

Man

agem

ent P

lans

5.

4.3

Flor

a·

r

ecor

d sit

e da

ta in

a fo

rm c

ompa

tible

with

the

Que

ensla

nd H

erba

rium

CO

RVEG

da

taba

sePa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

2, B

8.4;

B7

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy;

Part

D

East

Trin

ity R

EFD6

.6; P

art C

- M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns

5.4.

3Fl

ora

·

rec

ord

a co

mpl

ete

list o

f spe

cies

pre

sent

at e

ach

site,

incl

udin

g th

ose

spec

ies d

efin

ed

and

prot

ecte

d un

der t

he F

isher

ies A

ctPa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

2, B

8.4;

B7

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy;

Part

D

East

Trin

ity R

EFD6

.6; P

art C

- M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns

5.4.

3Fl

ora

·

rec

ord

the

rela

tive

abun

danc

e of

pla

nt sp

ecie

s pre

sent

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.2,

B8.

4; B

7 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

; Pa

rt D

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

D6.6

; Par

t C -

Man

agem

ent P

lans

5.

4.3

Flor

a·

i

dent

ify a

ny p

lant

spec

ies o

f con

serv

atio

n, c

ultu

ral,

com

mer

cial

or r

ecre

atio

nal

signi

fican

cePa

rt B

8 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

B8.

2, B

8.4;

B7

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy;

Part

D

East

Trin

ity R

EFD6

.6; P

art C

- M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns

5.4.

3Fl

ora

·

sub

mit

spec

imen

s of s

peci

es li

sted

as p

rote

cted

pla

nts u

nder

the

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

(Wild

life)

Reg

ulat

ion

1994

(oth

er th

an c

omm

on sp

ecie

s) to

the

Que

ensla

nd H

erba

rium

for

iden

tific

atio

n an

d en

try

into

the

HER

BREC

S da

taba

se

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.2,

B8.

4; B

7 Te

rres

tria

l Eco

logy

; Pa

rt D

Ea

st T

rinity

REF

D6.6

; Par

t C -

Man

agem

ent P

lans

5.

4.3

Fish

hab

itat

Desc

ribe

the

natu

re a

nd e

xten

t of f

ish h

abita

t tha

t hav

e th

e po

tent

ial t

o be

impa

cted

, in

clud

ing

seag

rass

(per

man

ent a

nd e

phem

eral

), m

acro

-alg

ae, m

angr

ove

and

salt

couc

h co

mm

uniti

es a

nd sa

nd b

ars/

mud

flats

, map

ped

rela

tive

to e

xist

ing

feat

ures

for r

efer

ence

. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3Fi

sh h

abita

tSu

rvey

s for

seag

rass

and

alg

ae sh

ould

refle

ct th

e se

ason

al v

aria

tion

in o

ccur

renc

e an

d de

nsity

of t

hese

com

mun

ities

. The

loca

tion

and

dens

ity o

f mar

ine

plan

ts sh

ould

be

map

ped

at a

n ap

prop

riate

scal

e. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3Fi

sh h

abita

tSh

ow th

e lo

catio

n of

any

dec

lare

d Fi

sh H

abita

t Are

as p

roxi

mal

to th

e pr

opos

ed d

redg

ing

site

and

mar

ine

infr

astr

uctu

re fo

r tra

nspo

rtat

ion

of fi

ll P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3M

arin

e m

egaf

auna

Desc

ribe

the

turt

le sp

ecie

s tha

t may

use

bea

ches

nea

r the

pro

pose

d de

velo

pmen

t are

a. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4

5.4.

3M

arin

e m

egaf

auna

Und

erta

ke a

des

ktop

revi

ew o

f inf

orm

atio

n on

the

turt

le c

omm

uniti

es o

f the

stud

y ar

ea,

part

icul

arly

the

gree

n, h

awks

bill,

logg

erhe

ad, o

live

ridle

y an

d fla

tbac

k tu

rtle

s, p

ayin

g sp

ecifi

c at

tent

ion

to a

ny a

necd

otal

or r

ecor

ded

info

rmat

ion

on tu

rtle

pop

ulat

ions

fr

eque

ntin

g th

e po

rt a

rea

and

any

know

n ne

stin

g sit

es.

Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

5.4.

3M

arin

e m

egaf

auna

Refe

r to

stud

ies o

f the

turt

le p

opul

atio

ns a

nd c

onsu

lt th

e De

part

men

t of N

atio

nal P

arks

, Re

crea

tion,

Spo

rt a

nd R

acin

g (D

NPR

SR) o

n hi

stor

ical

dat

a fo

r the

are

a, p

artic

ular

ly o

n pr

evio

usly

con

duct

ed n

estin

g su

rvey

s. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.3 a

nd B

7.4

5.4.

3M

arin

e m

egaf

auna

Cons

olid

ate

avai

labl

e in

form

atio

n on

ves

sel s

trik

e da

ta fo

r the

pro

ject

are

a, a

nd e

valu

ate

the

prop

osed

pro

ject

(con

stru

ctio

n an

d on

goin

g op

erat

ions

) usin

g a

risk

base

d m

etho

dolo

gy in

form

ed b

y da

ta o

btai

ned

on th

e p

opul

atio

ns o

f mar

ine

faun

a. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4 a

nd B

7.5

and

for r

isk m

etho

dolo

gy:

B7.3

5.4.

3M

arin

e m

egaf

auna

Use

this

info

rmat

ion

to d

evel

op re

com

men

datio

ns o

n th

e m

ost a

ppro

pria

te m

anag

emen

t m

easu

res t

o be

ado

pted

to m

inim

ise th

e ris

k of

turt

le in

jury

or d

eath

. Par

ticul

ar re

fere

nce

shou

ld b

e gi

ven

to p

rote

ctin

g tu

rtle

s fro

m b

oat s

trik

e. P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.5

5.4.

3Be

nthi

c m

acro

inve

rteb

rate

sDe

scrib

e th

e be

nthi

c m

acro

inve

rteb

rate

com

mun

ities

like

ly to

be

dire

ctly

or i

ndire

ctly

im

pact

ed b

y th

e pr

ojec

t sho

uld

be c

hara

cter

ised

for t

he a

sses

smen

t of t

he p

oten

tial

impa

cts o

f pro

pose

d ca

pita

l wor

ks. C

onsid

er th

e ef

fect

of o

ngoi

ng m

aint

enan

ce a

ctiv

ities

, in

clud

ing

dred

ging

, on

bent

hic

faun

a.

Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

, B7.

5

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

esDe

scrib

e th

e re

ef c

omm

uniti

es th

at m

ay b

e im

pact

ed b

y th

e pr

opos

ed d

evel

opm

ent.

Part

s B2,

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion;

B18

, Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

esDi

scus

s the

pot

entia

l im

pact

s of t

he p

roje

ct o

n th

e aq

uatic

spec

ies a

nd e

cosy

stem

s and

de

scrib

e pr

opos

ed m

itiga

tion

actio

ns, i

nclu

ding

:Pa

rts B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y; C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts t

o flo

ra a

nd fa

una

com

mun

ities

from

dre

dgin

g w

orks

and

tr

ansp

ortin

g m

arin

e fil

l to

the

proj

ect s

ite. T

his s

houl

d in

clud

e m

odel

ling

of th

e po

tent

ial

impa

cts o

f the

dre

dge

plum

e (fo

r exa

mpl

e, in

crea

sed

turb

idity

) on

seag

rass

and

oth

er

aqua

tic sp

ecie

s

Part

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts d

ue to

alte

ratio

ns to

the

long

-ter

m h

ydro

dyna

mic

pro

cess

es o

f the

co

asta

l env

ironm

ents

, with

spec

ific

refe

renc

e to

impa

cts o

n rip

aria

n ve

geta

tion

and

othe

r se

nsiti

ve v

eget

atio

n co

mm

uniti

es, i

nclu

ding

man

grov

e st

ands

and

seag

rass

mea

dow

s P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.5

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

i

nves

tigat

e th

e pr

ojec

ts p

oten

tial i

mpa

ct o

n fis

h sp

awni

ng p

erio

ds P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4 a

nd B

7.5

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

o

ffset

s pro

pose

d fo

r una

void

able

, per

man

ent l

oss o

f fish

erie

s hab

itat

Part

B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

B2.3

, B2.

4 an

d B2

.5, B

18.4

, Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t & B

7.4,

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

m

etho

ds to

min

imise

the

pote

ntia

l for

intr

oduc

ing

or sp

read

ing

pest

spec

ies w

ithin

the

proj

ect a

rea

and

incl

ude

the

miti

gatio

n an

d m

anag

emen

t app

roac

hes w

ithin

the

bios

ecur

ity e

nviro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t pla

nPa

rt B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y an

d C2

Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

m

onito

ring

aqua

tic b

iolo

gy h

ealth

, pro

duct

ivity

and

bio

dive

rsity

in a

reas

subj

ect t

o di

rect

disc

harg

e P

art B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4, B

7.5;

C2

Dred

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n C2

.2,

C2.7

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

m

easu

res t

o be

impl

emen

ted

to a

void

or m

inim

ise sh

ip st

rike

and

prop

elle

r str

ike

durin

g co

nstr

uctio

n, c

omm

issio

ning

and

ope

ratio

n of

the

proj

ect

Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.5

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

es·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts f

rom

clim

ate

chan

ge a

nd th

e pr

ojec

t’s p

oten

tial t

o in

crea

se th

e su

scep

tibili

ty o

f aqu

atic

eco

logi

cal c

omm

uniti

es a

nd sp

ecie

s, fo

r exa

mpl

e, c

oral

ble

achi

ng.

Part

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t B18

.4

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

esAd

dres

s any

act

ions

of t

he p

roje

ct o

r lik

ely

impa

cts t

hat r

equi

re a

n au

thor

ity u

nder

the

rele

vant

legi

slatio

n, in

clud

ing

the

NC

Act a

nd/o

r the

Fish

erie

s Act

. O

utlin

e ho

w th

ese

mea

sure

s will

be

impl

emen

ted

in th

e ov

eral

l EM

P fo

r the

pro

ject

.

Part

s B2

Nat

ure

Cons

erva

tion

Area

s B2.

3 an

dB2.

4 an

d Ap

pend

ix C

Le

gisla

tion

and

Appr

oval

s and

Par

t A1

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.9

for

ke

y po

licy

and

legi

slativ

e re

quire

men

ts

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

esPr

ovid

e de

tails

of t

he m

anag

emen

t met

hods

whi

ch w

ould

avo

id o

r min

imise

impa

cts o

n bi

rds,

mar

ine

mam

mal

s, tu

rtle

s and

fish

, inc

ludi

ng m

igra

tions

and

mar

ine

plan

t pr

opag

atio

n. In

par

ticul

ar, p

rese

nt a

disc

ussio

n of

exi

sten

ce (a

ctua

l or l

ikel

y) o

f any

spec

ies

and

com

mun

ities

of c

onse

rvat

ion

signi

fican

ce in

the

stud

y ar

ea, i

nclu

ding

disc

ussio

n of

ra

nge,

hab

itat,

bree

ding

, rec

ruitm

ent f

eedi

ng a

nd m

ovem

ent r

equi

rem

ents

, and

cur

rent

le

vel o

f pro

tect

ion

(for e

xam

ple,

any

requ

irem

ents

of p

rote

cted

are

a m

anag

emen

t pla

ns o

r th

reat

ened

spec

ies r

ecov

ery

plan

s, in

clud

ing,

but

not

rest

ricte

d to

dire

ct re

fere

nces

to a

ll re

leva

nt tu

rtle

spec

ies i

nclu

ded

in th

e Re

cove

ry P

lan

for M

arin

e Tu

rtle

s in

Aust

ralia

(C

omm

onw

ealth

of A

ustr

alia

200

3).

Par

t B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

and

B7.

5 an

d P

art C

2 Dr

edge

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.4.

3Re

ef c

omm

uniti

esO

utlin

e ho

w th

ese

mea

sure

s will

be

impl

emen

ted

in th

e EM

P fo

r the

pro

ject

. P

art C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.5.

1W

ater

reso

urce

sPr

ovid

e an

ove

rvie

w o

f the

qua

lity

and

quan

tity

of a

ny w

ater

reso

urce

s in

the

vici

nity

of t

he

proj

ect a

rea

and

the

rele

vanc

e to

the

proj

ect.

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

2

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

sAs

sess

the

proj

ect’s

pot

entia

l im

pact

s on

wat

er re

sour

ce e

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s ide

ntifi

ed in

th

e pr

evio

us se

ctio

n. D

efin

e an

d de

scrib

e th

e ob

ject

ives

and

pra

ctic

al m

easu

res f

or

prot

ectin

g or

enh

anci

ng w

ater

reso

urce

env

ironm

enta

l val

ues,

to d

escr

ibe

how

nom

inat

ed

quan

titat

ive

stan

dard

s and

indi

cato

rs m

ay b

e ac

hiev

ed, a

nd h

ow th

e ac

hiev

emen

t of

obje

ctiv

es w

ill b

e m

onito

red,

aud

ited

and

man

aged

. Inc

lude

the

follo

win

g:

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts o

n th

e flo

w a

nd th

e qu

ality

of s

urfa

ce a

nd g

roun

dwat

er fr

om a

ll ph

ases

of t

he p

roje

ct, w

ith re

fere

nce

to th

eir s

uita

bilit

y fo

r the

cur

rent

and

pot

entia

l do

wns

trea

m u

ses a

nd d

ischa

rge

licen

ces

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

2

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

a

n as

sess

men

t of a

ll lik

ely

impa

cts o

n gr

ound

wat

er d

eple

tion

or re

char

ge re

gim

esPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3,

B6.

4; P

art D

East

Trin

ity R

EF D

6.5

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts o

f sur

face

wat

er fl

ow o

n ex

istin

g in

fras

truc

ture

, with

refe

renc

e to

th

e EP

P (W

ater

) and

the

Wat

er A

ctPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3,

B6.

4; P

art D

East

Trin

ity R

EF D

6.5

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

c

hem

ical

and

phy

sical

pro

pert

ies o

f any

was

tew

ater

(inc

ludi

ng st

orm

wat

er a

t the

poi

nt

of d

ischa

rge

into

nat

ural

surf

ace

wat

ers)

, and

the

toxi

city

of e

fflue

nt to

flor

a an

d fa

una

Part

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3, B

6.4;

Par

t DEa

st T

rinity

REF

D6.

5

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts o

n ot

her d

owns

trea

m re

ceiv

ing

envi

ronm

ents

, if i

t is p

ropo

sed

to

disc

harg

e w

ater

to a

rive

rine

syst

emPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3,

B6.

4; P

art D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF D

6.5

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

w

here

disp

osal

of d

redg

e sp

oil t

o la

nd is

bei

ng c

onsid

ered

, the

use

of t

he A

NZE

CC

Guid

elin

es m

etho

dolo

gy is

re

quire

d to

der

ive

wat

er q

ualit

y tr

igge

r val

ues a

nd in

vest

igat

e su

rfac

e an

d gr

ound

wat

er q

ualit

y of

the

rece

ivin

g en

viro

nmen

t tha

t are

like

ly to

rece

ive

disc

harg

e, ru

noff

or se

epag

e w

ater

s fro

m a

ny d

redg

e sp

oil

Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

D6.

5

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

s

tora

ge/t

reat

men

t or d

ispos

al a

rea

Par

t D E

ast T

rinity

REF

D6.

5 5.

5.2

Wat

er re

sour

ces

·

the

resu

lts o

f a ri

sk a

sses

smen

t for

unc

ontr

olle

d re

leas

es to

wat

er d

ue to

syst

em o

r ca

tast

roph

ic fa

ilure

, im

plic

atio

ns o

f suc

h em

issio

ns fo

r hum

an h

ealth

and

nat

ural

ec

osys

tem

s, a

nd st

rate

gies

to p

reve

nt, m

inim

ise a

nd c

onta

in im

pact

sPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

a

n as

sess

men

t of t

he p

oten

tial t

o co

ntam

inat

e su

rfac

e an

d gr

ound

wat

er re

sour

ces a

nd

mea

sure

s to

prev

ent,

miti

gate

and

rem

edia

te su

ch c

onta

min

atio

nPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

d

etai

ls of

a m

onito

ring

prog

ram

for t

he g

roun

dwat

er re

sour

ces,

usin

g ex

istin

g de

ep

bore

s, to

est

ablis

h th

e ba

se li

ne y

ield

and

wat

er q

ualit

y of

the

supp

ly fr

om th

ose

bore

sPa

rt B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3

5.5.

2W

ater

reso

urce

s·

P

rovi

de d

etai

ls on

how

cha

nges

in w

ater

qua

lity

in T

rinity

Inle

t, as

a re

sult

of d

redg

ing

will

affe

ct lo

cal a

quac

ultu

re v

entu

res.

Part

s B5,

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.4; B

9 So

cio-

econ

omic

B9.

55.

5.2

Wat

er re

sour

ces

Stra

tegi

es sh

ould

be

adeq

uate

ly d

etai

led

to d

emon

stra

te b

est p

ract

ice

man

agem

ent a

nd

that

env

ironm

enta

l val

ues o

f rec

eivi

ng w

ater

s will

be

mai

ntai

ned

to n

omin

ated

wat

er

qual

ity o

bjec

tives

. Des

crib

e th

e m

onito

ring

prog

ram

s tha

t will

ass

ess t

he e

ffect

iven

ess o

f m

anag

emen

t str

ateg

ies f

or p

rote

ctin

g w

ater

reso

urce

s dur

ing

the

cons

truc

tion,

ope

ratio

n an

d de

com

miss

ioni

ng o

f the

pro

ject

. Out

line

how

thes

e st

rate

gies

are

inco

rpor

ated

into

ap

prop

riate

sect

ions

of t

he E

MP.

Part

s B5,

Mar

ine

Wat

er Q

ualit

y B5

.1, B

5.3,

B5.

4; B

5 M

arin

e W

ater

Q

ualit

y; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y; B

9 So

cio-

econ

omic

; C1.

Con

stru

ctio

n &

O

pera

tiona

l Env

ironm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan;

D2

Dred

ge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.6.

1Ai

r Qua

lity

Desc

ribe

the

exist

ing

air q

ualit

y th

at m

ay b

e af

fect

ed b

y th

e pr

ojec

t in

the

cont

ext o

f en

viro

nmen

tal v

alue

s as d

efin

ed b

y th

e EP

Act

and

Env

ironm

enta

l Pro

tect

ion

(Air)

Pol

icy

2008

(EPP

(Air)

).Pa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.3

5.6.

1Ai

r Qua

lity

Disc

uss t

he e

xist

ing

loca

l and

regi

onal

air

shed

env

ironm

ent,

incl

udin

g:Pa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.3

5.6.

1Ai

r Qua

lity

·

bac

kgro

und

leve

ls an

d so

urce

s of p

artic

ulat

es, g

aseo

us a

nd o

doro

us c

ompo

unds

and

an

y m

ajor

con

stitu

ent

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

3

5.6.

1Ai

r Qua

lity

·

pol

luta

nts (

incl

udin

g gr

eenh

ouse

gas

es)

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

35.

6.1

Air Q

ualit

y·

b

asel

ine

mon

itorin

g re

sults

, sen

sitiv

e re

cept

ors.

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

35.

6.2

Air Q

ualit

yCo

nsid

er th

e fo

llow

ing

air q

ualit

y iss

ues a

nd th

eir m

itiga

tion:

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

an

inve

ntor

y of

air

emiss

ions

from

the

proj

ect e

xpec

ted

durin

g co

nstr

uctio

n an

d op

erat

iona

l act

iviti

es (i

nclu

ding

sour

ce, n

atur

e an

d le

vels

of e

miss

ions

)Pa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

‘w

orst

cas

e’ e

miss

ions

that

may

occ

ur d

urin

g op

erat

ion.

If th

ese

emiss

ions

are

sig

nific

antly

hig

her t

han

thos

e fo

r nor

mal

ope

ratio

ns, i

t will

be

nece

ssar

y to

sepa

rate

ly

eval

uate

the

wor

st-c

ase

impa

ct to

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

the

plan

ned

buffe

r dist

ance

bet

wee

n th

e fa

cilit

y an

d ne

ighb

ourin

g se

nsiti

ve re

cept

ors w

ill b

e ad

equa

tePa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

gro

und

leve

l pre

dict

ions

shou

ld b

e m

ade

at a

ny si

te th

at in

clud

es th

e en

viro

nmen

tal

valu

es id

entif

ied

by th

e EP

P (A

ir), i

nclu

ding

any

site

s tha

t cou

ld b

e se

nsiti

ve to

the

effe

cts o

f pr

edic

ted

emiss

ions

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

dus

t and

odo

ur g

ener

atio

n fr

om c

onst

ruct

ion

activ

ities

, esp

ecia

lly in

are

as w

here

co

nstr

uctio

n ac

tiviti

es a

re a

djac

ent t

o ex

istin

g ro

ad n

etw

orks

or a

re in

clo

se p

roxi

mity

to

sens

itive

rece

iver

sPa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

clim

atic

pat

tern

s tha

t cou

ld a

ffect

dus

t gen

erat

ion

and

mov

emen

tPa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

veh

icle

em

issio

ns a

nd d

ust g

ener

atio

n al

ong

maj

or h

aula

ge ro

utes

bot

h in

tern

al a

nd

exte

rnal

to th

e pr

ojec

t site

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

hum

an h

ealth

risk

ass

ocia

ted

with

em

issio

ns fr

om p

roje

ct a

ctiv

ities

of a

ll ha

zard

ous o

r to

xic

pollu

tant

sPa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.5

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

·

im

pact

s on

terr

estr

ial f

lora

and

faun

aPa

rt B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.5

and

Part

B8

Terr

estr

ial E

colo

gy B

8.7

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

Deta

il th

e be

st p

ract

ice

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res t

oget

her w

ith p

roac

tive

and

pred

ictiv

e op

erat

iona

l and

mai

nten

ance

stra

tegi

es th

at c

ould

be

used

to p

reve

nt a

nd m

itiga

te

impa

cts.

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

4

5.6.

2Ai

r Qua

lity

Disc

uss p

oten

tial a

ir qu

ality

impa

cts f

rom

em

issio

ns, w

ith re

fere

nce

to th

e N

atio

nal

Envi

ronm

enta

l Pro

tect

ion

(Am

bien

t Air

Qua

lity)

Mea

sure

200

3 (C

wlth

) and

the

EPP

(Air)

. If

an e

miss

ion

is no

t add

ress

ed in

thes

e le

gisla

tive

inst

rum

ents

, disc

uss t

he e

miss

ion

with

re

fere

nce

to it

s risk

to h

uman

hea

lth, i

nclu

ding

app

ropr

iate

hea

lth-b

ased

gu

idel

ines

/sta

ndar

ds.

Part

B11

Air

Qua

lity

B11.

3 an

d B1

1.4

5.7.

1Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

nsPr

ovid

e an

inve

ntor

y of

pro

ject

ed a

nnua

l em

issio

ns fo

r eac

h re

leva

nt g

reen

hous

e ga

s, w

ith

tota

l em

issio

ns e

xpre

ssed

in ‘C

O2

equi

vale

nt’ t

erm

s for

the

follo

win

g ca

tego

ries:

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.6

5.7.

1Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

ns·

s

cope

1 e

miss

ions

—m

eans

dire

ct e

miss

ions

of g

reen

hous

e ga

ses f

rom

sour

ces w

ithin

th

e bo

unda

ry o

f the

faci

lity

and

as a

resu

lt of

the

faci

lity’

s act

iviti

es (i

nclu

ding

em

issio

n fr

om v

eget

atio

n cl

earin

g)Pa

rt B

16 C

limat

e Ch

ange

& G

reen

hous

e Ga

ses B

16.6

5.7.

1Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

ns·

s

cope

2 e

miss

ions

—m

eans

em

issio

ns o

f gre

enho

use

gase

s fro

m th

e pr

oduc

tion

of

elec

tric

ity, h

eat o

r ste

am th

at th

e fa

cilit

y w

ill c

onsu

me,

but

that

are

phy

sical

ly p

rodu

ced

by

anot

her f

acili

ty.

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.6

5.7.

1Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

nsBr

iefly

des

crib

e m

etho

d(s)

by

whi

ch e

stim

ates

wer

e m

ade.

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.3

5.7.

1Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

nsU

se th

e N

atio

nal G

reen

hous

e Ac

coun

ts (N

GA) F

acto

rs (

Com

mon

wea

lth o

f Aus

tral

ia 2

010c

) as

a re

fere

nce

sour

ce fo

r em

issio

n es

timat

es, s

uppl

emen

ted

by o

ther

sour

ces w

here

pr

actic

able

and

app

ropr

iate

. As a

requ

irem

ent o

f the

NGA

fact

ors,

est

imat

es sh

ould

incl

ude

the

loss

of c

arbo

n sin

k ca

paci

ty o

f veg

etat

ion

due

to c

lear

ing

and

impo

undm

ent.

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.6

5.7.

2Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

nsDi

scus

s the

pot

entia

l for

gre

enho

use

gas a

bate

men

t mea

sure

s, in

clud

ing:

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.7

5.7.

2Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

ns·

t

he p

ropo

sed

mea

sure

s (al

tern

ativ

es a

nd p

refe

rred

) to

avoi

d an

d/or

min

imise

dire

ct

gree

nhou

se g

as e

miss

ions

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.7

5.7.

2Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

ns·

h

ow th

e pr

efer

red

mea

sure

s min

imise

em

issio

ns a

nd a

chie

ve e

nerg

y ef

ficie

ncy

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.7

5.7.

2Gr

eenh

ouse

Gas

Em

issio

ns·

a

ny o

ppor

tuni

ties t

o fu

rthe

r offs

et g

reen

hous

e ga

s em

issio

ns th

roug

h in

dire

ct m

eans

in

clud

ing

sequ

estr

atio

n an

d ca

rbon

trad

ing.

Part

B16

Clim

ate

Chan

ge &

Gre

enho

use

Gase

s B16

.7

5.8.

1N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

nDe

scrib

e th

e ex

istin

g no

ise a

nd v

ibra

tion

envi

ronm

ent t

hat m

ay b

e af

fect

ed b

y th

e pr

ojec

t in

the

cont

ext o

f the

env

ironm

enta

l val

ues d

efin

ed b

y th

e En

viro

nmen

tal P

rote

ctio

n (N

oise

) Po

licy

2008

(EPP

(Noi

se)).

Ref

er to

the

follo

win

g do

cum

ents

:Pa

rt B

10 N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.4

5.8.

1N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

N

oise

Mea

sure

men

t Man

ual

(Env

ironm

ent P

rote

ctio

n Ag

ency

200

0)Pa

rt B

10 N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.2

5.8.

1N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

G

uide

line:

Pla

nnin

g fo

r Noi

se C

ontr

ol (E

nviro

nmen

tal P

rote

ctio

n Ag

ency

200

4)Pa

rt B

10 N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.2

5.8.

1N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

nId

entif

y se

nsiti

ve n

oise

rece

ptor

s adj

acen

t to

all p

roje

ct c

ompo

nent

s bot

h in

air

and

unde

rwat

er (e

.g. m

arin

e sp

ecie

s sen

sitiv

e to

und

erw

ater

noi

se) a

nd e

stim

ate

typi

cal

back

grou

nd n

oise

and

vib

ratio

n le

vels

base

d on

surv

eys a

t rep

rese

ntat

ive

sites

. Disc

uss t

he

pote

ntia

l sen

sitiv

ity o

f suc

h re

cept

ors a

nd n

omin

ate

perf

orm

ance

indi

cato

rs a

nd st

anda

rds.

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

4

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

nDe

scrib

e th

e im

pact

s of n

oise

and

vib

ratio

n bo

th in

air

and

unde

rwat

er g

ener

ated

dur

ing

the

pre-

cons

truc

tion,

con

stru

ctio

n, o

pera

tiona

l and

dec

omm

issio

ning

pha

ses o

f the

pr

ojec

t. N

oise

and

vib

ratio

n im

pact

ana

lysis

shou

ld in

clud

e:Pa

rt B

10 N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.3

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

t

he le

vels

of n

oise

and

vib

ratio

n ge

nera

ted,

incl

udin

g no

ise c

onto

urs,

ass

esse

d ag

ains

t cu

rren

t typ

ical

bac

kgro

und

leve

ls, u

sing

mod

ellin

g (s

uch

as E

nviro

nmen

tal N

oise

Mod

el

e.g.

, Sou

ndPL

AN) w

here

app

ropr

iate

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

5

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

i

mpa

ct o

f noi

se, i

nclu

ding

low

freq

uenc

y no

ise (n

oise

with

com

pone

nts b

elow

200

Hz)

an

d vi

brat

ion

at a

ll po

tent

ially

sens

itive

rece

iver

s (fo

r exa

mpl

e, re

siden

ces,

soci

al a

nd p

ublic

in

fras

truc

ture

, suc

h as

hea

lth, r

ecre

atio

nal a

nd e

duca

tiona

l fac

ilitie

s and

mar

ine

life

whe

re

impa

ct o

f noi

se m

ay h

ave

a sig

nific

ant b

iolo

gica

l sig

nific

ance

) com

pare

d w

ith th

e pe

rfor

man

ce in

dica

tors

and

stan

dard

s nom

inat

ed a

bove

in S

ectio

n 5.

8.1

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

5

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

i

mpa

ct o

n te

rres

tria

l, av

ian

and

aqua

tic fa

una

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

55.

8.2

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

·

pro

posa

ls to

min

imise

or e

limin

ate

thes

e ef

fect

s, in

clud

ing

deta

ils o

f any

scre

enin

g,

linin

g, e

nclo

sing

or b

undi

ng o

f fac

ilitie

s, o

r tim

ing

sche

dule

s for

con

stru

ctio

n an

dPa

rt B

10 N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.6

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

o

pera

tions

that

wou

ld m

inim

ise e

nviro

nmen

tal h

arm

and

env

ironm

enta

l nui

sanc

e fr

om n

oise

and

vib

ratio

n bo

th in

air

and/

or u

nder

wat

erPa

rt B

10 N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.6

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

o

ptio

ns fo

r air

sens

itive

rece

ptor

s tha

t are

oth

erw

ise u

nabl

e to

ach

ieve

a sa

tisfa

ctor

y in

tern

al n

oise

leve

l for

the

pres

erva

tion

of h

ealth

and

wel

lbei

ng a

s ide

ntifi

ed w

ithin

the

EPP

(Noi

se).

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

6

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

nPr

ovid

e de

tails

of a

ny n

ight

-tim

e w

ork

that

may

be

unde

rtak

en. S

peci

fical

ly in

clud

e: P

arts

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.5; B

9 So

cio-

econ

omic

B9.

6; B

10

Noi

se &

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.5

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

t

he re

ason

s why

nig

ht-t

ime

wor

k m

ay b

e un

dert

aken

Par

ts A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.5

; B10

Noi

se &

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.5

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

t

he li

kely

dur

atio

n of

wor

k (if

kno

wn)

Par

ts A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.5

; B10

Noi

se &

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.5

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

t

he p

ropo

sed

hour

s of t

he w

ork

Par

ts A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.5

; B10

Noi

se &

Vib

ratio

n B1

0.5

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

t

he n

atur

e of

the

wor

k to

be

unde

rtak

en P

arts

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.5; B

10 N

oise

& V

ibra

tion

B10.

55.

8.2

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

·

the

like

ly im

pact

on

resid

ents

and

the

asso

ciat

ed m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s to

be

unde

rtak

en b

y th

e pr

opon

ent

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

5, B

10.6

5.8.

2N

oise

and

Vib

ratio

n·

t

he m

etho

ds th

at w

ill b

e us

ed to

com

mun

icat

e w

ith a

ffect

ed re

siden

ts.

Part

B10

Noi

se a

nd V

ibra

tion

B10.

65.

9.1

Was

teId

entif

y an

d de

scrib

e al

l sou

rces

, lik

ely

volu

mes

and

qua

lity

(whe

re a

pplic

able

) of w

aste

as

soci

ated

with

pre

-con

stru

ctio

n, c

onst

ruct

ion,

ope

ratio

n an

d de

com

miss

ioni

ng o

f all

aspe

cts o

f the

pro

ject

. Ref

er to

regu

late

d w

aste

list

ed in

Sch

edul

e 7

of th

e En

viro

nmen

tal

Prot

ectio

n Re

gula

tion

2008

(Qld

).

Part

B15

Was

te M

anag

emen

t B15

.5

5.9.

1W

aste

Desc

ribe:

·

was

te g

ener

ated

by

deliv

ery

of m

ater

ial t

o sit

e(s)

Part

s B15

Was

te M

anag

emen

t B15

.5; B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

5.9.

1W

aste

·

all

chem

ical

and

mec

hani

cal p

roce

sses

con

duct

ed o

n th

e co

nstr

uctio

n sit

es th

at

prod

uce

was

tePa

rts B

15 W

aste

Man

agem

ent B

15.5

; B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

5.9.

1W

aste

·

the

am

ount

and

cha

ract

erist

ics o

f sol

id a

nd li

quid

was

te p

rodu

ced

on si

te b

y th

e pr

ojec

tPa

rts B

15 W

aste

Man

agem

ent B

15.5

; B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

5.9.

1W

aste

·

haz

ardo

us m

ater

ials

to b

e st

ored

and

/or u

sed

on si

te, i

nclu

ding

env

ironm

enta

l tox

icity

da

ta a

nd b

iode

grad

abili

ty.

Part

s B15

Was

te M

anag

emen

t B15

.5; B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

5.9.

2W

aste

Deta

il th

e pr

opos

ed m

anag

emen

t of s

olid

and

liqu

id w

aste

. Ass

ess t

he p

oten

tial i

mpa

ct o

f al

l was

te g

ener

ated

dur

ing

cons

truc

tion

and

oper

atio

n, w

ith re

gard

for b

est p

ract

ice

Part

s B15

Was

te M

anag

emen

t B15

.5; B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

5.9.

2W

aste

was

te m

anag

emen

t str

ateg

ies,

the

Envi

ronm

enta

l Pr

otec

tion

(Was

te M

anag

emen

t) P

olic

y 20

00 a

nd th

e En

viro

nmen

tal P

rote

ctio

n (W

aste

Man

agem

ent)

Reg

ulat

ion

2000

(Qld

).Pa

rts B

15 W

aste

Man

agem

ent B

15.5

; B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

5.9.

2W

aste

Prov

ide

deta

ils o

n m

arin

e pl

ant i

mpa

cts o

n th

e la

nd a

rea

desig

nate

d fo

r on-

grou

nd so

il di

spos

al if

a la

nd d

ispos

al o

ptio

n is

chos

en.

Part

D E

ast T

rinity

REF

, D.6

.

5.10

.1Tr

ansp

ort

If a

terr

estr

ial l

ocat

ion

is re

quire

d fo

r a la

nd b

ased

spoi

l gro

und/

dred

ge m

ater

ial p

lace

men

t ar

ea, p

rovi

de a

det

aile

d tr

affic

impa

ct a

sses

smen

t rep

ort f

or a

ll m

odes

of t

rans

port

. The

EIS

sh

ould

cle

arly

iden

tify

and

asse

ss a

ll im

pact

s ass

ocia

ted

with

a la

nd b

ased

dre

dge

mat

eria

l pl

acem

ent a

rea

for a

ll m

odes

of t

rans

port

and

iden

tify

effe

ctiv

e m

itiga

tion

stra

tegi

es fo

r th

ese

impa

cts.

Part

D E

ast T

rinity

REF

, D6.

12

5.10

.1Tr

ansp

ort

Pres

ent t

he tr

ansp

ort a

sses

smen

t in

sepa

rate

repo

rts f

or e

ach

proj

ect-

affe

cted

mod

e (r

oad,

ra

il, a

ir an

d se

a) a

s app

ropr

iate

for e

ach

phas

e of

the

proj

ect.

Thes

e as

sess

men

t rep

orts

sh

ould

pro

vide

suffi

cien

t inf

orm

atio

n to

allo

w a

n in

depe

nden

t ass

essm

ent o

f how

exi

stin

g tr

ansp

ort i

nfra

stru

ctur

e w

ill b

e af

fect

ed b

y pr

ojec

t tra

nspo

rt a

t the

loca

l and

regi

onal

leve

l.

Part

s B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

; C3

Vess

el T

rans

port

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

C4

. Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.10

.1Tr

ansp

ort

Desc

ribe

the

exte

nt, c

ondi

tion

and

capa

city

of t

he e

xist

ing

tran

spor

t inf

rast

ruct

ure

on

whi

ch th

e pr

ojec

t will

dep

end.

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.6

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

Prov

ide

a su

mm

ary

of a

ll th

e fr

eigh

t tas

ks (i

nput

s and

out

puts

, inc

ludi

ng w

aste

s) a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith a

ll ph

ases

of t

he p

roje

ct. T

he su

mm

ary

will

be

in ta

bula

r for

m (o

r oth

er su

itabl

e fo

rmat

) and

incl

ude

for e

ach

frei

ght t

ask:

Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.6, B

14.7

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

ton

nage

/vol

ume

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.6

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

pro

pose

d tr

ansp

ort m

etho

dolo

gies

(mod

es, v

ehic

le ty

pes,

pay

load

s)Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.65.

10.2

Tran

spor

t·

e

stim

ates

of t

he n

umbe

r of d

iscre

te tr

ips r

equi

red

for r

each

task

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.6

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

orig

ins o

f inp

uts a

nd d

estin

atio

ns o

f out

puts

(inc

ludi

ng w

aste

s)Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.65.

10.2

Tran

spor

t·

c

ross

refe

renc

e to

the

rele

vant

sect

ion

in th

e EI

S w

here

the

task

is fu

lly d

escr

ibed

an

d/or

ass

esse

d.Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.6

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

For e

ach

mod

e of

tran

spor

t and

eac

h ph

ase

of th

e pr

ojec

t, pr

ovid

e tr

affic

gen

erat

ion

info

rmat

ion

on:

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.3

, B14

.6, B

14.1

0, B

14.1

2Pa

rt A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

(for O

pera

tiona

l shi

ppin

g fo

reca

st,

dred

ging

per

iod)

5.

10.2

Tran

spor

t·

e

xist

ing

back

grou

nd tr

affic

incl

udin

g vo

lum

es, c

ompo

sitio

n, p

eak

traf

fic a

nd p

eak

times

al

ong

the

tran

spor

t rou

tes t

o an

d fr

om th

e pr

ojec

tPa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.6

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

bac

kgro

und

traf

fic g

row

th fo

r the

tran

spor

t rou

tes f

or a

ll st

ages

of t

he p

roje

ct li

fePa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.6

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

the

con

stru

ctio

n of

any

pro

ject

-rel

ated

pla

nt a

nd u

tiliti

es w

ithin

or i

mpa

ctin

g on

the

juris

dict

ion

of a

ny tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

the

stag

es, t

imin

g an

d du

ratio

n of

eac

h st

age/

phas

e an

d ho

w th

ese

impa

ct o

n th

e tr

ansp

ort-

rela

ted

infr

astr

uctu

rePa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

com

paris

on o

f the

traf

fic si

tuat

ion

and

road

con

ditio

ns w

ith a

nd w

ithou

t the

pro

ject

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

exp

ecte

d vo

lum

es o

f pro

ject

inpu

ts a

nd o

utpu

ts o

f tra

nspo

rted

raw

mat

eria

ls, p

lant

, co

nstr

uctio

n m

ater

ials

and

oper

atio

nal e

quip

men

t, w

aste

, haz

ardo

us g

oods

and

fini

shed

pr

oduc

ts fo

r all

phas

es o

f the

pro

ject

Part

s B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

; Par

t A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.5

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

how

iden

tifie

d pr

ojec

t inp

uts a

nd o

utpu

ts w

ill b

e m

oved

thro

ugh

the

loca

l and

regi

onal

tr

ansp

ort n

etw

ork

(incl

udin

g nu

mbe

r and

type

of v

ehic

les,

mod

e, v

olum

e, c

ompo

sitio

n, tr

ip

timin

g an

d ro

utes

)Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

tra

ffic

gene

rate

d by

wor

kfor

ce p

erso

nnel

incl

udin

g vi

sitor

s (vo

lum

e, c

ompo

sitio

n,

timin

g an

d ro

utes

)Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

lik

ely

heav

y, o

vers

ize a

nd in

divi

sible

load

s (vo

lum

e, c

ompo

sitio

n, ti

min

g an

d ro

utes

) hi

ghlig

htin

g an

y vu

lner

able

brid

ges a

nd st

ruct

ures

alo

ng p

ropo

sed

rout

es.

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

Desc

ribe:

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

acc

ess l

ocat

ions

(exi

stin

g an

d pr

opos

ed) t

o st

ate-

cont

rolle

d ro

ads

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

·

loc

atio

ns o

f pro

pose

d ro

ad-c

ross

ing

poin

ts o

f exi

stin

g an

d pr

opos

ed ra

il in

fras

truc

ture

as

soci

ated

with

the

proj

ect.

Not

rele

vant

5.10

.2Tr

ansp

ort

Pres

enta

tion

of d

ata

is to

be

in a

form

at si

mila

r to

A Ro

ad M

anag

emen

t Inf

orm

atio

n Sy

stem

(A

RMIS

).Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.9

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

Impa

ct a

sses

smen

t rep

orts

shou

ld in

clud

e de

tails

of t

he a

dopt

ed a

sses

smen

t met

hodo

logy

(fo

r im

pact

s on

road

s: th

e ro

ad im

pact

ass

essm

ent r

epor

t in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e Gu

idel

ines

for A

sses

smen

t of R

oad

Impa

cts o

f Dev

elop

men

t) (D

epar

tmen

t of M

ain

Road

s 20

06).

Asse

ssm

ent o

f tra

ffic

impa

cts i

s to

incl

ude

the

tran

spor

t arr

ange

men

ts fo

r pe

rman

ent a

nd te

mpo

rary

wor

kfor

ce a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith a

ll ph

ases

of t

he p

roje

ct.

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

Asse

ss p

roje

ct im

pact

s on:

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

; B1

8 C

umul

ativ

e Im

pact

s Ass

essm

ent

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

loc

al a

nd st

ate-

cont

rolle

d ro

ad n

etw

orks

, inc

ludi

ng k

ey ro

ad a

nd ro

ad/r

ail

inte

rsec

tions

, at p

roje

ct c

onst

ruct

ion,

ope

ratio

n an

d de

com

miss

ioni

ng st

ages

. Any

impa

ct

to le

vel c

ross

ings

shou

ld b

e as

sess

ed u

sing

the

Aust

ralia

n Le

vel C

ross

ing

Asse

ssm

ent M

odel

(A

LCAM

)

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

cap

acity

, saf

ety,

loca

l am

enity

, effi

cien

cy a

nd c

ondi

tion

of tr

ansp

ort o

pera

tions

, se

rvic

es a

nd a

sset

s fro

m e

ither

tran

spor

t or p

roje

ct o

pera

tions

, inc

ludi

ng a

n as

sess

men

t of

pave

men

t life

of t

he ro

ad n

etw

ork

as a

resu

lt of

the

proj

ect.

Refe

r, w

here

rele

vant

, to

the

Que

ensla

nd R

oad

Safe

ty A

ctio

n Pl

an 2

010–

2011

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Tra

nspo

rt a

nd M

ain

Road

s 20

10)

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

pos

sible

inte

rrup

tions

to tr

ansp

ort o

pera

tions

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

the

nat

ural

env

ironm

ent w

ithin

the

juris

dict

ion

of a

n af

fect

ed tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity

(for

exam

ple,

road

and

rail

corr

idor

s)Va

rious

tech

nica

l cha

pter

s (Pa

rt B

).

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

the

nat

ure

and

likel

ihoo

d of

pro

duct

-spi

ll to

bot

h la

nd a

nd m

arin

e en

viro

nmen

ts

durin

g tr

ansp

ort,

if re

leva

ntPa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.5

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

any

exi

stin

g or

pro

pose

d st

rate

gies

for p

ublic

pas

seng

er tr

ansp

ort a

nd a

ctiv

e tr

ansp

ort

and

addr

ess,

whe

re re

leva

nt, r

equi

rem

ents

of P

art 2

A of

the

Tran

spor

t Pla

nnin

g an

d Co

ordi

natio

n Ac

tPa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.9

5.10

.3Tr

ansp

ort

·

acc

ess t

o tr

ansp

ort f

or p

eopl

e w

ith a

disa

bilit

yPa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.65.

10.3

Tran

spor

t·

t

rans

port

and

han

dlin

g of

haz

ardo

us su

bsta

nces

and

dan

gero

us g

oods

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.55.

10.3

Tran

spor

t·

t

he c

umul

ativ

e im

pact

of t

his p

roje

ct a

ddin

g to

the

impa

ct o

f oth

er k

now

n pr

opos

ed o

r cu

rren

t maj

or p

roje

cts i

mpa

ctin

g on

the

road

net

wor

k.Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.11

and

Part

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts

Asse

ssm

ent

5.10

.4Tr

ansp

ort

Deta

il:5.

10.4

Tran

spor

t·

a

ny p

ropo

sed

alte

ratio

ns o

r new

tran

spor

t-re

late

d in

fras

truc

ture

and

serv

ices

requ

ired

by th

e pr

ojec

t (as

dist

inct

from

impa

ct m

itiga

tion

wor

ks)

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

5.10

.4Tr

ansp

ort

·

con

stru

ctio

n of

any

pro

ject

-rel

ated

pla

nt a

nd u

tiliti

es, w

ithin

or i

mpa

ctin

g on

the

juris

dict

ion

of a

ny tr

ansp

ort a

utho

rity.

Par

t A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.4

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

Disc

uss a

nd re

com

men

d ho

w id

entif

ied

impa

cts w

ill b

e m

itiga

ted

so a

s to

mai

ntai

n sa

fety

, ef

ficie

ncy

and

cond

ition

of e

ach

mod

e. T

hese

miti

gatio

n st

rate

gies

are

to b

ePa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.10

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

prep

ared

in c

lose

con

sulta

tion

with

rele

vant

tran

spor

t aut

horit

ies (

incl

udin

g lo

cal

gove

rnm

ent)

, con

sider

thos

e au

thor

ities

’ wor

ks p

rogr

am a

nd fo

rwar

d pl

anni

ng, a

nd b

e in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

rele

vant

tran

spor

t aut

horit

ies’

met

hodo

logi

es a

nd d

esig

n m

anua

ls.Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.1,

B14.

3

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

Find

ings

of s

tudi

es a

nd tr

ansp

ort i

nfra

stru

ctur

e im

pact

ass

essm

ents

shou

ld b

e an

inpu

t int

o pr

epar

ing

a tr

ansp

ort m

anag

emen

t pla

n.Pa

rt B

14 T

rans

port

B14

.10;

C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal

Envi

ronm

enta

l Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

Out

line:

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

·

pro

cedu

res f

or a

sses

sing

and

agre

eing

on

the

scop

e of

requ

ired

miti

gatio

n w

orks

with

ro

ad/r

ail c

orrid

or m

anag

ers (

for e

xam

ple,

mai

nten

ance

or u

pgra

des)

, inc

ludi

ng a

ny

asso

ciat

ed w

orks

, suc

h as

sour

cing

wat

er a

nd g

rave

l

Part

A4

Proj

ect D

escr

iptio

n A4

.2, A

4.9,

A4.

11 a

nd P

art B

14 T

rans

port

B1

4.10

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

·

str

ateg

ies t

o m

inim

ise th

e ef

fect

s of p

roje

ct tr

ansp

ort o

n ex

istin

g an

d fu

ture

pub

lic

road

or r

ail c

orrid

ors

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.1

0

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

·

ste

ps to

be

take

n to

pre

vent

acc

ess f

rom

pub

lic ro

ads/

rail

corr

idor

s to

the

proj

ect s

ites

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.1

0, B

14.1

1

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

·

str

ateg

ies t

o m

aint

ain

safe

acc

ess t

o pu

blic

road

/rai

l res

erve

s to

allo

w

road

/rai

l/pip

elin

e m

aint

enan

ce a

ctiv

ities

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.1

0, B

14.1

1

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

·

pro

cess

for d

ecom

miss

ioni

ng a

ny te

mpo

rary

acc

ess t

o ro

ad/r

ail r

eser

ves,

for e

xam

ple,

st

ockp

ile si

tes

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.1

0, B

14.1

1

5.10

.5Tr

ansp

ort

Find

ings

of s

tudi

es a

nd tr

ansp

ort i

nfra

stru

ctur

e im

pact

ass

essm

ents

shou

ld b

e an

inpu

t int

o pr

epar

ing

a dr

aft r

oad-

use

man

agem

ent p

lan.

Con

ditio

ns o

f app

rova

l for

tran

spor

t m

anag

emen

t im

pact

s sho

uld

also

be

deta

iled

in th

e EM

P.

Part

B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.1

0, B

14.1

1; C

1 C

onst

ruct

ion

& O

pera

tiona

l En

viro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n5.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

Deve

lop

man

agem

ent p

lans

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e M

ariti

me

Safe

ty Q

ueen

sland

Gui

delin

es

for M

ajor

Dev

elop

men

t Pro

posa

ls (D

epar

tmen

t of T

rans

port

and

Mai

n Ro

ads 2

010)

.Pa

rts C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

& C

3 Ve

ssel

Tra

nspo

rt

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

C4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

5.10

.5Sh

ippi

ng m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ngCo

nsul

t the

Reg

iona

l Har

bour

Mas

ter o

n m

ariti

me

issue

s rel

atin

g to

mov

ing

and

load

ing

tank

ers a

nd a

ny b

arge

ope

ratio

ns (f

or e

xam

ple,

dre

dgin

g). D

iscus

s the

resu

lts o

f the

co

nsul

tatio

n in

the

EIS.

Part

s C2

Dred

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n &

C3

Vess

el T

rans

port

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; C

4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n;

Appe

ndix

B (S

take

hold

er a

nd C

omm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t)

5.10

.5Sh

ippi

ng m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ngDe

scrib

e cu

rren

t ves

sels

usin

g th

e po

rt a

nd in

the

Com

mon

wea

lth M

arin

e Ar

ea, t

heir

size,

sh

ippi

ng m

ovem

ents

, anc

hora

ges,

acc

ess t

o/fr

om th

e po

rt a

nd n

avig

atio

nal a

rran

gem

ents

.Pa

rts A

4 Pr

ojec

t Des

crip

tion

A4.2

, A4.

3; B

18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts

Asse

ssm

ent 1

8.3;

& A

ppen

dix

D6 6

. Cai

rns C

ruise

Shi

ppin

g De

velo

pmen

t – D

eman

d St

udy,

201

45.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

In re

gard

to in

crea

sed

ship

ping

vol

umes

, add

ress

the

follo

win

g:Pa

rts C

4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.45.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

·

pot

entia

l for

intr

oduc

tion

of e

xotic

org

anism

s fro

m in

crea

sed

ship

ping

rate

s, in

clud

ing

the

Asia

n gr

een

mus

sel

Part

s C4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

5.10

.5Sh

ippi

ng m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ng·

b

alla

st w

ater

man

agem

ent a

rran

gem

ents

—in

clud

ing

Aust

ralia

n Q

uara

ntin

e an

d In

spec

tion

Serv

ice

man

dato

ry a

rran

gem

ents

and

age

ncy

cont

inge

ncy

plan

ning

Part

s C4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.4

5.10

.5Sh

ippi

ng m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ng·

m

anag

emen

t of s

hip

was

te, i

n pa

rtic

ular

qua

rant

ine

was

te, d

omes

tic g

arba

ge, o

il an

d se

wag

e P

arts

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.5

; B15

Was

te M

anag

emen

t; C

4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

5.10

.5Sh

ippi

ng m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ng·

r

isk o

f spi

lls a

nd th

eir m

anag

emen

tPa

rts C

4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.55.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

·

pot

entia

l for

esho

re d

amag

e ca

used

by

tank

er a

nd tu

g ac

tiviti

esPa

rts C

4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.55.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

·

pot

entia

l for

incr

ease

d ve

ssel

strik

e to

mar

ine

spec

ies

Part

s C4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

B7

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

B7.5

5.10

.5Sh

ippi

ng m

anag

emen

t pl

anni

ng·

p

oten

tial i

mpa

cts o

n ex

istin

g sh

ippi

ng a

ctiv

ityPa

rts C

4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; B

7 M

arin

e Ec

olog

y B7

.55.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

·

rou

tes o

f shi

ps in

tran

sit th

roug

h po

rt w

ater

s and

the

alig

ned

infr

astr

uctu

re su

ch a

s na

viga

tiona

l aid

s.Pa

rts C

4 M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; A

4 Pr

ojec

t De

scrip

tion

A4.4

.45.

10.5

Ship

ping

man

agem

ent

plan

ning

Addi

tiona

l mar

ine

tran

spor

t iss

ues t

hat s

houl

d be

con

sider

ed in

clud

e th

e po

tent

ial o

f the

pr

opos

al to

impa

ct o

n re

crea

tiona

l cra

ft.

C20,

Dre

dge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

& C

21, V

esse

l Tra

ffic

Man

agem

ent

Plan

& C

22, M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.11

.1 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Desc

ribe

the

exist

ing

Indi

geno

us c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge v

alue

s tha

t may

be

affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect a

nd th

e en

viro

nmen

tal v

alue

s of t

he c

ultu

ral l

ands

cape

s of t

he a

ffect

ed a

rea

in

term

s of t

he p

hysic

al a

nd c

ultu

ral i

nteg

rity

of th

e la

ndfo

rms.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.4

5.11

.1 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Expl

ain

the

signi

fican

ce o

f art

efac

ts, i

tem

s or p

lace

s of I

ndig

enou

s cul

tura

l her

itage

val

ue

likel

y to

be

affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect a

t a lo

cal,

regi

onal

, sta

te a

nd n

atio

nal l

evel

.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.11

.1 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Also

des

crib

e ho

w, i

n co

njun

ctio

n w

ith th

e ap

prop

riate

Indi

geno

us p

eopl

e, su

bjec

t to

conf

iden

tialit

y re

quire

men

ts, t

he c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge v

alue

s wer

e as

cert

aine

d. T

his c

ould

in

clud

e:Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.2

5.11

.1 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

the

resu

lts o

f any

Abo

rigin

al c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge su

rvey

und

erta

ken

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.2

5.11

.1 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

the

DN

RM A

borig

inal

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

Reg

ister

and

Dat

abas

ePa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.2

5.11

.1 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

any

exi

stin

g lit

erat

ure

rela

ting

to In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.2

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Prov

ide

an a

sses

smen

t of l

ikel

y ef

fect

s on

sites

of I

ndig

enou

s cul

tura

l her

itage

val

ues.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.6

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Defin

e an

d de

scrib

e th

e ob

ject

ives

and

pra

ctic

al m

easu

res f

or p

rote

ctin

g or

enh

anci

ng

Indi

geno

us c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge e

nviro

nmen

tal v

alue

s. D

escr

ibe

how

nom

inat

ed q

uant

itativ

e st

anda

rds a

nd in

dica

tors

may

be

achi

eved

for c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge m

anag

emen

t, an

d de

scrib

e ho

w th

e ac

hiev

emen

t of t

he o

bjec

tives

will

be

mon

itore

d, a

sses

sed

and

man

aged

.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

As a

min

imum

, im

pact

ass

essm

ent,

man

agem

ent a

nd p

rote

ctio

n st

rate

gies

shou

ld sa

tisfy

st

atut

ory

resp

onsib

ilitie

s and

dut

ies o

f car

e.C1

Con

stru

ctio

n &

Ope

ratio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Durin

g th

e EI

S pr

oces

s, th

e pr

opon

ent s

houl

d in

itiat

e a

nativ

e tit

le a

gree

men

t (N

T ag

reem

ent)

, as d

efin

ed u

nder

the

ACH

Act,

whi

ch in

clud

es m

anag

emen

t and

pro

tect

ion

stra

tegi

es fo

r Ind

igen

ous c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge o

r a C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n (C

HMP)

un

der t

he A

CH A

ct. A

n N

T ag

reem

ent o

r an

appr

oved

CHM

P in

a fo

rm th

at c

ompl

ies w

ith

Part

7 o

f the

ACH

Act

will

ens

ure

that

the

proj

ect m

eets

the

Abor

igin

al c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge

duty

of c

are

impo

sed

by th

e AC

H Ac

t.

B13.

2

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

An N

T ag

reem

ent o

r CHM

P sh

ould

be

nego

tiate

d be

twee

n th

e pr

opon

ent a

nd th

e ap

prop

riate

nat

ive

title

/Ind

igen

ous p

artie

s and

shou

ld in

clud

e th

e fo

llow

ing:

Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.3

, B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

a p

roce

ss fo

r inc

ludi

ng In

dige

nous

peo

ple

asso

ciat

ed w

ith th

e de

velo

pmen

t are

as in

pr

otec

ting

and

man

agin

g In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

pro

cess

es fo

r miti

gatin

g, m

anag

ing

and

prot

ectin

g id

entif

ied

cultu

ral h

erita

ge si

tes a

nd

obje

cts i

n th

e pr

ojec

t are

as, i

nclu

ding

ass

ocia

ted

infr

astr

uctu

re d

evel

opm

ents

,Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

dur

ing

both

the

cons

truc

tion

and

oper

atio

nal p

hase

s of t

he p

roje

ctPa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

pro

visio

ns fo

r man

agin

g th

e ac

cide

ntal

disc

over

y of

cul

tura

l mat

eria

l, in

clud

ing

buria

lsPa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

a c

lear

reco

rdin

g pr

oces

s to

assis

t ini

tial m

anag

emen

t and

reco

rdin

g of

acc

iden

tal

disc

over

ies

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

a c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge in

duct

ion

for p

roje

ct st

aff

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

dev

elop

ing

a cu

ltura

l her

itage

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

am to

be

inco

rpor

ated

into

the

cont

ract

or/e

mpl

oyee

man

ual a

nd in

duct

ion

man

ual.

This

is to

be

in th

e fo

rm o

f a p

lain

la

ngua

ge, s

hort

doc

umen

t tha

t is e

asy

for c

ontr

acto

rs a

nd st

aff ‘

on th

e gr

ound

’ to

unde

rsta

nd

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

a c

onfli

ct re

solu

tion

proc

ess.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

If an

NT

agre

emen

t is n

ot fi

nalis

ed o

r a C

HMP

has n

ot b

een

appr

oved

whe

n th

e EI

S is

subm

itted

to th

e Co

ordi

nato

r-Ge

nera

l, th

e fo

llow

ing

mus

t be

prov

ided

:Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.3

, B13

.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

an

outli

ne o

f the

dra

ft C

HMP

or d

raft

pla

n w

ithin

the

NT

agre

emen

t tha

t add

ress

es

man

agem

ent a

nd p

rote

ctio

n st

rate

gies

for c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge, s

ubje

ct to

any

con

fiden

tialit

y pr

ovisi

ons,

out

linin

g th

e po

sitio

n of

the

rele

vant

par

ties

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.3, B

13.7

5.11

.2 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

·

det

ails

of th

e pr

opos

ed st

eps a

nd ti

mef

ram

es fo

r fin

alisi

ng th

e CH

MP

or N

T ag

reem

ent.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.3, B

13.7

5.11

.3 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Iden

tify

area

s cov

ered

by

appl

icat

ions

for n

ativ

e tit

le c

laim

s or n

ativ

e tit

le d

eter

min

atio

ns,

prov

idin

g bo

unda

ry d

escr

iptio

ns o

f nat

ive

title

repr

esen

tativ

e bo

dy(ie

s), a

nd w

heth

er it

is

nece

ssar

y to

not

ify th

e re

pres

enta

tive

body

(ies)

or i

f the

re is

evi

denc

e th

at n

ativ

e tit

le d

oes

not e

xist

.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.2

5.11

.3 In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

Iden

tify

the

pote

ntia

l for

nat

ive

title

righ

ts a

nd in

tere

sts l

ikel

y to

be

impa

cted

upo

n by

the

proj

ect a

nd th

e po

tent

ial f

or m

anag

ing

thos

e im

pact

s by

an In

dige

nous

land

use

agr

eem

ent

or o

ther

nat

ive

title

com

plia

nce

outc

omes

.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.2

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

eIn

clud

e a

cultu

ral h

erita

ge st

udy/

surv

ey th

at d

escr

ibes

non

-Indi

geno

us c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge

sites

and

pla

ces,

and

thei

r val

ues.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

eDe

scrib

e th

e sig

nific

ance

of a

rtef

acts

, ite

ms o

r pla

ces o

f con

serv

atio

n or

non

-Indi

geno

us

cultu

ral h

erita

ge v

alue

like

ly to

be

affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect a

nd th

eir v

alue

s at a

loca

l, re

gion

al, s

tate

and

nat

iona

l lev

el.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

eAn

y su

ch st

udy

shou

ld b

e co

nduc

ted

by a

n ap

prop

riate

ly q

ualif

ied

cultu

ral h

erita

ge

prac

titio

ner a

nd sh

ould

incl

ude

the

follo

win

g:Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e·

r

evie

w o

f:Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e–

the

Aust

ralia

n He

ritag

e Pl

aces

Inve

ntor

yPa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e–

the

Que

ensla

nd H

erita

ge R

egist

er a

nd o

ther

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g pl

aces

of

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

epo

tent

ial n

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

sign

ifica

nce

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e–

any

loca

l gov

ernm

ent h

erita

ge re

gist

erPa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e–

any

exist

ing

liter

atur

e re

latin

g to

the

herit

age

of th

e af

fect

ed a

reas

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.4

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e·

l

iaiso

n w

ith re

leva

nt c

omm

unity

gro

ups/

orga

nisa

tions

(for

exa

mpl

e, lo

cal h

istor

ical

so

ciet

ies)

con

cern

ing

plac

es o

f non

-Indi

geno

us c

ultu

ral h

erita

ge si

gnifi

canc

e lo

cate

d or

id

entif

ied

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.2

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e·

l

ocat

ions

of c

ultu

rally

and

hist

oric

ally

sign

ifica

nt si

tes,

show

n on

map

s, w

hich

cou

ld

pote

ntia

lly b

e im

pact

ed b

y th

e pr

ojec

tPa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.2

5.12

.1 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

e·

a

con

stra

ints

ana

lysis

of t

he p

ropo

sed

deve

lopm

ent a

rea

to id

entif

y an

d re

cord

non

-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

pla

ces.

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.6

5.12

.2 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

ePr

ovid

e an

ass

essm

ent o

f any

like

ly e

ffect

s on

sites

of n

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l her

itage

va

lues

.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.6

5.12

.2 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

ePr

ovid

e st

rate

gies

to m

itiga

te a

nd m

anag

e an

y ne

gativ

e im

pact

s on

non-

Indi

geno

us c

ultu

ral

herit

age

valu

es a

nd e

nhan

ce a

ny p

ositi

ve im

pact

s.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.7

5.12

.2 N

on-In

dige

nous

cul

tura

l he

ritag

eAs

a m

inim

um, i

nves

tigat

ion,

con

sulta

tion,

impa

ct a

sses

smen

t, m

anag

emen

t and

pr

otec

tion

stra

tegi

es sh

ould

satis

fy st

atut

ory

resp

onsib

ilitie

s and

dut

ies o

f car

e.Pa

rt B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge B

13.6

6.1.

1 S

ocia

l and

cul

tura

l are

aCo

nduc

t a so

cial

impa

ct a

sses

smen

t and

def

ine

the

proj

ect’s

soci

al a

nd c

ultu

ral a

rea

of

influ

ence

, inc

ludi

ng th

e lo

cal,

dist

rict,

regi

onal

and

stat

e le

vel a

s rel

evan

t, ta

king

into

ac

coun

t the

:

Part

B13

Cul

tura

l Her

itage

B13

.5.

See

B18

for i

nfor

mat

ion

on o

ther

rele

vant

pro

posa

ls.

6.1.

1 S

ocia

l and

cul

tura

l are

a·

p

oten

tial f

or so

cial

and

cul

tura

l im

pact

s to

occu

rPa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

76.

1.1

Soc

ial a

nd c

ultu

ral a

rea

·

loc

atio

n of

oth

er re

leva

nt p

ropo

sals

or p

roje

cts

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.7

6.1.

1 S

ocia

l and

cul

tura

l are

a·

l

ocat

ion

and

type

s of p

hysic

al a

nd so

cial

infr

astr

uctu

re, s

ettle

men

t and

land

use

pa

tter

nsPa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

5

6.1.

1 S

ocia

l and

cul

tura

l are

a·

s

ocia

l val

ues t

hat m

ight

be

affe

cted

by

the

proj

ect (

for e

xam

ple,

inte

grity

of s

ocia

l co

nditi

ons,

visu

al a

men

ity a

nd li

veab

ility

, soc

ial h

arm

ony,

pub

lic h

ealth

and

wel

lbei

ng, a

nd

sens

e of

com

mun

ity)

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.7

6.1.

1 S

ocia

l and

cul

tura

l are

a·

I

ndig

enou

s soc

ial a

nd c

ultu

ral c

hara

cter

istic

s suc

h as

nat

ive

title

righ

ts a

nd in

tere

sts,

an

d cu

ltura

l her

itage

.Pa

rts B

13 C

ultu

ral H

erita

ge a

nd B

18 C

umul

ativ

e Im

pact

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title

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inte

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cul

tura

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mun

ity e

ngag

emen

tCo

nsist

ent w

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atio

nal a

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tern

atio

nal g

ood

prac

tice,

and

with

rega

rd to

loca

l and

re

gion

al st

rate

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for c

omm

unity

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agem

ent,

the

prop

onen

t sho

uld

unde

rtak

e a

com

mun

ity e

ngag

emen

t str

ateg

y to

eng

age

at th

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ctic

able

stag

e w

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kely

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fect

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artie

s to

disc

uss a

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xpla

in th

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ojec

t, an

d to

iden

tify

and

resp

ond

to is

sues

an

d co

ncer

ns re

gard

ing

soci

al im

pact

s.

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.3

6.1.

2Co

mm

unity

eng

agem

ent

Deta

il th

e co

mm

unity

eng

agem

ent p

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sses

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d to

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duct

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esse

s sho

uld

incl

ude,

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be

limite

d to

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mm

unity

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renc

e gr

oup

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ms.

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ude

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proj

ect’s

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nnin

g an

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sign

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es a

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re o

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fect

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cal a

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ate

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oriti

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cess

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ld c

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cial

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val

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, whe

re re

leva

nt,

linka

ges b

etw

een

envi

ronm

enta

l, ec

onom

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nd so

cial

impa

ct is

sues

.

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.3

6.1.

2Co

mm

unity

eng

agem

ent

Disc

uss e

ngag

emen

t str

ateg

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nd p

roce

sses

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ludi

ng h

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ompl

aint

reso

lutio

n w

ill b

e ad

dres

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for a

ll st

ages

of t

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roje

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inve

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pply

issu

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nd st

rate

gies

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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1.3

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kfor

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rofil

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naly

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bour

supp

ly

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o-Ec

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9.5,

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Wor

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Soci

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unsk

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unity

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B9

Soci

o-Ec

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9.5,

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66.

1.3

Wor

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file

·

Par

ticul

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fere

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shou

ld b

e m

ade

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e fo

llow

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docu

men

ts:

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

76.

1.3

Wor

kfor

ce p

rofil

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Trop

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tinat

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Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6,

B9.

7

6.1.

3 W

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pro

file

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al N

orth

Que

ensla

nd T

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m O

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tuni

ty P

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2010

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10).

Part

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o-Ec

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9.6,

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7

6.1.

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file

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fact

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Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

76.

1.3

Wor

kfor

ce p

rofil

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cio-

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6.2

Soci

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cono

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Asse

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type

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el a

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gnifi

canc

e of

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proj

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soci

al im

pact

s (bo

th

bene

ficia

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adv

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the

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cul

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unity

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cial

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ther

mor

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Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

7 an

d Ap

pend

ix B

Sta

keho

lder

and

Co

mm

unity

Eng

agem

ent R

epor

t

6.2

Soci

al a

nd E

cono

mic

·

des

crib

e an

d su

mm

arise

out

com

es o

f com

mun

ity e

ngag

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t pro

cess

es in

clud

ing

the

likel

y re

spon

se o

f the

affe

cted

com

mun

ities

, inc

ludi

ng In

dige

nous

peo

ple

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.3

6.2

Soci

al a

nd E

cono

mic

·

add

ress

dire

ct, i

ndire

ct a

nd se

cond

ary

impa

cts f

rom

any

exi

stin

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ojec

ts a

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e pr

opos

ed p

roje

ct in

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an a

sses

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t of t

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igni

fican

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kelih

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of th

ese

impa

cts a

t the

loca

l and

regi

onal

leve

l. Co

nsid

er th

e fo

llow

ing:

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

7

6.2

Soci

al a

nd E

cono

mic

– lo

cal,

regi

onal

and

stat

e la

bour

mar

kets

dur

ing

the

cons

truc

tion

and

oper

atio

nal p

hase

s,

with

rega

rd to

the

sour

ce o

f the

wor

kfor

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rese

nt th

is in

form

atio

n ac

cord

ing

to

occu

patio

nal w

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prop

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t and

/or c

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acto

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re

likel

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em

ploy

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whe

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ther

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itiat

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ate

and

Com

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sour

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nnin

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ill d

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opm

ent a

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aini

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stra

tegi

es a

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olic

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Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6

and

Part

B18

Cum

ulal

tive

Impa

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18.2

re

view

s oth

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elev

ant)

pro

posa

ls

6.2

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opos

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aini

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late

d to

the

proj

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nclu

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occu

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kill

grou

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quire

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tent

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tage

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icip

ated

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.7

6.2

Soci

al a

nd E

cono

mic

– im

pact

s of c

onst

ruct

ion

and

oper

atio

nal w

orkf

orce

s, th

eir f

amili

es, a

nd a

ssoc

iate

d co

ntra

ctor

s on

hous

ing

and

acco

mm

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labi

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and

affo

rdab

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rt B

9 So

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Econ

omic

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6, B

9.7

6.2

Soci

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nd E

cono

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Und

erta

ke a

n as

sess

men

t of t

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pact

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asse

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9.6,

B9.

7

6.2

Soci

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cono

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antic

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atio

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stay

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ken

into

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ount

to

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m im

pact

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infr

astr

uctu

re.

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.7

6.2

Soci

al a

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cono

mic

Und

erta

ke a

n as

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men

t of t

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pact

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prop

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6.3

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cono

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ified

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res s

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to a

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and

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plic

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wor

kfor

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sour

ced

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soci

al a

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ultu

ral a

rea.

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.5,

B9.

6, B

9.7

6.3

Soci

al a

nd E

cono

mic

Desc

ribe

any

cons

ulta

tion

abou

t acc

epta

nce

of p

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n st

rate

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, and

how

pr

actic

al m

anag

emen

t and

mon

itorin

g re

gim

es w

ould

be

impl

emen

ted.

Part

s A1,

Proj

ect I

ntro

duct

ion

A1.1

1; B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

App

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St

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r and

Com

mun

ity E

ngag

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t Rep

ort

7Ec

onom

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anag

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t of

impa

cts

Desc

ribe

the

exist

ing

econ

omy

in w

hich

the

proj

ect i

s loc

ated

and

the

econ

omie

s mat

eria

lly

impa

cted

by

the

proj

ect.

Incl

ude:

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6

7Ec

onom

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nd m

anag

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t of

impa

cts

·

a m

ap il

lust

ratin

g th

e lo

cal a

nd re

gion

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cono

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over

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as—

LGAs

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at c

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be

pote

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cono

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Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6

7Ec

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impa

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·

dem

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and

em

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men

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file

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area

as a

who

le a

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isagg

rega

ted

by L

GA. I

nclu

de:

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6

7Ec

onom

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nd m

anag

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impa

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– ex

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pula

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(size

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ribut

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Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6

7Ec

onom

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anag

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mm

unity

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files

of t

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7Ec

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eco

nom

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inco

me

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

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9.6

7Ec

onom

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nd m

anag

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impa

cts

·

suf

ficie

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asel

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t of t

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dire

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ndire

ct, c

umul

ativ

e, c

osts

and

impa

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f the

pro

ject

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6

7Ec

onom

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nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

the

key

regi

onal

mar

kets

rele

vant

to th

e pr

ojec

t:Pa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– la

bour

mar

ket

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6

7Ec

onom

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nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– ed

ucat

ion

and

trai

ning

mar

kets

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– ho

usin

g an

d la

nd m

arke

tsPa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– co

nstr

uctio

n se

rvic

es a

nd b

uild

ing

inpu

ts m

arke

tPa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– re

gion

al c

ompe

titiv

e ad

vant

age

and

expe

cted

futu

re g

row

thPa

rts B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

5; A

ppen

dix

D9 E

cono

mic

s Ana

lysis

Fe

asib

ility

Rep

ort;

Appe

ndix

D6.

Cai

rns C

ruise

Shi

ppin

g De

velo

pmen

t –

Dem

and

Stud

y, 2

014.

Sum

mar

ised

in A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– to

urism

mar

kets

.Ap

pend

ix D

6. C

airn

s Cru

ise S

hipp

ing

Deve

lopm

ent –

Dem

and

Stud

y,

2014

. Sum

mar

ised

in A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

The

pote

ntia

l im

pact

s sho

uld

cons

ider

loca

l, re

gion

al, s

tate

and

nat

iona

l per

spec

tives

as

appr

opria

te to

the

scal

e of

the

proj

ect.

Part

s B9

Soci

o Ec

onom

ic; A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

The

anal

ysis

shou

ld d

escr

ibe

both

the

pote

ntia

l and

dire

ct e

cono

mic

impa

cts i

nclu

ding

es

timat

ed c

osts

, if m

ater

ial,

on in

dust

ry a

nd th

e co

mm

unity

, ass

essin

g th

e fo

llow

ing:

Ap

pend

ix D

9 Ec

onom

ics A

naly

sis F

easib

ility

Rep

ort;

Part

A1

Proj

ect

Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

pro

pert

y va

lues

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6;

App

endi

x D9

Eco

nom

ics A

naly

sis

Feas

ibili

ty R

epor

t7

Econ

omie

s and

man

agem

ent

of im

pact

s·

i

ndus

try

outp

utPa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

em

ploy

men

tPa

rt B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

the

indi

rect

impa

cts l

ikel

y to

flow

to o

ther

indu

strie

s and

eco

nom

ies f

rom

dev

elop

ing

the

proj

ect,

and

the

impl

icat

ions

of t

he p

roje

ct fo

r fut

ure

deve

lopm

ent

Part

s B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6;

App

endi

x D9

Eco

nom

ics A

naly

sis

Feas

ibili

ty R

epor

t; Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8;

7

Econ

omie

s and

man

agem

ent

of im

pact

s·

t

he d

istrib

utio

nal e

ffect

s of t

he p

ropo

sal i

nclu

ding

pro

posa

ls to

miti

gate

any

neg

ativ

e im

pact

on

disa

dvan

tage

d gr

oups

.Pa

rts B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6, B

9.7;

App

endi

x D9

Eco

nom

ics A

naly

sis

Feas

ibili

ty R

epor

t; Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

The

asse

ssm

ent o

f eco

nom

ic im

pact

s sho

uld

outli

ne st

rate

gies

to e

ncou

rage

par

ticip

atio

n by

loca

l ind

ustr

y an

d th

e lo

cal w

orkf

orce

, inc

ludi

ng:

Part

s B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

7; A

ppen

dix

D9 E

cono

mic

s Ana

lysis

Fe

asib

ility

Rep

ort;

Part

A1

Proj

ect O

verv

iew

A1.

87

Econ

omie

s and

man

agem

ent

of im

pact

s·

s

trat

egie

s for

ass

essin

g th

e ca

paci

ty a

nd c

ost-

effe

ctiv

enes

s of s

ourc

ing

good

s and

se

rvic

es fr

om th

e re

gion

al a

nd w

ider

stat

e ec

onom

y du

ring

the

pre-

cons

truc

tion,

co

nstr

uctio

n, o

pera

tion

and

reha

bilit

atio

n ph

ases

of t

he p

roje

ct

Part

s B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

7; A

ppen

dix

D9 E

cono

mic

s Ana

lysis

Fe

asib

ility

Rep

ort;

Part

A1

Proj

ect O

verv

iew

A1.

87

Econ

omie

s and

man

agem

ent

of im

pact

s·

s

trat

egie

s for

ens

urin

g lo

cal s

uppl

iers

of g

oods

and

serv

ices

rece

ive

full,

fair

and

reas

onab

le o

ppor

tuni

ty to

tend

er fo

r wor

k th

roug

hout

the

life

of th

e pr

ojec

t.Pa

rts B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6, B

9.7;

App

endi

x D9

Eco

nom

ics A

naly

sis

Feas

ibili

ty R

epor

t; Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

Gov

ernm

ent-

fund

ed p

roje

cts m

ust p

repa

re a

Loc

al In

dust

ry P

artic

ipat

ion

Plan

(LIP

P) in

ac

cord

ance

with

the

Que

ensla

nd L

ocal

Indu

stry

Pol

icy

(Dep

artm

ent o

fPa

rts B

9 So

cio-

Econ

omic

B9.

6, B

9.7;

App

endi

x D9

Eco

nom

ics A

naly

sis

Feas

ibili

ty R

epor

t; Pa

rt A

1 Pr

ojec

t Ove

rvie

w A

1.8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

Em

ploy

men

t, Ec

onom

ic D

evel

opm

ent a

nd In

nova

tion

2010

) and

it’s

ass

ocia

ted

Guid

elin

es. P

rivat

e se

ctor

pro

ject

s with

out g

over

nmen

t fun

ding

are

reco

mm

ende

d vo

lunt

arily

to a

pply

the

Polic

y’s p

rinci

ples

, for

exa

mpl

e by

pre

parin

g a

LIPP

and

wor

king

w

ith th

e Q

ueen

sland

Offi

ce o

f the

Indu

stry

Cap

abili

ty N

etw

ork

(ww

w.ic

nqld

.org

.au)

to

prom

ote

tend

er o

ppor

tuni

ties a

nd id

entif

y ca

pabl

e lo

cal s

uppl

iers

. Ass

istan

ce w

ith

deve

lopi

ng L

IPPs

and

del

iver

y st

rate

gies

is a

vaila

ble

from

the

Indu

stry

Dev

elop

men

t uni

t of

the

Depa

rtm

ent o

f Sta

te D

evel

opm

ent,

Infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd P

lann

ing

Part

s B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

7; A

ppen

dix

D9 E

cono

mic

s Ana

lysis

Fe

asib

ility

Rep

ort;

Part

A1

Proj

ect O

verv

iew

A1.

8

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

·

em

ploy

men

t str

ateg

ies f

or lo

cal r

esid

ents

incl

udin

g m

embe

rs o

f Ind

igen

ous

com

mun

ities

and

peo

ple

with

a d

isabi

lity,

incl

udin

g a

skill

s ass

essm

ent a

nd re

crui

tmen

t and

tr

aini

ng p

rogr

ams t

o be

offe

red

Part

s B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.6,

B9.

7; A

ppen

dix

D9 E

cono

mic

s Ana

lysis

Fe

asib

ility

Rep

ort;

Part

A1

Proj

ect O

verv

iew

A1.

87

Econ

omie

s and

man

agem

ent

of im

pact

s·

s

trat

egie

s ado

ptin

g re

leva

nt g

over

nmen

t pol

icy,

rela

ting

to:

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– th

e le

vel o

f tra

inin

g pr

ovid

ed fo

r con

stru

ctio

n co

ntra

cts o

n Q

ueen

sland

Gov

ernm

ent

build

ing

and

cons

truc

tion

cont

ract

s, w

ith re

gard

to th

e Q

ueen

sland

Gov

ernm

ent B

uild

ing

and

Cons

truc

tion

Cont

ract

s Str

uctu

red

Trai

ning

Pol

icy—

the

10 p

er c

ent t

rain

ing

polic

y (S

kills

Que

ensla

nd 2

008)

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.7

7Ec

onom

ies a

nd m

anag

emen

t of

impa

cts

– In

dige

nous

em

ploy

men

t opp

ortu

nitie

s—th

e In

dige

nous

Em

ploy

men

t Pol

icy

for

Que

ensla

nd G

over

nmen

t: Bu

ildin

g an

d Ci

vil C

onst

ruct

ion

Proj

ects

—th

e 20

per

cen

t pol

icy

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Em

ploy

men

t, Ec

onom

ic D

evel

opm

ent a

nd In

nova

tion

2008

a) c

ould

be

adop

ted

or it

s im

plem

enta

tion

mea

sure

s use

d as

a g

uide

or t

ool f

or e

ngag

ing

Indi

geno

us

wor

kers

.

Part

B9

Soci

o-Ec

onom

ic B

9.7

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skDe

scrib

e th

e po

tent

ial h

azar

ds a

nd ri

sks t

o pe

ople

and

pro

pert

y th

at m

ay b

e as

soci

ated

w

ith th

e pr

ojec

t, w

hich

may

incl

ude

but a

re n

ot re

stric

ted

to:

Part

18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t B18

.5

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

i

dent

ifyin

g po

tent

ial h

azar

ds, a

ccid

ents

, spi

llage

s, fi

re a

nd a

bnor

mal

eve

nts t

hat m

ay

occu

r dur

ing

all s

tage

s of t

he p

roje

ct, i

nclu

ding

pos

sible

risk

of o

ccur

renc

ePa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; C4.

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

i

dent

ifyin

g al

l haz

ardo

us su

bsta

nces

to b

e us

ed, s

tore

d, p

roce

ssed

or p

rodu

ced

and

the

rate

of u

sage

. Inc

lude

a d

escr

iptio

n of

the

quan

titie

s and

type

s of s

tora

ge a

ndPa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; C4.

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

h

andl

ing

syst

ems a

nd th

eir l

ocat

ion

on a

site

pla

nPa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; C4.

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

r

efue

lling

infr

astr

uctu

re fo

r fue

l, ch

emic

als a

nd h

azar

dous

mat

eria

lsPa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; C4.

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n; C

2 Dr

edge

Man

agem

ent P

lan

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

i

dent

ifica

tion

of th

e de

fined

floo

d ev

ent l

evel

and

the

rela

tions

hip

betw

een

that

leve

l an

d th

e lo

catio

n of

bul

k ha

zard

ous m

ater

ials

stor

age

faci

litie

s in

acco

rdan

ce w

ithPa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3 ,B

6.4

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

S

tate

Pla

nnin

g Po

licy

1/03

: Miti

gatin

g th

e Ad

vers

e Im

pact

s of F

lood

, Bus

hfire

and

La

ndsli

de (D

epar

tmen

t of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

and

Depa

rtm

ent o

f Em

erge

ncy

Serv

ices

200

3)Pa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

, 17.

6

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

I

dent

ify th

e su

scep

tibili

ty o

f the

pro

ject

from

floo

ding

, pot

entia

l im

pact

s of t

he p

roje

ct

on fl

oodi

ng to

adj

acen

t pro

pert

ies a

nd th

e im

pact

of t

he p

roje

ct o

n ex

istin

g flo

od

char

acte

ristic

s. T

he E

IS sh

ould

con

sider

the

spec

ific

outc

omes

of f

lood

haz

ard

man

agem

ent

in S

tate

Pla

nnin

g Po

licy

1/03

: Miti

gatin

g th

e Ad

vers

e Im

pact

s of F

lood

, Bus

hfire

and

La

ndsli

de (D

epar

tmen

t of L

ocal

Gov

ernm

ent a

nd P

lann

ing

and

Depa

rtm

ent o

f Em

erge

ncy

Serv

ices

200

3)

Part

s B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5; B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es B

6.3

,B6.

4; B

3 Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es D

6. 3

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

p

oten

tial w

ildlif

e ha

zard

s, n

atur

al e

vent

s (fo

r exa

mpl

e, c

yclo

ne, s

torm

surg

e, fl

oodi

ng,

bush

fire)

and

impl

icat

ions

rela

ted

to c

limat

e ch

ange

.Pa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

and

B17

.6

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skU

nder

take

a p

relim

inar

y ris

k as

sess

men

t for

all

com

pone

nts o

f the

pro

ject

, as p

art o

f the

EI

S pr

oces

s in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith A

ustr

alia

/New

Zea

land

AS/

NZS

ISO

310

00:2

009

Risk

m

anag

emen

t—Pr

inci

ples

and

gui

delin

es (

Stan

dard

s Aus

tral

ia/S

tand

ards

New

Zea

land

20

09) a

nd M

anag

ing

envi

ronm

ent-

rela

ted

risk

(HB2

03:2

012)

(Sta

ndar

ds A

ustr

alia

201

2).

Whe

re re

leva

nt, r

efer

to th

e Q

ueen

sland

Coa

stal

Pla

n Co

asta

l Haz

ards

Gui

delin

e (D

epar

tmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

t and

Her

itage

Pro

tect

ion

2012

c) ri

sk a

sses

smen

t fac

tors

. W

ith

resp

ect t

o ris

k as

sess

men

t, th

e EI

S m

ust:

Part

s B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5; C

4. M

ariti

me

Ope

ratio

ns

Man

agem

ent P

lan;

C2

Dred

ge M

anag

emen

t Pla

n

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

d

eal c

ompr

ehen

sivel

y w

ith e

xter

nal a

nd o

n-sit

e ris

ks in

clud

ing

tran

spor

t risk

sPa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

; Par

t B14

Tra

nspo

rt B

14.9

; Par

t D

East

Trin

ity R

EF D

6.12

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

a

sses

s risk

s dur

ing

the

pre-

cons

truc

tion,

con

stru

ctio

n, o

pera

tiona

l and

de

com

miss

ioni

ng p

hase

s of t

he p

roje

ctPa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

i

nclu

de a

n an

alys

is of

the

cons

eque

nces

of e

ach

haza

rd o

n sa

fety

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a,

exam

inin

g th

e lik

elih

ood

of b

oth

indi

vidu

al a

nd c

olle

ctiv

e co

nseq

uenc

es, i

nvol

ving

inju

ries

and

fata

litie

s to

wor

kers

and

to th

e pu

blic

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

p

rese

nt q

uant

itativ

e le

vels

of ri

sks f

rom

the

abov

e an

alys

isPa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skPr

ovid

e de

tails

on

the

safe

guar

ds th

at w

ould

redu

ce th

e lik

elih

ood

and

seve

rity

of h

azar

ds,

cons

eque

nces

and

risk

s to

pers

ons,

with

in a

nd a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a(s)

.Pa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.6

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skPr

esen

t a c

ompa

rison

of a

sses

sed

and

miti

gate

d ris

ks w

ith a

ccep

tabl

e ris

k cr

iteria

for l

and

uses

in a

nd a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a(s)

.Pa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

, 17.

6

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skId

entif

y th

e re

sidua

l risk

follo

win

g ap

plic

atio

n of

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res.

Pre

sent

an

asse

ssm

ent o

f the

ove

rall

acce

ptab

ility

of t

he im

pact

s of t

he p

roje

ct in

ligh

t of t

he re

sidua

l un

cert

aint

ies a

nd ri

sk p

rofil

e.Pa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

, 17.

6

8.1

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skDe

scrib

e th

e m

itiga

tion

stra

tegi

es fo

r flo

od h

azar

d.Pa

rts B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.6

; B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3 B6

.5; B

6 W

ater

Res

ourc

es &

D E

ast T

rinity

REF

8.

2Ha

zard

and

risk

The

risk

anal

ysis

is to

add

ress

the

pote

ntia

l im

pact

s tha

t may

occ

ur o

n th

e no

rmal

ons

ite

day-

to-d

ay a

ctiv

ities

dur

ing

the

cons

truc

tion

and/

or o

pera

tion

of th

e fa

cilit

ies.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.2

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skFu

rthe

rmor

e, d

eter

min

e th

e le

vel o

f cha

nge

that

may

resu

lt on

the

risk

cont

ours

of o

ther

re

leva

nt e

xist

ing

or p

ropo

sed

faci

litie

s in

the

area

as a

resu

lt of

the

prop

osed

pro

ject

(w

here

det

ails

of su

ch p

ropo

sed

faci

litie

s are

pro

vide

d to

the

prop

onen

t by

the

Offi

ce o

f th

e Co

ordi

nato

r-Ge

nera

l or o

ther

wise

pub

lishe

d). I

ndiv

idua

l risk

crit

eria

shou

ld b

e us

ed to

lim

it ris

ks to

indi

vidu

al w

orke

rs a

nd m

embe

rs o

f the

pub

lic. S

ocie

tal r

isk c

riter

ia sh

ould

be

used

to li

mit

risk

to th

e af

fect

ed p

opul

atio

n as

a w

hole

.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.2

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skId

entif

y an

d ad

opt,

whe

re a

ppro

pria

te, a

ny c

hang

es to

ope

ratin

g pr

oced

ures

that

wou

ld

redu

ce th

e po

ssib

ility

of t

hese

eve

nts o

ccur

ring,

or r

educ

e th

e se

verit

y of

the

even

ts sh

ould

th

ey o

ccur

. Pre

sent

dra

ft ri

sk m

anag

emen

t pla

ns fo

r the

con

stru

ctio

n an

d op

erat

iona

l ph

ases

of t

he p

roje

ct.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.6

8.3.

1Ha

zard

and

risk

Desc

ribe

the

exist

ing

heal

th a

nd sa

fety

val

ues o

f the

com

mun

ity, w

orkf

orce

, sup

plie

rs a

nd

othe

r sta

keho

lder

s in

term

s of t

he e

nviro

nmen

tal f

acto

rs th

at c

an a

ffect

hum

an h

ealth

, pu

blic

safe

ty a

nd q

ualit

y of

life

, suc

h as

air

pol

luta

nts,

odo

ur, l

ight

ing

and

amen

ity, d

ust,

noise

and

wat

er.

Part

s B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5; B

11 A

ir Q

ualit

y B1

1.4;

B10

Noi

se

and

Vibr

atio

n B1

0.4;

B6

Wat

er R

esou

rces

B6.

3

8.3.

2Ha

zard

and

risk

Defin

e an

d de

scrib

e th

e ob

ject

ives

and

pra

ctic

al m

easu

res f

or p

rote

ctin

g or

enh

anci

ng

heal

th a

nd sa

fety

com

mun

ity v

alue

s. D

escr

ibe

how

nom

inat

ed q

uant

itativ

e st

anda

rds a

nd

indi

cato

rs m

ay b

e ac

hiev

ed fo

r soc

ial i

mpa

ct m

anag

emen

t, an

d ho

w th

e ac

hiev

emen

t of

the

obje

ctiv

es w

ill b

e m

onito

red,

aud

ited

and

man

aged

.

Part

s B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

; Pa

rt D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF D

6; P

art C

- M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns

8.3.

2Ha

zard

and

risk

Asse

ss th

e cu

mul

ativ

e ef

fect

s on

publ

ic h

ealth

val

ues a

nd o

ccup

atio

nal h

ealth

and

safe

ty

impa

cts o

n th

e co

mm

unity

, wor

kfor

ce a

nd re

gion

al h

ealth

serv

ices

from

pro

ject

ope

ratio

ns

and

emiss

ions

incl

udin

g to

urist

visi

tors

from

cru

ise sh

ips.

Rec

omm

end

any

prac

tical

m

onito

ring

regi

mes

in th

is se

ctio

n

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.3.

2Ha

zard

and

risk

Incl

ude

rele

vant

con

sulta

tion

with

the

appr

opria

te re

gion

al h

ealth

serv

ice

prov

ider

s.Pa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skTh

e de

velo

pmen

t of e

mer

genc

y an

d ev

acua

tion

plan

ning

and

resp

onse

pro

cedu

res i

s to

be

dete

rmin

ed in

con

sulta

tion

with

stat

e an

d re

gion

al e

mer

genc

y se

rvic

e pr

ovid

ers.

Part

s B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

; Pa

rt D

Eas

t Trin

ity R

EF D

6; P

art C

- M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns8.

4Ha

zard

and

risk

Prov

ide

an o

utlin

e of

the

prop

osed

inte

grat

ed e

mer

genc

y m

anag

emen

t pla

nnin

g pr

oced

ures

(inc

ludi

ng e

vacu

atio

n pl

ans)

for t

he ra

nge

of si

tuat

ions

iden

tifie

d in

the

risk

asse

ssm

ent d

evel

oped

in th

is se

ctio

n. T

he p

lans

are

to p

rovi

de fo

r fire

figh

ting

infr

astr

uctu

re fo

r the

life

of t

he p

roje

ct a

nd ta

ke in

to a

ccou

nt re

fuel

ling

infr

astr

uctu

re.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skTh

is in

clud

es st

rate

gies

to d

eal w

ith n

atur

al d

isast

ers d

urin

g op

erat

ion

and

cons

truc

tion

incl

udin

g id

entif

icat

ion

of k

ey st

akeh

olde

rs.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skPr

esen

t pre

limin

ary

info

rmat

ion

on th

e de

sign

and

oper

atio

n of

pro

pose

d sa

fety

/con

tinge

ncy

syst

ems t

o ad

dres

s sig

nific

ant e

mer

genc

y iss

ues d

elin

eate

d in

the

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skris

k as

sess

men

t, to

geth

er w

ith a

t lea

st th

e fo

llow

ing

area

s of e

mer

genc

y:Pa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

m

arin

e co

llisio

n m

inim

isatio

nC4

Mar

itim

e O

pera

tions

Man

agem

ent P

lan

& C

2. D

redg

e M

anag

emen

t Pla

n C2

.98.

4Ha

zard

and

risk

·

fire

pre

vent

ion/

prot

ectio

nPa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk8.

4Ha

zard

and

risk

·

lea

k de

tect

ion/

min

imisa

tion

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.68.

4Ha

zard

and

risk

·

rel

ease

of c

onta

min

ants

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

e

mer

genc

y sh

utdo

wn

syst

ems a

nd p

roce

dure

sPa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

n

atur

al d

isast

ers

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skIf

the

prop

osed

des

ign

and

oper

atio

n sy

stem

s req

uire

d ar

e ou

tsid

e th

e sc

ope

of re

leva

nt

stan

dard

s or c

odes

, a fi

re st

udy

is to

be

unde

rtak

en to

ens

ure

adeq

uate

leve

ls of

pro

tect

ion

are

in p

lace

.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.6 o

utlin

es m

anag

emen

t str

ateg

ies.

Gi

ven

the

natu

re o

f the

wor

ks h

owev

er, a

fire

stud

y is

not c

onsid

ered

ne

cess

ary.

8.

4Ha

zard

and

risk

In a

dditi

on, u

nder

take

an

asse

ssm

ent o

f bus

ines

ses t

hat m

ay b

e af

fect

ed in

the

even

t of a

n em

erge

ncy,

incl

udin

g st

rate

gies

to m

itiga

te th

e im

pact

on

thes

e bu

sines

ses.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skIn

rega

rd to

fire

s, o

utlin

e st

rate

gies

to m

anag

e th

e pr

ovisi

on o

f:Pa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.5

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

f

ire m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

s to

ensu

re th

e re

tent

ion

on si

te o

f fire

wat

er o

r oth

er fi

re

supp

ress

ants

use

d to

com

bat e

mer

genc

y in

cide

nts

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

; Pa

rt C

- M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

b

uild

ing

fire

safe

ty m

easu

res f

or a

ny c

onst

ruct

ion

or p

erm

anen

t acc

omm

odat

ion

Not

rele

vant

, as n

o bu

ildin

gs p

ropo

sed.

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

d

etai

ls of

any

em

erge

ncy

resp

onse

pla

ns a

nd b

ushf

ire m

itiga

tion

plan

s und

er th

e St

ate

Plan

ning

Pol

icy

1/03

: Miti

gatin

g th

e Ad

vers

e Im

pact

s of F

lood

, Bus

hfire

and

Part

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t B18

.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

L

ands

lide

(Dep

artm

ent o

f Loc

al G

over

nmen

t and

Pla

nnin

g &

Dep

artm

ent o

f Em

erge

ncy

Serv

ices

200

3)N

ot R

elev

ant.

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

o

n-sit

e fir

e fig

htin

g eq

uipm

ent p

rovi

ded

and

the

leve

l of t

rain

ing

of st

aff w

ho w

ill b

e ta

sked

with

em

erge

ncy

man

agem

ent a

ctiv

ities

Part

s B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5, 1

7. 6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

d

etai

led

map

s sho

win

g th

e pl

ant o

utlin

e, p

oten

tial h

azar

dous

mat

eria

l sto

res,

inci

dent

co

ntro

l poi

nts,

fire

figh

ting

equi

pmen

t and

the

like.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

sk·

a

n ou

tline

of a

ny d

ange

rous

goo

ds st

ores

ass

ocia

ted

with

the

plan

t ope

ratio

ns,

incl

udin

g fu

el st

orag

e an

d em

erge

ncy

resp

onse

pla

ns.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.5

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skPr

esen

t out

lines

of e

mer

genc

y pl

anni

ng a

nd re

spon

se st

rate

gies

to d

eal w

ith re

leva

nt

inci

dent

s abo

ve, w

hich

hav

e be

en d

eter

min

ed in

con

sulta

tion

with

stat

e an

d re

gion

al

emer

genc

y se

rvic

e pr

ovid

ers,

and

whi

ch sh

ow in

tegr

atio

n of

em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

into

the

plan

s.

Part

B17

Haz

ard

and

Risk

B17

.6

8.4

Haza

rd a

nd ri

skPr

esen

t pla

ns fo

r em

erge

ncy

med

ical

resp

onse

and

tran

spor

t and

firs

t aid

mat

ters

with

in

volv

emen

t of t

he re

leva

nt st

ate

agen

cies

(suc

h as

the

Que

ensla

nd A

mbu

lanc

e Se

rvic

e,

Que

ensla

nd F

ire a

nd R

escu

e Se

rvic

e an

d Em

erge

ncy

Man

agem

ent Q

ueen

sland

).Pa

rt B

17 H

azar

d an

d Ri

sk B

17.6

9Cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

sSu

mm

arise

the

proj

ect’s

cum

ulat

ive

impa

cts a

nd d

escr

ibe

thes

e im

pact

s in

com

bina

tion

with

thos

e of

exi

stin

g or

pro

pose

d pr

ojec

t(s)

pub

licly

kno

wn

or a

dvise

d by

the

offic

e of

the

Coor

dina

tor-

Gene

ral t

o be

in th

e re

gion

, to

the

grea

test

ext

ent p

ract

icab

le. A

sses

s cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

s with

resp

ect t

o bo

th g

eogr

aphi

c lo

catio

n an

d en

viro

nmen

tal v

alue

s. In

pa

rtic

ular

, add

ress

cum

ulat

ive

impa

cts i

n se

nsiti

ve e

nviro

nmen

tal a

reas

iden

tifie

d in

Se

ctio

n 5.

4.1

of th

is TO

R (r

efer

to p

age

26).

Part

B18

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts A

sses

smen

t B1

8.2.

Cha

pter

s B2,

B5

and

B8 o

utlin

e po

tent

ial i

mpa

cts o

n se

nsiti

ve e

nviro

nmen

tal a

reas

.

9Cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

sEx

plai

n th

e m

etho

dolo

gy u

sed

to d

eter

min

e th

e cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

s of t

he p

roje

ct,

deta

iling

the

rang

e of

var

iabl

es c

onsid

ered

(inc

ludi

ng re

leva

nt b

asel

ine

or o

ther

crit

eria

up

on w

hich

the

cum

ulat

ive

aspe

cts o

f the

pro

ject

hav

e be

en a

sses

sed,

whe

re a

pplic

able

).Pa

rt B

18 C

umul

ativ

e Im

pact

s Ass

essm

ent B

18.2

10Su

stai

nabl

e de

velo

pmen

tPr

ovid

e a

com

para

tive

anal

ysis

of h

ow th

e pr

ojec

t con

form

s to

the

obje

ctiv

es fo

r ‘s

usta

inab

le d

evel

opm

ent’—

see

the

Nat

iona

l Str

ateg

y fo

r Eco

logi

cally

Sus

tain

able

De

velo

pmen

t (Co

mm

onw

ealth

of A

ustr

alia

199

2).

Part

A1

Proj

ect O

verv

iew

A1.

15 ,

B18,

Cum

ulat

ive

Impa

cts

Asse

ssm

ent

10Su

stai

nabl

e de

velo

pmen

tCo

nsid

er th

e cu

mul

ativ

e im

pact

s (bo

th b

enef

icia

l and

adv

erse

) of t

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