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Ecology Assessment Report - Lot 1 on RP138057 Report Release Notice This document is available through the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project controlled document system TeamBinder™. The responsibility for ensuring that printed copies remain valid rests with the user. Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Third-party issue can be requested via the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project Document Control Group. Document Conventions The following terms in this document apply: • Will, shall or must indicate a mandatory course of action • Should indicates a recommended course of action • May or can indicate a possible course of action. Document Custodian The custodian of this document is the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project – Environmental Approvals Manager. The custodian is responsible for maintaining and controlling changes (additions and modifications) to this document and ensuring the stakeholders validate any changes made to this document. Deviations from Document Any deviation from this document must be approved by the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project – Environmental Approvals Manager. Doc Ref: Q-4300-15-RP-010 Revision: 0 Page 2 of 45 Approvals, Land & Stakeholder Team, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Ecology Assessment Report - Lot 1 on RP138057 Report Table of Contents Release Notice .............................................................................................. 2 Document Conventions..................................................................................... 2 Document Custodian ....................................................................................... 2 Deviations from Document ................................................................................ 2 1. Introduction ........................................................................................... 6 1.1. Purpose and scope ......................................................................................... 6 1.2. Definitions & abbreviations .............................................................................. 7 1.2.1. Definitions................................................................................................. 7 1.2.2. Abbreviations ............................................................................................. 8 1.2.3. Document references .................................................................................... 9 2. Site context ........................................................................................... 12 2.1. Bioregion .................................................................................................. 12 2.2. Land use ................................................................................................... 12 2.3. Soils and geology......................................................................................... 12 2.4. Climate .................................................................................................... 12 2.5. Site description .......................................................................................... 12 3. Methods ............................................................................................... 13 3.1. Desktop and literature review ......................................................................... 13 3.2. Field survey ............................................................................................... 14 3.2.1. Vegetation community survey ......................................................................... 14 3.2.2. Fauna habitat surveys .................................................................................. 14 3.2.3. Threatened flora and fauna survey ................................................................... 15 3.2.4. Fauna survey ............................................................................................. 15 3.2.5. Exotic flora and fauna survey ......................................................................... 15 3.2.6. Disturbance survey ...................................................................................... 15 3.2.7. Survey limitations ....................................................................................... 15 4. Results and discussions.............................................................................. 17 4.1. Desktop and literature review ......................................................................... 17 4.1.1. Commonwealth environmental matters .............................................................. 17 4.1.2. Queensland environmental matters .................................................................. 20 4.2. Field survey results ...................................................................................... 22 4.2.1. Commonwealth environmental matters .............................................................. 22 4.2.2. Queensland environmental matters .................................................................. 29 4.2.3. Watercourses and wetland ecosystems .............................................................. 34 4.2.4. Disturbance .............................................................................................. 34 Doc Ref: Q-4300-15-RP-010 Revision: 0 Page 3 of 45 Approvals, Land & Stakeholder Team, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Ecology Assessment Report - Lot 1 on RP138057 Report 5. Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................ 35 6. Appendix A: Site location and survey points ..................................................... 36 7. Appendix B: EPBC Act Protected Matters search results ...................................... 37 8. Appendix C: Wildlife Online database search results ........................................... 38 9. Appendix D: DEHP mapping of Regional Ecosystems ............................................ 39 10. Appendix E: DEHP referable wetlands mapping ................................................. 40 11. Appendix F: Flora and fauna species list ......................................................... 41 11. Appendix G: Ground-truthed Regional Ecosystems and High Value Regrowth .............. 43 12. Appendix H: Ground-truthed weeds and pest fauna ............................................ 44 13. Appendix I: Type A restricted plants .............................................................. 45 Doc Ref: Q-4300-15-RP-010 Revision: 0 Page 4 of 45 Approvals, Land & Stakeholder Team, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Ecology Assessment Report - Lot 1 on RP138057 Report List of Tables Table 1: Definitions ....................................................................................................... 7 Table 2: Abbreviations .................................................................................................... 8 Table 3: Associated document references ............................................................................ 9 Table 4: Minimum, maximum and rainfall values for survey period* ........................................... 12 Table 5: EPBC Act protected matters search tool results for TECs ............................................. 17 Table 6: EPBC Act protected matters search tool results for threatened fauna species ................... 18 Table 7: EPBC Act protected matters search tool results for threatened flora species .................... 18 Table 8: EPBC Act listed migratory species potentially occurring in the Site. ............................... 19 Table 9: An analysis of EPBC Act listed marine species potentially occurring on Site. ..................... 19 Table 10: NC Act (Wildlife online) search tool results for threatened species potentially occurring on Site ......................................................................................................................... 20 Table 11: No concern at present REs mapped by DEHP on Site ................................................. 21 Table 12: HVR mapped by DEHP on Site ............................................................................. 21 Table 13: Weeds and pest fauna potentially present on Site .................................................... 22 Table 14: Analysis of potential presence of EPBC Act protected flora species based on field survey results ...................................................................................................................... 22 Table 15: Analysis of potential presence of EPBC Act protected fauna species based on field survey results ...................................................................................................................... 23 Table 16: EPBC Act listed migratory species potentially occurring in the Site and analysis of their potential presence based on field survey results .................................................................. 26 Table 17: EPBC Act listed marine species potentially occurring on the Site .................................. 27 Table 18: NC Act listed threatened flora occurring on Site and an analysis of their potential presence based on field survey results .......................................................................................... 29 Table 19: NC Act