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NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK Report on Matters of National Environmental Significance 16 January 2008 Job No. 7800-40 Northeast Business Park Pty Ltd NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK REPORT ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd ABN 57 051 074 992 5 Gardner Close Milton Q 4064 PO Box 388 Toowong Queensland 4066 Australia Telephone: 07 3369 9822 Facsimile: 07 3369 9722 International: +61 7 3369 9822 [email protected] www.cardno.com.au Document Control Author Reviewer Version Date Name Initials Name Initials Jeff Short 1 November 2007 JS / MC John Delaney KJD Dr Monica Campbell 2 16 January 2008 Dr Monica Campbell John Delaney "© 2008 Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved. Copyright in the whole and every part of this document belongs to Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd and may not be used, sold, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or form or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd.” Northeast Business Park Pty Ltd Version 2 16 January 2008 I:\7800-40\WP\Cardno Reports\Matters of NES\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2_16 Jan 2008\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2.docCommercial in Confidence Page i NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK REPORT ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK REPORT ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 3 2. SITE DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................... 4 3. PROPOSED PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT........................................................................... 5 3.1 General Description ................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Environmental Impacts............................................................................................... 7 3.3 Impact Mitigation and Management Strategies.......................................................... 8 3.3.1 Land Use Design and Assessment Processes .............................................. 8 3.3.2 Vegetation and Habitat Off-sets..................................................................... 9 3.3.3 General Environmental Management ............................................................ 9 4. MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE .................................... 11 4.1 Wetlands of International Importance ...................................................................... 12 4.1.1 Potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures.................................. 12 4.1.2 Impact significance assessment .................................................................. 13 4.2 Threatened Species – Terrestrial............................................................................. 15 4.2.1 Potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures.................................. 16 4.2.2 Impact significance assessment .................................................................. 17 4.3 Threatened Species – Marine.................................................................................. 19 4.3.1 Potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures.................................. 19 4.3.2 Impact significance assessment .................................................................. 20 4.4 Migratory Species – Terrestrial ................................................................................ 22 4.4.1 Potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures.................................. 22 4.4.2 Impact significance assessment .................................................................. 23 4.5 Migratory Species - Marine ...................................................................................... 25 4.5.1 Potential impacts and proposed mitigation measures.................................. 25 4.5.2 Impact significance assessment .................................................................. 26 5. CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................ 27 Northeast Business Park Pty Ltd Version 2 16 January 2008 I:\7800-40\WP\Cardno Reports\Matters of NES\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2_16 Jan 2008\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2.docCommercial in Confidence Page ii NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK REPORT ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Compliance Assessment in respect of the EPBC Act performance criteria dealing with Ramsar wetlands of international importance. Table 2 Compliance Assessment in respect of the EPBC Act performance criteria dealing with threatened terrestrial species. Table 3 Compliance Assessment in respect of the EPBC Act performance criteria dealing with threatened marine species. Table 4 Compliance Assessment in respect of the EPBC Act performance criteria dealing with terrestrial migratory species. Table 5 Compliance Assessment in respect of the EPBC Act performance criteria dealing with marine migratory species. LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Locality Plan Figure 2 Aerial Photograph of Site Figure 3 Northeast Business Park Structure Plan Figure 4 Northeast Business Park Landscape Visualisation Figure 5 Overlay of Vegetation Communities on the Northeast Business Park Structure Plan Figure 6 Matters of National Environmental Significance Map APPENDICES APPENDIX A Moreton Bay Wetlands Profile APPENDIX B EPBC Act Online Protected Matters Search Tool Results APPENDIX C Wildlife Online Database Search Results APPENDIX D Significant Species Profiles Northeast Business Park Pty Ltd Version 2 16 January 2008 I:\7800-40\WP\Cardno Reports\Matters of NES\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2_16 Jan 2008\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2.docCommercial in Confidence Page iii NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK REPORT ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report has been prepared in accordance with the Terms of Reference for an Environmental Impact Statement for the NEBP development, produced by the Coordinator General, Queensland Government, December 2006. The NEBP development (or action) was referred to the Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) on the 29th of June 2006 for the Minister to determine whether Commonwealth approval is required for the action. A Decision notice was issued on the 12 July 2006 notifying that the proposal is a controlled action (i.e. requires Commonwealth approval) pursuant to Part 3, Division 1, of the EPBC Act. The controlling provisions were determined to be: • Sections 16 and 17B (Wetlands of international importance); • Sections 18 and 18A (Listed threatened species and communities); and • Sections 20 and 20A (Listed migratory species) More specifically the NEBP development has the potential to affect the following Matters of National Environmental Significance (“Matters of NES”): • the Ramsar listed wetlands of Moreton Bay; • known and potential habitat for a diversity of listed threatened wildlife species; and • known and potential habitat for a diversity of migratory species listed under international agreements, including: - appendices to the Bonn Convention (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals) for which Australia is a Range State under the Convention; - the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Peoples Republic of China for the Protection of Migratory Birds and their Environment (CAMBA); and - the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Australia for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment (JAMBA). Potential impacts on the above listed Matters of NES that may result from the NEBP development include: • major landform adjustment including the excavation of the marina basin and a balanced cut/fill operation within the site’s Caboolture River flood plain to achieve the required flood immunity outcomes; • direct physical impacts associated on most of the site’s terrestrial ecosystems and associated species of native flora and fauna as a consequence of the clearance of native vegetation communities and associated development works; and • impacts upon the Caboolture River and Moreton Bay associated with the dredging of the navigation channel and alterations to the patterns of usage of the Caboolture River that will result from the establishment of a marina at the NEBP site. The likelihood that the proposed NEBP development would have a significant impact upon Matters of NES was assessed against the relevant criteria contained within the EPBC Act Policy Statement 1.1 – Significant Impact Guidelines. The results of this assessment generally indicate that the proposed NEBP development will not have a significant impact on Matters of NES that occur within and adjacent to the site, given that a number of impact mitigation and management measures are proposed as part of the NEBP development, including: Northeast Business Park Pty Ltd Version 2 16 January 2008 I:\7800-40\WP\Cardno Reports\Matters of NES\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2_16 Jan 2008\Matters of NES Final Draft_V2.docCommercial in Confidence Page 1 NORTHEAST BUSINESS PARK REPORT ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE • development of the NEBP Area Plan, which is the statutory basis that will guide the and control development of the NEBP over the lifespan of the project; • the provision of environmental off-sets to compensate for the clearance of