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GLNG Gas Transmission Pipeline GLNG Gas Transmission Pipeline Significant Species Management Plan for KP0 to KP30, KP30 to KP40, KP40 to KP130, KP130 to KP312, KP312 to KP408.81, KP408.81 to KP409.04 and KP413.57 to KP419.69 Part 1 - Overview Document Number: 3380-GLNG-4-1.3-0104 DATE REV REASON FOR ISSUE AUTHOR ENDORSED APPROVED 16.10.15 V Final (issued to DotE) LL MB DR 10/03/17 W Draft for DoEE – approved MB ED ED This document contains confidential information and in not to be disclosed to any third parties without prior written permission from the CEO GLNG Operation PTY Ltd. Page i Contents Abbreviations viii Part 1 – Overview 1-1 1 Introduction 1-1 1.1 Background and purpose 1-1 1.2 Structure of SSMP 1-6 1.3 Definitions 1-6 1.4 Limitations 1-10 2 Project description 1-10 2.1 Overview 1-10 2.2 Construction methodology 1-11 3 Sources of information 1-13 3.1 Pre-clearance surveys 1-13 3.2 Mainland Environmental Management Plan (Mainland EMP) 1-23 3.3 Marine Crossing Environmental Management Plan (MEMP) 1-23 3.4 Curtis Island Environmental Management Plan (Curtis Island EMP) 1-23 3.5 Aquatic Values Management Plan (AVMP) 1-23 3.6 Standards and guidelines 1-24 4 Fauna habitat assessment 1-25 4.1 Core habitat 1-26 4.2 Essential habitat 1-26 4.3 General habitat 1-26 4.4 Unlikely habitat 1-26 5 Significant Species Management Plans 1-26 6 Offsets 1-28 6.1 Background 1-28 6.2 Offset requirements 1-28 6.3 Offset Plan 1-37 7 Common SSMP Procedures 1-38 7.1 Spotter catcher requirements 1-38 7.2 Monitoring, reporting and record keeping 1-38 7.3 Species of Conservation Interest (SOCI) logbook 1-39 7.4 Annual Environmental Return 1-39 7.5 Fauna incidents 1-39 7.6 Non-conformance 1-39 7.7 Training and awareness 1-40 7.8 Environmental health and safety management framework 1-41 7.9 Prevention and correction 1-42 7.10 Emergency preparedness and response 1-42 8 Variations to the SSMP 1-43 9 Compliance and evaluation 1-43 9.1 Ecological performance auditing 1-43 9.2 External audits 1-43 Significant Species Management Plan 3380-GLNG-4-1.3-0104 Page ii Part 2 – Management Plans 2-1 1 Ooline Management Plan 2-1 1.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-1 1.2 Biology and ecology 2-1 1.3 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from GTP 2-3 1.4 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-3 1.5 Management practices and methods 2-4 1.6 Translocation and monitoring programme 2-6 2 Xerothamnella herbacea 2-8 2.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-8 2.2 Biology and ecology 2-8 2.3 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from GTP 2-11 2.4 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-11 2.5 Management Measures 2-11 2.6 Management practices and methods 2-12 2.7 Translocation and monitoring programme 2-16 3 Philotheca sporadica 2-17 3.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-17 3.2 Biology and ecology 2-17 3.3 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from GTP 2-19 3.4 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-19 3.5 Management practices and methods 2-20 3.6 Translocation and monitoring programme 2-23 4 Cycas megacarpa 2-24 4.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-24 4.2 Biology and ecology 2-24 4.3 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the GTP 2-27 4.4 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-27 4.5 Management practices and methods 2-27 4.6 Translocation and monitoring programme 2-31 5 Squatter pigeon 2-33 5.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-33 5.2 Biology and ecology 2-33 5.3 Habitat 2-35 5.4 Habitat assessment 2-35 5.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-39 5.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-39 5.7 Management practices and methods 2-40 6 Black-breasted button-quail 2-43 6.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-43 6.2 Biology and ecology 2-43 6.3 Habitat 2-45 6.4 Habitat assessment 2-46 6.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-48 6.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-48 6.7 Management practices and methods 2-49 7 Red goshawk 2-52 7.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-52 7.2 Biology and ecology 2-52 7.3 Habitat 2-55 7.4 Habitat assessment 2-56 7.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-59 Significant Species Management Plan 3380-GLNG-4-1.3-0104 Page iii 7.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-59 7.7 Management practices and methods 2-60 8 Australasian bittern 2-63 8.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-63 8.2 Biology and ecology 2-63 8.3 Habitat 2-65 8.4 Habitat assessment 2-65 8.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-77 8.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-77 8.7 Management practices and methods 2-78 9 Large-eared pied bat 2-71 9.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-71 9.2 Biology and ecology 2-71 9.3 Habitat 2-73 9.4 Habitat assessment 2-73 9.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-77 9.6 Unavoidable impacts 2-77 9.7 Management practices and methods 2-78 10 South-eastern long-eared bat 2-82 10.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-82 10.2 Biology and ecology 2-82 10.3 Habitat 2-84 10.4 Habitat assessment 2-84 10.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-87 10.6 Unavoidable impacts 2-88 10.7 Management practices and methods 2-88 11 Northern quoll 2-93 11.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-93 11.2 Biology and ecology 2-93 11.3 Habitat 2-95 11.4 Habitat assessment 2-95 11.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-98 11.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-98 11.7 Management practices and methods 2-99 12 Water mouse 2-102 12.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-102 12.2 Biology and ecology 2-102 12.3 Habitat 2-105 12.4 Habitat assessment 2-106 12.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-108 12.6 Unavoidable impact from the GTP 2-108 12.7 Management practices and methods 2-109 13 Ornamental snake 2-113 13.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-113 13.2 Biology and ecology 2-113 13.3 Habitat 2-114 13.4 Habitat assessment 2-115 13.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-117 13.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-117 13.7 Management practices and methods 2-118 14 Dunmall’s snake 2-122 14.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-122 Significant Species Management Plan 3380-GLNG-4-1.3-0104 Page iv 14.2 Biology and ecology 2-122 14.3 Habitat 2-124 14.4 Habitat assessment 2-124 14.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-128 14.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-128 14.7 Management practices and methods 2-129 15 Yakka skink 2-133 15.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-133 15.2 Biology and ecology 2-133 15.3 Habitat 2-135 15.4 Habitat assessment 2-135 15.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-137 15.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-137 15.7 Management practices and methods 2-138 16 Collared delma 2-142 16.1 EPBC Act legal status 2-142 16.2 Biology and ecology 2-142 16.3 Habitat 2-143 16.4 Habitat assessment 2-144 16.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-147 16.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-147 16.7 Management practices and methods 2-148 17 Fitzroy river turtle 2-152 17.1 EPBC legal status 2-152 17.2 Biology and Ecology 2-152 17.3 Habitat 2-153 17.4 Habitat assessment 2-154 17.5 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-156 17.6 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-156 17.7 Management practices and methods 2-157 18 General migratory species 2-161 18.1 Rainbow bee-eater 2-161 18.2 Fork-tailed swift 2-168 18.3 White-bellied sea-eagle 2-173 18.4 Great egret 2-181 18.5 Cattle egret 2-186 18.6 Australian painted snipe 2-190 18.7 Eastern osprey 2-196 18.8 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP 2-201 18.9 Unavoidable impact from GTP 2-203 18.10 Management practices and methods 2-203 19 Migratory woodland species 2-206 19.1 Black-faced monarch 2-206 19.2 Spectacled monarch 2-208 19.3 Satin flycatcher 2-210 19.4 Rufous fantail 2-212 19.5 Oriental cuckoo 2-214 19.6 Dollarbird 2-216 19.7 Habitat assessment of Migratory Woodland Species 2-218 19.8 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP upon migratory woodland species 2-219 19.9 Unavoidable impact from the GTP 2-220 19.10 Management practices and methods 2-220 Significant Species Management Plan 3380-GLNG-4-1.3-0104 Page v 20 Migratory marine species 2-224 20.1 Eastern reef egret 2-224 20.2 Lesser sand plover 2-226 20.3 Red-capped plover 2-229 20.4 Pacific golden plover 2-231 20.5 Double-banded plover 2-234 20.6 Common sandpiper 2-237 20.7 Little curlew 2-239 20.8 Marsh sandpiper 2-242 20.9 Red knot 2-244 20.10 Terek sandpiper 2-246 20.11 Sharp-tailed sandpiper 2-249 20.12 Black-tailed godwit 2-252 20.13 Bar-tailed godwit 2-254 20.14 Eastern curlew 2-256 20.15 Whimbrel 2-259 20.16 Common greenshank 2-262 20.17 Grey-tailed tattler 2-265 20.18 Great knot 2-268 20.19 Red-necked stint 2-270 20.20 Ruddy turnstone 2-273 20.21 Red-necked avocet 2-276 20.22 Sanderling 2-278 20.23 Broad-billed sandpiper 2-281 20.24 Black-winged stilt 2-283 20.25 Curlew sandpiper 2-285 20.26 Greater sand plover 2-288 20.27 Latham’s snipe 2-291 20.28 Grey plover 2-294 20.29 Habitat assessment 2-297 20.30 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP upon migratory marine species 2-300 20.31 Unavoidable impact from the GTP 2-300 20.32 Management practices and methods 2-300 21 Migratory tern species 2-304 21.1 Little tern 2-304 21.2 Caspian tern 2-308 21.3 Habitat assessment 2-311 21.4 Anticipated threats and potential impacts as a result of the GTP footprint 2-313 21.5 Unavoidable impact from the GTP 2-313 21.6 Management practices and methods 2-314 Part 3 – Brigalow and SEVT TEC Management Plans 3-1 1 Brigalow Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) Management Plan 3-1 1.1 EPBC legal act status 3-1 1.2 Ecology 3-1 1.3 Anticipated 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