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Murramarang South Coast Walk (NPWS Estate) Consultation Draft Review of Environmental Factors November 2019 File: 16 July 2020 To whom it may concern Subject: Murramarang South Coast Walk Draft Review of Environmental Factors (REF) This draft REF describes the potential impacts of the proposed Murramarang South Coast Walk on the environment and details safeguard and mitigation measures to be implemented. This draft REF was prepared before the Curowan Fire which burnt much of the Murramarang National Park over the 2019/20 summer. The landscape is adapted to fire and will regenerate, however, we now have an opportunity to undertake additional targeted environmental surveys and identify habitat constraints that may have changed. We have also engaged a consultant to work with the Aboriginal community to survey the proposed development area and prepare an Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit (AHIP). As this work was also done before the Curowan Fire, more cultural heritage surveys and assessments will need to be undertaken. This draft REF will be updated to incorporate the outcomes of the post-fire environmental and cultural heritage assessments and the public consultation before being submitted to the Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment (DPIE) to decide whether the Murramarang South Coast Walk should go ahead. DPIE will also assist in the development of appropriate mitigation measures should approval be given. The REF will be available for public comment until Sunday 9 August 2020. Your comments will help identify the actions required to deliver the Murramarang South Coast Walk to a high standard. Further information on the project is available at www.environment.nsw.gov.au/murramarang- south-coast-walk Yours sincerely, Kane Weeks Director South Coast Branch NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 320 Pitt Street Sydney 2000 | GPO Box 39 Sydney 2001 | dpie.nsw.gov.au | 1 Document status Project Name Murramarang South Coast Walk (NPWS Estate) Review of Environmental Factors Heather Moorcroft Project Manager hjm consulting M: 0410 414 732 Prepared by Heather Moorcroft, hjm consulting Status CONSULTATION DRAFT Version Number V3 Last saved on 19 November 2019 Photos Heather Moorcroft Mapping Deidre Krejzlik, DKGIS Citation This report should be cited as hjm consulting (2019) Murramarang South Coast Walk (NPWS Estate) Review of Environmental Factors. Disclaimer This report was prepared by Heather Moorcroft of hjm consulting in good faith exercising all due care and attention, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the relevance, accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose of this document in respect of any particular user’s circumstances. Users of this document should satisfy themselves concerning its application to, and where necessary seek expert advice in respect of, their situation. The views expressed within are not necessarily the views of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and may not represent Department policy. © Copyright State of NSW and the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Murramarang South Coast Walk (NPWS Estate) Review of Environmental Factors Acronyms and abbreviations ACHAR Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment Report AHIP Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit AHIMS Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System ANU Australian National University AS Australian Standard ASL Above Sea Level AS/NZS Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard AWTGS Australian Walking Track Grading System BC Act Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW) BCA Building Codes of Australia BVTs BioMetric Vegetation Types DEC NSW Department of Environment and Conservation DECCW NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water EP&A Act Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) EPBC Act Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth) FM Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW) FRP Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic HHIMS Historic Heritage Information Management System ILUA Indigenous Land Use Agreement I-SEPP NSW State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 LALC Local Aboriginal Land Council LEP Local Environmental Plan LGA Local Government Area MNES Matter of National Environmental Significance NPW Act National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) NPWS NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service NRMA National Roads and Motorists' Association OEH Office of Environment and Heritage PMST Protected Matters Search Tool REF Review of Environmental Factors RNE Register of the National Estate SCIVI Southeast NSW Native Vegetation Classification and Mapping i Murramarang South Coast Walk (NPWS Estate) Review of Environmental Factors SEPP State Environmental Planning Policy TEC Threatened Ecological Community TTMS Track and Trail Management Services WM Act Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) ii Murramarang South Coast Walk (NPWS Estate) Review of Environmental Factors Contents Acronyms and abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................... i Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................... iii Executive summary ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Background ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2. Subject site, study area and locality ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.3. Brief description of the proposed activity ................................................................................................................... 6 2. Proponent’s details ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 3. Permissibility and statutory requirements ......................................................................................................................... 9 3.1. Legal permissibility ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1.1. National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW) ...................................................................................................... 9 3.1.2. Wilderness Act 1987 (NSW) .............................................................................................................................. 16 3.2. Consistency with OEH/NPWS policies ....................................................................................................................... 16 3.3. Statutory assessment requirements ......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.1. Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) ................................................................................... 18 3.3.2. Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW) ....................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3. Heritage Act 1977 (NSW) ................................................................................................................................. 20 3.3.4. Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) ............................................................................................................... 20 3.3.5. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth) .......................................................... 21 3.3.6. Important wetlands ......................................................................................................................................... 21 3.4. Statutory consultation requirements ........................................................................................................................ 22 3.4.1. Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) ............................................................................................................................ 22 3.4.2. Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW) ........................................................................................................... 22 3.4.3. State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007............................................................................... 23 3.5. Type of approval sought ........................................................................................................................................... 27 4. Non-statutory consultation .............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.1. General public .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.2. Aboriginal community .............................................................................................................................................