Santos GLNG Significant Species Management Plan – GFD Project Document Number: 0007-650-PLA-0006 Date Rev Reason For Issue Author Checked Approved 18/10/2016 0 For Approval LD DR LD Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope of the SSMP ....................................................................................... 1 2.0 Legal and Other Requirements .................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Legal Requirements ............................................................................................................ 4 3.0 Significant Species in the Santos GLNG Upstream Project Area .......................................... 7 3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 7 3.2 Significant Flora .................................................................................................................. 7 3.3 Significant Fauna ................................................................................................................ 8 3.4 Threatened Ecological Communities ................................................................................ 11 4.0 Threats to Significant Species and Threatened Ecological Communities .......................... 12 5.0 Management of Significant Species and TECs ...................................................................... 15 5.1 Management Hierarchy ..................................................................................................... 15 Avoid and Minimise .............................................................................................. 15 Mitigate ................................................................................................................. 15 Rehabilitate .......................................................................................................... 16 Offset .................................................................................................................... 16 5.2 Mitigation and Monitoring ................................................................................................. 16 Mitigation .............................................................................................................. 16 Monitoring and Corrective Actions ....................................................................... 39 6.0 Recording and Reporting Requirements ................................................................................ 46 Data Collection ..................................................................................................... 46 Recording and Tracking Disturbances to MNES ................................................. 46 Reporting .............................................................................................................. 47 7.0 Review ........................................................................................................................................ 48 8.0 Species and Community Profiles ............................................................................................ 49 8.1 Acacia curranii ................................................................................................................... 49 Status ................................................................................................................... 49 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 49 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 51 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 51 8.2 Acacia grandifolia .............................................................................................................. 52 Status ................................................................................................................... 52 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 52 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 54 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 54 Page i 0007-650-PLA-0006 Rev 0 8.3 Aristida annua ................................................................................................................... 55 Status ................................................................................................................... 55 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 55 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 56 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 56 8.4 Arthraxon hispidus ............................................................................................................ 56 Status ................................................................................................................... 56 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 57 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 58 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 59 8.5 Bertya opponens ............................................................................................................... 60 Status ................................................................................................................... 60 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 60 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 62 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 62 8.6 Cadellia pentastylis ........................................................................................................... 63 Status ................................................................................................................... 63 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 63 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 64 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 65 8.7 Calytrix gurulmundensis .................................................................................................... 66 Status ................................................................................................................... 66 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 66 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 67 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 67 8.8 Daviesia discolor ............................................................................................................... 69 Status ................................................................................................................... 69 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 69 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 70 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 71 8.9 Dichanthium queenslandicum ........................................................................................... 72 Status ................................................................................................................... 72 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 72 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 73 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 74 8.10 Dichanthium setosum ........................................................................................................ 75 Page ii 0007-650-PLA-0006 Rev 0 Status ................................................................................................................... 75 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 75 Anticipated threats and potential impacts from the Project .................................. 76 Management practices and methods ................................................................... 76 8.11 Eucalyptus beaniana ......................................................................................................... 77 Status ................................................................................................................... 77 Biology and ecology ............................................................................................. 77 Anticipated threats