PDR: MS17-000773

To: Minister of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (For Decision)

TOONDAH HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT, QUEENSLAND (EPBC 2018/8225)

PROPOSED APPROVAL/REFUSAL DECISION

Through: Nicole Shumway, First Assistant Secretary, Environment Standards Division

Timing: 03 May 2024

Key points:

Appendix

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To: Minister (for decision)

Proposed approval/refusal decision – Toondah Harbour Development, Queensland (EPBC 2018/822)

Through: Nicole Shumway, First Assistant Secretary, Environment Standards Division

Timing: 03 May 2024

BACKGROUND:

MATTERS FOR DECISION-MAKING

The Department recommends that you decide to approve/refuse/approve subject to conditions the Toondah Harbour Development, Queensland (EPBC 2018/8225).

Ecological character of the Moreton Bay Ramsar Site (MBRS)

Likely impacts on the ecological character of the MBRS (sections 16 & 17B)

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Likely impacts on listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)

Impacts on migratory species (sections 20 and 20A)

International implications

Social and economic matters (section 136(1)(b))

Requirements for decisions about Ramsar wetlands (section 138)

Offset conditions that may be imposed

Offset conditions that may be imposed are listed in Attachment B.

Justification for recommendation

Attachments

Maps of the project area, regional context, Ramsar boundary

Offset conditions

Peer assessment

ATTACHMENT A – MAPS OF THE PROJECT AREA, REGIONAL CONTEXT, RAMSAR BOUNDARY

ATTACHMENT B – OFFSET CONDITIONS

The following are conditions that may be imposed to offset the impacts of the project:

ATTACHMENT C – PEER ASSESSMENT

The group declares that this assignment is our own work and that we have collaborated effectively and shared the workload fairly.

Signatures (by each member of the group):

Note : The declaration must briefly explain what each member of the group has contributed. If the group does not agree that each member has made a fair contribution, an explanation of what reduction in marks should be made for that student agreed within the group or, if no agreement is reached on this issue, short (1 paragraph) submissions from each student in the group explaining their views on the issue of this student's mark.