Those of you interested in the fortunes of Black Breasted Button Quail and the
development of compensatory habitat may find the Commonwealth conditons placed
on the construction of the Paradise Dam [Burnett River, Qld] interesting. [It
will also be interesting to see who will do the bird surveys and whether the
findings are made public]. ...
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Commonwealth of Australia
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Decision to approve the taking of an action
Pursuant to section 133 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999, I, DAVID ALISTAIR KEMP, Minister for the Environment and
Heritage, approve the taking of the following action:
to construct and operate the Burnett River Dam with a capacity of 300,000
megalitres, on the lower Burnett River at 131.2km Average Middle Thread
Distance, and make controlled discharges of water for agricultural, commercial,
domestic and environmental uses (EPBC 2001/422)
by Burnett Water Pty Ltd subject to the conditions set out in annexure 1.
This approval has effect for:
sections 18 and 18A of the Environment Protection and Conservation
Biodiversity Act 1999
sections 20 and 20A of the Environment Protection and Conservation
Biodiversity Act 1999
This approval has effect until 1 January 2052.
Dated this 25 day of January 2002
...SIGNED.................................................
Minister
ANNEXURE 1
1. Burnett Water Pty Ltd must prepare and submit for the Minister?s
approval a plan to mitigate impacts of the action on the Black-breasted Button
Quail by securing compensatory habitat at Mount Blandy. The Burnett River Dam
may not be operated before the plan is approved. The approved plan must be
implemented.
2. Burnett Water Pty Ltd must prepare and submit for the Minister?s
approval, at least one year prior to commencement of operation of the Burnett
River Dam, a plan to manage the impacts of the dam on listed migratory species
in the Burnett River estuary. The plan must include:
(a) Surveying listed migratory species;
(b) Sufficient monitoring of water quality and environmental flows to determine
whether the operation of the dam is impacting on listed migratory species
habitat; and
(c) Measures to be taken if the information derived from (a) and (b) indicates
that the action is having an adverse impact on listed migratory species.
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