Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 181 - SCHEDULE 2

(regulation 4.03)

1 Contact

1.01 Name, postal address and telephone number of:

(a)

the person making the referral; and

(b)

the person proposing to take the action (if not the person mentioned in paragraph (a)).

2 Designated proponent

2.01 The name of the person who should be designated as the proponent if the Minister decides the action is a controlled action.
2.02 If the person making the referral states that a person other than the person proposing to take the action should be designated as proponent:

(a)

the proposed proponent's name, postal address and telephone number; and

(b)

a signed agreement to the proposed designation by the proposed proponent and the person proposing to take the action.

3 Whether the action is a controlled action

3.01 If the referral is made by the person proposing to take the action:

(a)

whether the person thinks the action is a controlled action; and

(b)

the provisions of the Act that the person believes are controlling provisions for the action; and

(c)

why the person thinks the action is or is not a controlled action.

4 Description of the proposal

4.01 A description of the proposed action, including:

(a)

details of the location of the project area;

(b)

the latitude and longitude of the action;

(c)

the timeframe in which the action is proposed to be taken;

(d)

activities proposed to be carried out in the action;

(e)

an explanation of the context, including any relevant planning framework, in which the action is proposed;

(f)

whether the action is related to other actions or proposals in the region.

5 Nature and extent of the likely impacts of the action

5.01 A description of the affected area that refers, as appropriate, to relevant maps.
5.02 The nature and extent of likely impacts on any of:

(a)

the World Heritage values of a World Heritage property;

(b)

the ecological character of a Ramsar wetland;

(c)

the members of a listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species) or any threatened ecological community, or their habitat;

(d)

the members of a listed migratory species or their habitat;

(e)

part of the Commonwealth marine area;

(f)

Commonwealth land.

5.03 The nature and extent of the likely impact on the environment, and whether the action is:

(a)

a nuclear action; or

(b)

an action by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth agency; or

(c)

to be taken in a Commonwealth marine area; or

(d)

to be taken on Commonwealth land.

5.04 A map of the affected area on which the following features (if relevant) are marked:

(a)

the location of the action;

(b)

the approximate boundary of the areas and habitat mentioned in item 5.02;

(c)

to the extent practicable and relevant, the information mentioned in item 5.06.

5.05 A description of important features of the project area and the affected area, including (if relevant to the project area or affected area) information about:

(a)

soil and vegetation characteristics;

(b)

water flows, including rivers, creeks and impoundments;

(c)

the presence of outstanding natural features, including caves;

(d)

gradient;

(e)

any buildings or other infrastructure;

(f)

any marine areas;

(g)

kinds of fauna in the area; and

(h)

the current state of the environment in the area, including information about the extent of erosion, whether the area is infested with weeds or feral animals and whether the area is covered by native vegetation or crops.

5.06 Whether the project area is held under freehold, leasehold or any other tenure.
5.07 Current or proposed land uses for the project area.

6 Information sources

6.01 For information given under item 5:

(a)

the source of the information; and

(b)

how recent the information is; and

(c)

how the reliability of the information was tested; and

(d)

what uncertainties (if any) are in the information.