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CONTENTS
8.1 Introduction ........................................................................206
8.2 Sustainability and Queensland .....................................206
8.3 Sustainability and the Sunshine Coast ...................... 207
8.4 National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development .............................................. 207
8.4.1 Approach to considering the NSESD .............207 8.4.2 Applicability of NESED intersectoral
objectives to the Project ........................................207
8.5 ESD in the EPBC Act ........................................................216
TABLES
8.4a: Applicability of NSESD intersectoral objectives ................2088.5a: Assessment against relevant EPBC Act ESD
Principles and NSESD Core Objectives and Guiding Principles .............................................................................217
8.1 INTrOduCTION
The Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released by the Coordinator General in May 2012 in relation to sustainability requested an assessment to take place against the objectives of the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development. This chapter reviews those objectives and their applicability to the Sunshine Coast Airport (SCA) Expansion Project (the Project).
In addition and for context, a short summary is provided in relation to the relevant drivers for sustainability on the Project from the Queensland State Government and Sunshine Coast Council (SCC).
8.2 SuSTAINABILITy ANd QuEENSLANd
In 1994, the Environmental Protection Act (EP Act) was introduced to protect Queensland’s environment while allowing for development that improves the total quality of life, now and in the future, in a way that maintains ecological processes on which life depends. The EP Act is underpinned by the concept of ESD and aims to address specific aspects of the environment including air, noise, water and waste that are covered in separate environmental protection policies1. The Queensland Government has also included the concept of ESD in other introduced legislation such as the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995. The legislation above is relevant to the Project as described in Chapter A6 – Planning and Legislation and as covered in various chapters in Volume B.
1 See http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/about_the_epa/legislation/environmental_protection
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A8 BACkGROuND TO ThE PROjECT
SUSTAINABILITY
8.3 SuSTAINABILITy ANd ThE SuNShINE COAST
SCC’s recently adopted Corporate Plan 2014 – 2019 provides a blueprint for the region outlining emerging priorities and key strategies to help SCC achieve its vision of becoming Australia’s most sustainable region – vibrant, green, diverse.
The plan acknowledges the challenges of population growth and securing its financial future while protecting the lifestyle and natural environment prized by the region. The plan acknowledges the need to strive for the best possible outcomes for the region now and into the future.
To support delivery of its vision, SCC has identified five (5) supporting goals to structure its priorities:
y A new economy
y A strong community
y An enviable lifestyle and environment
y Service excellence
y A public sector leader.
SCC’S desire to be a leader in terms of delivery of a sustainable region and ethos surrounding sustainability has led to many of the approaches taken on the Project and are described in Table 8.5a.
8.4 NATIONAL STrATEgy fOr ECOLOgICALLy SuSTAINABLE dEvELOpmENT
The National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (NSESD) was first drafted in 1990. Several reviews followed and in 1992 the Council of Australian Governments passed the NSESD.
The goal of the NSESD is development that improves the total quality of life, both now and in the future, in a way that maintains the ecological processes on which life depends.
The core objectives of the NSESD are:
y To enhance individual and community wellbeing and welfare by following a path of economic development that safeguards the welfare of future generations
y To provide for equity within and between generations
y To protect biological diversity and maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems.
The Guiding Principles of the NSESD are:
y Decision making processes should effectively integrate both long and short term economic, environmental, social and equity considerations
y Where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation
y The global dimension of environmental impacts of actions and policies should be recognised and considered
y The need to develop a strong, growing and diversified economy which can enhance the capacity for environmental protection should be recognised
y The need to maintain and enhance international competitiveness in an environmentally sound manner should be recognised
y Cost effective and flexible policy instruments should be adopted, such as improved valuation, pricing and incentive mechanisms
y Decisions and actions should provide for broad community involvement on issues which affect them.
8.4.1 Approach to considering the NSESd
As identified, the NSESD will be used as the assessment framework. The strategy breaks down issues into sectoral and inter-sectoral. Falling under these two headings are the issues of:
y Biological Diversity
y Nature Conversation
y Native Vegetation
y Agriculture
y Fisheries Ecosystem Management
y Forest Resource use and Management
For each of the above issues there is a minimum of one objective the issue seeks to achieve.
Given that the intent of the setting of these issues was to set a national guiding framework for ESD in Australia, it is not appropriate to assess this Project against them.
For instance, an issue under ‘Inter-sectoral’ is Environmental Protection. The objective is “to establish, across the nation, measures for the protection of the environment which are consistent with the guiding principles of ESD, including measures which adopt a preventative approach to pollution and waste generation”.
Given the scale and focus of this and most of the other objectives is national, it is not considered appropriate to assess a project such as the new runway against these objectives. however for completeness, Table 8.4a lists all of the NSESD objectives and identifies whether or not they are relevant to the Project and the reasoning behind that decision.
8.4.2 Applicability of NESEd Inter-Sectoral Objectives to the project
Table 8.4a identifies which NSESD objectives are applicable to the Project and have been addressed. Where an objective has not been addressed, reasoning is provided in the table.
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Tab
le 8
.4a:
Ap
plic
abili
ty o
f N
SE
SD
Inte
rsec
tora
l Ob
ject
ives
NS
ES
d O
bjec
tive
App
licab
ility
rat
iona
le
Agr
icul
ture
To c
reat
e a
fram
ewor
k of
inte
grat
ed g
over
nmen
t pol
icie
s an
d pr
ogra
ms
in w
hich
pro
mot
e co
mm
unity
-bas
ed s
elf-
relia
nt a
ppro
ache
s to
agr
icul
tura
l res
ourc
e m
anag
emen
t. N
ot a
pplic
able
Agr
icul
ture
obj
ectiv
es h
ave
not b
een
addr
esse
d, th
ey
are
outs
ide
of th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t.
To p
rom
ote
inte
grat
ed p
lann
ing
of a
gric
ultu
ral r
esou
rce
man
agem
ent,
in p
artic
ular
in a
reas
af
fect
ed b
y la
nd d
egra
datio
n, a
nd e
xten
d m
easu
res,
par
ticul
arly
com
mun
ity b
ased
sel
f-he
lp
appr
oach
es, w
hich
enc
oura
ge in
form
atio
n tra
nsfe
r and
land
hold
er a
dopt
ion
of s
usta
inab
le
man
agem
ent.
Not
app
licab
le
To re
duce
and
man
age
effe
ctiv
ely
the
impa
cts
of p
est p
lant
and
ani
mal
spe
cies
on
Aus
tralia
's
agric
ultu
ral a
reas
.N
ot a
pplic
able
To im
prov
e ka
ngar
oo m
anag
emen
t at t
he n
atio
nal l
evel
, inc
ludi
ng th
e re
mov
al o
f im
pedi
men
ts to
a
sust
aina
ble
com
mer
cial
kan
garo
o in
dust
ry.
Not
app
licab
le
To im
prov
e ef
fect
ive
and
safe
man
agem
ent o
f agr
icul
tura
l and
vet
erin
ary
chem
ical
s w
hile
im
prov
ing
leve
ls o
f, an
d ac
cess
to in
form
atio
n on
thes
e ch
emic
als
Not
app
licab
le
fish
erie
s E
cosy
stem
man
agem
ent
To e
nsur
e th
at fi
sher
ies
man
agem
ent a
genc
ies
wor
k w
ithin
a fr
amew
ork
of re
sour
ce s
tew
ards
hip
Not
app
licab
leFi
sher
ies
Ecos
yste
m M
anag
emen
t obj
ectiv
es h
ave
not b
een
addr
esse
d th
ey a
re o
utsi
de o
f sco
pe o
f th
e Pr
ojec
t. To
dev
elop
nat
iona
l gui
delin
es fo
r sta
te o
f the
aqu
atic
env
ironm
ent r
epor
ting
Not
app
licab
le
To d
isse
min
ate
info
rmat
ion
on th
e pr
inci
ples
of E
SD
to fi
sher
s an
d th
e w
ider
com
mun
ityN
ot a
pplic
able
fore
st r
esou
rce
use
& m
anag
emen
t
To m
anag
e an
d ut
ilise
Aus
tralia
's fo
rest
est
ate
for a
ll fo
rest
val
ues
on a
n ec
olog
ical
ly s
usta
inab
le
basi
sN
ot a
pplic
able
This
spe
cific
obj
ectiv
e ha
s no
t bee
n ad
dres
sed,
they
ar
e ou
tsid
e of
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect.
To m
aint
ain
ecol
ogic
al p
roce
sses
with
in th
e fo
rest
s, m
aint
ain
biod
iver
sity
, and
opt
imis
e be
nefit
s to
the
com
mun
ity fr
om a
ll us
es, w
ithin
eco
logi
cal c
onst
rain
tsN
ot a
pplic
able
To e
nhan
ce th
e qu
ality
of l
ife fo
r suc
cess
ive
gene
ratio
ns o
f Aus
tralia
ns b
y pr
otec
ting
and
enha
ncin
g al
l of t
he v
alue
s av
aila
ble
from
Aus
tralia
's fo
rest
s, a
nd d
evel
opm
ent o
f an
ecol
ogic
ally
su
stai
nabl
e an
d in
tern
atio
nally
com
petit
ive
fore
st p
rodu
cts
indu
stry
Not
app
licab
le
man
ufac
turi
ng
To e
ncou
rage
the
man
ufac
turin
g se
ctor
to m
ove
tow
ards
ach
ievi
ng s
usta
inab
ility
in it
s op
erat
ions
by
embe
ddin
g ES
D p
rinci
ples
in d
ay-t
o-da
y op
erat
ions
; ado
ptin
g be
st p
ract
ice
envi
ronm
enta
l man
agem
ent a
nd w
hole
-life
-cyc
le a
naly
sis
Not
app
licab
leM
anuf
actu
ring
obje
ctiv
es h
ave
not b
een
addr
esse
d,
they
are
out
side
of t
he s
cope
of t
he P
roje
ct.
A8-208
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
To p
rovi
de th
e do
mes
tic m
arke
t opp
ortu
nitie
s ne
cess
ary
for t
he d
evel
opm
ent o
f new
Aus
tralia
n en
viro
nmen
tal p
rodu
cts
and
serv
ices
; and
pro
vide
info
rmat
ion,
edu
catio
n an
d th
e ca
paci
ty to
se
ek v
erifi
catio
n of
env
ironm
enta
l cla
ims
in m
arke
ting
Not
app
licab
le
To e
nsur
e re
leva
nt g
over
nmen
t pro
duct
app
rova
ls a
re b
ased
on
ESD
prin
cipl
es, a
nd d
evel
op a
n ef
fect
ive
and
sust
aina
ble
natio
nal a
ppro
ach
to c
hem
ical
s m
anag
emen
t in
Aus
tralia
Not
app
licab
le
min
ing
To e
nsur
e m
ine
site
s ar
e re
habi
litat
ed to
sou
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd s
afet
y st
anda
rds,
and
to a
le
vel a
t lea
st c
onsi
sten
t with
the
cond
ition
of s
urro
undi
ng la
ndN
ot a
pplic
able
Min
ing
obje
ctiv
es h
ave
not b
een
addr
esse
d, th
ey a
re
outs
ide
of th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t.
To p
rovi
de a
ppro
pria
te c
omm
unity
retu
rns
for u
sing
min
eral
reso
urce
s an
d ac
hiev
e be
tter
envi
ronm
enta
l pro
tect
ion
and
man
agem
ent i
n th
e m
inin
g se
ctor
Not
app
licab
le
To im
prov
e co
mm
unity
con
sulta
tion
and
info
rmat
ion,
impr
ove
perfo
rman
ce in
occ
upat
iona
l he
alth
and
saf
ety
and
achi
eve
soci
al e
quity
obj
ectiv
esN
ot a
pplic
able
urb
an &
Tra
nspo
rt p
lann
ing
To p
rom
ote
urba
n fo
rms
whi
ch m
inim
ise
trans
port
requ
irem
ents
, and
impr
ove
the
effic
ienc
y of
la
nd s
uppl
y an
d in
frast
ruct
ure
prov
isio
nN
ot a
pplic
able
This
obj
ectiv
e is
out
side
of t
he s
cope
of t
he P
roje
ct
and
has
not b
een
addr
esse
d.
To e
ncou
rage
the
futu
re d
evel
opm
ent o
f urb
an tr
ansp
ort s
yste
ms
whi
ch p
rovi
de o
ppor
tuni
ties
to
limit
the
use
of fo
ssil
fuel
sN
ot a
pplic
able
Air
trave
l is
not c
onsi
dere
d an
urb
an tr
ansp
ort s
yste
m
and
as s
uch
this
obj
ectiv
e is
not
app
licab
le. h
owev
er,
it is
not
ed th
at th
e ai
rpor
t is
a ke
y tra
nspo
rt h
ub o
n th
e Su
nshi
ne C
oast
to w
hich
con
nect
ions
with
urb
an
trans
port
sys
tem
(bus
, rai
l etc
.) ar
e cu
rren
tly b
eing
in
vest
igat
ed. T
he P
roje
ct w
ould
not
pre
clud
e an
y fu
ture
pro
visi
on o
f pub
lic tr
ansp
ort t
hat m
ay s
ervi
ce
the
airp
ort a
nd p
rovi
de o
ppor
tuni
ties
to li
mit
the
use
of fo
ssil
fuel
s.
To p
rom
ote
subd
ivis
ion
and
road
des
ign
patte
rns
that
pro
vide
the
grea
test
pot
entia
l to
utili
se
ener
gy e
ffici
ency
dw
ellin
g de
sign
, with
pro
visi
on fo
r and
use
of p
ublic
tran
spor
t mod
esN
ot a
pplic
able
Prom
otin
g su
bdiv
isio
n an
d ro
ad d
esig
n is
out
side
of
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect.
To im
prov
e th
e am
enity
of l
ocal
urb
an a
reas
Not
app
licab
leTh
e ob
ject
ive
of th
e Pr
ojec
t see
ks to
impr
ove
the
over
all a
men
ity o
f sur
roun
ding
are
as in
term
s of
im
prov
ing
the
over
all c
omm
unity
noi
se b
urde
n fro
m
airc
raft
nois
e, h
owev
er it
is n
ot w
ithin
the
scop
e of
th
e Pr
ojec
t to
impr
ove
the
amen
ity o
f loc
al u
rban
ar
eas
mor
e br
oadl
y.
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NS
ES
d O
bjec
tive
App
licab
ility
rat
iona
le
Tour
ism
To e
nsur
e to
uris
m s
trate
gies
dev
elop
ed a
t all
leve
ls o
f gov
ernm
ent a
re b
ased
on
ESD
prin
cipl
es
and
prov
ide
effe
ctiv
e m
echa
nism
s fo
r ind
ustr
y an
d co
mm
unity
inpu
t.N
ot a
pplic
able
The
scop
e of
the
EIS
doe
s no
t inc
lude
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f tou
rism
stra
tegi
es. I
t is
not
the
purp
ose
of th
e Pr
ojec
t to
ensu
re to
uris
m
deve
lopm
ent i
s ec
olog
ical
ly s
usta
inab
le n
or to
en
cour
age
appr
opria
te to
uris
t beh
avio
ur in
the
cont
ext o
f the
NS
ESD
obj
ectiv
e. T
his
has
not b
een
addr
esse
d.
To e
xam
ine
the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
use
of r
egul
ator
y m
easu
res
to e
nsur
e to
uris
m d
evel
opm
ent i
s ec
olog
ical
ly s
usta
inab
le.
Not
app
licab
le
To e
ncou
rage
env
ironm
enta
lly a
ppro
pria
te to
uris
t beh
avio
ur th
roug
h th
e pr
oduc
tion
and
adop
tion
of c
odes
of e
nviro
nmen
tal b
ehav
iour
and
pra
ctic
e an
d to
impr
ove
tour
ist a
war
enes
s of
ES
D p
rinci
ples
.
Not
app
licab
le
To d
evel
op a
gre
ater
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
eco
nom
ic a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal i
mpa
cts
of to
uris
m
deve
lopm
ents
, inc
ludi
ng m
onito
ring
of to
uris
m tr
ends
, suc
h as
eco
- to
uris
m.
Not
app
licab
leTh
e sc
ope
of th
e E
IS is
not
to d
evel
op in
crea
sed
unde
rsta
ndin
gs o
f eco
nom
ic a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal
impa
cts
of to
uris
m d
evel
opm
ent.
This
has
not
bee
n ad
dres
sed.
Ene
rgy
use
, Ene
rgy
pro
duct
ion
and
Tran
spor
t
To li
mit
harm
ful e
mis
sion
s ar
isin
g fro
m e
nerg
y pr
oduc
tion
and
dist
ribut
ion
whe
reve
r ec
onom
ical
ly e
ffici
ent,
and
to p
rom
ote
alte
rnat
ive
ener
gy s
ourc
esN
ot a
pplic
able
The
purp
ose
of th
e Pr
ojec
t is
to c
onst
ruct
and
op
erat
e a
new
runw
ay, n
ot e
nerg
y ge
nera
tion,
and
th
eref
ore
this
obj
ectiv
e is
not
app
licab
le.
To im
prov
e th
e en
ergy
effi
cien
cy o
f res
iden
tial b
uild
ings
and
dom
estic
app
lianc
es; a
nd to
in
fluen
ce h
ouse
hold
ers
to b
ecom
e m
ore
econ
omic
al in
thei
r use
of e
nerg
y, an
d to
sw
itch
to
ener
gy s
ourc
es w
ith lo
wer
gre
enho
use
gas
emis
sion
s
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is n
ot w
ithin
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect
and
has
not b
een
asse
ssed
.
To in
fluen
ce in
dust
ries
and
busi
ness
es to
ado
pt b
ehav
iour
, pra
ctic
es, t
echn
olog
y an
d eq
uipm
ent
that
mak
e th
em m
inim
ise
thei
r ene
rgy
use;
or l
ead
them
to s
witc
h to
ene
rgy
sour
ces
with
low
er
gree
nhou
se g
as e
mis
sion
s
Not
app
licab
leTh
is is
out
side
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect a
nd h
as n
ot
been
add
ress
ed.
To im
prov
e th
e te
chni
cal a
nd e
cono
mic
effi
cien
cy o
f urb
an a
nd n
on-u
rban
tran
spor
tatio
n;
enco
urag
e sw
itchi
ng to
alte
rnat
ive
trans
port
tech
nolo
gies
or m
odes
whe
re th
is re
duce
s gr
eenh
ouse
gas
em
issi
ons
per p
asse
nger
or u
nit o
f fre
ight
and
to o
ptim
ise
the
mod
al m
ix o
f tra
nspo
rt to
ach
ieve
gre
ater
eco
nom
ic, e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd s
ocia
l ben
efits
App
licab
leTh
e E
IS a
ddre
sses
this
obj
ectiv
e in
par
t. R
egar
ding
G
hG
em
issi
ons
per c
apita
, the
EIS
is h
elpi
ng to
ac
hiev
e th
is p
art o
f the
obj
ectiv
e as
the
capa
city
of
the
airp
ort w
ill b
e in
crea
sed
allo
win
g la
rger
pla
nes
to
land
mor
e fre
quen
tly re
duci
ng o
ver t
ime,
the
Gh
G
emis
sion
s pe
r pas
seng
er a
nd u
nit o
f fre
ight
. Ec
onom
ic a
nd s
ocia
l ben
efits
of t
he a
irpor
t run
way
de
velo
pmen
t hav
e be
en a
naly
sed
in th
e ec
onom
ic
asse
ssm
ent i
n C
hapt
er A
2 –
Nee
d fo
r the
Pro
ject
. Th
e B
enefi
t Cos
t Ana
lysi
s (B
CA
) qua
ntifi
ed th
e be
nefit
s of
sav
ings
from
avo
ided
pol
lutio
n w
ith
the
Proj
ect (
estim
ated
at $
63 m
illio
n). T
his
resu
lts
from
the
avoi
ded
jour
neys
to B
risba
ne A
irpor
t to
mak
e fli
ghts
.
A8-210
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
Bio
logi
cal d
iver
sity
To d
evel
op e
ffect
ive
mec
hani
sms
for m
inim
isin
g hu
man
, pes
t pla
nt a
nd a
nim
al im
pact
s on
ec
olog
ical
sys
tem
s, e
xpan
d ha
bita
ts fo
r nat
ive
spec
ies
of p
lant
s an
d an
imal
s, w
hile
mai
ntai
ning
a
dive
rse
and
heal
thy
econ
omy
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is s
et a
t a n
atio
nal s
cale
and
as
such
is
outs
ide
of th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t.
Nat
ure
Con
serv
atio
n S
yste
m
To e
stab
lish
acro
ss th
e na
tion
a co
mpr
ehen
sive
sys
tem
of p
rote
cted
are
as w
hich
incl
udes
re
pres
enta
tive
sam
ples
of a
ll m
ajor
eco
syst
ems,
bot
h te
rres
trial
and
mar
ine;
man
age
the
over
all
impa
cts
of h
uman
use
on
prot
ecte
d ar
eas;
and
rest
ore
habi
tats
and
am
elio
rate
exi
stin
g im
pact
s su
ch th
at n
atur
e co
nser
vatio
n va
lues
are
mai
ntai
ned
and
enha
nced
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is s
et a
t a n
atio
nal s
cale
and
as
such
is
outs
ide
of th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t.
Nat
ive
vege
tatio
n
To fo
ster
a c
onse
rvat
ion
ethi
c, w
hile
ens
urin
g ef
fect
ive
mea
sure
s ar
e in
pla
ce fo
r the
co
nser
vatio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t of n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
Not
app
licab
leTh
ese
obje
ctiv
es a
re s
et a
t a n
atio
nal s
cale
and
as
such
is o
utsi
de o
f the
sco
pe o
f the
Pro
ject
.To
impr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f tec
hnic
al a
dvic
e ab
out c
onse
rvat
ion
of v
eget
atio
n an
d re
vege
tatio
nN
ot a
pplic
able
Env
iron
men
tal p
rote
ctio
n
To e
stab
lish,
acr
oss
the
natio
n, m
easu
res
for t
he p
rote
ctio
n of
the
envi
ronm
ent w
hich
are
co
nsis
tent
with
the
guid
ing
prin
cipl
es o
f ES
D, i
nclu
ding
mea
sure
s w
hich
ado
pt a
pre
vent
ativ
e ap
proa
ch to
pol
lutio
n an
d w
aste
gen
erat
ion
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is s
et a
t a n
atio
nal s
cale
and
out
side
of
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect.
Land
use
pla
nnin
g an
d d
ecis
ion
mak
ing
To e
ncou
rage
env
ironm
enta
l and
eco
nom
ic la
nd u
se d
ecis
ion
mak
ing
whi
ch ta
kes
full
acco
unt
of a
ll re
leva
nt la
nd a
nd re
sour
ce v
alue
s an
d to
est
ablis
h an
d op
erat
e sy
stem
s of
land
use
de
cisi
on m
akin
g an
d di
sput
e re
solu
tion
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is s
et a
t a n
atio
nal s
cale
and
out
side
of
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect.
To a
chie
ve c
larit
y, ce
rtai
nty
and
acco
unta
bilit
y in
the
proc
esse
s us
ed to
cla
rify
acce
ss to
land
an
d to
det
erm
ine
chan
ge o
f use
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is s
et a
t a n
atio
nal s
cale
and
out
side
of
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect.
Nat
ural
res
ourc
e an
d E
nvir
onm
ent
Info
rmat
ion
To e
stab
lish
a de
cisi
on-m
akin
g fra
mew
ork
for t
he d
evel
opm
ent,
enha
ncem
ent a
nd m
anag
emen
t of
nat
ural
reso
urce
dat
a sy
stem
sN
ot a
pplic
able
The
scop
e of
the
EIS
doe
s no
t add
ress
nat
ural
re
sour
ce d
ata
syst
ems
and
thei
r man
agem
ent.
This
ob
ject
ive
has
not b
een
addr
esse
d.
To e
nhan
ce th
e qu
ality
, acc
essi
bilit
y an
d re
leva
nce
of E
SD
-rel
ated
dat
aN
ot a
pplic
able
A8-211environmental impact statement
NS
ES
d O
bjec
tive
App
licab
ility
rat
iona
le
Env
iron
men
tal I
mpa
ct A
sses
smen
t
To e
nsur
e th
e gu
idin
g pr
inci
ples
of E
SD
are
inco
rpor
ated
into
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
ass
essm
ent,
with
em
phas
is o
n cl
arity
of a
pplic
atio
n an
d pr
oces
s, c
omm
unity
acc
ess
and
post
-app
rova
l ac
coun
tabi
lity;
and
to in
crea
se th
e le
vel o
f con
sist
ency
and
cer
tain
ty a
nd a
void
unn
eces
sary
du
plic
atio
n of
the
EIA
pro
cess
acr
oss
the
natio
n
App
licab
leW
hils
t thi
s ob
ject
ive
is p
ropo
sed
to e
ncou
rage
go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s to
add
ress
thes
e m
atte
rs. T
he
Proj
ect i
n C
hapt
er A
7 –
Sta
keho
lder
Eng
agem
ent
outli
nes
all o
f the
com
mun
ity e
ngag
emen
t und
erta
ken
to d
ate
on th
e Pr
ojec
t and
the
deta
ils o
f the
pro
pose
d pu
blic
not
ifica
tion
perio
d (o
f 30
busi
ness
day
s)
whe
re m
embe
rs o
f the
pub
lic c
an c
omm
ent o
n th
e D
raft
EIS
. In
refe
renc
e to
pos
t app
rova
l acc
ount
abili
ty, i
f the
EIS
is
app
rove
d it
wou
ld m
ost l
ikel
y to
be
appr
oved
with
co
nditi
ons.
The
se c
ondi
tions
can
be
man
aged
in tw
o w
ays.
Firs
tly, t
he C
oG m
ay d
irect
an
adm
inis
terin
g au
thor
ity (D
Eh
P, D
AFF
etc
.) to
hav
e ju
risdi
ctio
n ov
er th
e co
nditi
on a
nd to
mon
itor a
s ne
cess
ary.
Or t
he C
G’s
inte
rnal
com
plia
nce
unit
may
mon
itor
the
cond
ition
.
To in
crea
se th
e se
nsiti
vity
of t
he E
IA p
roce
ss, i
ts p
lann
ing
and
polic
y co
ntex
t and
con
sequ
ent
deci
sion
mak
ing,
to c
umul
ativ
e an
d re
gion
al im
pact
sA
pplic
able
Cum
ulat
ive
impa
cts
are
requ
ired
to b
e ad
dres
sed
as
part
of t
he P
roje
ct a
nd a
re re
port
ed in
Cha
pter
E7
of
the
EIS
.
Cha
nges
to
gov
ernm
ent
Inst
itutio
ns a
nd m
achi
nery
To e
nsur
e C
abin
et p
roce
sses
faci
litat
e th
e in
tegr
atio
n of
eco
nom
ic, e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd s
ocia
l co
nsid
erat
ions
into
dec
isio
n m
akin
gN
ot a
pplic
able
Cha
nges
to G
over
nmen
t Ins
titut
ions
and
Mac
hine
ry
obje
ctiv
es a
re o
utsi
de o
f the
sco
pe o
f thi
s Pr
ojec
t and
as
suc
h th
is h
as n
ot b
een
addr
esse
d.
To in
corp
orat
e ES
D p
rinci
ples
as
a fu
ndam
enta
l obj
ectiv
e of
rele
vant
gov
ernm
ent a
utho
ritie
s in
volv
ed in
eco
nom
ic, e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd s
ocia
l dec
isio
n m
akin
gN
ot a
pplic
able
To im
prov
e th
e ef
ficie
ncy
and
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
deve
lopm
ent,
impl
emen
tatio
n an
d in
tegr
atio
n of
ES
D-r
elat
ed p
olic
ies,
cle
arly
defi
ne th
e ro
les
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
of e
ach
leve
l of g
over
nmen
t, av
oid
dupl
icat
ion
of fu
nctio
ns a
nd e
stab
lish
effe
ctiv
e pr
oces
ses
for c
oope
ratio
n be
twee
n go
vern
men
ts
Not
app
licab
le
To im
prov
e th
e le
vel o
f con
side
ratio
n gi
ven
to E
SD
prin
cipl
es in
gov
ernm
ent p
urch
asin
g po
licie
s an
d pr
actic
esN
ot a
pplic
able
Coa
stal
Zon
e m
anag
emen
t
To d
evel
op c
oast
al p
olic
ies,
con
sist
ent w
ith E
SD
prin
cipl
es w
ithin
eac
h ju
risdi
ctio
nN
ot a
pplic
able
This
obj
ectiv
e is
nat
iona
l in
scal
e an
d re
mit
and
is n
ot
rele
vant
to th
e Pr
ojec
t.
A8-212
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
Wat
er r
esou
rce
man
agem
ent
To d
evel
op w
ater
man
agem
ent p
olic
ies
whi
ch a
re b
ased
on
an in
tegr
ated
app
roac
h to
the
deve
lopm
ent a
nd m
anag
emen
t of w
ater
reso
urce
sN
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e ob
ject
ives
on
Wat
er R
esou
rce
Man
agem
ent
are
not r
elev
ant t
o th
e Pr
ojec
t.To
dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t the
mos
t effe
ctiv
e m
ix o
f wat
er re
sour
ce m
anag
emen
t mec
hani
sms
Not
app
licab
le
Was
te m
inim
isat
ion
and
man
agem
ent
To im
prov
e th
e ef
ficie
ncy
of re
sour
ce u
se a
nd re
duce
the
impa
ct o
n th
e en
viro
nmen
t of w
aste
di
spos
alN
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e ob
ject
ives
on
Was
te M
inim
isat
ion
and
Man
agem
ent a
re n
ot re
leva
nt to
the
Proj
ect.
To a
void
the
gene
ratio
n of
haz
ardo
us w
aste
s, im
prov
e m
anag
emen
t of t
hose
was
tes
whi
ch a
re
gene
rate
d an
d im
prov
e m
echa
nism
s fo
r the
ir cl
ean
upN
ot a
pplic
able
pri
cing
and
Tax
atio
n
To d
evel
op, i
mpr
ove
and
enha
nce
the
effe
ctiv
e us
e of
pric
ing
and
econ
omic
inst
rum
ents
as
a m
eans
for a
chie
ving
bet
ter m
anag
emen
t of o
ur n
atur
al re
sour
ces
Not
app
licab
le
Thes
e m
atte
rs a
re o
utsi
de th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t an
d ha
ve n
ot b
een
addr
esse
d.To
ens
ure
that
ade
quat
e at
tent
ion
is g
iven
to s
ocia
l and
env
ironm
enta
l cos
ts w
hen
asse
ssin
g th
e us
e of
pric
ing,
taxa
tion
and
othe
r eco
nom
ic in
stru
men
tsN
ot a
pplic
able
Indu
stry
, Tra
de a
nd E
nvir
onm
ent
pol
icy
To c
ontin
ue d
evel
opm
ent o
f Aus
tralia
's in
dust
rial s
ecto
r, pu
rsue
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
ach
ieve
gre
ater
di
vers
ity in
our
eco
nom
ic a
nd in
dust
rial s
truct
ure,
whi
le e
nsur
ing
that
env
ironm
enta
l obj
ectiv
es
are
not c
ompr
omis
ed
Not
app
licab
le
Thes
e m
atte
rs a
re o
utsi
de th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t an
d ha
ve n
ot b
een
addr
esse
d.
To s
eek
a hi
gh d
egre
e of
inte
grat
ion
of tr
ade
and
envi
ronm
ent p
olic
ies
Not
app
licab
le
Abo
rigi
nal a
nd T
orre
s S
trai
t Is
land
er p
eopl
es
To e
nsur
e ef
fect
ive
mec
hani
sms
are
put i
n pl
ace
to re
pres
ent A
TSI l
and,
her
itage
, eco
nom
ic a
nd
cultu
ral d
evel
opm
ent c
once
rns
in re
sour
ce a
lloca
tion
proc
esse
sN
ot a
pplic
able
The
purp
ose
of th
is o
bjec
tive
is n
atio
nal i
n sc
ale
and
inte
nt a
nd is
out
side
of t
he s
cope
of t
his
Proj
ect.
gen
der
Issu
es
To e
duca
te d
ecis
ion
mak
ers,
pro
gram
man
ager
s an
d th
e co
mm
unity
of w
omen
's c
ontri
butio
ns
to E
SD
Not
app
licab
leTh
ese
mat
ters
are
out
side
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect
and
have
not
bee
n ad
dres
sed.
To a
sses
s th
e ge
nder
impl
icat
ions
of E
SD
-rel
ated
initi
ativ
es in
all
sect
ors
of th
e ec
onom
yN
ot a
pplic
able
pub
lic h
ealth
To d
evel
op e
ffect
ive
optio
ns fo
r pre
dict
ing,
pre
vent
ing,
con
trolli
ng a
nd c
omm
unic
atin
g th
e he
alth
im
plic
atio
ns o
f ES
D-r
elat
ed d
ecis
ions
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is n
atio
nal i
n sc
ale
and
is o
utsi
de th
e sc
ope
of th
is P
roje
ct
A8-213environmental impact statement
NS
ES
d O
bjec
tive
App
licab
ility
rat
iona
le
Occ
upat
iona
l hea
lth &
Saf
ety
To p
ut in
pla
ce a
n ef
fect
ive
polic
y fra
mew
ork
for t
he d
evel
opm
ent,
enha
ncem
ent a
nd
man
agem
ent o
f Oh
S co
mpo
nent
s of
ES
D-r
elat
ed d
ecis
ions
and
act
ions
This
obj
ectiv
e is
nat
iona
l in
scal
e an
d is
out
side
the
scop
e of
this
Pro
ject
Edu
catio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng
To in
corp
orat
e ES
D p
rinci
ples
and
app
roac
hes
into
the
curr
icul
um, a
sses
smen
t and
teac
hing
pr
ogra
ms
of s
choo
ls a
nd h
ighe
r edu
catio
nN
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e ob
ject
ives
are
of a
nat
iona
l sca
le a
nd o
utsi
de
the
scop
e of
this
Pro
ject
.To
dev
elop
and
impr
ove
voca
tiona
l edu
catio
n an
d tra
inin
g pr
ogra
ms
whi
ch in
corp
orat
e ES
D
prin
cipl
es a
nd w
hich
will
giv
e pr
actic
al s
kills
in a
chie
ving
ES
DN
ot a
pplic
able
Em
ploy
men
t an
d A
djus
tmen
t
To a
sses
s an
d m
onito
r the
equ
ity im
plic
atio
ns o
f pro
pose
d ES
D a
ctio
ns, i
nclu
ding
impa
cts
on
empl
oym
ent a
nd s
truct
ural
adj
ustm
ent,
and
ensu
re th
ey a
re ta
ken
into
acc
ount
in re
achi
ng
deci
sion
s on
impl
emen
tatio
n
App
licab
leTh
ese
mat
ters
are
out
side
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect
and
have
not
bee
n ad
dres
sed.
Aus
tral
ia’s
Ove
rsea
s A
id p
olic
y
To in
tegr
ate
ecol
ogic
ally
sus
tain
able
dev
elop
men
t in
all a
spec
ts o
f Aus
tralia
's o
ffici
al
deve
lopm
ent a
ssis
tanc
e pr
ogra
mN
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e m
atte
rs a
re o
utsi
de th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t an
d ha
ve n
ot b
een
addr
esse
d.
pop
ulat
ion
Issu
es
To e
stab
lish
the
mos
t effe
ctiv
e m
echa
nism
for e
nsur
ing
that
pop
ulat
ion
polic
ies
are
deve
lope
d in
an
inte
grat
ed w
ayN
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e m
atte
rs a
re o
utsi
de th
e sc
ope
of th
e Pr
ojec
t an
d ha
ve n
ot b
een
addr
esse
d.
res
earc
h, d
evel
opm
ent
and
dem
onst
ratio
n
To in
corp
orat
e co
nsid
erat
ion
of E
SD
obj
ectiv
es in
to R
D &
D p
lann
ing
and
prio
rity
setti
ngN
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e ob
ject
ives
are
out
side
the
scop
e of
the
Proj
ect
and
have
not
bee
n ad
dres
sed.
To e
stab
lish
effe
ctiv
e co
mm
unic
atio
n ch
anne
ls b
etw
een
RD
& D
adv
iser
s, fu
nder
s, p
erfo
rmer
s an
d us
ers
conc
erni
ng E
SD
-rel
ated
RD
& D
act
iviti
esN
ot a
pplic
able
To e
ncou
rage
exi
stin
g pu
blic
sec
tor f
unde
rs a
nd p
erfo
rmer
s to
coo
pera
te in
the
type
of m
ulti-
disc
iplin
ary
inte
r-in
stitu
tiona
l RD
& D
nee
ded
to a
ddre
ss in
ters
ecto
ral E
SD
issu
esN
ot a
pplic
able
To im
prov
e th
e co
nsis
tenc
y an
d co
mpa
rabi
lity
of e
nviro
nmen
tal d
ata
Not
app
licab
le
To a
ddre
ss b
road
er in
ters
ecto
ral E
SD
issu
es th
roug
h R
D&
DN
ot a
pplic
able
To a
ddre
ss s
ecto
ral E
SD
issu
es th
roug
h R
D &
DN
ot a
pplic
able
Con
flict
man
agem
ent
To re
duce
the
occa
sion
s fo
r con
flict
to a
rise
in re
latio
n to
ES
D-r
elat
ed d
ecis
ions
, act
ions
an
d in
itiat
ives
.N
ot a
pplic
able
Thes
e ob
ject
ives
are
out
side
of t
he s
cope
the
Proj
ect
and
have
not
bee
n ad
dres
sed.
To re
duce
and
, whe
re p
ossi
ble,
reso
lve
com
mun
ity c
onfli
cts
over
env
ironm
enta
l res
ourc
es.
Not
app
licab
le
A8-214
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
Com
mun
ity A
war
enes
s, E
duca
tion
and
par
ticip
atio
n
To d
evel
op a
hig
h le
vel o
f com
mun
ity a
war
enes
s an
d un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e go
al, o
bjec
tives
and
pr
inci
ples
of t
his
ESD
Stra
tegy
Not
app
licab
leTh
is o
bjec
tive
is in
tend
ed to
rela
te to
the
broa
der
Aus
tralia
n co
mm
unity
in re
latio
n to
eng
agem
ent
arou
nd E
SD
and
the
NS
ESD
. Whi
lst t
he P
roje
ct w
ill in
form
the
com
mun
ity o
f the
env
ironm
enta
l, so
cial
an
d ec
onom
ic im
plic
atio
ns o
f the
Pro
ject
mee
ting
this
ob
ject
ive
is o
utsi
de o
f the
sco
pe o
f the
Pro
ject
.
To p
rom
ote
open
and
effe
ctiv
e co
mm
unic
atio
n on
ES
D is
sues
and
pol
icie
s be
twee
n go
vern
men
ts, i
ndus
try,
cons
erva
tion
grou
ps, u
nion
s an
d co
mm
unity
gro
ups
Not
app
licab
le
To e
nsur
e tim
ely
and
info
rmed
con
tribu
tions
from
sta
keho
lder
s to
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
in
itiat
ives
out
lined
in th
is S
trate
gy a
nd in
its
furt
her d
evel
opm
ent,
mon
itorin
g an
d re
view
Not
app
licab
le
mon
itori
ng a
nd r
evie
w o
f th
e S
trat
egy
To m
onito
r and
revi
ew th
e im
plem
enta
tion
and
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
act
ions
con
tain
ed in
this
Stra
tegy
at
the
prog
ram
, sec
tora
l and
nat
iona
l lev
els
Not
app
licab
leM
onito
ring
and
revi
ew o
f the
NS
ESD
stra
tegy
is
not
with
in th
e sc
ope
of w
orks
of t
he E
IS a
nd
not a
ddre
ssed
.
To d
evel
op a
ppro
pria
te p
erfo
rman
ce m
easu
res
for t
he a
ctio
ns a
nd in
itiat
ives
out
lined
in th
is
Stra
tegy
, and
as
a m
eans
of i
ndic
atin
g ov
eral
l pro
gres
s to
war
ds E
SD
Not
app
licab
le
A8-215environmental impact statement
8.5 ESd IN ThE EpBC ACT
The EIS is being prepared (in part) in under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999 (EPBC Act). Part 1, Section 3(A) of the EPBC Act outlines that the principles of ecologically sustainable development are as follows:
a) 8.5.1.1 Decision making processes should effectively integrate both long term and short term economic, environmental, social and equitable considerations
b) 8.5.1.2 If there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures toprevent environmental degradation
c) 8.5.1.3 The principle of inter generational equity—that the present generation should ensure that the health, diversity and productivity of the environment is maintained or enhanced for the benefit of future generations
d) 8.5.1.4 The conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity should be a fundamental consideration in decision making
e) 8.5.1.5 Improved valuation, pricing and incentive mechanisms should be promoted.
Many of the above principles were derived from the core objectives/guiding principles from the NSESD and as such are perhaps more applicable to be considered against in relation to an assessment of sustainability for the Project than the inter-sectoral objectives of the NSESD.
Table 8.5a compares the EPBC Act ESD principles and the NSESD objectives relevant to the Project and where they are coincident, for example, e) in the above list, relating to the promotion of improved valuation, pricing and incentive mechanisms, cannot directly be applied to the EIS.
A8-216
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
Tabl
e 8.
5a:
Asse
ssm
ent a
gain
st re
leva
nt E
PBC
Act
ESD
Prin
cipl
es a
nd N
SESD
Cor
e O
bjec
tives
and
Gui
ding
Prin
cipl
es
ref
.
Ep
BC
Act
ES
d
prin
cipl
es r
elev
ant
to
the
proj
ect
NS
ES
d C
ore
Obj
ectiv
es &
g
uidi
ng p
rinci
ples
rel
evan
t to
the
pro
ject
Con
side
ratio
n of
how
the
pro
ject
Add
ress
es t
he p
rinci
ples
and
Obj
ectiv
es
1.D
ecis
ion
mak
ing
proc
esse
s sh
ould
ef
fect
ivel
y in
tegr
ate
both
lo
ng a
nd s
hort
-ter
m
econ
omic
, env
ironm
enta
l, so
cial
and
equ
ity
cons
ider
atio
ns
Dec
isio
n m
akin
g pr
oces
ses
shou
ld e
ffect
ivel
y in
tegr
ate
both
long
and
sho
rt te
rm
econ
omic
, env
ironm
enta
l, so
cial
and
equ
ity
cons
ider
atio
ns
The
asse
ssm
ent p
erio
d fo
r the
Pro
ject
is to
204
0. T
he a
sses
smen
t met
hod
adop
ted
in th
e EI
S (s
ee C
hapt
er
A9) r
equi
res
a ris
k ba
sed
appr
oach
that
con
side
rs th
e sh
ort,
med
ium
and
long
term
impa
cts
of th
e Pr
ojec
t.Th
is a
ppro
ach
appl
ies
to M
atte
rs o
f Nat
iona
l Env
ironm
enta
l Sig
nific
ance
(Cha
pter
E2)
, the
pot
entia
l im
pact
s of
the
chan
ge to
airs
pace
(Vol
ume
D) a
nd a
ll ot
her a
spec
ts o
f the
Pro
ject
(Vol
umes
B a
nd C
).h
isto
rical
ly a
n EI
S ha
s al
way
s be
en a
doc
umen
t abo
ut s
usta
inab
ility
as it
is re
quire
d to
con
side
r the
soc
ial,
envi
ronm
enta
l and
eco
nom
ic im
plic
atio
ns o
f a p
roje
ct. F
or th
is P
roje
ct, k
ey c
hapt
ers
in th
is re
gard
are
so
cial
(B13
, C6
and
D5)
, eco
nom
ics
(A2)
and
env
ironm
ent (
in v
ario
us c
hapt
ers
in V
olum
es B
, C a
nd D
).Th
e Pr
ojec
t has
bee
n de
sign
ed w
ith p
oten
tial l
ong
term
clim
ate
chan
ge im
pact
s ta
ken
into
con
side
ratio
n.
The
runw
ay is
des
igne
d to
hav
e im
mun
ity fo
r a 2
100
scen
ario
100
yea
r AR
I floo
d ev
ent.
2.W
here
ther
e ar
e th
reat
s of
ser
ious
or i
rrev
ersi
ble
envi
ronm
enta
l dam
age,
la
ck o
f ful
l sci
entifi
c ce
rtai
nty
shou
ld n
ot b
e us
ed a
s a
reas
on fo
r po
stpo
ning
mea
sure
s to
pr
even
t env
ironm
enta
l de
grad
atio
n
Whe
re th
ere
are
thre
ats
of s
erio
us o
r irr
ever
sibl
e en
viro
nmen
tal d
amag
e, la
ck
of fu
ll sc
ient
ific
cert
aint
y sh
ould
not
be
used
as
a re
ason
for p
ostp
onin
g m
easu
res
to p
reve
nt
envi
ronm
enta
l deg
rada
tion
In re
latio
n to
the
EIS
, the
app
roac
h ha
s be
en to
mak
e ex
plic
it an
d tra
nspa
rent
the
pote
ntia
l im
pact
s of
th
e Pr
ojec
t thr
ough
the
man
ner i
n w
hich
the
asse
ssm
ent h
as b
een
unde
rtak
en w
hich
incl
udes
th
e fo
llow
ing:
yA
ll in
vest
igat
ions
hav
e ad
dres
sed
the
Pro
ject
Ter
ms
of R
efer
ence
.
yEc
olog
ical
sur
veys
hav
e be
en u
nder
take
n in
acc
orda
nce
with
rel
evan
t DoE
and
oth
er b
est p
ract
ice
guid
ance
.
yFo
r ot
her
issu
es c
onsi
dere
d in
the
EIS
, suc
h as
aci
d su
lpha
te s
oils
, sur
face
wat
er q
ualit
y an
d hy
drol
ogy,
gro
undw
ater
, whe
re it
exi
sts,
rel
evan
t Sta
te o
r Fe
dera
l gui
danc
e ha
s be
en a
pplie
d.
yTh
e de
scrip
tion
of te
chni
cal l
imita
tions
and
ass
umpt
ions
has
bee
n m
ade
expl
icit
and
any
area
s w
here
full
scie
ntifi
c ce
rtai
nty
is la
ckin
g id
entifi
ed a
nd m
ade
tran
spar
ent f
or d
ecis
ion
mak
ers
and
the
com
mun
ity.
yTh
e ap
proa
ch to
impa
ct a
sses
smen
t ado
pted
(Cha
pter
A9)
is tr
ansp
aren
t and
pro
vide
s an
un
ders
tand
ing
of w
heth
er r
esid
ual i
mpa
cts
(follo
win
g m
itiga
tion)
are
con
side
red
serio
us o
r irr
ever
sibl
e.
yM
itiga
tion
iden
tified
for
each
MN
ES
and
sta
te r
egul
ated
eco
logi
cal m
atte
rs s
eeks
to, w
here
po
ssib
le, p
rovi
de a
net
gai
n in
bio
dive
rsity
and
oth
er o
utco
mes
in th
eir
impl
emen
tatio
n.
A8-217environmental impact statement
ref
.
Ep
BC
Act
ES
d
prin
cipl
es r
elev
ant
to
the
proj
ect
NS
ES
d C
ore
Obj
ectiv
es &
g
uidi
ng p
rinci
ples
rel
evan
t to
the
pro
ject
Con
side
ratio
n of
how
the
pro
ject
Add
ress
es t
he p
rinci
ples
and
Obj
ectiv
es
key
are
as w
here
sci
entifi
c un
cert
aint
y w
as a
ddre
ssed
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he E
IS
asse
ssm
ents
incl
ude:
yG
roun
d P
arro
t – k
now
ing
that
ther
e w
as li
mite
d da
ta o
n G
roun
d P
arro
t in
the
Wal
lum
hea
th
Man
agem
ent A
rea
(Wh
MA
) loc
ated
adj
acen
t RW
Y 1
8/36
, sur
vey
wor
k w
as c
omm
ence
d in
ad
vanc
e of
the
mai
n E
IS in
vest
igat
ions
. Thi
rtee
n ta
rget
ed G
roun
d P
arro
t sur
veys
(non
-seq
uent
ial,
all m
onth
s, s
tart
ing
in S
epte
mbe
r 20
10 a
nd c
ontin
uing
to S
epte
mbe
r 20
12) w
ere
unde
rtak
en to
pr
ovid
e gr
eate
r kn
owle
dge
of th
e sp
ecie
s an
d th
eir
use
of th
e W
hM
A. T
his
is r
eflec
ted
in th
e ba
selin
e in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed in
Cha
pter
B8
– T
erre
stria
l Fau
na.
yTr
ansl
ocat
ion
of im
pact
ed A
. em
uina
– E
vide
nce
early
in th
e pr
oces
s id
entifi
ed th
at p
ropa
gatio
n of
A. e
mui
na o
n th
e S
unsh
ine
Coa
st b
y ot
her
prop
onen
ts h
ad n
ot b
een
succ
essf
ul. T
o av
oid
a si
mila
r ci
rcum
stan
ce, t
he P
roje
ct te
am e
mba
rked
on
a pr
oces
s of
iden
tifyi
ng a
sui
tabl
e of
fset
site
fo
r tr
ansl
ocat
ion
clos
e to
the
impa
cted
are
a. A
ser
ies
of g
roun
d in
vest
igat
ions
wer
e un
dert
aken
at
the
offs
et s
ite w
ith th
e in
tent
of p
rovi
ding
gre
ater
cer
tain
ty o
f the
suc
cess
of t
rans
loca
tion.
The
se
inve
stig
atio
ns in
clud
ed s
oils
, gro
undw
ater
and
hyd
rolo
gy. T
his
is c
over
ed in
mor
e de
tail
in C
hapt
er
B7
– T
erre
stria
l Flo
ra.
yS
alin
e ta
ilwat
er in
trus
ion
into
gro
undw
ater
– th
e hy
drau
lic d
eliv
ery
of s
and
requ
ires
seaw
ater
to
be
mix
ed w
ith th
e sa
nd (s
ee C
hapt
er A
5). k
now
ing
that
muc
h of
the
ecol
ogy
surr
ound
ing
the
airp
ort r
elie
s on
mor
e na
tura
lly a
cidi
c co
nditi
ons,
this
pos
ed q
uest
ions
reg
ardi
ng th
e po
tent
ial
impa
cts
of th
is c
onst
ruct
ion
activ
ity. T
hrou
gh th
e as
sess
men
t and
des
ign
proc
ess
it w
as c
lear
th
at th
ere
was
sci
entifi
c un
cert
aint
y as
to h
ow th
e gr
ound
wat
er w
ould
be
impa
cted
by
the
impo
rt o
f sal
ine
tailw
ater
to s
ite. T
o ad
dres
s th
is, g
roun
dwat
er m
odel
ling
was
und
erta
ken
and
addi
tiona
l miti
gatio
n w
as a
dded
into
the
Pro
ject
in th
e fo
rm o
f a h
igh
qual
ity li
ner
to u
nder
lie th
e sa
nd p
latfo
rm a
nd r
educ
e di
rect
infil
trat
ion
to th
e su
b-su
rfac
e aq
uife
r. A
lso,
a c
ut-
off-
wal
l nor
th
of th
e no
rthe
rn p
erim
eter
dra
in to
pre
vent
gro
undw
ater
flow
in th
is d
irect
ion
and
also
pre
vent
dr
awdo
wn
of th
e pe
rche
d aq
uife
r fro
m v
eget
ated
are
as to
the
nort
h in
to th
e dr
ain
was
incl
uded
. Th
e m
odel
ling
and
use
of th
e lin
er a
nd c
ut o
ff w
all h
as b
een
addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
A5
– P
roje
ct
Con
stru
ctio
n; B
3 –
Geo
logy
, Soi
ls a
nd G
roun
dwat
er. T
he p
oten
tial i
mpa
cts
of th
e ac
tivity
hav
e al
so b
een
addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
B7
– T
erre
stria
l Flo
ra a
nd B
8 –
Ter
rest
rial F
auna
.
yC
umul
ativ
e im
pact
of m
arin
e sa
nd fr
om M
oret
on B
ay –
To
addr
ess
any
scie
ntifi
c un
cert
aint
y su
rrou
ndin
g th
e ex
trac
tion
of 1
.1M
m3
of s
and
from
the
Spi
tfire
Rea
lignm
ent C
hann
el in
Mor
eton
B
ay, t
he T
erm
s of
Ref
eren
ce r
equi
red
that
SC
C u
nder
take
a c
umul
ativ
e sa
nd a
sses
smen
t whi
ch
asse
sses
the
pote
ntia
l im
plic
atio
ns o
f the
add
ition
al e
xtra
ctio
n ov
er a
nd a
bove
that
allo
wed
as
part
of
the
Mor
eton
Bay
San
d Ex
trac
tion
Stu
dy, 2
000
- 20
04. T
he r
esul
ts o
f thi
s as
sess
men
t ide
ntifi
ed
that
the
addi
tiona
l allo
catio
n of
san
d as
soci
ated
with
the
Pro
ject
is n
ot d
eter
min
ed to
pre
sent
any
un
acce
ptab
le c
umul
ativ
e im
pact
s.
3.Th
e pr
inci
ple
of in
ter-
gene
ratio
nal e
quity
—tha
t th
e pr
esen
t gen
erat
ion
shou
ld e
nsur
e th
at
the
heal
th, d
iver
sity
an
d pr
oduc
tivity
of
the
envi
ronm
ent i
s m
aint
aine
d or
enh
ance
d fo
r the
ben
efit o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns;
To e
nhan
ce in
divi
dual
and
co
mm
unity
wel
lbei
ng a
nd
wel
fare
by
follo
win
g a
path
of
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t tha
t sa
fegu
ards
the
wel
fare
of
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns; a
ndTo
pro
vide
for e
quity
with
in
and
betw
een
gene
ratio
ns
With
resp
ect t
o th
e M
NES
ass
esse
d as
hav
ing
resi
dual
impa
cts
from
the
Proj
ect,
they
are
A. e
mui
na a
nd
Wal
lum
Sed
gefro
g. T
he P
roje
ct w
as a
sses
sed
to h
ave
no s
igni
fican
t im
pact
s on
MN
ES in
clud
ing
Wat
er
Mou
se, G
rey
hea
ded
Flyi
ng F
ox o
r Mig
rato
ry B
irds.
In te
rms
of th
e pr
oduc
tivity
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t bei
ng
mai
ntai
ned
or e
nhan
ced
for t
he b
enefi
t of f
utur
e ge
nera
tions
, the
follo
win
g is
pro
pose
d:
yTh
e im
pact
ed a
rea
of A
. em
uina
(550
pla
nts
with
in 4
.41
ha o
r 5
per
cent
of t
he lo
cal p
opul
atio
n) is
pr
opos
ed to
be
tran
sloc
ated
to a
site
on
airp
ort o
wne
d la
nd 1
200
m to
the
nort
h an
d ad
jace
nt to
th
e no
rthe
rn p
ortio
n of
the
Mt C
oolu
m N
atio
nal P
ark.
The
offs
et h
as b
een
cons
erva
tivel
y as
sess
ed
and
even
so,
it is
ant
icip
ated
that
onc
e es
tabl
ishe
d a
targ
et d
ensi
ty o
f 322
pla
nts/
ha o
ver
10
year
s (14
20 p
lant
s) w
ould
res
ult.
Ther
e is
als
o a
smal
l num
ber
of A
. em
uina
pla
nts
loca
ted
in th
e ad
jace
nt N
atio
nal P
ark;
the
act o
f tra
nslo
catio
n to
this
loca
tion
may
enc
oura
ge fu
rthe
r pr
opag
atio
n of
pla
nts
into
this
pro
tect
ed a
rea.
The
tran
sloc
atio
n si
te is
als
o pl
anne
d to
be
prot
ecte
d in
pe
rpet
uity
for
the
bene
fit o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns (C
hapt
er B
7 &
E2)
.
yA
sm
all a
rea
of W
SF
bree
ding
hab
itat (
1.67
ha)
loca
ted
in th
e so
uthe
rn p
ortio
n of
the
Wh
MA
w
ould
be
impa
cted
by
the
Pro
ject
. In
orde
r to
mai
ntai
n th
e po
pula
tion,
an
offs
et in
volv
ing
augm
enta
tion
of d
ry h
eath
to c
reat
e 2.
22 h
a of
low
-lyin
g w
et h
eath
out
side
exi
stin
g G
roun
d P
arro
t hab
itats
is p
ropo
sed
in th
e no
rthe
rn p
ortio
n of
the
Wh
MA
. Thi
s ha
s be
nefit
s in
term
s of
m
aint
aini
ng W
allu
m s
edge
frog
in th
e sa
me
gene
ral l
ocat
ion
and
also
in r
egar
d to
the
fact
that
the
Wh
MA
is p
ropo
sed
to h
ave
a C
onse
rvat
ion
Agr
eem
ent o
ver
it (u
nder
the
EP
BC
Act
) whi
ch w
ill
mai
ntai
n th
e m
anag
emen
t reg
ime
and
mai
ntai
n th
e ec
olog
ical
val
ues
in p
erpe
tuity
(Cha
pter
B
8 &
E2)
.
Pot
entia
l floo
d im
pact
s w
ere
cons
ider
ed a
s pa
rt o
f the
EIS
. Whi
le c
urre
nt-d
ay im
pact
s ha
ve b
een
addr
esse
d th
roug
h th
e de
sign
and
miti
gatio
n, p
oten
tial l
ong
term
impa
cts,
par
ticul
arly
in M
arco
ola
wou
ld n
eed
to b
e ad
dres
sed
thro
ugh
a re
gion
al c
limat
e ch
ange
str
ateg
y pr
epar
ed b
y lo
cal,
stat
e an
d C
omm
onw
ealth
gov
ernm
ents
and
taki
ng a
ccou
nt o
f the
Pro
ject
.
With
res
pect
to th
e lo
ss o
n si
te o
f Sta
te li
sted
eco
logi
cal m
atte
rs, p
artic
ular
ly r
emna
nt v
eget
atio
n ( i
.e. p
aper
bark
fore
st/w
etla
nd a
nd s
edge
land
) and
aci
d fro
gs (W
allu
m R
ocke
tfrog
and
Wal
lum
Fr
ogle
t), la
nd h
as b
een
iden
tified
at P
alm
view
adj
acen
t the
Moo
lool
ah N
atio
nal P
ark
for
reha
bilit
atio
n to
com
pens
ate
for
the
loss
of t
hese
val
ues.
Thi
s si
te w
ould
be
cons
erve
d in
per
petu
ity w
ith a
co
nser
vatio
n te
nure
pro
pose
d ov
er th
e si
te.
With
res
pect
to e
nhan
cing
indi
vidu
al a
nd c
omm
unity
wel
lbei
ng a
nd w
elfa
re b
y fo
llow
ing
a pa
th o
f ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent t
hat s
afeg
uard
s th
e w
elfa
re o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns, t
he P
roje
ct:
yh
as b
een
re-d
esig
ned
(thro
ugh
a 31
0 m
shi
ft to
the
sout
h-ea
st) t
hrou
gh th
e E
IS p
roce
ss r
esul
ting
in a
red
uced
Pro
ject
cos
t and
pos
itive
ben
efit c
ost r
atio
.
yA
irspa
ce fo
r th
e ne
w r
unw
ay h
as b
een
desi
gned
to m
inim
ise
impa
cts
on o
verfl
ight
s on
re
side
ntia
l are
as.
yP
rovi
des
a no
ise
bene
fit c
omm
unity
wid
e (c
ompa
red
to th
e D
o M
inim
um w
iden
ing
optio
n on
RW
Y
18/3
6). I
n 20
20 it
has
bee
n es
timat
ed th
at 3
,531
few
er d
wel
lings
wou
ld b
e af
fect
ed b
y th
e ne
w
runw
ay c
ompa
red
to th
e D
o M
inim
um a
nd in
204
0 5,
312
few
er d
wel
lings
wou
ld b
e af
fect
ed b
y th
e ne
w r
unw
ay c
ompa
red
to th
e D
o M
inim
um.
A8-218
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
ref
.
Ep
BC
Act
ES
d
prin
cipl
es r
elev
ant
to
the
proj
ect
NS
ES
d C
ore
Obj
ectiv
es &
g
uidi
ng p
rinci
ples
rel
evan
t to
the
pro
ject
Con
side
ratio
n of
how
the
pro
ject
Add
ress
es t
he p
rinci
ples
and
Obj
ectiv
es
key
are
as w
here
sci
entifi
c un
cert
aint
y w
as a
ddre
ssed
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he E
IS
asse
ssm
ents
incl
ude:
yG
roun
d P
arro
t – k
now
ing
that
ther
e w
as li
mite
d da
ta o
n G
roun
d P
arro
t in
the
Wal
lum
hea
th
Man
agem
ent A
rea
(Wh
MA
) loc
ated
adj
acen
t RW
Y 1
8/36
, sur
vey
wor
k w
as c
omm
ence
d in
ad
vanc
e of
the
mai
n E
IS in
vest
igat
ions
. Thi
rtee
n ta
rget
ed G
roun
d P
arro
t sur
veys
(non
-seq
uent
ial,
all m
onth
s, s
tart
ing
in S
epte
mbe
r 20
10 a
nd c
ontin
uing
to S
epte
mbe
r 20
12) w
ere
unde
rtak
en to
pr
ovid
e gr
eate
r kn
owle
dge
of th
e sp
ecie
s an
d th
eir
use
of th
e W
hM
A. T
his
is r
eflec
ted
in th
e ba
selin
e in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed in
Cha
pter
B8
– T
erre
stria
l Fau
na.
yTr
ansl
ocat
ion
of im
pact
ed A
. em
uina
– E
vide
nce
early
in th
e pr
oces
s id
entifi
ed th
at p
ropa
gatio
n of
A. e
mui
na o
n th
e S
unsh
ine
Coa
st b
y ot
her
prop
onen
ts h
ad n
ot b
een
succ
essf
ul. T
o av
oid
a si
mila
r ci
rcum
stan
ce, t
he P
roje
ct te
am e
mba
rked
on
a pr
oces
s of
iden
tifyi
ng a
sui
tabl
e of
fset
site
fo
r tr
ansl
ocat
ion
clos
e to
the
impa
cted
are
a. A
ser
ies
of g
roun
d in
vest
igat
ions
wer
e un
dert
aken
at
the
offs
et s
ite w
ith th
e in
tent
of p
rovi
ding
gre
ater
cer
tain
ty o
f the
suc
cess
of t
rans
loca
tion.
The
se
inve
stig
atio
ns in
clud
ed s
oils
, gro
undw
ater
and
hyd
rolo
gy. T
his
is c
over
ed in
mor
e de
tail
in C
hapt
er
B7
– T
erre
stria
l Flo
ra.
yS
alin
e ta
ilwat
er in
trus
ion
into
gro
undw
ater
– th
e hy
drau
lic d
eliv
ery
of s
and
requ
ires
seaw
ater
to
be
mix
ed w
ith th
e sa
nd (s
ee C
hapt
er A
5). k
now
ing
that
muc
h of
the
ecol
ogy
surr
ound
ing
the
airp
ort r
elie
s on
mor
e na
tura
lly a
cidi
c co
nditi
ons,
this
pos
ed q
uest
ions
reg
ardi
ng th
e po
tent
ial
impa
cts
of th
is c
onst
ruct
ion
activ
ity. T
hrou
gh th
e as
sess
men
t and
des
ign
proc
ess
it w
as c
lear
th
at th
ere
was
sci
entifi
c un
cert
aint
y as
to h
ow th
e gr
ound
wat
er w
ould
be
impa
cted
by
the
impo
rt o
f sal
ine
tailw
ater
to s
ite. T
o ad
dres
s th
is, g
roun
dwat
er m
odel
ling
was
und
erta
ken
and
addi
tiona
l miti
gatio
n w
as a
dded
into
the
Pro
ject
in th
e fo
rm o
f a h
igh
qual
ity li
ner
to u
nder
lie th
e sa
nd p
latfo
rm a
nd r
educ
e di
rect
infil
trat
ion
to th
e su
b-su
rfac
e aq
uife
r. A
lso,
a c
ut-
off-
wal
l nor
th
of th
e no
rthe
rn p
erim
eter
dra
in to
pre
vent
gro
undw
ater
flow
in th
is d
irect
ion
and
also
pre
vent
dr
awdo
wn
of th
e pe
rche
d aq
uife
r fro
m v
eget
ated
are
as to
the
nort
h in
to th
e dr
ain
was
incl
uded
. Th
e m
odel
ling
and
use
of th
e lin
er a
nd c
ut o
ff w
all h
as b
een
addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
A5
– P
roje
ct
Con
stru
ctio
n; B
3 –
Geo
logy
, Soi
ls a
nd G
roun
dwat
er. T
he p
oten
tial i
mpa
cts
of th
e ac
tivity
hav
e al
so b
een
addr
esse
d in
Cha
pter
B7
– T
erre
stria
l Flo
ra a
nd B
8 –
Ter
rest
rial F
auna
.
yC
umul
ativ
e im
pact
of m
arin
e sa
nd fr
om M
oret
on B
ay –
To
addr
ess
any
scie
ntifi
c un
cert
aint
y su
rrou
ndin
g th
e ex
trac
tion
of 1
.1M
m3
of s
and
from
the
Spi
tfire
Rea
lignm
ent C
hann
el in
Mor
eton
B
ay, t
he T
erm
s of
Ref
eren
ce r
equi
red
that
SC
C u
nder
take
a c
umul
ativ
e sa
nd a
sses
smen
t whi
ch
asse
sses
the
pote
ntia
l im
plic
atio
ns o
f the
add
ition
al e
xtra
ctio
n ov
er a
nd a
bove
that
allo
wed
as
part
of
the
Mor
eton
Bay
San
d Ex
trac
tion
Stu
dy, 2
000
- 20
04. T
he r
esul
ts o
f thi
s as
sess
men
t ide
ntifi
ed
that
the
addi
tiona
l allo
catio
n of
san
d as
soci
ated
with
the
Pro
ject
is n
ot d
eter
min
ed to
pre
sent
any
un
acce
ptab
le c
umul
ativ
e im
pact
s.
3.Th
e pr
inci
ple
of in
ter-
gene
ratio
nal e
quity
—tha
t th
e pr
esen
t gen
erat
ion
shou
ld e
nsur
e th
at
the
heal
th, d
iver
sity
an
d pr
oduc
tivity
of
the
envi
ronm
ent i
s m
aint
aine
d or
enh
ance
d fo
r the
ben
efit o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns;
To e
nhan
ce in
divi
dual
and
co
mm
unity
wel
lbei
ng a
nd
wel
fare
by
follo
win
g a
path
of
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t tha
t sa
fegu
ards
the
wel
fare
of
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns; a
ndTo
pro
vide
for e
quity
with
in
and
betw
een
gene
ratio
ns
With
resp
ect t
o th
e M
NES
ass
esse
d as
hav
ing
resi
dual
impa
cts
from
the
Proj
ect,
they
are
A. e
mui
na a
nd
Wal
lum
Sed
gefro
g. T
he P
roje
ct w
as a
sses
sed
to h
ave
no s
igni
fican
t im
pact
s on
MN
ES in
clud
ing
Wat
er
Mou
se, G
rey
hea
ded
Flyi
ng F
ox o
r Mig
rato
ry B
irds.
In te
rms
of th
e pr
oduc
tivity
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t bei
ng
mai
ntai
ned
or e
nhan
ced
for t
he b
enefi
t of f
utur
e ge
nera
tions
, the
follo
win
g is
pro
pose
d:
yTh
e im
pact
ed a
rea
of A
. em
uina
(550
pla
nts
with
in 4
.41
ha o
r 5
per
cent
of t
he lo
cal p
opul
atio
n) is
pr
opos
ed to
be
tran
sloc
ated
to a
site
on
airp
ort o
wne
d la
nd 1
200
m to
the
nort
h an
d ad
jace
nt to
th
e no
rthe
rn p
ortio
n of
the
Mt C
oolu
m N
atio
nal P
ark.
The
offs
et h
as b
een
cons
erva
tivel
y as
sess
ed
and
even
so,
it is
ant
icip
ated
that
onc
e es
tabl
ishe
d a
targ
et d
ensi
ty o
f 322
pla
nts/
ha o
ver
10
year
s (14
20 p
lant
s) w
ould
res
ult.
Ther
e is
als
o a
smal
l num
ber
of A
. em
uina
pla
nts
loca
ted
in th
e ad
jace
nt N
atio
nal P
ark;
the
act o
f tra
nslo
catio
n to
this
loca
tion
may
enc
oura
ge fu
rthe
r pr
opag
atio
n of
pla
nts
into
this
pro
tect
ed a
rea.
The
tran
sloc
atio
n si
te is
als
o pl
anne
d to
be
prot
ecte
d in
pe
rpet
uity
for
the
bene
fit o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns (C
hapt
er B
7 &
E2)
.
yA
sm
all a
rea
of W
SF
bree
ding
hab
itat (
1.67
ha)
loca
ted
in th
e so
uthe
rn p
ortio
n of
the
Wh
MA
w
ould
be
impa
cted
by
the
Pro
ject
. In
orde
r to
mai
ntai
n th
e po
pula
tion,
an
offs
et in
volv
ing
augm
enta
tion
of d
ry h
eath
to c
reat
e 2.
22 h
a of
low
-lyin
g w
et h
eath
out
side
exi
stin
g G
roun
d P
arro
t hab
itats
is p
ropo
sed
in th
e no
rthe
rn p
ortio
n of
the
Wh
MA
. Thi
s ha
s be
nefit
s in
term
s of
m
aint
aini
ng W
allu
m s
edge
frog
in th
e sa
me
gene
ral l
ocat
ion
and
also
in r
egar
d to
the
fact
that
the
Wh
MA
is p
ropo
sed
to h
ave
a C
onse
rvat
ion
Agr
eem
ent o
ver
it (u
nder
the
EP
BC
Act
) whi
ch w
ill
mai
ntai
n th
e m
anag
emen
t reg
ime
and
mai
ntai
n th
e ec
olog
ical
val
ues
in p
erpe
tuity
(Cha
pter
B
8 &
E2)
.
Pot
entia
l floo
d im
pact
s w
ere
cons
ider
ed a
s pa
rt o
f the
EIS
. Whi
le c
urre
nt-d
ay im
pact
s ha
ve b
een
addr
esse
d th
roug
h th
e de
sign
and
miti
gatio
n, p
oten
tial l
ong
term
impa
cts,
par
ticul
arly
in M
arco
ola
wou
ld n
eed
to b
e ad
dres
sed
thro
ugh
a re
gion
al c
limat
e ch
ange
str
ateg
y pr
epar
ed b
y lo
cal,
stat
e an
d C
omm
onw
ealth
gov
ernm
ents
and
taki
ng a
ccou
nt o
f the
Pro
ject
.
With
res
pect
to th
e lo
ss o
n si
te o
f Sta
te li
sted
eco
logi
cal m
atte
rs, p
artic
ular
ly r
emna
nt v
eget
atio
n ( i
.e. p
aper
bark
fore
st/w
etla
nd a
nd s
edge
land
) and
aci
d fro
gs (W
allu
m R
ocke
tfrog
and
Wal
lum
Fr
ogle
t), la
nd h
as b
een
iden
tified
at P
alm
view
adj
acen
t the
Moo
lool
ah N
atio
nal P
ark
for
reha
bilit
atio
n to
com
pens
ate
for
the
loss
of t
hese
val
ues.
Thi
s si
te w
ould
be
cons
erve
d in
per
petu
ity w
ith a
co
nser
vatio
n te
nure
pro
pose
d ov
er th
e si
te.
With
res
pect
to e
nhan
cing
indi
vidu
al a
nd c
omm
unity
wel
lbei
ng a
nd w
elfa
re b
y fo
llow
ing
a pa
th o
f ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent t
hat s
afeg
uard
s th
e w
elfa
re o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns, t
he P
roje
ct:
yh
as b
een
re-d
esig
ned
(thro
ugh
a 31
0 m
shi
ft to
the
sout
h-ea
st) t
hrou
gh th
e E
IS p
roce
ss r
esul
ting
in a
red
uced
Pro
ject
cos
t and
pos
itive
ben
efit c
ost r
atio
.
yA
irspa
ce fo
r th
e ne
w r
unw
ay h
as b
een
desi
gned
to m
inim
ise
impa
cts
on o
verfl
ight
s on
re
side
ntia
l are
as.
yP
rovi
des
a no
ise
bene
fit c
omm
unity
wid
e (c
ompa
red
to th
e D
o M
inim
um w
iden
ing
optio
n on
RW
Y
18/3
6). I
n 20
20 it
has
bee
n es
timat
ed th
at 3
,531
few
er d
wel
lings
wou
ld b
e af
fect
ed b
y th
e ne
w
runw
ay c
ompa
red
to th
e D
o M
inim
um a
nd in
204
0 5,
312
few
er d
wel
lings
wou
ld b
e af
fect
ed b
y th
e ne
w r
unw
ay c
ompa
red
to th
e D
o M
inim
um.
A8-219environmental impact statement
ref
.
Ep
BC
Act
ES
d
prin
cipl
es r
elev
ant
to
the
proj
ect
NS
ES
d C
ore
Obj
ectiv
es &
g
uidi
ng p
rinci
ples
rel
evan
t to
the
pro
ject
Con
side
ratio
n of
how
the
pro
ject
Add
ress
es t
he p
rinci
ples
and
Obj
ectiv
es
yh
as p
roje
cted
reg
iona
l eco
nom
ic b
enefi
ts a
s fo
llow
s:
−$4
.1B
to th
e re
gion
al e
cono
my
betw
een
2020
and
204
0
−22
31 n
ew jo
bs 2
040
−S
uppo
rts
the
grow
th o
f the
nor
ther
n pa
rt o
f the
SE
Q r
egio
n
−Im
prov
es e
xpor
t pot
entia
l for
loca
l bus
ines
ses
and
prod
ucer
s
−P
rovi
des
dire
ct a
cces
s fo
r bu
sine
ss, d
omes
tic a
nd to
uris
t tra
vel t
o al
l Aus
tral
ian
airp
orts
; and
−P
rovi
des
acce
ss to
SE
Asi
a an
d th
e re
st o
f the
wor
ld.
4.Th
e co
nser
vatio
n of
bi
olog
ical
div
ersi
ty a
nd
ecol
ogic
al in
tegr
ity
shou
ld b
e a
fund
amen
tal
cons
ider
atio
n in
de
cisi
onm
akin
g
To p
rote
ct b
iolo
gica
l div
ersi
ty
and
mai
ntai
n es
sent
ial
ecol
ogic
al p
roce
sses
and
lif
e-su
ppor
t sys
tem
s.
For c
onte
xt, o
f the
460
ha
Airp
ort s
ite, t
he fo
llow
ing
will
be
clea
red
of w
hich
: y
56.0
1 ha
is r
emna
nt v
eget
atio
n (m
ostly
leas
t con
cern
)
y3.
17 h
a is
reg
row
th v
eget
atio
n.
y14
4.8
ha is
non
-rem
nant
veg
etat
ion
(i.e.
form
er c
anel
and
etc.
).
The
cons
erva
tion
of b
iolo
gica
l div
ersi
ty a
nd e
colo
gica
l int
egrit
y ha
s be
en a
fund
amen
tal c
onsi
dera
tion
in
deci
sion
–m
akin
g th
roug
hout
the
EIS
pro
cess
not
ing:
yTh
e si
te is
bou
nded
to th
e no
rth
and
sout
h by
the
Mt C
oolu
m N
atio
nal P
ark.
Fro
m th
e ou
tset
a
key
driv
er in
the
Pro
ject
des
ign
was
to a
void
dire
ct im
pact
s on
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
yN
otin
g th
at th
ere
wou
ld b
e im
pact
s on
som
e C
omm
onw
ealth
and
Sta
te li
sted
eco
logi
cal
mat
ters
, app
ropr
iate
miti
gatio
n in
the
form
of c
ompe
nsat
ory
and
dire
ct a
nd in
dire
ct o
ffset
s w
ere
cons
ider
ed e
arly
in th
e pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss (i
.e. t
he P
relim
inar
y D
esig
n, In
itial
Adv
ice
Sta
tem
ent a
nd
Ref
erra
l sta
ges
of th
e P
roje
ct).
The
EIS
has
then
pro
vide
d m
ore
deta
il w
ith r
egar
d to
the
ecol
ogic
al
char
acte
ristic
s of
the
site
and
com
men
sura
te w
ith th
is h
as e
nabl
ed m
ore
deta
il re
gard
ing
miti
gatio
n to
be
prop
osed
.
yS
ites
both
on
and
off a
irpor
t hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed fo
r th
e pu
rpos
es o
f offs
et a
nd c
ompe
nsat
ory
habi
tat.
Thes
e si
tes
are
owne
d by
SC
C in
crea
sing
the
cert
aint
y of
thei
r us
e.
yC
onse
rvat
ion
tenu
re th
roug
h ei
ther
Sta
te o
r th
e C
omm
onw
ealth
legi
slat
ion
(in th
e ca
se o
f the
W
hM
A) i
s pr
opos
ed a
t eac
h ar
ea id
entifi
ed fo
r co
mpe
nsat
ory
habi
tat r
ehab
ilita
tion
and
or o
ffset
. Th
is m
eans
that
thes
e ar
eas
will
be
prov
ided
in p
erpe
tuity
for
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns.
yD
ue to
the
loss
of v
eget
atio
n as
a r
esul
t of t
he P
roje
ct, s
ever
ance
of c
urre
ntly
con
nect
ed
ecol
ogic
al c
omm
uniti
es w
ould
res
ult.
Miti
gatio
n in
the
form
of a
reh
abili
tate
d co
rrid
or o
n th
e ea
ster
n si
de o
f the
Mot
orw
ay o
n A
irpor
t lan
d co
nnec
ting
the
nort
hern
and
sou
ther
n se
ctio
ns o
f th
e M
t Coo
lum
Nat
iona
l Par
k is
pro
pose
d. G
iven
pro
xim
ity o
f thi
s pr
opos
ed c
orrid
or to
the
runw
ay,
ther
e w
ill b
e so
me
limita
tions
on
the
vege
tatio
n w
ithin
the
corr
idor
in te
rms
of m
aint
aini
ng it
s he
ight
at a
suf
ficie
nt le
vel t
hat w
ould
not
com
prom
ise
the
safe
ope
ratio
n of
airc
raft.
5.D
ecis
ions
and
act
ions
sh
ould
pro
vide
for b
road
co
mm
unity
invo
lvem
ent o
n is
sues
whi
ch a
ffect
them
.
The
prop
osal
to c
onst
ruct
a n
ow N
W-S
E al
igne
d ru
nway
at S
CA
has
bee
n in
the
publ
ic d
omai
n si
nce
1983
. It h
as b
een
a fe
atur
e of
a n
umbe
r of t
he A
irpor
t Mas
ter P
lans
pub
licly
exh
ibite
d by
SC
C, t
he m
ost
rece
nt in
200
6. It
was
the
adop
tion
by S
CC
of t
hat M
aste
r Pla
n in
200
7 th
at le
d to
the
prep
arat
ion
of
this
EIS
.
Dur
ing
the
prep
arat
ion
of th
e E
IS th
ere
has
been
con
side
rabl
e ac
tivity
to in
form
the
com
mun
ity a
nd k
ey
stak
ehol
ders
of t
he P
roje
ct. C
hapt
er A
7 pr
ovid
es m
ore
deta
il.
The
EIS
will
be
publ
icly
not
ified
invo
lvin
g, m
eetin
gs, p
rese
ntat
ions
and
pub
lic d
ispl
ays
whe
re S
CA
repr
esen
tativ
es a
nd th
e te
chni
cal E
IS te
am w
ill b
e av
aila
ble
to e
xpla
in th
e Pr
ojec
t. To
ena
ble
the
com
mun
ity to
und
erst
and
wha
t is
a co
mpl
ex s
et o
f iss
ues
a va
riety
of c
omm
unic
atio
n to
ols
that
cle
arly
su
mm
aris
e th
e Pr
ojec
t, its
impa
cts,
ben
efits
and
pro
pose
d m
itiga
tion,
offs
ets
and
com
mitm
ents
. Th
ese
are:
yS
umm
ary
of M
ajor
Fin
ding
s B
ookl
et
yA
ircra
ft N
oise
Info
rmat
ion
Boo
klet
yO
nlin
e Fl
ight
path
Too
l
yFl
y-Th
ough
Vid
eo
Com
mun
ity fe
edba
ck w
ill b
e re
ceiv
ed d
urin
g th
e Pu
blic
Not
ifica
tion
perio
d an
d co
nsid
ered
in te
rms
of
any
requ
ired
amen
dmen
ts to
the
Proj
ect.
A8-220
background to the project
SUSTAINABILITYA8
SunShIne coaSt aIrport eXpanSIon project
ref
.
Ep
BC
Act
ES
d
prin
cipl
es r
elev
ant
to
the
proj
ect
NS
ES
d C
ore
Obj
ectiv
es &
g
uidi
ng p
rinci
ples
rel
evan
t to
the
pro
ject
Con
side
ratio
n of
how
the
pro
ject
Add
ress
es t
he p
rinci
ples
and
Obj
ectiv
es
yh
as p
roje
cted
reg
iona
l eco
nom
ic b
enefi
ts a
s fo
llow
s:
−$4
.1B
to th
e re
gion
al e
cono
my
betw
een
2020
and
204
0
−22
31 n
ew jo
bs 2
040
−S
uppo
rts
the
grow
th o
f the
nor
ther
n pa
rt o
f the
SE
Q r
egio
n
−Im
prov
es e
xpor
t pot
entia
l for
loca
l bus
ines
ses
and
prod
ucer
s
−P
rovi
des
dire
ct a
cces
s fo
r bu
sine
ss, d
omes
tic a
nd to
uris
t tra
vel t
o al
l Aus
tral
ian
airp
orts
; and
−P
rovi
des
acce
ss to
SE
Asi
a an
d th
e re
st o
f the
wor
ld.
4.Th
e co
nser
vatio
n of
bi
olog
ical
div
ersi
ty a
nd
ecol
ogic
al in
tegr
ity
shou
ld b
e a
fund
amen
tal
cons
ider
atio
n in
de
cisi
onm
akin
g
To p
rote
ct b
iolo
gica
l div
ersi
ty
and
mai
ntai
n es
sent
ial
ecol
ogic
al p
roce
sses
and
lif
e-su
ppor
t sys
tem
s.
For c
onte
xt, o
f the
460
ha
Airp
ort s
ite, t
he fo
llow
ing
will
be
clea
red
of w
hich
: y
56.0
1 ha
is r
emna
nt v
eget
atio
n (m
ostly
leas
t con
cern
)
y3.
17 h
a is
reg
row
th v
eget
atio
n.
y14
4.8
ha is
non
-rem
nant
veg
etat
ion
(i.e.
form
er c
anel
and
etc.
).
The
cons
erva
tion
of b
iolo
gica
l div
ersi
ty a
nd e
colo
gica
l int
egrit
y ha
s be
en a
fund
amen
tal c
onsi
dera
tion
in
deci
sion
–m
akin
g th
roug
hout
the
EIS
pro
cess
not
ing:
yTh
e si
te is
bou
nded
to th
e no
rth
and
sout
h by
the
Mt C
oolu
m N
atio
nal P
ark.
Fro
m th
e ou
tset
a
key
driv
er in
the
Pro
ject
des
ign
was
to a
void
dire
ct im
pact
s on
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
yN
otin
g th
at th
ere
wou
ld b
e im
pact
s on
som
e C
omm
onw
ealth
and
Sta
te li
sted
eco
logi
cal
mat
ters
, app
ropr
iate
miti
gatio
n in
the
form
of c
ompe
nsat
ory
and
dire
ct a
nd in
dire
ct o
ffset
s w
ere
cons
ider
ed e
arly
in th
e pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss (i
.e. t
he P
relim
inar
y D
esig
n, In
itial
Adv
ice
Sta
tem
ent a
nd
Ref
erra
l sta
ges
of th
e P
roje
ct).
The
EIS
has
then
pro
vide
d m
ore
deta
il w
ith r
egar
d to
the
ecol
ogic
al
char
acte
ristic
s of
the
site
and
com
men
sura
te w
ith th
is h
as e
nabl
ed m
ore
deta
il re
gard
ing
miti
gatio
n to
be
prop
osed
.
yS
ites
both
on
and
off a
irpor
t hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed fo
r th
e pu
rpos
es o
f offs
et a
nd c
ompe
nsat
ory
habi
tat.
Thes
e si
tes
are
owne
d by
SC
C in
crea
sing
the
cert
aint
y of
thei
r us
e.
yC
onse
rvat
ion
tenu
re th
roug
h ei
ther
Sta
te o
r th
e C
omm
onw
ealth
legi
slat
ion
(in th
e ca
se o
f the
W
hM
A) i
s pr
opos
ed a
t eac
h ar
ea id
entifi
ed fo
r co
mpe
nsat
ory
habi
tat r
ehab
ilita
tion
and
or o
ffset
. Th
is m
eans
that
thes
e ar
eas
will
be
prov
ided
in p
erpe
tuity
for
futu
re g
ener
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loss
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ever
ance
of c
urre
ntly
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nect
ed
ecol
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al c
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res
ult.
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gatio
n in
the
form
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reh
abili
tate
d co
rrid
or o
n th
e ea
ster
n si
de o
f the
Mot
orw
ay o
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ting
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nort
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and
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ther
n se
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ns o
f th
e M
t Coo
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l Par
k is
pro
pose
d. G
iven
pro
xim
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f thi
s pr
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ed c
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or to
the
runw
ay,
ther
e w
ill b
e so
me
limita
tions
on
the
vege
tatio
n w
ithin
the
corr
idor
in te
rms
of m
aint
aini
ng it
s he
ight
at a
suf
ficie
nt le
vel t
hat w
ould
not
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prom
ise
the
safe
ope
ratio
n of
airc
raft.
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ions
and
act
ions
sh
ould
pro
vide
for b
road
co
mm
unity
invo
lvem
ent o
n is
sues
whi
ch a
ffect
them
.
The
prop
osal
to c
onst
ruct
a n
ow N
W-S
E al
igne
d ru
nway
at S
CA
has
bee
n in
the
publ
ic d
omai
n si
nce
1983
. It h
as b
een
a fe
atur
e of
a n
umbe
r of t
he A
irpor
t Mas
ter P
lans
pub
licly
exh
ibite
d by
SC
C, t
he m
ost
rece
nt in
200
6. It
was
the
adop
tion
by S
CC
of t
hat M
aste
r Pla
n in
200
7 th
at le
d to
the
prep
arat
ion
of
this
EIS
.
Dur
ing
the
prep
arat
ion
of th
e E
IS th
ere
has
been
con
side
rabl
e ac
tivity
to in
form
the
com
mun
ity a
nd k
ey
stak
ehol
ders
of t
he P
roje
ct. C
hapt
er A
7 pr
ovid
es m
ore
deta
il.
The
EIS
will
be
publ
icly
not
ified
invo
lvin
g, m
eetin
gs, p
rese
ntat
ions
and
pub
lic d
ispl
ays
whe
re S
CA
repr
esen
tativ
es a
nd th
e te
chni
cal E
IS te
am w
ill b
e av
aila
ble
to e
xpla
in th
e Pr
ojec
t. To
ena
ble
the
com
mun
ity to
und
erst
and
wha
t is
a co
mpl
ex s
et o
f iss
ues
a va
riety
of c
omm
unic
atio
n to
ols
that
cle
arly
su
mm
aris
e th
e Pr
ojec
t, its
impa
cts,
ben
efits
and
pro
pose
d m
itiga
tion,
offs
ets
and
com
mitm
ents
. Th
ese
are:
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umm
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of M
ajor
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et
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rmat
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klet
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mun
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edba
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ceiv
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urin
g th
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ifica
tion
perio
d an
d co
nsid
ered
in te
rms
of
any
requ
ired
amen
dmen
ts to
the
Proj
ect.
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