PERTH AIRPORT Master Plan 2009

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12. Environment
About this chapter
Westralia Airports Corporation’s commitment to protecting
the environment is reflected in the Company’s Corporate
Objectives and key strategic planning documents, including
this Master Plan 2009, the Environment Strategy and the
Sustainability Strategy. This commitment encompasses
an approach of seeking to go “beyond compliance” and
encouraging employees, tenants, contractors, suppliers and
customers to exercise exemplary environmental practices.
Environmental management by WAC focuses on
identification, assessment and control of environmental
risks associated with the activities at Perth Airport. The
Perth Airport Environment Strategy 2009 comprehensively
describes the scope and approach of the Company’s
environmental responsibilities and management and is
regarded as a companion document to this Master Plan 2009.
These two documents were developed in conjunction and
they act as a principal reference for planning, development
and operations at Perth Airport.
As with the Master Plan, the Environment Strategy is
reviewed every five years and submitted to the Federal
Minister for approval.
The Perth Airport Environment Strategy 2009 describes the:
• Perth Airport Environmental Policy;
• Environmental Management Objectives;
• Areas within Perth Airport that have been identified as
being environmentally significant;
• Sources of environmental impact associated with current
and proposed airport activity;
• External and internal influences directing environmental
management outcomes;
• Specific measures to facilitate achievement of defined
objectives, and timeframes for those measures; and
• Details of consultations undertaken in preparing the strategy.
The Airports Act 1996 requires that the following items
related to the environment are included in the Master Plan:
• Westralia Airports Corporation’s assessment of
environmental issues that might reasonably be expected
to be associated with the implementation of the plan.
• Westralia Airports Corporation’s plans for dealing with
the environmental issues identified, including plans for
ameliorating or preventing environmental impacts.
• The Perth Airport Environment Strategy 2009 document
was approved by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport,
Regional Development and Local Government on
15 September 2009.
12.1 Key Environmental Attributes
of Perth Airport
The Perth Airport Estate has a number of key environmental
attributes including a diverse array of flora, fauna and
important wetland systems.
Conservation Precincts
Perth Airport has designated approximately 310 hectares
of the estate as environmentally significant areas which are
divided into two Conservation Precincts. In addition to the
two Conservation Precincts a 39 hectare area is reserved
as “Infrastructure Only Conservation Zone”. The rationale
for selection of these areas was a consideration of the
environmental attributes, including vegetation type and
quality, heritage, habitat and wetlands. The precincts are
managed under the Conservation Precincts Management
Plan which is reviewed on an annual basis.
The Infrastructure Only Conservation Zone is managed
in accordance with the practices and principles of the
Conservation Precincts, with the provision for essential
infrastructure only.
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