Hurstville REF - Transport for NSW - NSW Government

The proposed work will not affect matters of national environmental significance.Commonwealth land will not be affected, either directly or indirectly, as a result of this proposal.Consideration of the EPBC Act factors is included in Table 4 in Section 4.19.Commonwealth Telecommunications ActTo operate the DTRS, TfNSW will have a Telecommunication Licence and so will have certainrights under the relevant Commonwealth Legislation. In particular, TfNSW will be able to installlow impact facilities without reference to local or state approvals processes.However, the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 defines a lowimpact facility as:Panel, Yagi or other like antenna:(a)Not more than 2.8 metres long; and(b) If the antenna is attached to a structure — protruding from the structure by not more thanthree metres.Since this DTRS site includes the installation of a pole greater than three metres, it is not a lowimpact facility and so will be assessed under Part 5 of the EP&A Act.2.7 Ecologically Sustainable DevelopmentEcologically sustainable development (ESD) entails using, conserving and enhancing thecommunity’s environmental resources in a manner that sustains and improves ecologicalprocesses and, hence, the quality of life for present and future generations. The basis forachieving ESD involves the application of four principles:the precautionary principle;intra- and inter-generational equity;conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity; andimproved valuation and pricing of environmental resources.TfNSW is committed to ensuring its projects are consistent with the principles of ESD and thesehave been considered for this proposal (refer Table 1).Table 1Consideration of ESD for the proposalESD PrincipleApplication to the proposalPrecautionary principleThe site selection and design process aims to avoid areas wherethere will be a significant environmental impact or impacts that areirreversible. The site selected is within a previously disturbed areain the rail corridor. In addition, some of the potential impacts arereversible as the monopole, cabinets and Yagi antennas can bePage 21 of 75