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National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974The excavating, moving or exhibiting of Aboriginal objects requires a permit under Section 87 ofthe National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act). The harming or desecrating of Aboriginalobjects or places is an offence under Section 86 of the NPW Act. Under Section 90, anAboriginal heritage impact permit may be issued in relation to a specified Aboriginal object,Aboriginal place, land, activity or person or specified types or classes of Aboriginal objects,Aboriginal places, land, activities or people.There are no Aboriginal objects or places known to occur in the immediate vicinity of the siteand no known items or places will be affected by the proposed work. Further, the likelihood ofuncovering Aboriginal heritage items is considered low (refer Section 4.6). Safeguards havebeen proposed to address circumstances if an unexpected find occurs.All native birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals, except the dingo, are protected in NSWunder the NPW Act. The harming of protected fauna is prohibited under the NPW Act, but anexemption applies in relation to things that are essential to the carrying out of an activity towhich Part 5 of the EP&A Act applies and where the determining authority has complied withthe provisions of that part. Potential impacts to fauna are considered in Section 4.4.Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997In accordance with Section 55 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEOAct), RailCorp holds an Environment Protection Licence (EPL), number 12208. The EPL appliesto the NSW Rail Network as defined in the Transport Administration Act 1988 for the purposesof ‘railway systems’, which is a scheduled activity under the POEO Act.Under the provisions of the licence, RailCorp is required to seek a modification to the licence forcertain ‘scheduled’ activities. However, the proposed works are not listed as a scheduledactivity under the POEO Act, and hence RailCorp is not required to seek a modification to itslicence under the POEO Act. Also, the works associated with the proposal will be confined toland on which is currently used by the railway. As such, the proposed works can be undertakenwithout requiring a variation to the EPL. Notwithstanding, the existing licence requires that thelicensee must comply with Section 120 of the POEO Act with regard to the pollution of watersand must manage dust-generating activities.Contaminated Land Management Act 1997The Act establishes a process for investigation and remediation of potentially contaminatedlands. The Act is supported by a large number of guidelines which prescribe various aspects ofassessment and management of contaminated sites.The land contamination is addressed in Sec 4.8 of the REF.Page 18 of 64
Roads Act 1993Under Section 138 of the Roads Act 1993, a person must not “erect a structure or carry out awork in, on or over a public road, or dig up or disturb the surface of a public road...” other thanwith the consent of the appropriate roads authority.Dean Street will be used to access the proposed site and is not a classified road under themeaning of the Roads Act. Further, no structures or works will be erected or undertaken onDean Street. Approval from the Roads and Traffic Authority will not be required.Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995The Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act) is directed at conserving threatenedspecies, populations and ecological communities of animals and plants. Threatened species,populations, endangered ecological communities are not likely to occur at the site and furtherconsideration under the act is not required.2.6 Commonwealth LegislationEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999The primary legislation at the Commonwealth level is the Environment Protection andBiodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Part 3 of the EPBC Act requires approval fromthe Commonwealth Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population andCommunities if a development is likely to have, or will have, a significant effect on a matter ofNational Environmental Significance (NES).For the purposes of the EPBC Act, matters of NES are defined as:• world heritage properties;• national heritage places;• Ramsar wetlands;• nationally threatened species and ecological communities;• migratory species;• commonwealth marine areas; and• nuclear actions.The proposed work will not affect any matters of national environmental significance.Commonwealth land will not be affected, either directly or indirectly, as a result of this proposal.A summary of EPBC factors is included in Table 4.2.7 Ecologically Sustainable DevelopmentEcologically sustainable development (ESD) entails using, conserving and enhancing thecommunity’s environmental resources in a manner that sustains and improves ecologicalPage 19 of 64
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