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Project number 3967/2
Project name

Clearing of 11.14 hectares of native vegetation for the purpose of horticulture in the Shire of Gingin.
Project status Complete
Proponent(s) Moreshill Pty Ltd
Project location

LOT 3910 ON PLAN 210000 NILGEN 6044

Project bioregion(s) Swan Coastal Plain
Assessment criteria (b) it comprises the whole or a part of, or is necessary for the maintenance of, a significant habitat for fauna indigenous to Western Australia.
Residual impact

Loss of up to 11.14 hectares of native vegetation in degraded to very good (Keighery 1994) condition that includes significant foraging habitat for Carnaby's black cockatoo.
Offset conditions

3. Native vegetation conservation

(a) In respect to the area shaded red on attached Plan 3967/2, the Permit Holder shall enter into a conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or some other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation.
(b) The conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation, shall include, but not be limited to, the following conditions:
(i) native vegetation in the area subject to the conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation, must not be cleared, other than for clearing required under the Bush Fires Act 1954;
(ii) the land subject to the conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation, shall not be used for the purpose of cultivation of crops or pasture;
(iii) the land subject to the conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation, shall have all stock excluded; and
(iv) the conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation, is to apply in perpetuity and be registered on the Certificate of Title of the property.
(c) The Permit Holder is to execute and return the conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation, outlined in condition 3(a) of this Permit, no later than 30 April 2014.
Statutory process EP Act Clearing (Part V)
Approved project area (ha) 11.14

Decision(s):

DECISION 1
Date: 2013-05-16 Ministerial statement: None
OFFSET 1
Condition status: Complete
Type(s): Land acquisition
Rationale:

The offset will result in 44 hectares of Carnaby's cockatoo foraging habitat, adjacent to the Bashford Nature Reserve, being secured for conservation.

The offset is considered to be relevant and proportionate to the significance of the environmental value being impacted, counterbalancing the residual impacts of the project.
Security arrangements:

Lot 3909 on Plan 210000 is freehold land held by the Permit Holder. The offset area will be subject to a conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation.
Governance arrangements:

Offset location:

Portion of Lot 3909 on Plan 210000, Melbourne Location 3909, 196 Bootoo Road, Mimegarra, 6507.

Approved offset area (ha): 44.0
Bioregion(s): Swan Coastal Plain
Delivery agent:

CONDITION MILESTONE 1
Milestone:

Condition Milestone 1 - relates to Permit conditions 3(a) & (c)

In respect to the area shaded red on attached Plan 3967/2 (portion of Lot 3909 on Plan 210000), the Permit Holder shall enter into a conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or some other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation.
Timeframe:

The Permit Holder is to execute and return the conservation covenant, agreement to reserve, or other form of binding undertaking to maintain native vegetation no later than 30 April 2014.

Note: The Permit Holder ultimately ceded the offset area to the Department of Parks and Wildlife for conservation without compensation. This approach was supported by the Department of Environment Regulation. The land transfer occurred 27 February 2017. The offset site now forms part of Lot 901 on Deposited Plan 409611, Mimegarra. The entire of Lot 901 is proposed to be amalgamated into the Bashford Nature Reserve along with offsets imposed under clearing permits CPS 2926/4 and CPS 205/2.
Timeframe (date): 2014-04-30
Complete: Yes
  • No implementation milestones defined.

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