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Project number 7559/1
Project name

Brand Highway and Wannamal Road West intersection upgrade
Project status Current
Proponent(s) Shawmac Pty Ltd
Project location

Lot 14248 on Deposited Plan 27729, Boonanarring
Lot 14249 on Deposited Plan 27729, Beermullah
Project bioregion(s) Swan Coastal Plain
Assessment criteria (a) it comprises a high level of biological diversity., (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., (d) it comprises the whole or a part of, or is necessary for the maintenance of, a threatened ecological community.
Residual impact

Loss of up to 1.9 hectares of native vegetation in degraded to very good (Keighery, 1994) condition that:
- comprises a high level of biological diversity;
- is suitable Carnaby's black cockatoo foraging habitat; and
- includes up to 1.6 hectares of the Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain threatened ecological community.
Offset conditions

Condition 7:
Prior to undertaking any clearing authorised under this Permit, the Permit Holder shall provide funding of $50,500 to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for the purpose of establishing or maintaining native vegetation.
Statutory process EP Act Clearing (Part V)
Approved project area (ha) 1.9

Decision(s):

DECISION 1
Date: 2018-02-27 Ministerial statement: None
OFFSET 1
Condition status: Current
Type(s): Land acquisition
Rationale:

This offset involves the provision of funds for the acquisition of 10.1 hectares of native vegetation that:
- comprises a high level of biological diversity;
- contains suitable Carnaby's cockatoo foraging habitat; and
- contains at least 8.5 hectares of vegetation representative of the "Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain" threatened ecological community.
 
The size of the offset was determined using the federal Department of the Environment and Energy's Offsets Assessment Guide.
 
Given the above, the offset is considered to be relevant and proportionate to the significance of the environmental values being impacted, counterbalancing all of the residual impacts of the project.
Security arrangements:

Once the offset is acquired, security arrangements will be published.
Governance arrangements:

Offset location:

Once the offset is acquired, location details will be published.
Approved offset area (ha): 10.1
Bioregion(s): Swan Coastal Plain
Delivery agent:

CONDITION MILESTONE 1
Milestone:

The Permit Holder shall provide funding of $50,500 to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for the purpose of establishing or maintaining native vegetation.
Timeframe:

Prior to undertaking any clearing authorised under the Permit.
Complete: No
IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONE 1
Milestone:

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to purchase 10.1 hectares of suitable native vegetation.
Timeframe:

Complete: No

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