❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the difference between 'seagrass' and 'seagrass communities' in the Mangles Bay Marina EIA. The Minister amended the condition to use 'seagrass' for consistency and clarity regarding allowable impact.
AnsweredQoN 741Legislative Council
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(1) What is included in the definition of a "seagrass community" that is not included in the definition of "seagrass"? (2) What impacts on "seagrass communities" that are not impacts on "seagrass" were identified in the Mangles Bay Marina environmental impact assessment? (3) How will the proponent address the impacts on "seagrass communities"?
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Answered
12 March 2014
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
22 days
The Minister for Environment has provided the following response.
(1)-(3) As part of the investigation into appeals against the Environmental
Protection Authority's report and recommendations on the proposed Mangles Bay Marina-Based Tourist Precinct, the Minister for Environment noted that Condition 8-1 of Report 1471 refers to 'seagrass communities', while the rest of Condition 8 and Schedule 1 refers to 'seagrass', where specifically Schedule 1 limits the 'Loss of seagrass of not more than 5.24 hectares'.
To provide consistency of terminology used and certainty regarding the allowable impact to seagrass, the Minister determined that Condition 8-1 is to be amended to refer to 'seagrass' and not 'seagrass communities'.
(1)-(3) As part of the investigation into appeals against the Environmental
Protection Authority's report and recommendations on the proposed Mangles Bay Marina-Based Tourist Precinct, the Minister for Environment noted that Condition 8-1 of Report 1471 refers to 'seagrass communities', while the rest of Condition 8 and Schedule 1 refers to 'seagrass', where specifically Schedule 1 limits the 'Loss of seagrass of not more than 5.24 hectares'.
To provide consistency of terminology used and certainty regarding the allowable impact to seagrass, the Minister determined that Condition 8-1 is to be amended to refer to 'seagrass' and not 'seagrass communities'.
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