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Australia Pacific LNGSustain PhaseEcological Assessment ReportLot 11 on Plan RP900616 - DT 1405Document No. 65102-ENV-RPT-000923 July 2014

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – ieweedStudyManagerrSign-offA21/05/14Issued for ReviewwMTCCCCJC023/07/14Issued for UseMTCCCCJCItemPaageSectionnCommentsC* Use afteer Rev. 0405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009Page iClienntCD

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – DT1405DisclaimerThis Ecological AssessmentAReportR(Repport) has beeen prepared forf Australia Pacific LNGG Pty Limitedd(Austtralia Pacific LNG) by AMMEC Enviroonment & Inffrastructure AustraliaAPtyy Ltd (AMECC), based onnassummptions as iddentified throoughout the ttext and upon informationn and data ssupplied by others.The RReport is to beb read in thhe context off the methodoology, procedures and teechniques ussed, AMEC’ssassummptions, andd the circumsstances and constraints under which the Report wwas written. The Reporttis to bbe read as a whole, andd sections or parts thereoof should therefore not bee read or reliied upon outtof conntext.AMEC has, in prreparing the Report, folloowed methoddology and procedures,pand exercissed due careeconsiistent with thhe intended level of accuuracy, usingg its professioonal judgmeent and reasoonable care.Howeever, no warranty shoulld be impliedd as to the accuracy of estimates or other values and alllestimmates and othher values arre only valid as at the datte of the Repport and will vvary thereaftter.Partss of the Reeport have beenbpreparred or arranged by Auustralia Pacicific LNG orr third partyycontrributors, as detaileddin thhe documennt. While thhe contents of those parrts have beeen generallyyreviewed by AMEEC for inclussion into thee Report, theey have nott been fully aaudited or soughtsto beeverifieed by AMECC. AMEC is notn in a posittion to, and doesdnot, verrify the accurracy or comppleteness of,,or addopt as its owwn, the informmation and ddata suppliedd by others anda disclaimss all liability, damages orrloss wwith respect to such inforrmation and data.In reespect of alll parts of thhe Report, wwhether or notn preparedd by AMECC no expresss or implieddrepreesentation orr warranty is made by AMMEC or by anny person accting for and//or on behalff of AMEC tooany tthird party thhat the contents of the RReport are veerified, accuraate, suitablyy qualified, reeasonable orrfree ffrom errors, omissions oro other defeects of any kindkor naturre. Third paarties who reely upon theeRepoort do so at theirtown riskk and AMECC disclaims alla liability, daamages or looss with resppect to suchhreliannce.AMEC disclaims any liability, damage andd loss to Ausstralia Pacificc LNG and tto third partiees in respecttof thee publication, reference, quoting or didistribution off the Report or any of its contents to and relianceethereeon by any thhird party.This disclaimer mustmaccomppany every ccopy of this Report,Rwhicch is an integgral documeent and musttbe reead in its entiirety.405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009Page ii

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – DT1405CONTENTS1.2.3.4.5.INTRODUCCTION . . 11.1SSCOPEOF WORKSW. . 11.2DDEFINITIONSS, ABBREVIAATIONS AND DOCUMENT REFEREENCES . 21.2.1Defiinitions . . 21.2.2Abbbreviations. . 21.2.3Doccument Referrences. . 3SITE CONTTEXT . . 5METHODOOLOGY . . 73.1DDESKTOPANND LITERATTURE REVIEEW . . 73.2FFIELDSURVEY . . 83.2.1Veggetation Commmunity Survvey. . 83.2.2Habbitat Surveyss . . 83.2.3Threeatened Florra and Faunaa Survey . . 83.2.4Exootic Flora andd Fauna Survvey . . 93.2.5Distturbance Surrvey . . 93.2.6Wattercourses a nd Wetlandss Survey . . 93.2.7Survvey Limitatioons . . 9RESULTS AND DISCUUSSION . . 104.1DDESKTOPANND LITERATTURE REVIEEW . . 104.2FFIELDSURVEY . . 104.2.1Commmonwealth Environmenntal Matters . . 104.2.2Queeensland Envvironmental Matters . . 124.2.3Wattercourses a nd Wetlandss . . 214.2.4Weeeds and Pessts . . 214.2.5Fauna Habitat FFeatures. . 224.2.6Distturbance . . 23CONCLUSSIONS . . 24TABLESTable 1.1 Definitionss . . 2Table 1.22 Abbreviatioons . . 2Table 1.33 Associatedd Document References . . 3Table 2.1 Site Conteext . . 5Table 3.1 Associatedd Document References . . 7Table 4.1 Commonwwealth Enviroonmental Mattters – Field Survey Resuults . . 11Table 4.22 State Environmental MattersM– Fiel d Survey Reesults . . 133 Ground-truTable 4.3uthed Regionnal Ecosyste ms . . 16ATTACHMENTSAttachmment 1 – Sitee Location annd Survey PPointsAttachmment 2 – EPBBC Act Proteected Matterrs Search ResultsRAttachmment 3 – Wilddlife Online Database SSearch ResultsAttachmment 4 – DNRRM Regulated Vegetatioon Managemment Mapping405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009Page iii

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – DT1405Attachmment 5 – EHPP ESA Deskktop ResultssAttachmment 6 – Wattercourses anda WetlanddsAttachmment 7 – Florra and Fauna Species LListAttachmment 8 – Groound-truthed Threatenedd Ecological CommunitiesAttachmment 9 – Groound-truthed Regional EEcosystems and Regrowwth VegetatioonAttachmment 10 – Grround-trutheed Threat-listted SpeciessAttachmment 11 – Grround-trutheed Watercouurses and WetlandsAttachmment 12 – Grround-trutheed Pest Speccies405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009vPage iv

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – DT14051.INTRODDUCTIONThis report provides a descriptiion of the ecologicalevaluesvfounnd within Loot 11 on PlanP6 herein referred to ass ‘the Site’. The resuults are bassed on an initial desktopRP900616assessmeent followedd by a field survey to confirm thee vegetationn communities, flora andafauna speecies, habitaat values annd areas of disturbancee.This report has beenn compiled by AMEC Environment & Infrasttructure Australia Pty Ltd(AMEC). The field surveyssweere conduccted by ecologists Trrevor Meers and JammesGubby, booth of whomm were appproved by CommonweCalth Departtment of thee Environment(DoE) (forrmerly the Departmennt of Sustaainability, Environmentt, Water, PopulationPaandCommunitties) on 13 Septemberr 2012.1.1Scope off WorksAn ecologgical assesssment survvey was reequired to be carried out on Loot 11 on PlanPRP9006166. The survvey was coonducted ovver an area of 106 ha contained withinwa buffferarea apprroximately 3003 m in wwidth, centreed on proposed gatheering infrasttructure witthinthe Site (ssee Attachmment 1).405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009Page 1

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – DT14051.2Definitions, Abbreeviations aand Documment Refeerences1.2.1DefinitionssTable 1.1 DefinitionsDTermDefinition1.2.2Declared plant oranimalPest flora o r fauna speccies as defineed by the Lannd Protectionn (Pest ande Managemeent) Act 20022 and listed uunder the schhedules of thheStock RouteLand Protecction (Pest and Stock Rooute Managemment) Regullation 2003.ProjectAustralia Paacific LNG Project.Special LeeastConcern PlantPA Special L east Concerrn plant is a protectedpplaant as listed byb the Naturereon (Administrration) Regulation 2006ConservatioThe SiteLot on Plan 11RP9006116The surveey areaA buffer areea approximaately 300 m in width, centtred on proposed well anndgathering innfrastructure.Threat-listtedFlora or fau na species listed as threatened by thhe Environmeent ProtectioonBiodiversityy and Conserrvation Act 1999 and/or thhe Nature Conservation(Wildlife) Reegulation 20006.Trimble The name uused to refer to the data capturecand GPS positioning deviceutilised duri ng the reporrted ecology survey.AbbreviatiionsTable 1.2 ian HHeight DatummBoMBureau of MMeteorologyDMEESADepartmentt of Mines annd Energy (QQueensland GGovernment))The Departmment of Natuural Resources and Minees (QueenslaandGovernmennt)Departmentt of the Envirronment (Ausstralian Goveernment)Departmentt of Sustainaability, Environment, Wateer, Populatioon andCommunitiees (Australiann Government)Departmentt of Environmment and Herritage Protecction (QueenslandGovernmennt) (formerly DERMDand EPA)EEnvironmennt Protection Biodiversity and Conserrvation Act 19999(Australian))Environmenntally Sensitivve AreaGTREGround-trutthed Regionaal EcosystemmHaHectaresLNGLiquefied N atural GasLP ActMNESLand Protecction (Pest and Stock Rooute Managemment) Act 20002(Queenslannd)Matters of NNational Environmental SignificanceSNC ActNature Connservation Acct 1992 (Queensland)DNRMDoEDSEWPaCEHPEPBC Actt405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009Page 2

Austrralia Pacific LNGLEccological Asssessment RepportLot 11 on Plan RP9900616 – DT14051.2.3AbbreviaationDescriptionnRERegional EccosystemSLCSpecial Leaast ConcernTECThreatened Ecological CommunitiesCsWoNSWeed of Naational SignifficanceDocumentt ReferencessTable 1.3 AssociatedAReferencesDocument RDocumenntTitleNumber oro shortreferenceeQ-LNG01-15-MP0109.Australia Paacific LNG EnvironmentaEal Constraintss Planning annd FieldDevelopmennt Protocol.BoM (2014)Bureau of MMeteorology - Climate staatistics for Auustralian Locations.Australian GGovernment, tables//cw 042023.shtml. Lastaccessed 3 1/03/2014.Cropper, S.S C.(1993)Managemennt of endanggered plants. CSIRO Pubblishing, MelbbourneDME (20008)Queenslandd Geological Mapping (poolygonised vvector) Data: Regional &1:100 00 Shheet areas (DDVD). Deparrtment of Minnes and Enerrgy,Queenslandd.DNRM (20014)Regulated VVegetation ManagementMMap— for thhe purpose ofo theVegetation Managemennt Act 1999. TheT Departmment of Naturral Resourceesnrm.qld.gov.aau/land/vegeetationand Mines, Brisbane. -rrequest. Lastt accessedmanagemen31/03/2014 .DSEWPaC (2009)Species Proofile and Threats Database (EPBC Acct List of ThrreatenedEcological CCommunitiess). Departmeent of the Envvironment, Water,WHeritaggeand the Artss, Canberra. c/publiclookupcommunities.pl. Lasst accessed 19/05/2014.DoE (2014)Protected MMatters Searcch Tool. Deppartment of SSustainabilityy, Environment,Water, Popuulation and CommunitiesCs. t/indexx.html. Last accesseda26/03/2014 .EHP (2012)Landzone ddefinitions. Department off Environmennt and Heritaage Protectioon,Brisbane, QQld. ty/regionnalecosystemss/land zonedefinitions.hhtml. Last acccessed 31/03/2014.EHP (2014a)Wildlife Onl ine. Departmment of Environment and Heritage ne/. LastLaccesseedBrisbane. htttp://www.eh27/03/2014 .EHP (2014b)Maps of Envvironmentally Sensitive Areas.ADeparrtment of Environment anndHeritage Prrotection, Brissbane, Qld. https://www.ehehp.qld.gov.au/licencesps of enviroonmentally ssensitive areeas.php Lastt accessedpermits/map21/05/2014 .EHP (2014c)Map of Refeerable Wetlaands. Departmment of Envi ronment andd ResourceManagemennt, Brisbane.405 REV 0.DOCXX65102-ENV--RPT-0009 DT 14Documment No: 65102-ENV-RPT-0009Page 3