Commonwealth of Australia
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Section 480D
REMEDIATION DETERMINATION
Mr Douglas Edward Rutledge
‘Mumblebone’
WARREN, NSW 2824
WHEREAS I, Kimberley Dripps, as delegate to the Minister for Sustainability,
Environment, Water, Population and Communities (formerly Environment, Water,
Heritage and the Arts) under Section 480D of the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act) consider that, Douglas Edward
Rutledge, has taken an action, being an action that has contravened Section 18(6) of
the EPBC Act, being a specified civil penalty provision of Part 3 of the Act, namely:
1) At all material times Douglas Edward Rutledge was the registered owner of the
Land comprising Lot 58 on Deposited Plan 753 476 Local Government Area of
WARREN, Parish of Mumblebone, County of Gregory in the State of New South
Wales (the property); and
2) Douglas Edward Rutledge has engaged or otherwise instructed, contracted,
provided consent or approval for a contractor to undertake an action; and
3) The action is clearance of native vegetation and disturbance within an area of
approximately 30 hectares on the property, affecting a listed threatened
ecological community included in the endangered category, being Weeping
Myall Woodlands, on or about 18 January to 22 January 2010; and
4) The action has had, or is likely to have, a significant impact on a listed
threatened ecological community included in the endangered category, being
Weeping Myall Woodlands; and
5) A referral pursuant to Part 7 of the EPBC Act was not made, and no approval
under Part 9 of the EPBC Act was given for the taking of the action; and
6) I consider it desirable to make a determination under s 480D of the Act in
relation to the action.
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ACCORDINGLY, I hereby order Douglas Edward Rutledge to take the action(s)
specified in Schedule 1 to this Determination to repair or mitigate damage that has
been caused by:
1) the contravention of section 18(6) of the Act, namely the taking of an action
without approval that has had, will have, or is likely to have a significant impact
on a listed threatened ecological community included in the endangered
category, being Weeping Myall Woodlands.
Time that this Determination is in force
This Determination is to come into force on the day on which a copy of the signed
Order is given to you and will continue to be in force until such time as it is either set
aside by the Federal Court under section 480K of the EPBC Act, or revoked by the
Minister under section 480N of the EPBC Act.
Appeal Provisions
You may apply for me to reconsider, pursuant to section 480J of the EPBC Act, the
signed Determination. Your application for reconsideration must be made within 20
days after receiving a copy of the signed Determination and be addressed to Rose
Webb, Assistant Secretary of the Compliance and Enforcement Branch, Department of
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, GPO Box 787,
Canberra ACT 2601. A copy of section 480J of the EPBC Act is attached for your
reference.
Dated this
17th
day of
May
2011
…………………………………………
Signature of KIMBERLEY DRIPPS
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SCHEDULE 1
Remediation action
Douglas Edward Rutledge must undertake the following actions aimed at repairing
and/or mitigating damage and managing the recovery of the listed threatened
ecological community of Weeping Myall Woodlands within the ‘Remedial Area’ on Lot
58 [DP 753 476], as depicted on Schedule 2:
Establish and mark the boundaries of a Remedial Area
a. Within 3 months of the date of this signed Determination, erect marker posts at the
following locations, to delineate the fencing boundaries of the Remedial Area#:
i. 559411/6526117
vi. 560598/6525680
ii. 559711/6526139
vii. 560325/6525754
iii. 559743/6525930
viii. 559696/652497
iv. 560602/6525959
ix. 559475/6525732
v. 560655/6525783
# All points are provided in an Easting/Northing format and the Datum is GDA94.
Locations move clockwise from i., in the north western corner of the Remedial Area.
Refer to Schedule 2.
b. Should temporary or long term fencing be required, erect between marker posts
described in a. above. Refer also to Schedule 2.
Prevent further disturbance within the Remedial Area
c. Whilst ever this signed Determination remains in force, cease the following farming
practices within the Remedial Area: ploughing, cropping (including pasture
cropping), slashing and tilling, fertiliser application or similar activities that may
cause detriment to the ecological community.
d. By whatever means necessary, exclude all domestic stock from the Remedial Area
for a period of at least five (5) years.
e. Limit vehicle access within the Remedial Area. Vehicles must not enter the
Remedial Area when the ground is waterlogged.
Manage the regeneration of Weeping Myall Woodland within the Remedial Area
f. Monitor and control pest animals and introduced weeds, to prevent the spread of
existing weeds and establishment of new weeds in the Remedial Area.
g. If, after five years of implementing this Determination, the average density of Myall
(Acacia pendula) regrowth across the Remedial Area is less than 10 trees per
hectare, plant and nurture Myall seedlings to achieve this density.
h. Retain dead timber, including stacks of pushed timber.
i.
Retain and protect regrowth.
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Monitor and report
j.
Within 60 days of the signing of this Determination, and again on the 5 th and 10th
anniversary of this Determination, engage a suitably qualified expert to survey and
report on the extent and quality of the vegetation within the Remedial Area with
reference to the baseline study provided in Schedule 3, and
k. Provide an annual written report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment,
Water, Population and Communities demonstrating compliance with this
Determination.
Reintroduction of controlled grazing (optional)
l.
Controlled grazing may only be re-introduced to the Remedial Area after a period of
five (5) years from the time that this Determination commences, and following
preparation, and the Minister’s written approval, of a grazing management plan that
demonstrates:
i. success in achieving the above objectives, and
ii. that the average height of regrowth Myall trees exceeds the browse height
of stock (90 cm for sheep and 1.5 m for cattle); and
iii. assessment, by a suitably qualified and independent person, of the
suitability of the proposed grazing frequency and stocking density for
conservation of the Weeping Myall Woodlands ecological community in the
Remedial Area.
Other requirements
m. The Minister may make this Determination available for public inspection including
on a public register.
n. The Minister, the Commonwealth, and/or the Department of Environment, Climate
Change and Water, may from time to time publicly refer to this Determination
including through, but not limited to, media releases.
o. The carrying out of any works under this Determination may be subject to auditing
by officers of the Commonwealth or the State of New South Wales who are
authorised officers under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999, or the Native Vegetation Act 2003.
p. Subject to reasonable notice, the Landholder must allow authorised officers of the
Commonwealth or the State of New South Wales access to the Remedial Area and
allow these officers to do all things reasonably necessary for the purpose of
monitoring and auditing compliance with this Determination.
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This is an extract from the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This section
should be considered in the context of the Act as a whole, including any related sections and any
relevant definitions. You should seek your own legal advice regarding interpretation of the section. The
EPBC Act is available on line at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/
Division 14B—Minister’s power to make remediation determinations
Subdivision A—Making of remediation determinations
480D Minister may make remediation determination
(1) If:
(a) the Minister considers that an action taken by a person after the
commencement of this section contravened a civil penalty provision of Part 3;
and
(b) the Minister considers it desirable to make an order under this section in
relation to the action;
the Minister may make a written determination (a remediation determination)
requiring the person to take action to repair or mitigate damage that may or will be,
or that has been, caused by the contravention, to the matter protected by the
provision of Part 3.
(2) The Minister cannot make a remediation determination at a time that is more than 6
years after the time when the person took the action referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
(3) A remediation determination is not a legislative instrument.
480E Contents of a remediation determination
(1) A remediation determination must specify the following:
(a) the person (the specified person) referred to in paragraph 480D(1)(a);
(b) the action (the specified action) referred to in that paragraph;
(c) the civil penalty provision (the specified civil penalty provision) of Part 3
referred to in that paragraph;
(d) the action (the remediation action) that the person is required to take.
(2) A remediation determination may do all or any of the following in relation to some
or all of the remediation action:
(a) require action to be taken in a specified place;
(b) require action to be taken at, or by, a specified time;
(c) require a specified industry standard or code of practice to be complied with in
taking action;
(d) require the taking of reasonable steps to obtain any Commonwealth, State or
Territory approval or authority needed to carry out action;
(e) require the preparation, and submission to the Minister for approval, of a plan
for taking action, and require action to be taken in accordance with the plan as
approved by the Minister;
(f) require the spending of a specified amount of money on the taking of action;
(g) require the payment to a specified person of a specified amount or money, for
the purpose of activities directed towards the protection and conservation of
the matter protected by the specified civil penalty provision;
(h) require the payment to the Commonwealth of a specified amount of money as
security for the due taking of action;
(i) provide for monitoring, auditing, or reporting to the Minister, in relation to the
taking of action.
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(3) A remediation determination must contain a statement to the effect that the
specified person may apply for a reconsideration of the determination under
section 480J.
480F Notifying owners and occupiers of land of proposed remediation
determination
(1) Before the Minister makes a remediation determination that requires action to be
taken on land that is not owned or occupied by the person proposed to be specified
in the order, the Minister must:
(a) take all practicable steps to identify each person who is an owner or occupier
of all or part of the land; and
(b) take all practicable steps to advise each person identified of the remediation
determination that the Minister proposes to make; and
(c) give persons advised at least 20 business days to comment in writing to the
Minister on the proposed remediation determination.
(2) The Minister must take the comments into account in deciding whether to make the
proposed remediation determination.
480G Notifying that remediation determination has been made
As soon as practicable after a remediation determination is made, the Minister
must:
(a) give the specified person a copy of the determination; and
(b) take all practicable steps to advise each person identified as mentioned in
paragraph 480F(1)(a) of the making of the remediation determination.
480H Duration of remediation determinations
(1) A remediation determination comes into force:
(a) if a commencement day is specified in the determination (not being a day
before paragraph 480G(a) is complied with)—on that day; or
(b) otherwise—when paragraph 480G(a) is complied with.
(2) The determination remains in force:
(a) for the period (if any) specified in the order; or
(b) until it is set aside by the Federal Court under Subdivision B or it is revoked by
the Minister under Subdivision D.
480J Ministerial reconsideration of remediation determinations
(1) Within 20 days after receiving a copy of a remediation determination as required by
paragraph 480G(a), the specified person may apply to the Minister for a
reconsideration of the determination.
(2) On receipt of an application for reconsideration of a remediation determination, the
Minister may affirm, vary or set aside the determination.
(3) The Minister may take account of information and comments from any source the
Minister considers appropriate in deciding what action to take in relation to an
application under this section.
(4) The Minister must:
(a) advise the specified person of the Minister’s decision in relation to an
application under this section; and
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(b) take all practicable steps to advise each person identified as mentioned in
paragraph 480F(1)(a) of the Minister’s decision in relation to an application
under this section.
Subdivision B—Federal Court may set aside remediation determination
480K Applying to Federal Court to have remediation determination set aside
(1) Within 28 days after any of the following:
(a) the specified person receives a copy of a remediation determination as
required by paragraph 480G(a); or
(b) a remediation determination is affirmed or varied under section 480J; or
(c) a remediation determination is varied by the Minister under Subdivision D;
the specified person may apply to the Federal Court to have the remediation
determination set aside.
(2) On an application under subsection (1), the Federal Court must set aside the
remediation determination if the Court is satisfied that:
(a) the specified action did not occur; or
(b) the specified person did not take the specified action; or
(c) the specified action was not a contravention of the specified civil penalty
provision; or
(d) the remediation action is not a reasonable measure to repair or mitigate
damage that may or will be, or that has been, caused by the specified action
to the matter protected by the specified civil penalty provision.
(3) In considering whether the remediation determination is a reasonable measure to
repair or mitigate damage that may or will be, or that has been, caused by the
specified action to the matter protected by the specified civil penalty provision, the
Federal Court must have regard to the following:
(a) the nature and extent of the specified action;
(b) the nature and extent of the damage to the environment that may or will be, or
that has been, caused by the specified action to the matter protected by the
specified civil penalty provision;
(c) the circumstances in which the specified action took place;
(d) whether the specified person has previously been found by a court in
proceedings under this Act or the regulations to have engaged in any similar
conduct;
(e) the cost to the specified person of taking the remediation action.
The Federal Court may also have regard to any other matters it considers relevant.
(4) The Federal Court must not set aside the remediation determination unless it is
satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2).
Subdivision C—Complying with remediation determinations
480L Federal Court may order compliance with remediation determination
(1) If the Minister considers that the specified person has contravened a remediation
determination, the Minister may apply to the Federal Court for an order under
subsection (2).
(2) If the Federal Court is satisfied that the specified person has contravened a
remediation determination, the Court may make one or more of the following
orders:
(a) an order directing the specified person to comply with the remediation
determination;
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(b) any other order that the Court considers appropriate.
480M Civil penalty for contravention of remediation determination
(1) The specified person must not contravene a remediation determination.
(2) Subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision. Under section 481, the Federal Court
may order the specified person to pay a pecuniary penalty not more than the
pecuniary penalty the Court could order the person to pay under that section for a
contravention of the specified civil penalty provision.
Subdivision D—Variation or revocation of remediation determinations
480N Variation or revocation of remediation determination
(1) The Minister may, in writing, vary or revoke a remediation determination.
(2) Sections 480F and 480G apply in relation to the variation or revocation of a
remediation determination in the same way as they apply in relation to the making
of a remediation determination.
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This map forms Schedule 2 “Remedial Area” to the Remediation Determination given to Mr Douglas
Edward Rutledge by Ms Kimberley Dripps, Delegate to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment,
Water, Population and Communities under Section 480D of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999.
SCHEDULE 2
The aerial image below depicts Lot 58 (DP 753 476), or part thereof, Warren, NSW. The highlighted
“Remedial Area” (hashed red) is the area in which damage to the Weeping Myall Woodland endangered
ecological community is known to have occurred, and where the management actions described in
Schedule 1 are to be applied. The “Fenced Area” polygon (yellow) describes the area around which stock
must be excluded. GPS points for the nine (9) “Fencing Corners” of the “Fenced Area” are given in
Schedule 1a.
This map forms Schedule 2 “Remedial Area” to the Remediation Determination given to Mr Douglas
Edward Rutledge by Ms Kimberley Dripps, Delegate to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment,
Water, Population and Communities under Section 480D of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999.
SCHEDULE 3
BASELINE STUDY – VEGETATION ASSESSEMENT AT LOT 58
(DP 753 476), 29 & 30 APRIL 2010
Action site description and evidence indicating the presence of the ecological
community or its habitat:
Initial Observations:
What I observed upon arriving at the site in question was a relatively flat open plain of grassland dotted
with numerous stacks of pushed timber and smaller areas of pushed timber lying in situ. Less than 10
isolated trees and shrubs comprising; Whitewood (Atalaya hemiglauca), Myall (Acacia pendula), Wild
Orange (Capparis mitchellii), Rosewood (Alectryon oleifolius) and Warrior Bush (Apophyllum anomalum),
remained standing. The area in question is bounded both to the east and west by Myall (Acacia
pendula) Woodland and to the north by similarly composed grassland. Bimble Box (Eucalyptus
populnea) Woodland associated with an unnamed ephemeral tributary of Delvin’s Creek occurs in the
northwest corner. Bimble Box woodland also adjoins the south-east corner.
Investigation Methods:
To establish species composition, age structure and relative dominance of vegetation present on the
area, cleared timber in stacks and lying in situ was identified and measured (refer Attachment 4). Due
to the time since felling, the physical damage (breaking of branches and trucks) to the trees and the
amount of topsoil within stacks it was often difficult to identify individual trees, particularly toward the
bottom of stacks. Measurements were only taken of identifiable trees, ie those with an obvious root ball.
As a consequence it is highly likely the tree numbers recorded under-estimate the actual number
cleared, particularly in the smaller size classes. Due to the time since clearing shrubs in the stacks were
unable to be identified.
A 20x20m quadrat was undertaken within the cleared area 1 to establish the species composition of the
groundcover (refer Q1 in Attachments 5 and 6). Care was taken in locating this quadrat to avoid sites of
disturbance such as tracks, tanks and areas where trees had obviously been removed. These sites, as a
result of the disturbance, generally had a higher proportion of weeds and voluntary native species than
areas of less disturbed groundcover. These areas were therefore considered not representative of
groundcover generally across the area prior to the clearing event.
Two additional quadrats (Q2 and Q3) 2 were undertaken in adjoining vegetation. Based on satellite
imagery interpretation this adjoining vegetation was considered to have similar structure and composition
to the vegetation on the cleared area prior to January 2010. These quadrats comprised a 20x20m
quadrat for groundcover assessment nested within 20x50m quadrat for overstorey and shrub strata
assessment (refer Q2 and Q3 in Attachment 5).
For Q1 and Q2 all species present within quadrats were identified. The cover and relative abundance of
each species present was recorded using a standard modified Braun-Blanquet 1-6 scale (refer
Attachment 5). Due to time limitation only dominant species were recorded using the modified BraunBlanquet scale in Q3.
Additional flora species were recorded throughout the field inspection while randomly traversing the
cleared area (refer Attachment 5).
1
2
Location of NE cnr of quadrat - 56 E0559602 / N6525944 (datum WGS84)
Location NE cnr Q2 – 56 E0560688 / N6255950 (datum WGS84)
Location NE cnr Q3 - 56 E0559400 / N6526009 (datum WGS84)
Sampling methods and intensity are consistent with DECCW Threatened Biodiversity Survey and
Assessment - Guidelines for development and activities (DEC 2004).
The identification and
nomenclature for flora species in this report is consistent with NSW Royal Botanic Gardens PlantNet
database.
Investigation Results:
Satellite imagery interpretation indicates the structure of the vegetation on the area in question prior to
January 2010, to be predominantly open woodland comprising trees with relatively small canopies. It
also indicates that extant remnant vegetation to the east and west of the area in question was similar in
structure and composition to the vegetation cleared. Quadrat data collected from within this extant
vegetation identifies it as Weeping Myall Woodland.
A comprehensive list of the vegetation species present on the area cleared, and their relative dominance
prior to January 2010, has been determined from information provided by stack analysis, quadrats and
notes made during the site inspection on 29th and 30th April 2010. This information is provided in
Attachments 4 and 5.
From analysis of this information, and based on my knowledge of the vegetation communities of the
region, the vegetation on the area prior to clearing was an uneven aged Weeping Myall (Acacia pendula)
woodland. Scattered Bimble Box (Eucalyptus populnea) would have occurred towards the north-western
corner and eastern edges of the area as the Myall woodland graded into the adjoining Bimble Box
woodlands. The Weeping Myall Woodland would have had a very sparse understorey of Rosewood
(Alectryon oleifolius), Wild Orange (Capparis mitchellii) and Warrior Bush (Apophyllum anomalum) and a
sparse low shrublayer of Spiny Saltbush (Rhagodia spinescens).
Although disturbed, groundcover on the cleared area remains relatively intact. This groundcover
comprises a dense cover of native grasses and forbs variously dominated by; Curly Windmill Grass
(Enteropogon acicularis), Box Grass (Paspalidium constrictum), Button Grass (Dactyloctenium radulans),
Native Panic (Panicum buncei), Fairy Grass (Sporobolus caroli), Blown Grass (Lachnagrostis filiformis),
Summer Grasses (Eriochloa spp), Purple Wiregrass (Austrostipa scabra ssp scabra), Saltbush (Atriplex
sp B), Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa), Jointed Poverty Bush (Sclerolaena articulata) and
Pigweed (Portulaca oleracea).
Other native species present on the area include: Whitewood (Atalaya hemiglauca), Needlewood (Hakea
leucoptera), Leaf-less Cotton Bush (Maireana aphylla), Soft Roly-poly (Salsola tragus ssp tragus), Pin
Sida (Sida fibulifera), Curly Mitchell Grass (Astrebla lappacea), Windmill Grass (Chloris truncata), Plains
Grass (Austrostipa aristiglumis), Weeping Lovegrass (Eragrostis parviflora), Plains Lantern Bush
(Abutilon halophilum), Copper Wire Daisy (Podolepis sp), Bladder Saltbush (Atriplex vesicaria ssp
macrocystidia), Australian Bindweed (Convolvulus erubescens), Small Crumbweed (Chenopodium
pumilo), Tar Vine (Boerhavia dominii), Caustic Weed (Chamaesyce dallachyana), Sensitive Plant
(Neptunia gracilis), Caltrop (Tribulus minutus) and Knob Sedge (Carex inversa).
Scattered across the area are small depressions which retain water and form small ephemeral wetlands
after rain. At the time of inspection these depressions were moist and supported moisture favouring
species including; Warrego Summer Grass (Paspalidium jubiflorum), Common Nardoo (Marsilea
drummondii), Ribbed Spike Rush (Eleocharis plana) and Cyprus sp with occasional isolated juvenile
Lignum (Muehlenbeckia florulenta).
Weeds on the area cleared are minor. At the time of inspection they were generally associated with
tracks, tanks, areas of soil disturbance resulting from the pushing up of timber stacks and sites where
trees had been removed. Weed species present include; Common Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus),
Stinkgrass (Eragrostis cilianensis), Spiked Mallow (Malvastrum americanum), Burr Medic (Medicago sp),
Wild Turnip (Brassica tournefortii), Twiggy Mullein (Verbascum virgatum), Blackberry Nightshade
(Solanum nigrum), Bathurst Burr (Xanthium spinosum), Green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis), Paddy
Melon (Cucumis myriocarpus) and Camel Melon (Citrullus lanatus).
Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum) stubble was common in the groundcover of the area cleared. From
information provided by the landholder, Mr Rutledge, it appears the area was pasture cropped sometime
in the previous 12 months. Given the relatively good condition of the groundcover it is my opinion this
was a relatively new activity on the area in question. Mr Rutledge also indicated to DEWHA officers that
the purpose of the clearing was to improve cropping efficiencies on the area, so it is presumed his
intention is to continue cropping the area, but whether this is by pasture cropping or conventional tillage
is unknown.
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Attachment 1: - Not Included
Attachment 2: Location of Lot 58 in DP753476 and area cleared
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Attachment 3: Not Included
Attachment 4:
Summary of Stack Analysis for Lot 58 in DP 753476 – “Mumblebone”
Number of Trees Counted in Stacks
Common
Name
Scientific Name
Size Range
(diameter in cm)
dbh*
Myall
Acacia pendula
Rosewood
Alectryon oleifolius
Bimble Box
(Dead)^
Eucalyptus
populnea
Warrior Bush
Apophyllum
anomalum
Unidentified
(Live at time of
clearing)
Unidentified
(Dead)^
<10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>81
<10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>81
<10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>81
<10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>81
<10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>81
<10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
>81
5
28
111#
46#
2
0
0
0
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
22
2
0
0
Total
228
Total no. trees counted in
stacks
dbh*
unable to
be
measured
3
25
111
44
2
0
1
1
229
* diameter at breast height measured at approximately 1.5m from top of root ball
#
^
4 trees in each of these categories were presumed to be dead at the time of clearing
Presumed to be a standing dead tree at the time of clearing
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>4m in
height (m)
<4m in
height
(m)
height not
measured
2
3
2
Attachment 5:
Flora Species identified on Lot 58 in DP 753476 – “Mumblebone”, Warren
29th and 30th April 2010
Cover-Abundance categories using a modified Braun-Blanquet Scale
1= <5% cover (rare number of individuals at site)
4= 26-50% cover
2= <5% cover (species common at site)
5= 51-75% cover
3= 5-25% cover
6= 76-100% cover
Q1, Q2, Q3 = Quadrat numbers
RT = Random Traverses across cleared area
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Cover
Abundance
within quadrats
Q1
Q2
RT
Q3#
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus viridis *
Green Amaranth

Asteraceae
Podolepis sp
Copper-wire Daisy

Sonchus oleraceus*
Common Sowthistle
Xanthium spinosum*
Bathurst Burr

Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii*
Wild Turnip

Capparaceae
Capparis mitchellii
Wild Orange

Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex articulata
Saltbush
Atriplex sp
Saltbush
Atriplex sp B
Saltbush
Atriplex vesicaria ssp
macrocystidia
Bladder Saltbush
Chenopodium pumilo
Small Crumbweed
Einadia hastata
Berry Saltbush
Enchylaena tomentosa
Ruby Saltbush
Maireana aphylla
Leaf-less Cotton Bush
2
Rhagodia spinescens
Spiny Saltbush
3
Salsola tragus
Soft Roly-poly
1
Sclerolaena articulata
Jointed Poverty Bush
1
Sclerolaena muricata
Black Roly-poly
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus erubescens
Australian Bindweed
Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus*
Camel Melon
Cucumis myriocarpus ssp
leptodermis *
Paddy Melon
2
Carex inversa
Knob Sedge
1
Cyperus sp
Umbrella Sedge

Eleocharis plana
Ribbed Spike Rush

Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce dallachyana
Caustic Weed
1
Fabaceae
Medicago sp*
Burr Medic
1
Geraniaceae
Erodium crinitum
Blue Crowfoot
2
Loranthaceae
Amyema quandang
Grey Mistletoe
Malvaceae
Abutilon halophilum
Desert Lantern Bush
1
Malvastrum americanum*
Malvastrum
1
Cyperaceae
14
1
2

1

1
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
3
1

1
1
1
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Cover
Abundance
within quadrats
Q1
Q2
1
1
RT
Q3#
Sida fibulifera
Pin Sida
Marsileaceae
Marsilea drummondii
Common Nardoo
Mimosaceae
Acacia pendula
Myall
Neptunia gracilis
Native Sensitive Plant
Myoporaceae
Eremophila mitchellii
Budda
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia dominii
Tarvine
Poaceae
Aristida aristiglumis
Plains Grass
Astrebla lappacea
Curly Mitchell Grass
1
Austrostipa scabra ssp scabra
Rough Speargrass
2
Chloris truncata
Windmill Grass
Dactyloctenium radulans
Button Grass
2
Enteropogon acicularis
Curly Windmill Grass
3
Eragrostis cilianensis*
Stinkgrass
Eragrostis parviflora
Weeping Lovegrass
Eriochloa australiensis
Spring Grass
1
Eriochloa crebra
Cup Grass
1
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Early Spring Grass
1
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Blown Grass
2
2
Panicum buncei
Native Panic
3
2
Paspalidium constrictum
Box Grass
4
3
Paspalidium jubiflorum
Warrego Summer Grass

Sporobolus actinocladus
Katoora Grass

Sporobolus caroli
Fairy Grass
1
Triticum aestivum*
Common Wheat
1
Polygonaceae
Muehlenbeckia florulenta
Lignum
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Common Pigweed
Proteaceae
Hakea leucoptera
Needlewood

Sapindaceae
Atalaya hemiglauca
Whitewood

Alectryon oleifolius
Western Rosewood

Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum virgatum *
Twiggy Mullein
Solanaceae
Solanum nigrum*
Blackberry Nightshade

Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus minutus
Caltrop

* Introduced species
# Only
dominant species in each strata recorded
15

3
1
4
1
1
1
1

2
3
1

2
3
3

2
2
1
Attachment 6:
Photographs of Quadrats on Lot 58 in DP753476 – “Mumblebone”
PLATE 1: Quadrat 1 within the area
cleared. Stacks of pushed timber are
visible in the background as is
remnant Myall (Acacia pendula)
Woodland adjoining the western
boundary [E0559602 / N6525944
(datum WGS84)]
PLATE 2: Quadrat 2 within Myall
(Acacia
pendula)
Woodland
adjoining the eastern boundary of
the cleared area [E0560688 /
N6525950 (datum WGS84)]
PLATE 3: Quadrat 3 within Myall
(Acacia
pendula)
Woodland
adjoining the western boundary of
the area cleared [E0559400 /
N6526009 (datum WGS84)]
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