33Relevant data and information for the assessment

33 Relevant data and information for the assessment

Note: See section 8 of the BAI.

(1) The SSA must be informed by: (a) data obtained from the permanent sampling plots; and (b) data obtained from virtual (desktop) assessments (using remote imagery) of the project area and any other areas covered by the field survey; and (c) data obtained from the field survey. (2) The assessment of threats for paragraph 32(a) must also be informed, where relevant, by records of pest treatments from the past 10 years. (3) The assessment of vulnerability to climate change for paragraph 32(b) must also be informed, where relevant, by regionally relevant information for determining potential future climate change effects. (4) The assessment of: (a) significant hydrological features for paragraph 32(c); and (b) threatened species and ecological communities for paragraph 32(d); must also be informed, where relevant, by information from the Protected Matters Search Tool, which is published by the Department on the Department’s website, as it exists from time to time. (5) The identification of covenants and other legal encumbrances for paragraph 27(b) must be informed by: (a) a search of the applicable land title register; and (b) a search of any applicable state or territory register relating to cultural heritage; and (c) a search of the Register established under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011; and (d) a signed statement from the owner of the land (if relevant and available).