35Content of the site assessment report

35 Content of the site assessment report

(1) The site assessment report must include the following information and any relevant supporting evidence: Site details (a) details of the project area, including: (i) the name and address of the property or properties included in the project area; (ii) the lot and file numbers of the land parcels included in the project area; (b) a map of the project area that: (i) shows the activity areas and any sub-areas that are within the project area; and (ii) is consistent with the Mapping Guidelines; (c) details of how each activity area satisfies the criteria for an activity area and the data relied upon to establish this; Indigenous matters (d) a description of any engagement with relevant Indigenous representatives or other relevant Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders for the project area that was undertaken for the purposes of section 28; (e) any areas of the project area that: (i) are subject to Indigenous land interests; or (ii) are culturally sensitive areas; (f) a description of any other engagement with relevant Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders for the project area as part of the SSA, including in relation to culturally significant entities; Starting ecosystem condition state (g) for each activity area—the starting ecosystem condition state; Starting values and scores (h) for each activity area: (i) the starting values for each indicator for ecosystem condition; (ii) the starting ecosystem condition score; (iii) the forecast ecosystem condition score; (iv) the starting contribution to biodiversity persistence score; (v) the forecast contribution to biodiversity persistence score; (i) for the replanting project as a whole; (i) the starting aggregate ecosystem condition score; (ii) the forecast aggregate ecosystem condition score; (iii) the starting aggregate contribution to biodiversity persistence score; (iv) the forecast aggregate contribution to biodiversity persistence score; Evidence for starting ecosystem condition state and starting values and scores (j) the data obtained from the assessment that was relied upon to determine the starting ecosystem condition state of each activity area; (k) the data obtained from the assessment that was relied upon to determine starting values of each indicator for the ecosystem condition of each activity area; (l) details of the permanent sampling plots for each activity area, including: (i) the location of each sampling plot; (ii) a map of the activity area that: (A) shows the sampling plots; and (B) is consistent with the Mapping Guidelines; (iii) the location of the permanent markers for each sampling plot; (iv) the location of the centre line for each sampling plot; (v) a description of how the plots were determined; (vi) the 6 photos of each plot taken in accordance with section 3 of Schedule 5; (m) the reference ecosystem identified for each activity area or sub-area, including: (i) details of the process undertaken to identify the applicable reference ecosystem for each activity area or sub-area; and (ii) the data obtained from this process and relied upon to identify the applicable reference ecosystem for each activity area or sub-area. (n) the benchmark values determined in accordance with paragraph 30(1)(b), including: (i) details of how these benchmark values were selected or established, including the process and, where relevant, the sources used; and (ii) if the benchmark values were established in accordance with Schedule 2; (A) evidence demonstrating the process in Schedule 2 was complied with; (B) details of the survey sites used in this process; and (C) justification for why a benchmark value for the indicator or sub-indicator from the Approved benchmark source list was not appropriate; Relevant features (o) details of any potential threats to the likelihood of the project outcome being achieved that were identified as part of the SSA; (p) details of any significant hydrological features that were identified as part of the SSA; (q) details of any threatened species or ecological communities that were identified as part of the SSA; (r) details of the historic drivers of change associated with biodiversity in native species in the project area, including any significant disturbances to any of the activity areas; (s) details of any natural regeneration that was identified as part of the SSA; (t) details of any covenants or other legal encumbrances that were identified as part of the SSA; Suitably qualified persons (u) a statement that the site assessment report was prepared by, or certified by, a suitably qualified person; (v) a statement that the person responsible for undertaking the field survey for SSA is a suitably qualified person; (w) the names and contact details of the person or persons; (x) evidence of their relevant qualifications or experience. (2) The data in the site assessment report, and its presentation, must be consistent with the Data Submission Guidelines.