City Plan Policy Update: Environmental Management Plans


A new policy concerning Fauna Spotter Catcher activities went live as part of the City Plan update version 5 – do your reports comply?

On 27 June 2018, SC6.8 City Plan policy - Environmental Management Plans (EMP) went live. The policy provides guidelines for satisfying assessment benchmarks in the City Plan.

Section 6.4 of the EMP – Fauna Management Plans (FMP) includes content detailing minimum requirements for fauna spotter catcher reporting and duties including:
  • pre and post clearance reports
  • fauna management considerations and requirements based on habitat types
  • installation of fauna management controls
  • dewatering requirements
  • daily pre-clearance inspections
  • pre-start meetings
  • compliance including fauna injuries, deaths and incidents
  • roles and responsibilities
  • requirements for additional fauna spotter catchers.
How does this affect you?

Fauna Spotter Catcher and FMP reports are now being assessed against the new policy.

To avoid Information Requests or delays to development pre-starts, ensure that all reporting submitted to the City is in line with the EMP policy and Council conditions.

Note: Extensive industry and community consultation informed the development of this policy. The policy has been designed to inform industry of Fauna Spotter Catchers responsibilities and duties associated with construction works.

Further queries can be directed to City Development on (07) 5582 8866.