Onshore species-specific research and guidance to support onshore renewable energy industries
Tender ID: 581797
Tender Details
Tender Description
To support the speed and rigour with which renewable energy projects are being assessed, this project seeks to collect and collate critical ecological information required for EPBC assessment and develop associated regulatory guidance for 36 priority threatened species.
The department has the requirement for the following goods or services to be provided for each species.
1. Targeted Research
Proposed targeted research should undertake literature reviews, expert elicitation, data collation and analysis, and field work - as necessary and possible within the available project timeframe - to fill knowledge gaps for the species as relevant for assessment purposes under the EPBC Act.
2. Research Report
Provide a research report which collates and interprets the targeted research literature review, expert elicitation and field work for the species. The report should provide latest scientific information available (including relevant references to published research) on the relevant ecology and biology of the species relevant to the EPBC Act environmental assessment process.
3. Regulatory Guidance
Prepare species specific regulatory guidance as a component of the research report, which is based on its findings. The regulatory guidance must:
• Be consistent with EPBC Act including requirements, terms and definitions.
• Consider and clarify how it will interact with any existing statutory and guidance documents.
• Provide clear direction to the department assessment officers, decision makers and proponents on how to support environmental impact assessments and decisions under the EPBC Act.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
