Pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994, all development involving the emission of noise and dust from building and/or construction activities, must ensure that the emissions are in accordance with the requirements of the Act.
The Environmental Protection Act 1994 prescribes that:

1. A person must not carry out building work in a way that makes an audible noise-
-  on a business day or Saturday, before 6.30a.m. or after 6.30p.m; or
-   on any other day, at any time. 
2. The reference in subsection (1) to a person carrying out building work-
-  includes a person carrying out building work under an owner-builder permit; and
-  otherwise does not include a person carrying out building work at premises used by the person only for residential purposes.

Note: A request can be made to work outside of these hours by submitting an Environmental Management Plan for assessment and obtaining an endorsed decision from the Environmental Management delegate Development Services.

Further Development Permit(s) to carry out assessable building work under the Building Act may be required.

Pursuant to the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018, any plumbing and drainage work must be carried out in compliance with the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019.

Note: All new and existing plumbing services should be located within the lot that they serve.

Compliance assessable plumbing and drainage work requires approval by Brisbane City Council prior to the work being carried out.

To prevent the spread of fire ants, the Queensland Government has implemented improvement controls in areas of Queensland (biosecurity zones) where this pest species has been detected.

These controls apply to individuals and commercial operators and restrict the movement of materials that could carry fire ants which include soil, turf, potted plants, mulch, baled hay or straw, animal manures, mining or quarry products.

Breaches of these controls can potentially impact the community, economy and the environment. Penalties for non-compliance with movement controls within fire ant biosecurity zones apply under the Biosecurity Act 2014.

For further information contact the relevant Queensland State Government department on 13 QGOV.

This advice is provided for buildings that are on sites that are subject to the flood overlay, as shown within City Plan 2014.

Council makes decisions to minimise flood risk based on the best information available at the time of the development application. Flood studies and applicable flood levels may be updated by Council overtime where new flood information is available or changes to engineering standards/methodology have occurred. Flood levels for various flood events and flooding types are outlined in Council's Floodwise Property Reports available from Councils website.

The minimum flood planning levels that apply to new development do not necessarily mean that the development will never flood. Therefore, when choosing materials for building on sites that are known to be affected by flooding, regardless of whether it is constructed to the minimum flood planning level, it is recommended that flood resilient materials are used to improve the speed of recovery and reduce the cost of repairs if required.

For more information refer to:

Council's website at https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/community- safety/disasters-and-emergencies/be-prepared/flooding-in-brisbane/flooding- support-for-residents/flood-resilient-homes-program

Queensland Reconstruction Authority "Flood Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes"https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/resilient- homes/flood-resilient-building-guidance-queensland-homes

Aboriginal cultural heritage is protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003. This Act establishes a cultural heritage duty of care and in section 23(1) mandates that a person who carries out an activity must take all reasonable and practicable measures for ensuring activities are managed to avoid or minimise harm to Aboriginal cultural heritage.

 

The Duty of Care Guidelines gazetted pursuant to the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 provide guidance on identifying and protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage to fulfil the duty of care.

 

For further information contact the relevant Queensland State Government Department (Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships).