Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan Part 2 Leaseholder Guide

PBPL
8 June 2012
Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan
LEASEHOLDER GUIDE
2 Background Information
2.1 Site Details and Setting
Port of Brisbane comprises Fisherman Islands, Port Gate, Port West, Lytton, Pinkenba,
Bulwer Island and Colmslie Precincts. The majority of precincts are located adjacent to
environmentally sensitive marine environments.
Land use (as opposed to ‘wet areas’) at the port falls into two main categories:
PBPL owned land comprises either vacant land awaiting development / redevelopment,
or land used for PBPL related activities; or
Land leased to tenants (leaseholders) for industrial / commercial activities where the
majority have undergone specific development for a lease holder’s own activities.
2.1.1 Regulatory Background
Port of Brisbane became a privately owned company in 2011 known as Port of Brisbane Pty
Ltd (PBPL). As such, the PBPL is not now wholly responsible for port related planning
decisions as it is not a government owned body. Historical arrangements with other
Queensland Government entities have therefore been reviewed and protocols updated
accordingly.
Historically some PBPL owned land has been subject to activities which may have caused
contamination either from tenant industrial land use, waste disposal or the inclusion of port
land on the EMR as a result of land reclamation activities using dredged material. A
Contaminated Land Environmental Baseline Review is presently in progress across all port
owned lands to enable characterisation of soil and groundwater contamination with a
completion date of 2013. PBPL maintain a corresponding environmental baseline database
for all PBPL land.
Some sites within the PBPL estate are listed on the Environmental Management Register
(EMR) or the Contaminated Land Register (CLR). Historically, soil disposal between lots and
lease areas has not been documented across Port lands. PBPL recognise that this practice
could result in the spread of soils impacted by potentially contaminating activities.
Further, Section 424 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act)) requires that a
permit be obtained from DEHP before the removal of contaminated soil from land that is
registered on the EMR or CLR. The guidelines further state:
Application for a disposal permit must be made before removal of contaminated soil from a
site that is recorded on the EMR or CLR:
as part of a Remedial Action Plan approved by DoE [DEHP];
from a site which has been or is being used for a Notifiable Activity;
when contamination is discovered on a site which has not been used for a Notifiable
Activity; and
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