Penalty Notice issued to Monteath and Powys Pty Ltd (Seaside Boulevard, Fern Bay – MP06_0250, Port Stephens LGA) 31 January 2019

On 31 January 2019, the Department issued a $3,000 Penalty Notice to Monteath & Powys Pty Ltd for providing false and misleading information in a construction certificate application for the Seaside Boulevard Fern Bay development.  As a result of the construction certificate being issued, clearing occurred in a conservation zone that was mapped as supplementary koala habitat and Dry Schlerophyll Open Forest.  The loss of such habitat is recognised as a significant impact for hollow-dependent species known and or likely to occur on site.