State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 (Amendment No 12) (2008-184) [GG No 68 of 13.6.2008, p 4801] (NSW)

2008 No 184

New South Wales

State Environmental Planning Policy

(Major Projects) 2005 (Amendment

No 12)

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following State environmental planning policy under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in accordance with the recommendation made by the Minister for Planning. (S06/00796-1)

FRANK SARTOR, M.P.,

Minister for Planning

Published in Gazette No 68 of 13 June 2008, page 4801 Page 1

2008 No 184	State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 (Amendment
Clause 1	No 12)

State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects)

2005 (Amendment No 12)

under the

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

1      Name of Policy

This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects)

2005 (Amendment No 12).

2      Aim of Policy

This Policy aims to declare development for the purposes of the Queensland–Hunter Gas Pipeline to be a critical infrastructure project for the purposes of Part 3A of the Act.

3      Land to which Policy applies

This Policy applies to the local government areas of Moree Plains, Narrabri, Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains, Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Maitland, Port Stephens and Newcastle.

4      Amendment of State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005

State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Projects) 2005 (Amendment	2008 No 184
No 12)

Amendment Schedule 1

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 4)

Schedule 5 Critical infrastructure projects

Insert after clause 3:

4      Queensland–Hunter Gas Pipeline

Development for the purposes of a high pressure natural gas transmission pipeline from the Walumbilla Gas Hub in South Central Queensland to connect with the Sydney to Newcastle pipeline near Newcastle in New South Wales, including development for any of the following purposes:

(a)	the construction of pigging stations, valve stations, and connection points to other pipelines and facilities,
(b)	the construction of a secondary pipeline that will branch off the main pipeline in the local government area of Maitland,
(c)	the erection of perimeter security fences, security and service lighting and signage,
(d)	the installation of communication and telemetry towers,
(e)	the installation of cathodic protection devices,
(f)	excavation, drilling, interim spoil storage, spoil replacement or disposal and site remediation,
(g)	erosion and sediment control works,
(h)	the construction of pipeline corridor access tracks,

(i)      river and creek crossings,

(j)	road and railway crossings,
(k)	temporary fencing around work sites and open excavations,
(l)	transportation and temporary storage of pipes and associated equipment by road or rail,
(m)	the establishment and removal of construction camps,
(n)	the provision and disposal of water for pipeline hydrostatic testing.

BY AUTHORITY