DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Controlling Provisions | Date |
2014/7190 | Sunland Group Project Management Pty Ltd/Residential development/Rifle Range Road, Pimpama/QLD/Nambucca Crescent residential subdivision Pimpama, QLD |
| 21/05/2014 |
2014/7177 | Milford Planning Consultants/Residential development/Ross Park, Riverway Drive, Kelso, Pinnacles, Townsville /QLD/To develop stages 2-6 of the Laudham Park Development, Pinnacles, Townsville, QLD |
| 23/05/2014 |
2013/6850 | Roads Corporation (Vicroads)/Transport - land/between Warren St in Echuca Vic & Perricoota Rd in Moama NSW/VIC/Construction of a second Murray River crossing Echuca-Moama, Vic |
| 11/06/2014 |
2014/7228 | Mr Mike Chapman/Commercial development/Groote Eylandt, approximately 650 km south-east of Darwin/NT/Develop open cut mining areas on the Eastern Leases (ELR28161 and ELR28162, Groote Eylandt, NT |
| 23/06/2014 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2014/7230 | Centennial Clarence Pty Ltd/Commercial development/Clarence, NSW/NSW/Clarence Colliery Reject Emplacement Area VI, Clarence, NSW | 27/06/2014 |
2014/7236 | Aquafarms Queensland Pty Ltd/Aquaculture/Shark Bay, Tinnanbar, Qld/QLD/Aquaculture Sea Ranching of Sea Cucumber (Beche de Mere), Shark Bay, Tinnanbar, Qld | 27/06/2014 |
2014/7223* | Skiron Opco Pty Ltd/Telecommunications/Offshore Submarine, Port Hedland WA to Darwin NT/Other Australian land/waters/Offshore Fibre Optic Cable Network Construction & Operation, Port Hedland WA to Darwin NT | 28/06/2014 |
2014/7186* | APA GasNet Australia (Operations) Pty Ltd /Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - non-marine)/Between Wandong and Glenrowan/VIC/Looping four sections of the Wollert to Wodonga gas transmission pipeline | 01/07/2014 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2013/6895 | Tronox Management Pty Ltd/Mining/Exploration tenements E70/2345, E70/2346 & E70/3065 Swan Coastal Plain 175kms north of Perth/WA/Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals mining Project, WA | Accredited Assessment Process with the Western Australian Government | 25/07/2013
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2014/7190 | Sunland Group Project Management Pty Ltd/Residential development/Rifle Range Road, Pimpama/QLD/Nambucca Crescent residential subdivision Pimpama, QLD | Preliminary Documentation | 21/05/2014 |
2014/7177 | Milford Planning Consultants/Residential development/Ross Park, Riverway Drive, Kelso, Pinnacles, Townsville /QLD/To develop stages 2-6 of the Laudham Park Development, Pinnacles, Townsville, QLD | Preliminary Documentation | 23/05/2014 |
2013/6850 | Roads Corporation (Vicroads)/Transport - land/between Warren St in Echuca Vic & Perricoota Rd in Moama NSW/VIC/Construction of a second Murray River crossing Echuca-Moama, Vic | Preliminary Documentation
| 11/06/2014
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2014/7228 | Mr Mike Chapman/Commercial development/Groote Eylandt, approximately 650 km south-east of Darwin/NT/Develop open cut mining areas on the Eastern Leases (ELR28161 and ELR28162, Groote Eylandt, NT | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Assessment Act (NT) | 23/06/2014
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DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2014/7146 | Peet Funds Management Limited/Residential development/Lot 609, Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep/WA/Residential development, Lot 609, Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep, WA | Approved with conditions | 13/06/2014 |
2012/6653 | Phosphate Resources Limited/Mining/South Point Region of Christmas Island/Christmas Island/Phosphate Mining in South Point Christmas Island | Approved with conditions | 27/06/2014 |
2013/6986 | Peet Southern JV Pty Limited/Residential development/Lots 9035 & 9037, Wellard, City of Kwinana/WA/Residential development, Village of Wellard, City of Kwinana, WA | Approved with conditions | 27/06/2014 |
2008/4465 | John Duggin/Residential development/1180 Burma Rd, Yundi/SA/Clearing of Vegetation and Construction of a Fence | Approved with conditions | 28/06/2014 |
2010/5515 | Point Grey Development Pty Ltd/Transport - water/12km south west of the Mandurah City Centre/WA/Point Grey Marina Project | Approved with conditions | 28/06/2014 |
2011/6122 | Cooma-Monaro Shire Council/David Byrne/Water management and use/Pigring Creek, 6 km S of Nimmitabel/NSW/Construction of an on-stream water storage | Approved with conditions | 30/06/2014 |
2013/6830 | City of Busselton/Tourism and recreation/Busselton/WA/Busselton Foreshore Redevelopment from West Street to Ford Road | Approved with conditions | 30/06/2014 |
2008/4214 | Keith Altmann and Associates/Residential development/Lot 2 on PS507172U 100 Vinyard Road Sunbury/VIC/Subdivision of 100 Vineyard Road, Sunbury | Approved with conditions | 02/07/2014 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2009/4976 | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Western Downs of QLD to Curtis Island, Gladstone/QLD/Construct and operate 447km high pressure gas transmission pipeline | 30/04/2014 |
2011/5800 | Sonoma Mine Management Pty Ltd/Mining/6km S of the township of Collinsville and 94 km SW of Bowen/QLD/ Diversion of a stretch of Coral Creek to expand the northern reach of the open-cut pit mine | 30/06/2014 |
2014/7146 | Peet Funds Management Limited/Residential development/Lot 609, Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep/WA/Residential development, Lot 609, Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep, WA | 01/07/2014 |
2004/1861 | Queensland Department of Main Roads & NSW RTA/Land transport/Tugun to Tweed Heads/QLD/Tugun Bypass | 03/07/2014 |
2010/5389 | Ravensworth Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/26km from Singleton & 25km from Muswellbrook/NSW/Ravensworth Operations Project | 03/07/2014 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended by (Days) | Date |
2009/5240 | Aquila Resources Limited/Mining/Blackwater/QLD/Washpool Coal Mine Project | 31/07/2014 | 21/03/2014 |
2012/6336 | Spencer Guf Port Link/Transport - water/Port Bonython, Eyre Peninsula, SA/SA/Port Bonython Bulk Commodities Export Facility, SA | 31/10/2014 | 16/06/2014 |
2013/7064 | Carabella Resources Ltd /Mining/MLA 80194 southeast of Bluff/QLD/Bluff open cut coal mine project, central Queensland | 31/07/2014 | 01/07/2014 |
Some public notifications on the Internet and in the Gazette relating to the processing of referrals for approval under Chapter 4 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 may occasionally be missed in processing by the Department of the Environment or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of the Environment has implemented systems and ongoing quality assurance procedures to minimise any risk of missing a notification within the required timeframe. Where a missed notification is identified the practice will be to notify these even though the timeframe for notification has lapsed. This will ensure that the history of notifications for each referral is available to the public. The Department of the Environment regrets any inconvenience that may be caused by a missed notification. Please note that late notifications have not affected subsequent processing of referrals or assessments and they do not affect decisions made.
NOTICE OF EXemption from a provision of part 3 (EPBC Act section 158(7))
Commonwealth of Australia
Exemption under section 158 of the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
I, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, being satisfied that it is in the national interest to do so, exempt, under section 158 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act), the Director of National Parks and those acting on behalf of the Director of National Parks, from the application of all of the provisions of Part 3 and Chapter 4 of the EPBC Act in relation to the action specified in this notice.
Specified action
The establishment and operation of a captive management program for the Christmas Island Flying-fox (Pteropus melanotus natalis), including but not limited to:
- the capture of a sufficient number of Christmas Island Flying-fox individuals on Christmas Island so as meet the objectives of the captive management program as recommended by expert advisors;
- holding Christmas Island Flying-foxes in captivity for a minimum of three years;
- captive husbandry of the Christmas Island Flying-foxes; and
- release of individual Christmas Island Flying-foxes that may be reared in captivity into natural habitat on Christmas Island.
This exemption takes effect on the date of this notice.
SIGNED (The Hon Greg Hunt MP)
____________________________________________
Minister for the Environment
Dated this 26th day of June 2014
A copy of the Minister’s statement of reasons for this decision is publicly available at the following internet address: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices/exemptions.html
NOTICE OF EXemption from a provision of part 13 (EPBC Act section 303A(7))
Commonwealth of Australia
Exemption under section 303A of the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)
I, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, being satisfied that it is in the national interest to do so, exempt, under section 303A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act), the Director of National Parks and those acting on behalf of the Director of National Parks, from the application of all of the provisions of Part 13 of the EPBC Act in relation to the action specified in this notice.
Specified action
The establishment and operation of a captive management program for the Christmas Island Flying-fox (Pteropus melanotus natalis), including but not limited to:
- the capture of a sufficient number of Christmas Island Flying-fox individuals on Christmas Island so as meet the objectives of the captive management program as recommended by expert advisors;
- holding Christmas Island Flying-foxes in captivity for a minimum of three years;
- captive husbandry of the Christmas Island Flying-foxes; and
- release of individual Christmas Island Flying-foxes that may be reared in captivity into natural habitat on Christmas Island.
This exemption takes effect on the date of this notice.
SIGNED (The Hon Greg Hunt MP)
____________________________________________
Minister for the Environment
Dated this 26th day of June 2014
A copy of the Minister’s statement of reasons for this decision is publicly available at the following internet address: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices/exemptions.html