DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
For further information see the referrals list at http://epbcnotices.environment.gov.au/referralslist/
and type the reference number in the Filter by Referral Number box
actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Controlling Provisions | Date |
2020/8769 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / location extends from the intersection of South Coast Highway and Link Road in the north to Festing / Western Australia / Albany Ring Road Stages 2 and 3B, WA |
| 1/10/2020 |
2020/8771 | Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation / Water Management and Use / Brereton Road, Gunbower / Victoria / Gunbower National Park Floodplain Restoration Project |
| 2/10/2020 |
2020/8629 | Springfield City Group / Residential Development / Brookwater / Queensland / Peninsula Precinct, Springfield, Queensland |
| 7/10/2020 |
2020/8774 | Fernveiw Environmental / Waste Management (non-sewerage) / Wannamal Road West and Wannamal Road South Road Reserves, Cullala / Western Australia / Gingin Landfill Facility Access Road |
| 7/10/2020 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2020/8674 | City of Mandurah / Natural Resources Management / Bushland reserves and road reserves managed by the City of Mandurah / Western Australia / Bushfire Mitigation Works - City of Mandurah | 6/10/2020 |
2020/8730* | UPC / AC Renewables / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Barnadown-Knowsley Road, Axedale / Victoria / Axedale Solar Farm, 25 kms east of Bendigo, VIC | 8/10/2020 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from http://epbcnotices.environment.gov.au/referralslist/
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2020/8769 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / location extends from the intersection of South Coast Highway and Link Road in the north to Festing / Western Australia / Albany Ring Road Stages 2 and 3B, WA | Preliminary Documentation | 1/10/2020 |
2020/8629 | Springfield City Group / Residential Development / Brookwater / Queensland / Peninsula Precinct, Springfield, Queensland | Preliminary Documentation | 7/10/2020 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2019/8571 | PARKS VICTORIA / Tourism and Recreation / near Port Campbell / Victoria / Twelve Apostles Saddle Lookout | Approved with conditions | 7/10/2020 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2012/6558 | Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd / Transport - Water / Port of Gladstone / Queensland / Port of Gladstone Gatcombe & Golding Cutting Channel Duplication Project | 5/11/2020 | 2/10/2020 |
2015/7453 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd / Mining / Port Stephens / New South Wales / Brandy Hill rock quarry extension, Seaham, Port Stephens, NSW | 30/10/2020 | 7/10/2020 |
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 Agriculture, Water and the Environment or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of Agriculture, Water and 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 Agriculture, Water and 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.