DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
For further information see the referrals list at http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices
and type the reference number in the Search box
actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Controlling Provisions | Date |
2014/7385 | Main Roads Western Australia /Transport - land/Benara Road, Morley Drive and Collier Road, Tonkin Highway/WA/To grade separate three intersections on Tonkin Highway, WA |
| 23/12/2014 |
2014/7391 | Department Of Infrastructure and Regional Development/Commonwealth/Badgerys Creek/NSW/Construction and Operation of Western Sydney Airport, Badgerys Creek, NSW |
| 23/12/2014 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2014/7386 | Burnie City Council/Waste management (non-sewerage)/Burnie/TAS/Construction of a leachate treatment wetland and treatment discharge, Burnie, Tas | 18/12/2014 |
2014/7338 | Huntsman Property Pty Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of Cedar Woods Properties Ltd)/Commercial development/Upper Kedron, Brisbane City Council LGA/QLD/Proposed Master Planned Development, Upper Kedron, Qld | 22/12/2014 |
2014/7379 | Capital Metro Agency /Transport - land/Gungahlin to Civic, Canberra/ACT/Capital Metro Stage 1 Light Rail Service, ACT | 23/12/2014 |
2014/7392 | Translink/Transport - land/Gold Coast/QLD/Heavy Rail Duplication Project, Coomera to Helensvale, Qld | 23/12/2014 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2014/7391 | Department Of Infrastructure and Regional Development/Commonwealth/ Badgerys Creek/NSW/Construction and Operation of Western Sydney Airport, Badgerys Creek, NSW | Environmental Impact Statement | 23/12/2014 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2014/7135 | Cristal Mining Australia Ltd (incorporating Cable Sands (WA) P/L/Mining/Yalyalup, 6kms SE of Busselton/WA/Wonnerup South Mineral Sands Project, Yalyalup, WA | Approved with conditions | 16/12/2014 |
2013/6864 | Stockland Development Pty Ltd/Residential development/Approximately 10km from Ipswich CBD/QLD/Paradise Waters Residential Estate, Gampian Drive, Deebing Heights | Approved with conditions | 17/12/2014 |
2013/7047 | QGC Pty Ltd/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Surat Basin/QLD/Development of new natural gas acreage in Surat Basin | Approved with conditions | 17/12/2014 |
2010/5717 | Jabiru Metals Limited/Mining/470km east of Melbourne/VIC/Construction of a tailings storage facility near Benambra | Approved with conditions | 19/12/2014 |
2013/7036 | Cockatoo Coal Limited/Mining/Baralaba/QLD/Baralaba North Coal Mine Continued Operations, Baralaba, Qld | Approved with conditions | 22/12/2014 |
2013/6908 | Liddell Coal Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/25 kms NW Singleton, Hunter Valley/NSW/Extension of Liddell open cut coal mining operations, NSW | Approved with conditions | 24/12/2014 |
2014/7259 | Wollongong Coal Limited/Mining/Cnr Princess Hway & Bellambi Road, Russell Vale/NSW/Russell Vale Colliery Longwall 6 Mining, Wollongong NSW | Approved with conditions | 24/12/2014 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2014/7272 | BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal P/L/Mining/Bowen Basin/QLD/South Walker Creek Mulgrave Pit mine extension, Nebo, QLD | 16/01/2015 | 17/12/2014
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2012/6336 | Spencer Gulf Port Link/Transport - water/Port Bonython, Eyre Peninsula, SA/SA/Port Bonython Bulk Commodities Export Facility, SA | 30/06/2015 | 19/12/2014
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2013/6983 | WA Housing Authority/Residential development/Lot 6 Talbot Road, Stratton/WA/Residential Development | 19/03/2015 | 23/12/2014
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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.