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 |
2015/7578 | TJ and RF Fordham Pty Ltd/Residential Development/SE of Warragamba/New South Wales/Residential development |
| 10/12/2015 |
2015/7591 | Defence Housing Australia/Commonwealth Development/Lee Point Road, Darwin/Northern Territory/Lee Point Master-planned urban development, Darwin, NT |
| 18/12/2015 |
2015/7604 | TNG LTD/Mining/Middle Arm Peninsula, Darwin/Northern Territory/Establishment and operation of a refinery at Darwin, NT |
| 4/01/2016 |
2015/7609 | PERRON DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD/Commercial Development/Worongary/Queensland/Pacific View Estate Urban Development, Worongary, Qld |
| 6/01/2016 |
2015/7599 | Mount Gilead Pty Ltd/Residential Development/Appin Road, Gilead/New South Wales/Mt Gilead residential development, NSW |
| 8/01/2016 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2015/7593* | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd/Mining/Townesville/Queensland/Hanson Fine Sand Quarry extension, Cape Cleveland, Cungulla, QLD | 10/12/2015 |
2015/7601 | MCCONNELL DOWELL CONSTRUCTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD/Transport - Land/Gilberton to Adelaide CBD/South Australia/O-Bahn City Access Project, SA | 15/12/2015 |
2015/7592 | Oceanic Victor Pty Ltd/Tourism and Recreation/waters off Encounter Bay, 600m SE Victor Harbour/South Australia/Oceanic Victor Viewing Platform Proposal, SA | 16/12/2015 |
2015/7586 | MAIN ROADS/Natural Resources Management/Lot 104 Ablett Road, approx 2.6 km south of Cowaramup/Western Australia/West's gravel pit development, Cowaramup, WA | 17/12/2015 |
2015/7587 | DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE/Commonwealth/Western side of Darwin Harbour/Northern Territory/Cox Peninsular Remediation Project, NT | 18/12/2015 |
2015/7597 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/Commercial Development/City of Wanneroo/Western Australia/Landsdale Primary School Development, WA | 18/12/2015 |
2015/7533 | Urban Resources Pty Ltd/Mining/Stakehill Road, Baldivis/WA/Karnup Sand Mining Project, Stakehill Road, Baldivis, WA | 22/12/2015 |
2015/7572 | MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION/Water Management and Use/100 Bulla Road, Essendon Fields/Victoria/M9 Water Main replacement project, Essendon Fields, Vic | 23/12/2015 |
2015/7595 | Cement Australia/Mining/Gladstone Region/Queensland/Cement Australia East End Mine Extension, Mt Larcom, QLD | 23/12/2015 |
2015/7470* | Australian Graphite Pty Ltd /Mining/Tumby Bay/SA/Kookaburra Gully Graphite Project, Tumby Bay,SA | 23/12/2015 |
2015/7594* | Sunshine Coast Council/Water Management and Use/Maroochy River to foreshore between Maroochy and Alex Heads surf clubs/Queensland/Maroochy River Dredging Event 2016, Sunshine Coast, QLD | 23/12/2015 |
2015/7606 | Townsville City Council/Water Management and Use/Townsville city council/Queensland/Haughton Pipeline Duplication Project, QLD | 5/01/2016 |
2015/7607 | LWP Byford Syndicate Pty Ltd/Residential Development/Warrungton Road, Byford/Western Australia/Urban development of Lots 9049 and 9063, The Glades, Byford, WA | 12/01/2016 |
2015/7620 | Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport, and Resources (VIC)/Transport - Land/West Gate City Link/Victoria/Western Distributor Project Melbourne, Vic | 14/01/2016 |
* 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 |
2015/7579 | CITY OF BUNBURY/Residential Development/College Grove, Bunbury/Western Australia/Residential development, College Grove, WA | Preliminary Documentation | 30/11/2015 |
2015/7516 | MAB CORPORATION PTY LTD/Residential Development/Mickleham Road, Mickleham/Victoria/Lindum Vale residential development, Mickleham, Vic | Preliminary Documentation | 8/12/2015 |
2015/7578 | TJ and RF Fordham Pty Ltd/Residential Development/SE of Warragamba/New South Wales/Residential development |
Preliminary Documentation | 10/12/2015 |
2015/7609 | PERRON DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD/Commercial Development/Worongary/Queensland/Pacific View Estate Urban Development, Worongary, Qld | Preliminary Documentation | 6/01/2016 |
2015/7599 | Mount Gilead Pty Ltd/Residential Development/Appin Road, Gilead/New South Wales/Mt Gilead residential development, NSW | Preliminary Documentation | 8/01/2016 |
2015/7569 | Jemena Northern Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Mt Isa/NT/Jemena NEGI Pipeline, NT to QLD | Public Environment Report | 11/12/2015 |
2015/7591 | Defence Housing Australia/Commonwealth Development/Lee Point Road, Darwin/Northern Territory/Lee Point Master-planned urban development, Darwin, NT | Public Environment Report | 18/12/2015 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2015/7429 | SAGH Pty Ltd/Mining/Lot 810, Yangedi Road, Hopeland/WA/Sand extraction, Lot 810, Yangedi Rd, Hopeland, WA | Approved with conditions | 9/11/2015 |
2014/7208 | Axxcel Management Services Pty Ltd/Commercial development/Lot H, Ajax Road, Altona/VIC/Industrial subdivision, Lot H, Ajax Road, Altona | Approved with conditions | 8/12/2015 |
2015/7420 | Forge Resources Swan Pty Ltd/Mining/Pilbara coastline, approx 120kms SW Port Hedland/WA/Balla Balla Rail and Conveyor Project, WA | Approved with conditions | 21/12/2015 |
2015/7467 | DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT/Transport - Water/Port of Abbot Point/Queensland/Abbot Point Growth Gateway Project, Qld | Approved with conditions | 21/12/2015 |
2011/6029 | PORT WARATAH COAL SERVICES LIMITED/Transport - Water/Port of Newcastle, 6km NW of Newcastle CBD/New South Wales/Terminal 4 Coal Export Terminal Project, Kooragang Island | Approved with conditions | 23/12/2015 |
2013/7057 | LEND LEASE COMMUNITIES SPRINGFIELD PTY LTD/Residential Development/Sinnathamby Boulevard, west of Springfield Central/Queensland/Spring Mountain mixed use master planned community development, Springfield, Qld | Approved with conditions | 23/12/2015 |
2014/7266 | GOLD COAST AIRPORT PTY LTD/Transport - Air and Space/Bilinga, Gold Coast, QLD/Queensland/Gold Coast Airport Southern Development Area Expansion, Gold Coast, QLD | Approved with conditions | 24/12/2015 |
2014/7394 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS/Transport - Land/Bruce Highway, Cooroy to Curra Section, QLD /Queensland/Bruce Highway upgrade and realignment - Cooroy to Curra, QLD | Approved with conditions | 24/12/2015 |
OUTCOME OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF S75(1) DECISION (EPBC Act s.78C)
Reference | Title | Reconsideration Decision | Date |
2013/7092 | CGG Services (Australia) Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/North west of Dampier/WA/DAVROS MC 3D marine seismic survey northwaet of Dampier, WA | Not Controlled Action – Particular Manner | 2/12/2015 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2010/5476 | Satterley Property Group/Residential development/Lyon Road, Wandi /WA/Honeywood Estate Development | 13/10/2015 |
2009/5155 | Satterley Property Group Pty Ltd/Residential development/Butler/WA/Urban Residential Development at Lot 9049 Marmoin Avenue | 19/11/2015 |
2010/5571 | Whitehaven Coal Limited/Mining/Approx 4km S of Werris Creek & 11km NNW of Quirindi/New South Wales/Werris Creek Life of Mine Extension Project | 21/12/2015 |
2011/6015 | Regional Rail Link Authority/Transport - land/Moonee Ponds Creek to 2km beyond Deer Park Bypass /VIC/Regional Rail Link Section 1 | 22/12/2015 |
2013/6908 | Liddell Coal Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/25 kms NW Singleton, Hunter Valley/NSW/Extension of Liddell open cut coal mining operations, NSW | 22/12/2015 |
2009/4719 | Stockyard Hill Wind Farm Pty Ltd/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/150km south-west Melbourne, 35 km west of Ballarat /VIC/Stockyard Hill Wind Farm | 22/12/2015 |
2012/6637 | Bulga Coal Management Pty Limited/Mining/Hunter Valley approximately 12km south-west of Singleton/NSW/Extension of existing open cut coal mine at the Bulga Coal Complex | 5/01/2016 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended by (Days) | Date |
2012/6351 | BUSHLAND GROVE PTY LTD/Residential Development/Mt Low/Queensland/Mt Low Developments Master Planned Community | 31/07/2015 | 29/06/2015 |
2013/6941 | Wearing Developments Pty Ltd/Commercial development/North Maclean/QLD/Industrial Development in the Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area 4499-4651 Mount Lindesay Hwy, Nth Maclean (Lot 39) Qld | 08/12/2015 | 12/10/2015 |
2013/6941 | Wearing Developments Pty Ltd/Commercial development/North Maclean/QLD/Industrial Development in the Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area 4499-4651 Mount Lindesay Hwy, Nth Maclean (Lot 39) Qld | 15/01/2016 | 8/12/2015 |
2012/6615 | Santos Limited/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Central Southern Queensland/QLD/Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Project, QLD | 26/02/2016 | 22/12/2015 |
2013/6713 | DSE Victoria and NSW DEH/Natural resources management/Murray Valley NP NSW & Barmah NP Victoria/VIC/Ecological thinning trial in NSW & Victorian River Red Gum Parks | 01/02/2016 | 4/01/2016 |
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.