DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
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 |
2016/7773 | Chinova Resources Cloncurry Mines Pty Ltd / Mining / 140km SE of Mt Isa / Queensland / Cloncurry Heap Leach Copper Project and associated infrastructure, Selwyn Ranges, Qld |
| 10/10/2016 |
2016/7779 | Phosphate Resources Limited / Mining / between 2km and 15km from Flying Fish Cove / Christmas Island / Proposed exploration drilling programme for Christmas Island |
| 19/10/2016 |
2016/7788 | BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd / Mining / Approx. 20km north of Moranbah to approx. 24km south-east of Nebo / Queensland / Goonyella Riverside Mine to South Walker Creek Mine Dragline Move |
| 8/11/2016 |
2016/7781 | Land Development Agency / Residential Development / north of Isabella Pond Weir, between Drakeford Dr and Lake Tuggeranong, ACT / Australian Capital Territory / Urban Development of part Block 5 Section 10 Greenway, ACT |
| 18/11/2016 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2016/7777 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport – Land / Approx. 45km north-east of Albany and 420km south of Perth / Western Australia / South Coast Highway Cheynes East Intersection upgrade and realignment, WA | 15/11/2016 |
2016/7798 | Cairns Regional Council / Tourism and Recreation / Shields Street, Cairns / Queensland / Upgrade and revitalisation works, Shields Street, Cairns QLD | 18/11/2016 |
2016/7794 | Coffs Harbour City Council / Natural Resources Management / Approx. 2.2km south-east of Coffs Harbour / New South Wales / Safe management of vegetation within Obstacle Limitation Surfaces, Coffs Harbour Regional Aerodrome, NSW | 21/11/2016 |
2016/7802 | Department of Transport and Main Roads/Transport - Land/Warrego Hway between Chinchilla and Miles/Western Australia/Warrego Highway Upgrade Program, Dalby to Miles overtaking lanes, Qld | 23/11/2016 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2016/7773 | Chinova Resources Cloncurry Mines Pty Ltd / Mining / 140km SE of Mt Isa / Queensland / Cloncurry Heap Leach Copper Project and associated infrastructure, Selwyn Ranges, Qld | Preliminary Documentation | 10/10/2016 |
2016/7779 | Phosphate Resources Limited / Mining / between 2km and 15km from Flying Fish Cove / Christmas Island / Proposed exploration drilling programme for Christmas Island | Preliminary Documentation | 19/10/2016 |
2016/7788 | BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd / Mining / Approx. 20km north of Moranbah to approx. 24km south-east of Nebo/Queensland / Goonyella Riverside Mine to South Walker Creek Mine Dragline Move |
Preliminary Documentation | 8/11/2016 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2015/7588 | Guanaba Experience Pty Ltd / Tourism and Recreation / Mt Tambourine / Queensland / Guanaba Experience ecotourism development, Qld | Approved with conditions | 11/11/2016 |
2013/6904 | TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD / Mining/between SW Highway & Maranup Ford Rd, south of Greenbushes / Western Australia / Clearing of vegetation to expand the waste rock dump at Greenbushes, WA | Approved with conditions | 15/11/2016 |
2015/7495 | FLINDERS MINES LIMITED / Mining / Pilbara / Western Australia / Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Stage 2, Shire of Ashburton, Pilbara Region, WA | Approved with conditions | 15/11/2016 |
2015/7536 | Main Roads WA/Transport – land / Shire of Quairading / WA / York Merredin Road widening and upgrade, Shire of Quarading, WA | Approved with conditions | 15/11/2016 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2008/4638 | PEET LIMITED / Residential Development / Alkimos, 40 km N-W of Perth / Western Australia / Proposed Urban Development of Lots 1005 & 1006 | 9/11/2016 |
2007/3479 | LANDCORP / Commercial Development / Neerabup / Western Australia / Meridian Business Park Industrial Development | 10/11/2016 |
2010/5389 | XSTRATA CUMNOCK MANAGMENT PTY LTD / Mining / 26km from Singleton & 25km from Muswellbrook / New South Wales / Ravensworth Operations Project | 10/11/2016 |
2014/7309 | MAIN ROADS WA / Transport – Land / Albany Hwy, Shire of Kojonup, WA / Western Australia / Tunney Passing Lanes, 30km S of Kojonup, WA | 11/11/2016 |
2002/629 | WARKWORTH MINING LIMITED / Mining / Upper Hunter Valley / New South Wales / Extending Existing operations at Warkworth Coal Mine | 14/11/2016 |
2009/5081 | WARKWORTH MINING LIMITED / Mining / Upper Hunter Valley / New South Wales / Warkworth Mine Extension | 14/11/2016 |
lapsed proposals (EPBC Act s.155)
Reference | Title | Date |
2010/5443 | Hanwood Pastoral Co. Pty Ltd / Residential development / Hanwood Road, North Rothbury / NSW / Hanwood Stage 5 Residential Development | 21/11/2016 |
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 and Energy or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of the Environment and Energy 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 and Energy 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.