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 |
2016/7809 | VICROADS/Transport - Land/chainage 10.90 and 15.00 Pyrenees Hway/Victoria/Road safety works, Pyrenees Hway, Green Gully, Vic |
| 17/01/2017 |
2016/7842 | Port Macquarie Hastings Council/Transport - Land/Port Macquarie/New South Wales/Port Macquarie Airport Master Plan implementation and development activities, NSW |
| 19/01/2017 |
2016/7840 | GAG Lake Street (Cairns) Property Company No.1 Pty Ltd / Tourism and Recreation/Lot 203 on SP 2102321 / Queensland / Tourist and residential development, 163 Abbott Street, Cairns |
| 20/01/2017 |
2016/7812 | People's Republic of Bangladesh / Commonwealth / Yarralumla, ACT / Australian Capital Territory / Development of Block 18 Section 86 Yarralumla, ACT |
| 25/01/2017 |
2016/7813 | Republic of India / Commonwealth / Yarralumla, ACT / Australian Capital Territory / Development of part Block 20 Section 86 Yarralumla, ACT |
| 25/01/2017 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2016/7780 | City of Busselton /Water Management and Use / Layman Road, Busselton, WA / Western Australia / Aerial application of mosquito larvicides to Vasse Wonnerup Wetlands, WA | 22/12/2016 |
2016/7844 | Western Australian Land Authority (trading as LandCorp) / Commercial Development/Hodges Drive, Joondalup / Western Australia / Commercial development of Lot 9004 Hodges Drive, Joondalup, WA | 20/01/2017 |
2016/7831 | Gold Coast City Council / Tourism and Recreation / Lot 58 RP179475 Pimpama / Queensland / Development of the Heritage Park Sporting Precinct, Rifle Range Road, Pimpama, Qld | 25/01/2017 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2016/7809 | VICROADS / Transport – Land / chainage 10.90 and 15.00 Pyrenees Hway / Victoria / Road safety works, Pyrenees Hway, Green Gully, Vic | Preliminary Documentation | 17/01/2017 |
2016/7842 | Port Macquarie Hastings Council / Transport - Land/Port Macquarie / New South Wales / Port Macquarie Airport Master Plan implementation and development activities, NSW | Preliminary Documentation | 19/01/2017 |
2016/7840 | GAG Lake Street (Cairns) Property Company No.1 Pty Ltd / Tourism and Recreation / Lot 203 on SP 2102321 / Queensland / Tourist and residential development, 163 Abbott Street, Cairns | Preliminary Documentation | 20/01/2017 |
2016/7812 | People's Republic of Bangladesh / Commonwealth / Yarralumla, ACT / Australian Capital Territory / Development of Block 18 Section 86 Yarralumla, ACT | Preliminary Documentation | 25/01/2017 |
2016/7813 | Republic of India / Commonwealth / Yarralumla, ACT / Australian Capital Territory / Development of part Block 20 Section 86 Yarralumla, ACT | Preliminary Documentation | 25/01/2017 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2015/7626 | MAIN ROADS WA / Transport – Land / South of Capel, approx. 195km south of Perth / Western Australia / Bussell Highway - Capel to Hutton Section, WA | Approved with conditions | 5/01/2017 |
2013/6978 | MT OWEN PTY LTD / Mining / Mt Owen, Upper Hunter Valley / New South Wales / Mt Owen continued coal mining operation | Approved with conditions | 19/01/2017 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2010/5566 | ASTON COAL 2 PTY LTD / Mining / Leard Forest Road, 18km NE of Boggabri, Gunnedah Coal Basin / New South Wales / Maules Creek Coal Project | 17/08/2016 |
2007/3333 | BUNBURY CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL / Tourism and Recreation / Gelorup / Western Australia / Construction of new sporting field | 23/12/2016 |
2010/5736 | ADANI MINING PTY LTD / Mining/Moray Downs Cattle Station 160km North West of Clermont / Queensland / Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project | 5/01/2017 |
2011/6228 | RATCH- AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION LIMITED / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Herberton Range approx 50km west-south-west of Cairns / Queensland / Mt Emerald Wind Farm | 18/01/2017 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended by (Days) | Date |
2016/7681 | Transport for NSW / Transport – Land / Kangy Angy / New South Wales / New Intercity Fleet Maintenance Facility Kangy Angy, NSW | 19 business days | 24/01/2017 |
2009/5173 | Gladstone Area Water Board and SunWater Limited / Water Management and Use / Lower Fitzroy-Mackenzie Catchment / Queensland / Lower Fitzroy River Infrastructure Project | 26 business days | 25/01/2017 |
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.