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 |
2020/8706 | Bowen River Utilities Pty Ltd/Energy Generation and Supply (renewable)/Various land parcels, Bowen/Queensland/Bowen Renewable Energy Hub Pumped Hydro-electric Scheme |
| 4/09/2020 |
2020/8708 | Bowen River Utilities Pty Ltd/Water Management and Use/Urannah Dam to Bowen, Bowen River, Moranbah and Broken River/Queensland/Urannah Dam and Pipelines Project |
| 4/09/2020 |
2020/8709 | Bowen River Utilities Pty Ltd/Agriculture and Forestry/near Collinsville/Queensland/Collinsville Irrigation Scheme |
| 4/09/2020 |
2020/8743 | Alcoa/Mining/Darling Plateau and 6 km east of Pinjarra/Western Australia/Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery Production Increase and Bauxite Export |
| 4/09/2020 |
2020/8748 | Bolinda Place Pty Ltd ATF Bolinda Place Unit Trust/Commercial Development/75-135 Bolinda Rd, Campbellfield/Victoria/Bolinda Road development, Campbellfield, Victoria |
| 4/09/2020 |
2019/8563 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/Transport - Land/near Pakenham/Victoria/Gippsland Rail Line Upgrade - Pakenham to Longwarry East |
| 9/09/2020 |
2020/8745 | ACH Minerals Pty Ltd (ACH)/Mining/the Kundip Mine Site, approximately 17 kilometres south east of Ravensthorpe/Western Australia/Ravensthorpe Gold Project |
| 9/09/2020 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2020/8694 | Wellington Boatshed Pty Ltd/Residential Development/15-59 Burnby Road, Hemmant/Queensland/Burnby Road Residential Subdivision, Hemmant, Queensland | 4/09/2020 |
2020/8731 | SubCom LLC/Telecommunications/Proposed survey works located in Western Australian State, Commonwealth and international waters./Commonwealth Marine/Oman Australia Cable - Marine Route Survey | 7/09/2020 |
2020/8746 | Main Roads Western Australia/Transport - Land/Great Eastern Highway, in the Shire of Yilgarn, Bodallin/Western Australia/Great Eastern Highway Safety Improvements SLK 3118 to SLK 327 | 9/09/2020 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2020/8706 | Bowen River Utilities Pty Ltd/Energy Generation and Supply (renewable)/Various land parcels, Bowen/Queensland/Bowen Renewable Energy Hub Pumped Hydro-electric Scheme | Accredited Assessment Process under the Queensland State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 | 4/09/2020 |
2020/8708 | Bowen River Utilities Pty Ltd/Water Management and Use/Urannah Dam to Bowen, Bowen River, Moranbah and Broken River/Queensland/Urannah Dam and Pipelines Project | Accredited Assessment Process under the Queensland State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 | 4/09/2020 |
2020/8709 | Bowen River Utilities Pty Ltd/Agriculture and Forestry/near Collinsville/Queensland/Collinsville Irrigation Scheme | Accredited Assessment Process under the Queensland State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 | 4/09/2020 |
2020/8743 | Alcoa/Mining/Darling Plateau and 6 km east of Pinjarra/Western Australia/Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery Production Increase and Bauxite Export | Accredited Assessment Process under the Western Australian Environmental Protection Act 1986 | 4/09/2020 |
2020/8748 | Bolinda Place Pty Ltd ATF Bolinda Place Unit Trust/Commercial Development/75-135 Bolinda Rd, Campbellfield/Victoria/Bolinda Road development, Campbellfield, Victoria | Preliminary Documentation | 4/09/2020 |
2019/8563 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/Transport - Land/near Pakenham/Victoria/Gippsland Rail Line Upgrade - Pakenham to Longwarry East | Preliminary Documentation | 9/09/2020 |
2020/8745 | ACH Minerals Pty Ltd (ACH)/Mining/the Kundip Mine Site, approximately 17 kilometres south east of Ravensthorpe/Western Australia/Ravensthorpe Gold Project | Preliminary Documentation | 9/09/2020 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2017/8004 | ARGYLE CATTLE COMPANY PTY LTD/Agriculture and Forestry/Lot 590 on Plan 69368/Western Australia/Shamrock Station Irrigation Project, west Kimberley region, WA | Approved with conditions | 10/09/2020 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2014/7272 | BHP BILLITON MITSUI COAL P/L/Mining/Bowen Basin/Queensland/South Walker Creek Mulgrave Pit mine extension, Nebo, QLD | 7/09/2020 |
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 | 7/09/2020 |
2017/7941 | Department of Transport and Main Roads/Transport - Land/Gazetted Future State-Controlled, Gympie, QLD, 4570/Queensland/Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra (Section D: Woondum to Curra) | 7/09/2020 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2018/8338 | ANGLO COAL (MORANBAH NORTH MANAGEMENT) PTY LIMITED/Mining/Lot 18 SP208194 and Lot 15 SP261431 and Lot 2 GV69/Queensland/Moranbah North Extension Project, Moranbah, Qld | 18/09/2020 | 4/09/2020 |
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.