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 |
2020/8833 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / Mitchell Freeway Southbound, between Ocean Reef Road to Hepburn Avenue, Perth / Western Australia / Mitchell Freeway Principal Shared Path Gaps Project Ocean Reef Road to Hepburn Avenue |
| 11/12/2020 |
2020/8829 | Aquatec Pty Ltd / Aquaculture / near Cooktown / Queensland / Aquatec Pty Ltd prawn farm redevelopment Cooktown |
| 16/12/2020 |
2020/8837 | Rye Park Renewable Energy Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / near Yass / New South Wales / Rye Park Wind Farm |
| 16/12/2020 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2020/8749 | Fortescue Metals Group Ltd / Mining / Shire of Ashburton / Western Australia / Eliwana Iron Ore Mine | 11/12/2020
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Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2020/8833 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / Mitchell Freeway Southbound, between Ocean Reef Road to Hepburn Avenue, Perth / Western Australia / Mitchell Freeway Principal Shared Path Gaps Project Ocean Reef Road to Hepburn Avenue | Preliminary Documentation | 11/12/2020 |
2020/8837 | Rye Park Renewable Energy Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / near Yass / New South Wales / Rye Park Wind Farm | Preliminary Documentation | 16/12/2020 |
2020/8829 | Aquatec Pty Ltd / Aquaculture / near Cooktown / Queensland / Aquatec Pty Ltd prawn farm redevelopment Cooktown | Public Environment Report | 16/12/2020 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2019/8408 | Orchard Development Management Pty Ltd / Residential Development / Lot 30 on SP309195, South Maclean, Qld / Queensland / Residential Development (Lot30, SP309195) Mountain Ridge Rd, South Maclean, Qld | Approved with conditions | 11/12/2020 |
2017/8112 | NW INTERCONNECTED POWER PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / UCL, Section 91 License LIC 00811 / 2015_A5683256 / Western Australia / Asian Renewable Energy Hub, 220 km east of Port Hedland, Western Australia | Approved with conditions | 16/12/2020 |
2019/8546 | Public Transport Authority of Western Australia / Transport - Land / 63 Lots. / Western Australia / Morley-Ellenbrook Rail Line Part 2, WA | Approved with conditions | 17/12/2020 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2017/8121 | Sapphire Solar Farm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Multiple / New South Wales / Sapphire Solar Farm Project, 28km east of Inverell, NSW | 14/12/2020
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NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2019/8601 | ATLAS IRON LIMITED / Mining / Various mining tenements, Pilbara / Western Australia / Miralga Creek Project, Pilbara region, WA | 8/01/2021 | 16/12/2020
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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 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.