DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, WATER, POPULATION
and COMMUNITIES
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
For further information see the referrals list at http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices
and type the reference number in the Search box
actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Controlling Provisions | Date |
2012/6556 | Investa Nominees (2) Pty Ltd ATF Diggers Rest Trust A/Residential development/Diggers Rest/VIC/Diggers Rest Precinct Development, VIC |
| 22/10/2012 |
2013/6810 | Bango Wind Farm Pty Ltd/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/Approximately 20km north of Yass/NSW/Construction of the Bango Wind Farm and associated infrastructure |
| 07/05/2013 |
2013/6803 | Crown Landmark Development Pty Ltd/Commercial development/45-47 Macquarie St and 134-140 Marsden St, Parramatta/NSW/V by Crown - Mixed Use Development Project, Parramatta, NSW |
| 09/05/2013 |
2013/6809 | Yass Valley Wind Farm Pty Limited/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/approximately 30kms west of Yass/NSW/Yass Valley Wind Farm, NSW |
| 15/05/2013 |
2013/6823 | Yarra Valley Water/Water management and use/Approximately 35km north of the Melbourne CBD/VIC/Installation of the Mt Ridley Road West Water Mains (M703 & R004) and associated infrastructure |
| 15/05/2013 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2012/6663* | Port Macquarie - Hastings Council/Natural resources management/Port Macquarie/NSW/Vegetation removal adjacent to Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park | 08/04/2013 |
2013/6815 | Department of Transport and Main Roads/Transport - land/between Cabbage Tree Road Creek and Carman Road, north of Gin Gin/QLD/Bruce Highway Realignment - between Cabbage Tree Creek and Carman Road, north of Gin Gin | 09/05/2013 |
2013/6822 | Esperance Port Authority T/A Esperance Ports Sea and Land/Transport - water/The Esplanade, Esperance/WA/Port of Esperance Maintenance Dredging, WA | 10/05/2013 |
2011/6225 | Barro Group Pty Ltd/Mining/Redland Shire approx 26.5km south east of Brisbane/QLD/Mount Cotton Quarry Expansion | 13/05/2013 |
2013/6826 | Hepburn Shire Council/Natural resources management/Creswick Creek, Hepburn Shire, VIC/VIC/Creswick Flood Mitigation Works, Creswick Creek, Hepburn Shire, VIC | 13/05/2013 |
2013/6827 | Moreton Bay Regional Council/Natural resources management/Along Burpengary Creek, north of & adjacent to Rowley Rd, Burpengary/QLD/Burpengary Creek vegetation management works & Flying Fox colony dispersal, Qld | 13/05/2013 |
2013/6828 | Lend Lease Communities (Woodlands) Pty Limited/Residential development/Lot 931 & Lot 801 within the SE portion of Waterford/QLD/Woodlands Residential development (Villages 4 and 6), Waterford, Qld | 13/05/2013 |
* 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 |
2012/6556 | Investa Nominees (2) Pty Ltd ATF Diggers Rest Trust A/Residential development/Diggers Rest/VIC/Diggers Rest Precinct Development, VIC | Preliminary Documentation | 22/10/2012 |
2013/6810 | Bango Wind Farm Pty Ltd/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/Approximately 20km north of Yass/NSW/Construction of the Bango Wind Farm and associated infrastructure | Preliminary Documentation | 07/05/2013 |
2013/6803 | Crown Landmark Development Pty Ltd/Commercial development/45-47 Macquarie St and 134-140 Marsden St, Parramatta/NSW/V by Crown - Mixed Use Development Project, Parramatta, NSW | Preliminary Documentation | 09/05/2013 |
2013/6809 | Yass Valley Wind Farm Pty Limited/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/approximately 30kms west of Yass/NSW/Yass Valley Wind Farm, NSW | Preliminary Documentation | 15/05/2013 |
2013/6823 | Yarra Valley Water/Water management and use/Approximately 35km north of the Melbourne CBD/VIC/Installation of the Mt Ridley Road West Water Mains (M703 & R004) and associated infrastructure | Referral Information | 15/05/2013 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2012/6573 | Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/North of Jamestown/SA/Hornsdale Wind Farm, SA | Approved with conditions | 10/05/2013 |
2012/6292 | Land Development Agency/Residential development/Approx 1.8km south east of City Hill/ACT/Campbell Station 5 Development | Approved with conditions | 13/05/2013 |
2010/5642 | Rio Tinto Alcan/Mining/south of the Embley River, western Cape York Peninsula/QLD/South of the Embley Bauxite Mining Project | Approved with conditions | 14/05/2013 |
2009/5120 | API Management Pty Ltd/Mining/Anketell Point/WA/Anketell Point Iron Ore Processing & Export Port | Approved with conditions | 15/05/2013 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2008/4394 | Christensen Family Trust/Residential development/Lot 13 15 & 16 Myola-Oakforest Rd Kuranda/QLD/Rural Residential Subdivision and Services | 04/05/2012 |
2008/4638 | Peet Limited/Residential development/Alkimos, 40 km N-W of Perth/WA/Proposed Urban Development of Lots 1005 & 1006 | 10/05/2013 |
2011/5846 | Shree Minerals Limited/Mining/Nelson Bay River/TAS/Nelson Bay River Magnetite Mine | 12/05/2013 |
2008/4417 | BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/ML 1775, 6.2km south of Moranbah, Bowen Basin/QLD/Caval Ridge Open Cut Coal Mine Project | 13/05/2013 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2012/6556 | Investa Nominees (2) Pty Ltd ATF Diggers Rest Trust A/Residential development/Diggers Rest/VIC/Diggers Rest Precinct Development, VIC | 08/07/2013 | 15/05/2013 |
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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 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.