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 |
2013/6710 | The Van Diemen's Land Company/Agriculture and forestry/Approximately 20km west of Smithton/TAS/Dairy Farm expansion on the Woolnorth property |
| 18/02/2013 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2011/5912* | Casey City Council/Transport - land/Approx 35 km south east of Melbourne/VIC/Infrastructure and Road Upgrade O'Grady Road, Hallam VIC | 08/02/2013 |
2012/6594* | PGS Australia Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/Browse Basin approx 160km off coast west Kimberley/Commonwealth Marine/Caswell MC3D Marine Seismic Survey | 18/02/2013 |
2013/6724 | WJ & MH Stevenson Family Settlement T/A SBI Cranbourne Quarries/Mining/Approximately 44km south-east of Melbourne/VIC/Fill and cap of existing quarry, 950 Ballarto Road, Botanic Ridge (Cranbourne) | 18/02/2013 |
2013/6728 | Minemakers Limited/Mining/Approximately 960km south east of Darwin/NT/Construction of a phosphate mine and associated infrastructure | 18/02/2013 |
2012/6670 | Photon Energy Australia Pty Ltd/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/Mugga Lane/ACT/Mugga Lane Solar Development | 19/02/2013 |
2012/6697 | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)/Commonwealth/Lucas Heights/NSW/Synroc Waste Treatment Facility | 19/02/2013 |
2012/6699* | Apache Energy Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/Approximately 64km northwest of Barrow Island, WA/Commonwealth Marine/Harmony 3D Marine Seismic Survey | 21/02/2013 |
* 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 |
2013/6710 | The Van Diemen's Land Company/Agriculture and forestry/Approximately 20km west of Smithton/TAS/Dairy Farm expansion on the Woolnorth property | Environmental Impact Statement | 18/02/2013 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2010/5384 | Main Roads Western Australia/Transport - air and space/Perth/WA/Airport & Freight Access Gateway | Approved with conditions | 20/02/2013 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2006/2522 | Koolan Iron Ore Pty Ltd/Mining/Kimberley Region/WA/Koolan Island Iron Ore Mine and Port Facility | 15/11/2012 |
2002/755 | Newfield Australia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd/Mining - Oil, Gas/Permit Area AC/RL3/Timor Sea/Commonwealth Marine/Montara 4, 5, and 6 Oil Production Wells, and Montara 3 Gas Re-Injection Well | 13/12/2012 |
2009/4974 | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Walloon Gas Fields, Surat Basin, Darling Downs/QLD/Expansion of Coal Seam Gas Fields | 18/02/2013 |
2009/5002 | Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW/Transport - land/Glenugie/NSW/Proposed Upgrade of the Pacific Highway between Franklins Road and Eight Mile Lane, Glenugie, NSW | 18/02/2013 |
2008/4463 | AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited and Independence Group NL/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - non-marine)/Approx. 300km ENE of Kalgoorlie/WA/Tropicana Joint Venture Gold Exploration Activities | 19/02/2013 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2011/6210 | Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER)/Transport - land/Between Arthur River Township & Trowutta Township/TAS/Tarkine Forest Drive Road Upgrade | 28/03/2013 | 18/02/2013 |
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.