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 |
2019/8594 | Australian Government Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Energy / Commonwealth Development / Vestfold Hills / Australian Antarctic Territory / Davis Aerodrome Project |
| 12/03/2020 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2019/8515 | GOLD COAST WATERWAYS AUTHORITY / Natural Resources Management / 500m offshore from South Stradbroke Island / Queensland / South Stradbroke Island Bypassing Project | 6/03/2020 |
2019/8591 | SINOSTEEL MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED / Mining / Mining Lease M59 / 595 and M59 / 596 / Western Australia / Blue Hills Iron Ore Project, near Rothsay, WA | 6/03/2020 |
2019/8523 | Department of Transport and Main Roads / Transport - Water / Lot 10 on SP312679 / Queensland / Molongle Creek Navigation Channel Improvement | 10/03/2020 |
2019/8556 | KARARA MINING LIMITED / Mining / Mining Lease 59 / 650 / Western Australia / Mungada Ridge Rehabilitation, Mid-West Region, WA | 10/03/2020 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2019/8594 | Australian Government Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Energy / Commonwealth Development / Vestfold Hills / Australian Antarctic Territory / Davis Aerodrome Project | Accredited Assessment Process under the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 (Cth) | 12/03/2020 |
OUTCOME OF REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF S75(1) DECISION (EPBC Act s.78C)
Reference | Title | Reconsideration Decision | Date |
2008/4151 | QUEENSLAND TRANSPORT / Transport - Land / Landsborough to Nambour, 80km north of Brisbane / Queensland / Upgrade of the North Coast Rail Line between Landsborough and Nambour | Controlled Action | 4/03/2020 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2016/7847 | Spicers Retreats, Hotels & Lodges Pty Ltd / Tourism and Recreation / Main Range National Park / Queensland / Scenic Rim Trail – Thornton Trailhead to Spicers Canopy Nature Reserve, Qld | 10/03/2020 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2018/8243 | BORAL RESOURCES (NSW) PTY LTD / Mining / Marulan South / New South Wales / Peppertree Quarry Modification 5, Marulan South, NSW | 31/03/2020 | 12/03/2020 |
lapsed proposals (EPBC Act s.155)
Reference | Title | Date |
2014/7175 | Energy World Corporation Ltd / Energy generation and supply (non-renewable) / Abbot Point Bowen QLD / QLD / Cooper to Abbot Point liquid natural gas (LNG) facility, Capling Project, QLD | 12/03/2020 |
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.