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 |
2020/8705 | Sunwater Limited / Water Management and Use / Ravenswood: approx. 120km south west of Ayr; Charters Towers, Whitsunday & Burdekin Council areas / Queensland / Burdekin Falls Dam Raising Project |
| 28/08/2020 |
2010/5712 | Epuron Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Western Plains, 3km north west of Stanley / Tasmania / Western Plains wind farm |
| 31/08/2020 |
2020/8734 | WinterbourneWind Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Walcha Plateau / New South Wales / Winterbourne Wind Farm |
| 31/08/2020 |
2020/8716 | Enerparc / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / near Armidale / New South Wales / Tilbuster Solar Farm |
| 1/09/2020 |
2020/8702 | Wollongong Coal Limited / Mining / 7 Princes Hwy, Corrimal / New South Wales / Russell Vale Colliery Revised Underground Expansion Project |
| 2/09/2020 |
2020/8741 | AusNet Transmission Group Pty Ltd (AusNet Services) / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / between Bulgana and Sydenham / Victoria / Western Victorian Transmission Network Project |
| 2/09/2020 |
2020/8725 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / 150km north of Tom Price, Pilbara Region / Western Australia / Karratha, Tom Price Road Stage 4, WA |
| 3/09/2020 |
2020/8740 | Shire of Dandaragan / Transport - Land / Shire of Dandaragan, Jurien East Road (western section) and associated road reserve. / Western Australia / Jurien East Road Upgrade, 3 km NNE Jurien Bay, WA |
| 3/09/2020 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2019/8572 | WATER CORPORATION / Water Management and Use / Beckenham / Western Australia / Yule Brook Main Drain Flood Mitigation Works | 10/08/2020 |
2020/8737* | Major Road Projects Victoria / Transport - Land / Charlemont, Victoria / Victoria / Barwon Heads Road Settlement Road to Reserve Road Duplication Project | 31/08/2020 |
2020/8719 | Lynas Kalgoorlie Pty Ltd / Mining / Yilkari, near Kalgoorlie / Western Australia / Lynas Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility | 3/09/2020 |
2020/8738 | Catholic Parish of Mary Help of Christians Sawtell / Residential Development / bordered by Honeysuckle Road and East street, south of the regional centre of Coffs Harbour / New South Wales / Sawtell Catholic Care of the Aged, NSW | 3/09/2020 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from http://epbcnotices.environment.gov.au/referralslist/
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2010/5712 | Epuron Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Western Plains, 3km north west of Stanley / Tasmania / Western Plains wind farm | Preliminary Documentation | 31/08/2020 |
2020/8702 | Wollongong Coal Limited / Mining / 7 Princes Hwy, Corrimal / New South Wales / Russell Vale Colliery Revised Underground Expansion Project | Public Environment Report | 2/09/2020 |
2020/8752 | AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AIRPORTS MELBOURNE PTY LTD / Transport - Air and Space / Melbourne airport / Victoria / Elevated Road and Forecourt Stage 2 Project, Melbourne Airport, Victoria | Accredited Assessment Process under the Airports Act 1996 (Cth) | 2/09/2020 |
2020/8701 | Tallangatta Construction and Maintenance Pty Ltd / Mining / 10 Kilometres south-west of Tallangatta / Victoria / Sandy Creek Quarry Extension | Preliminary Documentation | 3/09/2020 |
2020/8725 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / 150km north of Tom Price, Pilbara Region / Western Australia / Karratha, Tom Price Road Stage 4, WA | Preliminary Documentation | 3/09/2020 |
2018/8379 | Ivan Yujnovich / Residential Development / Lot 123 on Diagram 78266 / Western Australia / Residential Development, Lot 123 Mortimer Road, Casuarina, WA | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) | 4/09/2020 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2018/8142 | DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOBS TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES / Transport - Land / The lot numbers and titles would be determined based on the final detailed design. / Victoria / North East Link Project, Vic | 28/08/2020 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2019/8469 | NT MINING OPERATIONS PTY LTD / Mining / Mary River West Station (Pastoral Lease 815) – NT Portion 1630, Volume 816, Folio 598 / Northern Territory / Union Reefs North Underground Gold Mine, near Pine Creek, NT | 28/09/2020 | 31/08/2020 |
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.