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 |
2012/6625 | Australian Zirconia Limited/Mining/Village of Toongi approx 25km south of Dubbo/NSW/Dubbo Zirconia Project |
| 04/01/2013 |
2012/6583 | Bight Petroleum Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/Bight Basin/Commonwealth Marine/Lightning 3D Marine Seismic Survey (EPP-41 & EPP-42), Bight Basin, SA |
| 09/01/2013 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2012/6634* | Top Iron Pty Ltd/Mining/Mount Gibson Mid West of WA/WA/Mummaloo Iron Ore Project | 20/12/2012 |
2012/6658* | Repsol Exploracion S.A./Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/North Eastern Exmouth Plateau Region (North Carnarvon Basin)/Commonwealth Marine/Repsol 3d & 2D Marine Seismic Survey | 02/01/2013 |
2012/6659* | Santos Offshore Pty Ltd /Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/Within Commonwealth Waters of the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf/Commonwealth Marine/Fishburn2D Marine Seismic Survey | 02/01/2013 |
2012/6466 | BH, JD & PR Perry & the Trustee for Nancy Grace Perry Testamentary Trust/Residential development/Madora Bay/WA/Lot 101 Mandurah Road, Madora Bay, WA | 03/01/2013 |
2012/6648* | Chevron Australia Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/Approximately 25km north west of the Montebello Islands/Commonwealth Marine/Aperio 3D Marine Seismic Survey, WA | 03/01/2013 |
2012/6668 | Department of Transport and Main Roads /Transport - land/Transport - land/Maleny-Kenilworth Road, Conondale/QLD/Grigor Bridge Replacement Project | 03/01/2013 |
2012/6655* | Trident Energy Limited/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/in Commonwealth waters permit area VIC/P62 offshore VIC/Commonwealth Marine/Torquay Sub-basin (VIC/P62) OTE12-3D Seismic Survey | 04/01/2013 |
2012/6664 | Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd /Mining/Approx 45km south east of Townsville/QLD/Hanson Fine Sand Quarry, Cungulla | 04/01/2013 |
2012/6591* | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia/Commonwealth/McCoy Street, Acton/ACT/Refurbishment of National Film and Sound Archive Theatrette, ACT | 09/01/2013 |
2012/6672* | Northwest Resources Limited /Mining/Pilbara Region, east north-east of Nullagine/WA/Northwest Resources Blue Spec Shear Gold-Antimony Project | 09/01/2013 |
* 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 |
2012/6636 | Pilbara Logistics Western Australia (PLWA) Group/Mining/Approx 30km south east of Port Hedland in the Pilbara Region/WA/Development of a Quarry Operation to extract gravel, sand and pindan material | Referral Information | 20/12/2012 |
2012/6625 | Australian Zirconia Limited/Mining/Village of Toongi approx 25km south of Dubbo/NSW/Dubbo Zirconia Project | Accredited Assessment Process as an Environmental Impact Statement under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 | 04/01/2013 |
2012/6583 | Bight Petroleum Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - marine)/Bight Basin/Commonwealth Marine/Lightning 3D Marine Seismic Survey (EPP-41 & EPP-42), Bight Basin, SA | Preliminary Documentation | 09/01/2013 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2009/5252 | Ulan Coal Mines Limited/Mining/1.5km E of Ulan, 19km NE of Gulgong/NSW/Continued Mining Operations and Construction of Associated Infrastructure | 24/12/2012 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2009/5174 | Toro Energy Limited/Mining/30km south and southeast of Wiluna/WA/Wiluna Uranium Project | 31/03/2013 | 18/12/2012 |
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.