ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981 MATTERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE FOR THE PERIOD: 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022
Pursuant to section 25 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (the Act), notice is given that:
Applications received under section 18 of the Act
- An application for a permit (SD2022/4033) was received on 12 August 2022 from Australian Industrial Energy Pty Ltd, 171-173 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ABN: 20 624 375 417), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 50,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from capital dredging at Port Kembla, New South Wales.
- An application for a permit (SD2022/4034) was received on 16 August 2022 from the Western Australian Department of Transport, 5 Newman Court, Fremantle, Western Australia 6160 (ABN: 27 285 643 255), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 230,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from capital dredging at the Casuarina Boat Harbour, Bunbury, Western Australia.
- An application for a permit (SD2022/4035) was received on 18 August 2022 from Sapphire Coast Funerals, 6 Munje Street Pambula, New South Wales 2549 (ABN: 74 634 022 290), for a burial at sea located offshore Bermagui, New South Wales.
- An application for a permit (SD2022/4036) was received on 1 September 2022 from Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited, 45 Wharf Drive, Burnett Heads, Queensland 4670 (ABN: 96 263 788 242), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 2,900,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging at the Port of Bundaberg, Queensland.
- An application for a permit (SD2022/4037) was received on 2 September 2022 from Department of Regional New South Wales, Unit 1, 21 Glasshouse Rocks Road, Narooma, New South Wales 2546
(ABN: 19 948 325 463), for the placement of an artificial reef, offshore Terrigal, New South Wales. - An application for a permit (SD2022/4038) was received on 2 September 2022 from Department of Regional New South Wales, Unit 1, 21 Glasshouse Rocks Road, Narooma, New South Wales 2546
(ABN: 19 948 325 463), for the placement of an artificial reef, offshore Forster, New South Wales. - An application for a permit (SD2022/4039) was received on 16 September 2022 from Gippsland Ports Committee of Management Incorporated, 97 Main Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875
(ABN: 98 943 634 870), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 5,000,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging of the inner channels and the bar at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.
Permits granted under sections 19 and 21 of the Act
- A permit (SD2022/4025) was granted on 27 July 2022 to Pilbara Ports Authority, Level 5, 999 Hay St Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ABN: 94 987 448 870), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 380,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material derived from capital dredging to establish a new berth pocket and associated manoeuvring basin for the Dampier Cargo Wharf Extension and Landside Redevelopment Project at the Port of Dampier, Western Australia.
- A permit (SD2022/4018) was granted on 10 August 2022 to Onslow Infraco Pty Ltd., 1 Sleat Rd, Applecross, Western Australia 6153 (ACN: 612 668 201) to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 165,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from the capital dredging of the Ashburton Infrastructure Project at the Port of Ashburton, Western Australia.
- A permit (SD2022/4035) was granted on 24 August 2022 Sapphire Coast Funerals, 6 Munje Street Pambula, New South Wales 2549 (ABN: 74 634 022 290), for a burial at sea located offshore Bermagui, New South Wales.
- A permit (SD2022/4029) was granted on 25 August 2022 to the Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd., Level 4, 252 Wharf Road, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300 (ABN: 97 539 122 070), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 7,400,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging at the Port of Newcastle, New South Wales.
- A permit (SD2022/4016) was granted on 12 September 2022 to Recfishwest, Suite 3, 45 Northside Drive, Hillarys, Western Australia 6025 (ABN: 77 922 817 608) and the Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (ABN: 18 951 343 745) for the placement of an artificial reef, offshore Dampier, Western Australia.
The Minister/delegate did not require the permits to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Permit Variations granted under sections 21 and 23 of the Act
- A variation (No. 1) to a permit (SD2020/3994) was granted on 30 September 2022 to Gold Coast City Council, 9 Holden Place, Bundall, Queensland 4217 (ABN: 84 858 548 460) to allow for administrative changes to the permit.
The Minister/delegate did not require the variations to the permits to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Permits revoked under Section 20(1)(b) of the Act
- A permit (SD2014/2642), granted on 1 March 2022 to the Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd, Level 4, 252 Wharf Road, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300 (ABN: 97 539 122 070), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 1,084,413 cubic metres of dredged material derived from maintenance dredging at the Port of Newcastle, New South Wales, was revoked on 25 August 2022.
Copies of a decision by the Minister/delegate under the Act may be obtained, upon request, from the Director, Sea Dumping Section, Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water, GPO Box 3090, CANBERRA, ACT 2601.
Heather Agnew
Director
Sea Dumping Section
8 November 2022