DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 02/10/2023 to 08/10/2023
For further information see the referrals list at https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/all-referrals/
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 |
2023/09526 | DROUIN HIGHFIELDS DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD / Residential Development / 100 Buln Buln Road, Drouin / Victoria / Highfields Estate Residential Development |
| 28/09/2023 |
2023/09508 | MIRVAC PROJECTS PTY LTD / Residential Development / 55 Coonara Avenue, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 / New South Wales / Coonara Residential Development |
| 29/09/2023 |
2023/09542 | THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD / Transport - Land / Marillana Station, Munjina-Roy Hill Rd to Hillside Station, FMG Rail Maintenance Track 119.02,-22.32 / Western Australia / East Hamersley Railway |
| 29/09/2023 |
2023/09549 | TRIABUNNA WIND PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Barings Hill, Tasman Hwy, TAS / Tasmania / Triabunna Wind Farm |
| 1/10/2023 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2023/09526 | DROUIN HIGHFIELDS DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD / Residential Development / 100 Buln Buln Road, Drouin / Victoria / Highfields Estate Residential Development | Preliminary Documentation | 28/09/2023 |
2023/09508 | MIRVAC PROJECTS PTY LTD / Residential Development / 55 Coonara Avenue, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 / New South Wales / Coonara Residential Development | Preliminary Documentation | 29/09/2023 |
2023/09542 | THE PILBARA INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD / Transport - Land / Marillana Station, Munjina-Roy Hill Rd to Hillside Station, FMG Rail Maintenance Track 119.02,-22.32 / Western Australia / East Hamersley Railway | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) | 29/09/2023 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2021/8955 | Polaris Metals Pty Ltd / Mining / Parker Range Iron Ore Mine to Koolyanobbing Operations / Western Australia / Parker Range Mt Caudan Iron Ore Haul Road Proposal | Approved with conditions | 26/09/2023 |
2021/9068 | NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA / Transport - Water / 869 Berrimah Rd, East Arm / Northern Territory / Darwin Ship Lift Project | Approved with conditions | 3/10/2023 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2021/8983 | Chalumbin Wind Farm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Ravenshoe / Queensland / Wooroora Station Wind Farm (formerly Chalumbin Wind Farm), near Ravenshoe | 13/02/2024 | 4/10/2023 |
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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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.