DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 06/11/2023 to 12/11/2023
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 |
2022/09305 | Green Parklands Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 100 Geelong-Ballan Rd, Bell Post Hill / Victoria / Residential Development, 100 Ballan Road, Bell Post Hill |
| 30/10/2023 |
2022/09307 | Avonlea Bell Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 60 Avonlea Road, Bell Post Hill, 3215 / Victoria / Residential Development, 60 Avonlea Road |
| 31/10/2023 |
2023/09564 | Greater Western Water / Water Management and Use / 70 Nerowie Road Parwan; 300 Agars Road Balliang East; 315 Sharkey Road Balliang East / Victoria / Parwan-Balliang Irrigation District (PBID) - Foundation Recycled Water Irrigation Areas (Stage 1) |
| 6/11/2023 |
2023/09525 | TRINITY PARK DEVCO PTY LTD / Residential Development / Reed Road, Trinity Park QLD 4870 / Queensland / Half Moon Bay Residential Development |
(sections 24B & 24C) | 8/11/2023 |
2023/09571 | CATALINA RESOURCES LTD / Mining / via unnamed forestry spur road off Wuthering Heights Road / Tasmania / Nelson Bay River Iron Ore Mine (DSO Pit) |
| 8/11/2023 |
2023/09584 | International Power Australia Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Access 33km south of Hay, off Cobb Highway, Hay South 2711 / New South Wales / The Plains Solar Farm |
| 8/11/2023 |
2023/09466 | FMG IRON BRIDGE (AUST) PTY LTD / Mining / Intersection of Great Northern Highway and North Star Mine Access Road / Western Australia / North Star Magnetite Project Extension |
| 9/11/2023 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2023/09632 | The Trustee for REJMC Family Trust / Residential Development / Corner of Annetts Parade and George Bass Drive, Mossy Point NSW 2537 / New South Wales / Proposed residential subdivision | 7/11/2023 |
2023/09495* | Logan City Council / Waste Management (sewerage) / North and South of 90-94 Park Ridge Road, Park Ridge, Qld / Queensland / PD0038 Bayliss Road Trunk Gravity Sewer Extension | 9/11/2023
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2023/09580 | ROSE LIVING PTY LTD / Residential Development / 285, 287, 295, 305, 315, and 325 Pacific Highway, and (part) 6W Kemira Road, Lake Munmorah, New South Wales (NSW) 2259 / New South Wales / Lakes Ridge Residential Subdivision | 9/11/2023 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/all-referrals/
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2022/09305 | Green Parklands Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 100 Geelong-Ballan Rd, Bell Post Hill / Victoria / Residential Development, 100 Ballan Road, Bell Post Hill | Preliminary Documentation | 30/10/2023 |
2022/09307 | Avonlea Bell Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 60 Avonlea Road, Bell Post Hill, 3215 / Victoria / Residential Development, 60 Avonlea Road | Preliminary Documentation | 31/10/2023 |
2023/09525 | TRINITY PARK DEVCO PTY LTD / Residential Development / Reed Road, Trinity Park QLD 4870 / Queensland / Half Moon Bay Residential Development | Public Environment Report | 8/11/2023 |
2023/09571 | CATALINA RESOURCES LTD / Mining / via unnamed forestry spur road off Wuthering Heights Road / Tasmania / Nelson Bay River Iron Ore Mine (DSO Pit) | Environmental Impact Statement | 8/11/2023 |
2023/09466 | FMG IRON BRIDGE (AUST) PTY LTD / Mining / Intersection of Great Northern Highway and North Star Mine Access Road / Western Australia / North Star Magnetite Project Extension | Public Environment Report | 9/11/2023 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2021/9071 | Gilmour Space Technologies Pty Ltd / Transport - Air and Space / north-eastern corner of the Abbot Point State Development Area / Queensland / Bowen Orbital Spaceport | Approved with conditions | 3/11/2023 |
2021/8914 | Santos TOGA Pty Ltd / Mining / Injune Road, Baroondah / Queensland / Fairview Water Release Scheme, 50km east of Injune, QLD | Approved with conditions | 10/11/2023 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2020/8632 | Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation / Water Management and Use / Kulkyne Way, Red Cliffs / Victoria / Hattah Lakes North Floodplain Restoration Project | 10/01/2024 | 9/11/2023 |
2020/8744 | Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation / Water Management and Use / The project is located on the Belsar-Yungera floodplain complex, near Robinvale / Victoria / Belsar-Yungera Floodplain Restoration Project, VIC | 10/01/2024 | 9/11/2023 |
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.