DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 1/11/2021 to 7/11/2021
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 |
2019/8508 | ADANI INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD / Mining / 160km north-west of Clermont / Queensland / North Galilee Water Scheme Water Infrastructure, near Clermont, Qld |
| 29/10/2021 |
2021/9047 | LENDLEASE COMMUNITIES (SHORELINE) PTY LIMITED / Residential Development / 275 Serpentine Creek Road / Queensland / The Trails Residential Development |
| 2/11/2021 |
2021/9050 | Fosterville Gold Mine Pty Ltd / Mining / McCormicks Road, Fosterville / Victoria / Fosterville Gold Mine Sustained Operations Project Sustained Operations Project |
| 3/11/2021 |
2021/9060 | QUEENSLAND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (Powerlink Queensland) / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / near Mount Fox, approximately 100 km north-west of Townsville and extends west for approx. 185 km to / Queensland / Powerlink Queensland Genex Kidston Connection Project |
| 3/11/2021 |
2021/9053 | Marinus Link Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Near Heybridge in north-west Tasmania to the greater Hazelwood area in Victoria / Victoria / Marinus Link underground and subsea electricity interconnector cable |
| 4/11/2021 |
2021/9042 | THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUEENSLAND / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 15 kilometres (km) west of Townsville City / Queensland / Bohle Plains Renewable Energy Precinct |
| 5/11/2021 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2021/9019* | Busselton Jetty Inc / Tourism and Recreation / offshore of Jetty Way and Foreshore Parade juncture, Busselton / Western Australia / Australian Underwater Discovery Centre | 13/10/2021 |
* 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 |
2019/8508 | ADANI INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD / Mining / 160km north-west of Clermont / Queensland / North Galilee Water Scheme Water Infrastructure, near Clermont, Qld | Preliminary Documentation | 29/10/2021 |
2021/9047 | LENDLEASE COMMUNITIES (SHORELINE) PTY LIMITED / Residential Development / 275 Serpentine Creek Road / Queensland / The Trails Residential Development | Preliminary Documentation | 2/11/2021 |
2021/9060 | QUEENSLAND ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED (Powerlink Queensland) / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / near Mount Fox, approximately 100 km north-west of Townsville and extends west for approx. 185 km to / Queensland / Powerlink Queensland Genex Kidston Connection Project | Preliminary Documentation | 3/11/2021 |
2021/9053 | Marinus Link Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Near Heybridge in north-west Tasmania to the greater Hazelwood area in Victoria / Victoria / Marinus Link underground and subsea electricity interconnector cable | Environmental Impact Statement | 4/11/2021 |
2021/9042 | THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUEENSLAND / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 15 kilometres (km) west of Townsville City / Queensland / Bohle Plains Renewable Energy Precinct | Preliminary Documentation | 5/11/2021 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2017/8094 | DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD / Mining / 22 individual lots are present within the Development Envelope. / Western Australia / Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project, WA | 30/11/2021 | 28/10/2021 |
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.