DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 12/07/2021 to 18/07/2021
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 |
2021/8966 | VIC Offshore Windfarm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 5.5km off the coast of Portland / Victoria / VIC Offshore Windfarm |
(sections 16 & 17B)
| 5/07/2021 |
2021/8952 | Nanshan Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd / Tourism and Recreation / 74 O'Briens Road, Cattai / New South Wales / Riverside Oaks Tourist Resort O'Briens Rd Cattai |
| 9/07/2021 |
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 |
| 9/07/2021 |
2021/8961 | WA Offshore Windfarm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 5.5 km off the coast between Preston Beach and Myalup / Western Australia / WA Offshore Windfarm |
(sections 16 & 17B)
| 9/07/2021 |
2021/8909 | MMG Australia Limited / Mining / 1km west of Rosebery, Pieman Road, West Coast / Tasmania / South Marionoak Tailings Storage Facility, Rosebery, TAS |
| 12/07/2021 |
2021/8890 | Aurizon Property Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / 1 Brookhouse St, Stuart / Queensland / Stuart Industrial Subdivision |
| 13/07/2021 |
2021/8968 | Stevens Holdings Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 414 Old Maitland Rd, Mardi / New South Wales / 414 Old Maitland Road Residential Subdivision |
| 13/07/2021 |
2021/8971 | WESTERN AREAS LIMITED / Mining / Forrestania / Western Australia / New Morning Underground Nickel Deposit Project |
| 13/07/2021 |
2021/8965 | CAPITAL PLUS 1 WOODBURY RIDGE PTY LTD / Residential Development / adjacent to Sutton Road and Federal Highway, Sutton / New South Wales / Woodbury Ridge Estate, Sutton |
| 14/07/2021 |
2020/8849 | Lendlease Communities (Shoreline) Pty Ltd / Waste Management (sewerage) / Longland Road to Serpentine Creek Road, Redland Bay / Queensland / Southern Redland Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant |
(sections 16 & 17B)
| 15/07/2021 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2021/8893 | Banksia Solar Project Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 9 Lambs Rd, Isis River / Queensland / Banksia Solar Farm | 9/07/2021 |
2021/8973 | Metka EGN Australia Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 17235 Dawson Highway, Banana / Queensland / Moura Solar Farm | 9/07/2021 |
2021/8972 | Crookwell 3 Development Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 794 Woodhouselee Road, Woodhouselee / New South Wales / Crookwell 3 Wind Farm | 12/07/2021 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2021/8899 | PERTH AIRPORT PTY LTD / Transport - Air and Space / Perth Airport / Western Australia / Exposure draft Major Development Plan, Airport North Project, Perth Airport, WA | Accredited Assessment Process under the Airports Act 1996 (Cth). | 24/06/2021 |
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 | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) | 9/07/2021 |
2021/8961 | WA Offshore Windfarm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 5.5 km off the coast between Preston Beach and Myalup / Western Australia / WA Offshore Windfarm | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) | 9/07/2021 |
2021/8952 | Nanshan Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd / Tourism and Recreation / 74 O'Briens Road, Cattai / New South Wales / Riverside Oaks Tourist Resort O'Briens Rd Cattai | Preliminary Documentation | 9/07/2021 |
2021/8890 | Aurizon Property Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / 1 Brookhouse St, Stuart / Queensland / Stuart Industrial Subdivision | Preliminary Documentation | 13/07/2021 |
2021/8968 | Stevens Holdings Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 414 Old Maitland Rd, Mardi / New South Wales / 414 Old Maitland Road Residential Subdivision | Preliminary Documentation | 13/07/2021 |
2021/8965 | CAPITAL PLUS 1 WOODBURY RIDGE PTY LTD / Residential Development / adjacent to Sutton Road and Federal Highway, Sutton / New South Wales / Woodbury Ridge Estate, Sutton | Preliminary Documentation | 14/07/2021 |
2020/8849 | Lendlease Communities (Shoreline) Pty Ltd / Waste Management (sewerage) / Longland Road to Serpentine Creek Road, Redland Bay / Queensland / Southern Redland Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant | Preliminary Documentation | 15/07/2021 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2019/8529 | MAIN ROADS / Transport - Land / Hale Road, Forrestfield and Welshpool Road, Wattle Grove / Western Australia / Tonkin Highway Grade Separated Interchanges | Approved with conditions | 14/07/2021 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2020/8702 | Wollongong Coal Limited / Mining / 7 Princes Hwy, Corrimal / New South Wales / Russell Vale Colliery Revised Underground Expansion Project | 31/08/2021 | 8/07/2021 |
2016/7649 | Vickery Coal Pty Ltd / Mining / approx. 25km north of Gunnedah and 10km east of Boggabri / New South Wales / Vickery Coal Mine Extension Project, Gunnedah, NSW | 30/08/2021 | 9/07/2021 |
2017/8084 | Charlie Wheatley / Mining / 2975 Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor, NSW, 2573 / New South Wales / Tahmoor South Project, NSW | 31/08/2021 | 9/07/2021 |
2018/8280 | MANGOOLA COAL OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED / Mining / Multiple lots / New South Wales / Mangoola Coal Continued Operations Project, NSW | 10/09/2021 | 15/07/2021 |
2019/8425 | AGL ENERGY LIMITED / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / Lots 2 and 3 DP 1043561, Lot 4 DP 1043561, Lots 1203 and 1202 DP 1229590 and Lot 202 DP 1173564 / New South Wales / Newcastle Power Station Project, Tomago, NSW | 17/09/2021 | 15/07/2021 |
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.