DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 17/04/2023 to 23/04/2023
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 |
2022/09388 | ACEN North East Tasmania Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Waterhouse Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262; Cape Portland Road, Rushy Lagoon TAS 7264 / Tasmania / North East Wind - construction and operation of wind turbines and associated infrastructure |
| 14/04/2023 |
2022/09433 | Moreton Bay Regional Council / Transport - Land / 25 White Patch Esplanade crossing over Wrights Creek, Banksia Beach, Bribie Island / Queensland / White Patch Esplanade Upgrade Project |
| 14/04/2023 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2022/09413* | Australian War Memorial / Commonwealth / Treloar Crescent, Campbell, 2612, ACT, Australia / Australian Capital Territory / Australian War Memorial - Main Building Gallery Preparation Works | 12/04/2023 |
2023/09462 | NEOEN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 4997 Collie-Williams Road, Palmer WA / Western Australia / The Collie Battery Energy Storage System | 13/04/2023 |
2022/09442 | Gladstone Regional Council / Tourism and Recreation / 20 Dunn Street, Tannum Sands, 4680 Qld / Queensland / Boyne Tannum Aquatic Recreation Centre | 17/04/2023 |
2022/09352* | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation / Science and Research / New Illawarra Road Lucas Heights NSW 2234 / New South Wales / Phase A HIFAR Decommissioning | 17/04/2023
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2023/09452 | REDCLIFFE PROJECT LTD / Mining / Nambi Road, 50 km north-east of Leonora / Western Australia / Redcliffe Gold Project | 17/04/2023 |
2022/09429 | HUNTER WATER CORPORATION / Water Management and Use / Behind 1A George Booth Drive, West Wallsend / New South Wales / Cameron Park Reservoir | 18/04/2023 |
* 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 |
2022/09388 | ACEN North East Tasmania Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Waterhouse Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262; Cape Portland Road, Rushy Lagoon TAS 7264 / Tasmania / North East Wind - construction and operation of wind turbines and associated infrastructure | Environmental Impact Statement | 14/04/2023 |
2022/09433 | Moreton Bay Regional Council / Transport - Land / 25 White Patch Esplanade crossing over Wrights Creek, Banksia Beach, Bribie Island / Queensland / White Patch Esplanade Upgrade Project | Preliminary Documentation | 14/04/2023 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2021/9069 | Hamersley 1 WA Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / Lots 12 and 13 Lodge Drive, East Rockingham / Western Australia / Commercial Development of Lots 12 and 13 Lodge Drive, East Rockingham, WA | Approved with conditions | 17/04/2023 |
2021/8981 | Lendlease Communities (Calderwood) Pty Ltd / Residential Development / Calderwood Valley, Illawarra Region / New South Wales / Calderwood Mod 4 | Approved with conditions | 19/04/2023 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended by | Date |
2017/8096 | UPC ROBBINS ISLAND PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Lot 110402/1 (Robbins Island) and some areas of Crown land. The locati / Tasmania / Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park, Robbins Island, Tasmania | 30 business days after additional information is received | 19/04/2023 |
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.