DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 24/07/2023 to 30/07/2023
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 |
2023/09539 | SCONI MINING OPERATIONS PTY LTD / Mining / Greenvale Nickel Mine, Gregory Developmental Road, Greenvale, Queensland, 4816 / Queensland / Sconi Battery Minerals Project |
| 24/07/2023 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2023/09552 | BORAL RESOURCES (NSW) PTY LTD / Mining / Fig Hill Lane, Dunmore, NSW / New South Wales / Dunmore Lakes Sand Project Modification 2 Pond 5B extraction | 27/07/2023
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Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2023/09539 | SCONI MINING OPERATIONS PTY LTD / Mining / Greenvale Nickel Mine, Gregory Developmental Road, Greenvale, Queensland, 4816 / Queensland / Sconi Battery Minerals Project | Accredited Assessment Process under the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 | 24/07/2023 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2018/8222 | AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION LIMITED / Transport - Land / Various lots / New South Wales / Inland Rail North Star to Qld Border, NSW | Approved with conditions | 21/07/2023 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2018/8259 | AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION LIMITED / Transport - Land / Between Narromine and Narrabri, NSW / New South Wales / Inland Rail - Narromine to Narrabri, NSW | 31/08/2023 | 19/07/2023 |
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.