DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 27/02/2023 to 05/03/2023
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 |
2022/09402 | Universal Property Group Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 143 Whitehead Street, Corowa NSW 2646 / New South Wales / Residential development (including wetland retention basins) |
| 14/02/2023 |
2022/09360 | Image Resources NL / Mining / South of 1546 Orange Springs Road, Cowalla WA 6503 / Western Australia / Bidaminna Project |
| 15/02/2023 |
2022/09399 | Transport for NSW / Transport - Land / Along the Great Western Highway traversing the suburbs of Blackheath, Mount Victoria and Little Hartley. / New South Wales / Great Western Highway upgrade - Blackheath to Little Hartley |
| 27/02/2023 |
2022/09420 | REDLAND CITY COUNCIL / Tourism and Recreation / 277-293 Heinemann Road, Mount Cotton / Queensland / Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct |
| 27/02/2023 |
2022/09326 | P.M.R. Quarries Pty Ltd / Mining / 311 Wattle Ave East, Nowergup, WA, 6032 / Western Australia / Wattle Avenue East Quarry |
| 28/02/2023 |
2022/09353 | Energy Corporation Of New South Wales / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / Merotherie Road, Merotherie / New South Wales / Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone Transmission Project |
| 2/03/2023 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2022/09359* | Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / within offshore waters off Point Danger in western Victoria, near the town of Portland / Commonwealth Marine / Spinifex Offshore Surveys | 23/02/2023 |
2022/09419 | ALTIS PROPERTY PARTNERS PTY LTD / Commercial Development / Lot 59 Bushmead Road, Hazelmere, WA / Western Australia / Land Clearing for Light Industrial Development | 28/02/2023 |
* 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 |
2022/09402 | Universal Property Group Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 143 Whitehead Street, Corowa NSW 2646 / New South Wales / Residential development (including wetland retention basins) | Preliminary Documentation | 14/02/2023 |
2022/09360 | Image Resources NL / Mining / South of 1546 Orange Springs Road, Cowalla WA 6503 / Western Australia / Bidaminna Project | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) | 15/02/2023 |
2022/09399 | Transport for NSW / Transport - Land / Along the Great Western Highway traversing the suburbs of Blackheath, Mount Victoria and Little Hartley. / New South Wales / Great Western Highway upgrade - Blackheath to Little Hartley | Preliminary Documentation | 27/02/2023 |
2022/09420 | REDLAND CITY COUNCIL / Tourism and Recreation / 277-293 Heinemann Road, Mount Cotton / Queensland / Redlands Coast Regional Sport and Recreation Precinct | Preliminary Documentation | 27/02/2023 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2021/9133 | Townsville City Council / Water Management and Use / 4172 Ayr Dalbeg Road, Mulgrave / Queensland / Haughton Pipeline Stage 2 Project | Approved with conditions | 23/02/2023 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2010/5337 | LANDCORP / Commercial Development / Rockingham / Western Australia / Rockingham Industry Zone | 8/02/2023 |
2017/7872 | Prime Eglinton Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 19 (Lot 6) Taronga Place, Eglinton / Western Australia / Residential and commercial development on part 19 (Lot 6) Taronga Place, Eglinton, WA | 8/02/2023 |
2016/7845 | Hastings Technology Metals Ltd / Mining / Approximately 270km east-northeast of Carnavon / Western Australia / Yangibana Rare Earths Project, WA | 8/02/2023 |
2007/3809 | MIDWEST CORPORATION LIMITED / Mining / 21km east of Morawa - 60km east of Koolanooka WA / Western Australia / Koolanooka/Blue Hills Iron Ore Mining Project | 17/02/2023 |
2012/6324 | Batchfire Resources / Mining / 20km north of Biloela / Queensland / Boundary Hill South Lease Extension | 17/02/2023 |
2017/8049 | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND REGULATION / Residential Development / 5 lots – 4 freehold and 1 unreserved Crown land / Victoria / Youth Justice Redevelopment Project, Cherry Creek, 10 kms south west of Werribee, VIC. | 17/02/2023 |
2019/8584 | Calidus Resources Limited / Mining / Various mining, exploration and prospecting leases, as outlined in Section 2.2 of the SIR / Western Australia / Warrawoona Gold Project, Pilbara Region, WA | 17/02/2023 |
2019/8601 | ATLAS IRON LIMITED / Mining / Various mining tenements, Pilbara / Western Australia / Miralga Creek Project, Pilbara region, WA | 17/02/2023 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2020/8825 | Transport for NSW / Transport - Water / La Perouse and Kurnell on either side of the ocean entrance within Kamay Botany Bay National Park, S / New South Wales / Kamay Ferry Wharves Project | 17/03/2023 | 23/02/2023 |
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.