DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 27/03/2023 to 02/04/2023
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 |
2022/09346 | AusNet Asset Services Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 530 Tramway Rd, Hazelwood North VIC 3840 / Victoria / Gippsland Renewable Energy Zone Project |
| 24/03/2023 |
2022/09444 | ATHENA ENERGY AUSTRALIA (HOLDINGS) PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / DP 1211502, DP 1146359 and DP 1159220 for site access off the Oxley Highway. / New South Wales / Bendemeer Solar Farm |
| 26/03/2023 |
2023/09450 | Gold Estates Holdings Pty Ltd / Residential Development / Lot 16 Barfield Road, Hammond Park, Western Australia, 6164 / Western Australia / Lot 16 Barfield Road: Residential Development |
| 29/03/2023 |
2023/09461 | QUEENSLAND HYDRO PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Bella Creek Road & Borgan Road, Lake Borumba / Queensland / Borumba Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Project - Exploratory Works |
| 30/03/2023 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2022/09375* | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT (Business Name: Rail Projects Victoria) / Transport - Land / St Albans Rd, Albion VIC 3020 / Victoria / New Regional Platform at Sunshine Station – Pipeline and Railway Section | 24/03/2023 |
* 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 |
2023/09450 | Gold Estates Holdings Pty Ltd / Residential Development / Lot 16 Barfield Road, Hammond Park, Western Australia, 6164 / Western Australia / Lot 16 Barfield Road: Residential Development | Preliminary Documentation | 29/03/2023 |
2023/09461 | QUEENSLAND HYDRO PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Bella Creek Road & Borgan Road, Lake Borumba / Queensland / Borumba Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Project - Exploratory Works | Preliminary Documentation | 30/03/2023 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2021/8907 | AGI Operations Pty Limited / Mining / Arrowsmith, near Dongara / Western Australia / West Erregulla Processing Plant and Pipeline | Approved with conditions | 24/03/2023 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2014/7260 | Verdant Minerals Ltd / Mining / ML29463 and ML 29854, Ammaroo Station SE Tennant Creek / Northern Territory / Ammaroo Phosphate Mine, Ammaroo Station, NT | 23/03/2023 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2021/8937 | Gunyar Pty Limited / Commercial Development / , CSIRO Forestry Precinct, Banks Street, Yarralumla / Australian Capital Territory / Forestry Place Redevelopment of CSIRO Yarralumla, Block 7 Section 4 Yarralumla, ACT | 17/04/2023 | 28/03/2023 |
2021/9113 | APA Transmission Pty Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / Hart Rd, Loxford / New South Wales / Kurri Kurri Lateral Pipeline Project | 28/04/2023 | 28/03/2023 |
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.