DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 4/10/2021 to 10/10/2021
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 |
2021/9026 | Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd / Mining / 2.8km north-west of the Carosue Dam processing plant / Western Australia / Northern Star Resources - Carosue Dam TSF Cell 4 |
| 29/09/2021 |
2021/8957 | Goyder Wind Farm 1B Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 5.5 km south of Burra / South Australia / Goyder South Hybrid Renewable Energy Facility - Wind Farm 1b, 5km south Burra |
| 1/10/2021 |
2021/8958 | Goyder Wind Farm 1 Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Burra, Hanson, Porter Lagoon, Koonoona and Apoinga / South Australia / Goyder South Hybrid Renewable Energy Facility - Wind Farm 1A, 10km south Burra |
| 1/10/2021 |
2021/9033 | QPM TECH PROJECT PTY LTD / Manufacturing / Ghost Gum Road, Woodstock / Queensland / Queensland Pacific Metals - Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub TECH Project |
| 6/10/2021 |
actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2021/9023 | Vocus Pty Ltd / Telecommunications / Commonwealth waters off northwest coast of Western Australia / Commonwealth Marine / Project Highclere Geophysical Survey | 1/10/2021 |
2021/9032 | East Australian Pipeline Limited / Energy Generation and Supply (non-renewable) / Lots 5 / GO51 and 1 / DP580284 / Queensland / New South Wales / APA East Coast Grid Expansion - Stage 1 MW880 SS2 | 5/10/2021 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2021/8991 | Strike West Pty Ltd / Mining / Natta Road, Arrowsmith East / Western Australia / West Erregulla Field Development Program, 40 km southeast of Dongara, WA | Accredited Assessment Process under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) | 28/09/2021 |
2021/9026 | Northern Star (Carosue Dam) Pty Ltd / Mining / 2.8km north-west of the Carosue Dam processing plant / Western Australia / Northern Star Resources - Carosue Dam TSF Cell 4 | Preliminary Documentation | 29/09/2021 |
2021/8957 | Goyder Wind Farm 1B Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 5.5 km south of Burra / South Australia / Goyder South Hybrid Renewable Energy Facility - Wind Farm 1b, 5km south Burra | Preliminary Documentation | 1/10/2021 |
2021/8958 | Goyder Wind Farm 1 Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Burra, Hanson, Porter Lagoon, Koonoona and Apoinga / South Australia / Goyder South Hybrid Renewable Energy Facility - Wind Farm 1A, 10km south Burra | Preliminary Documentation | 1/10/2021 |
2021/9033 | QPM TECH PROJECT PTY LTD / Manufacturing / Ghost Gum Road, Woodstock / Queensland / Queensland Pacific Metals - Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub TECH Project | Preliminary Documentation | 6/10/2021 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2017/8084 | Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd / Mining / 2975 Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor, NSW, 2573 / New South Wales / Tahmoor South Project, NSW | Approved with conditions | 1/10/2021 |
2018/8280 | MANGOOLA COAL OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED / Mining / Multiple lots / New South Wales / Mangoola Coal Continued Operations Project, NSW | Approved with conditions | 1/10/2021 |
2020/8833 | Main Roads Western Australia / Transport - Land / Mitchell Freeway Southbound, between Ocean Reef Road to Hepburn Avenue, Perth / Western Australia / Mitchell Freeway Principal Shared Path Gaps Project Ocean Reef Road to Hepburn Avenue | Approved with conditions | 5/10/2021 |
2021/8926 | Altis Frasers JV Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / Mamre Road, Kemps Creek / New South Wales / Kemps Creek Warehouse, Logistics and Industrial Facilities Hub | Approved with conditions | 5/10/2021 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Reference | Title | Date |
2015/7547 | Greaton Development Pty Ltd / Commercial Development / Adelaide City / South Australia / GPO, Telephone Exchange and Office Block Adelaide SA | 28/09/2021 |
2010/5421 | ANGLO COAL FOXLEIGH MANAGEMENT PTY LTD / Mining / Middlemount / Queensland / Foxleigh Coal Mine Extension | 30/09/2021 |
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.