ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981
MATTERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE
FOR THE PERIOD: 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017
Pursuant to section 25 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (the Act), notice is given that:
Applications received under section 18 of the Act
- An application (SD2017/3482) was received on 6 February 2017 from the New South Wales Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development (ABN: 72 189 919 072), 36 Marina Drive,
Coffs Harbour Jetty, New South Wales 2450, for a permit for the placement of an artificial reef, offshore of southern Sydney, New South Wales. - An application (SD2017/3502) was received on 23 February 2017 from the New South Wales Department of Industry – Lands (ABN: 72 189 919 072), PO Box 2185, Dangar, New South Wales 2309, for a permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging of the Yamba Boat Harbour, located in the Clarence River estuary, New South Wales.
- An application (SD2017/3522) was received on 16 March 2017 from Sapphire Coast Funerals Pty Limited (ABN: 90 003 457 654), PO Box 104, Pambula, New South Wales, 2549, for a permit for a burial at sea offshore of Merimbula, New South Wales.
- An application (SD2017/3542) was received on 31 March 2017 from Pilbara Ports Authority
(ABN: 94 987 448 870), PO Box 84, West Perth, Western Australia, 6872, for a permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 2,000,000 cubic metres of dredged material, derived from capital dredging of the outer channel at Port Hedland, Western Australia.
Permits granted under sections 19 and 21 of the Act
- A permit (SD2016/3382) was granted on 17 February 2017 to Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (ACN: 086 197 757), 250 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia , 6000, to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 2,000,000 cubic metres of seabed material derived from maintenance dredging from the Port of Barrow Island, Western Australia. The Minister/delegate did not require the permit to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
- A permit (SD2012/2243) was granted on 8 March 2017 to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (ABN: 33 380 054 835) and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (ABN: 81 098 497 517), to load for the purposes of dumping and to dump up to 50 wooden vessels at sea. The Minister/delegate did not require the permit to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
- A permit (SD2017/3522) was granted on 23 March 2017 to Sapphire Coast Funerals Pty Limited
(ABN: 90 003 457 654), PO Box 104, Pambula, New South Wales, 2549, for a permit for a burial at sea offshore of Merimbula, New South Wales. The Minister/delegate did not require the permit to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). - A permit (SD2016/3442) was granted on 31 March 2017 to the Southern Ports Authority (ABN: 30 044 341 250), to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 11,700,000 cubic metres of seabed material derived from capital dredging of the Princess Royal Harbour shipping channel, Albany, Western Australia. The Delegate did not require the permit to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Copies of a decision by the Minister/delegate under the Act may be obtained, upon request, from the Director, Queensland Assessments and Sea Dumping Section, Department of the Environment and Energy, GPO Box 787, CANBERRA, ACT 2601.
Karina McLachlan
A/g Director
Assessments and Sea Dumping Section
18 April 2017