ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981
MATTERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE
FOR THE PERIOD: 1 July 2018 to 30 September 2018
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 (SD2018/3862) was received on 14 August 2018 from Department of Defence,
ABN 68 706 814 312, for a permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 19,400 cubic metres of dredged material, derived from Phase 2 Capital Dredging at Garden Island Naval Dockyard, Sydney, New South Wales. - An application (SD2018/3882) was received on 17 September 2018 from Bledisloe Australia Pty Ltd, Trading as George Hartnett Metropolitan Funerals - Mount Gravatt, ABN 59 067 304 545, for a permit for a burial at sea located offshore of Cape Moreton, Queensland.
Permits granted under sections 19 and 21 of the Act
- A permit (SD2017/3702) was granted on 3 July 2018, to Pilbara Ports Authority, PO Box 84, West Perth, Western Australia, 6872, ABN 94 987 448 870, to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 2.5 million cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging at the Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia.
- A permit (SD2018/3742) was granted on 26 July 2018, to Kimberley Ports Authority, 280 Port Drive Broome, Western Australia, 6725, ABN 56 780 427 150, to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 150,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from capital dredging of the Port of Broome, Western Australia.
- A permit (SD2018/3782) was granted on 31 July 2018, to Pilbara Ports Authority, PO Box 84, West Perth, Western Australia, 6872, ABN: 94 987 448 870, to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 400,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from capital dredging of the Stingray Creek Southern Swing Basin, in the Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia.
- A permit (SD2018/3822) was granted on 17 September 2018, to WA Recreational and Sportfishing Council, 3/45 Northside Drive, Hillarys, Western Australia, 6025, ABN 77 922 817 608, for the placement of an artificial reef offshore of Esperance, Western Australia.
- A permit (SD2018/3762) was granted on 20 September 2018, to Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited, PO Box 259, Gladstone, Queensland, 4680, ACN 131 965 896, to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 1,460,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging of the channels, swing basins and berths at the Port of Gladstone, Queensland.
- A permit (SD2018/3882) was granted on 20 September 2018, to Bledisloe Australia Pty Ltd,
ABN 59 067 304 545, for a burial at sea, located offshore of Cape Moreton, Queensland.
The Minister/delegate did not require the permit(s) to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Permit Variations granted under sections 21 and 23 of the Act
- A variation (variation 1) to a permit (SD2017/3542) was granted on 3 July 2018 to the Pilbara Ports Authority, PO Box 84, West Perth, Western Australia, ABN: 94 987 448 870, which increased the permitted disposal volume from 1.913 million cubic metres to 3.266 million cubic metres.
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.
Anu Datta
Director
Queensland Assessments and Sea Dumping Section
15 November 2018