Matters to be published in the Gazette - Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 - 1 October to 31 December 2017

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981
MATTERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE

FOR THE PERIOD: 1 October to 31 December 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 (SD2017/3662) was received on 22 November 2017 from Recfishwest,
  ABN: 77 922 817 608 for a permit for the placement of an artificial reef, deployed offshore of Exmouth, Western Australia.
• An application (SD2017/3682) was received on 30 November 2017 from New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services, ABN: 76 236 371 088 for a permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 5,000 cubic metres of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging of the Stockton Boat Harbour, New South Wales.
• An application (SD2017/3702) was received on 13 December 2017 from Pilbara Ports Authority, ABN: 94 987 448 870 for a permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 2,500,000 cubic metres of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging of the port of Port Hedland, Western Australia.
• An application (SD2017/3722) was received on 15 December 2017 from RTA Weipa Pty Ltd,
  ACN: 137 266 285 for a permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 92,000 cubic metres of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging of the Amrun Port, Queensland.

Permits granted under sections 19 and 21 of the Act

• A permit (SD2017/3462) was granted on 24 November 2017 to Pilbara Iron Pty Limited,
  ACN: 107 216 535, to load for the purposes of dumping and to dump up to 1,225,000 cubic metres of dredged material, derived from maintenance dredging at the Port of Dampier, Western Australia.
• A permit (SD2017/3582) was granted on 27 November 2017 to Quadrant Energy Australia Limited, ABN: 39 009 301 964, to abandon a wellhead, 200 km north of Dampier, Western Australia.

The Minister/delegate did not require these permits to undergo 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 South and Sea Dumping Section, Department of the Environment and Energy, GPO Box 787, CANBERRA, ACT 2601. 

Anu Datta
Director
Queensland South and Sea Dumping Section
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