NOTICE OF DECISION for dredging operations at the Port of Cairns (SD22/01) UNDER
THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981, notice is hereby given that:
A permit was granted on 24 February 2022 to Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited (ACN 131 836 014), Corner Grafton and Hartley Street, Cairns, Queensland, 4870, to load and dump at sea up to 5,930,000 in situ cubic metres of seabed material, derived from maintenance and contingency dredging of the Port of Cairns over a 10 year duration.
Details of the application may be obtained from the Assistant Director, Science Government and Port Projects, Environmental Assessment and Protection, (07 4750 0700 - option 3), Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, PO Box 1379, Townsville, Queensland, 4810. Or from Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Limited, Manager Sustainability and External Policy, (07 4052 3888), PO Box 594, Cairns, Queensland, 4870.
Julia Chandler
Director
Reef Protection
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority