NOTICE OF DECISION TO VARY A SEA DUMPING PERMIT UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981
Pursuant to Section 23 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981, notice is hereby given that the permit 10/02 granted to BM ALLIANCE COAL OPERATIONS PTY LTD (ABN 67 096 412 752), a company duly incorporated according to law and having its registered address at Level 23, 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, was varied on 20 September 2013 to enable a 36 month period in which to reprocess or remove from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park dredge spoil greater than 400mm in size.
Permit condition variation:
Removal of condition 21 of the Sea Dumping Permit 10/02 which states:
21.The Permittee must, within two (2) years of completion of the disposal activity, reprocess all dredge spoil components disposed under this permit that are greater than 400mm in any dimension so that all components are less than that size; or remove those components from the Marine Park.
and replacement with the following:
21. The Permittee must, within 36 months of completion of the disposal activity, reprocess dredge spoil components disposed under this permit that are greater than 400mm in any dimension in accordance with the Environmental Management Plan (Marine Ecology) for Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal Hay Point Coal Terminal Expansion Phase 3 (HPX3) and the Dredging and Blasting Environmental Management Plan Hay Point Coal Terminal Expansion Phase 3 (HPX3), or remove those components from the Marine Park.
Details of the permit may be obtained from Manager, Ports and Shipping
(07 47500 700), Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, PO Box 1379, Townsville, Qld, 4870.
Bruce Elliot
General Manager, Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Use Branch
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
20 September 2013