DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 

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actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)

Reference

Title

Controlling Provisions

Date

2014/7175

Energy World Corporation Ltd/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Abbot Point Bowen QLD/QLD/Cooper to Abbot Point liquid natural gas (LNG) facility, Capling Project, QLD

  • World Heritage (sections 12 & 15A)
  • National Heritage (sections 15B & 15C)
  • Wetlands of international importance (sections 16 & 17B)
  • Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)
  • Listed migratory species (sections 20 & 20A)
  • Commonwealth marine areas (sections 23 & 24A)
  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (sections 24B & 24C)

08/05/2014

 

2014/7206

Peet Flagstone City Pty Ltd/Residential development/Flagstone West/QLD/Flagstone West Urban Development Project, QLD

  • Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 & 18A)

06/06/2014

 

actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)

Reference

Title

Date

2014/7199

Shire of Esperance /Transport - land/Gibson Road, 26km north of Esperance, between Coolgardie Highway and Dempster Road /WA/Shire of Esperance /Transport - land/Gibson Road, 26km north of Esperance/WA/Gibson Road Upgrade

04/06/2014

2014/7191

Geoscience Australia/Science and research/Davis Station, Antarctica/Australian Antarctic Territory/Infrasound Monitoring Station (ISO3), Davis Station, Antarctica

23/05/2014

2014/7192

AVJennings Pty Ltd/Residential development/Azure Way, Coomera /QLD/Residential Development Stages 4 & 9-10 Big Sky Estate, Coomera, QLD

26/05/2014

2014/7195

Macadamia Corporation Pty Ltd/Residential development/Lot 42, Farmhouse Court, Bovell/WA/Residential development, Lot 42, Farmhouse Court, Bovell, WA

28/05/2014

2014/7196

Coast Pastoral Company Pty Ltd/Agriculture and forestry/Lot 2, Springfield Rd, Parkfield, WA/WA/Vegetation Clearance for Horticulture Operation Expansion, Lot 2, Springfield Rd, Parkfield, WA

28/05/2014

2014/7204

GNS Science (NZ Govt owned Crown Research Institute)/Science and research/eastern Tasman Sea/Commonwealth Marine/Tasman Frontier IODP marine geophysical site survey project, eastern Tasman Sea

30/05/2014

 

Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)

Reference

Title

Assessment Approach

Date

2014/7206

Peet Flagstone City Pty Ltd/Residential development/Flagstone West/QLD/Flagstone West Urban Development Project, QLD

Referral Information

06/06/2014

 

DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)

Reference

Title

Approval Decision

Date

2012/6420

The Citiwest South Unit Trust/Commercial development/Altona North/VIC/Proposed Industrial Development at Lot A, 650-62 Kororoit Creek, VIC

Approved with conditions

01/06/2014

 

2013/6910

Diversified Property Holdings Pty Ltd/Residential development/15 Balmoral Road, Kellyville/NSW/Construct an integrated residential development, NSW

Approved with conditions

01/06/2014

 

2007/3479

LandCorp/Commercial development/Neerabup/WA/Meridian Business Park Industrial Development

Approved with conditions

02/06/2014

 

2013/6765

Cotton Holding Pty Ltd/Mining/Roelands/WA/Undertake gravel extraction on Lot 20 Coalfields Road, Roelands

Approved with conditions

02/06/2014

 

2013/6985

Atlas Iron Limited/Mining/Pilbara/WA/Abydos Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) Project, Stage 2

Approved with conditions

03/06/2014

 

 

 

variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)

Reference

Title

Date

2010/5642

Rio Tinto Alcan/Mining/south of the Embley River, western Cape York Peninsula/QLD/South of the Embley Bauxite Mining Project

03/06/2014

2011/5866

Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd/Mining/Approx 5km SW of Muswellbrook and 130km NW of Newcastle/NSW/Mt Arthur Coal Extension Project Hunter Valley NSW

03/06/2014

2012/6518

NSW Roads and Maritime Services/Transport - land/West of Port Macquarie/NSW/Oxley Highway to Kempsey Pacific Highway Upgrade, NSW

03/06/2014

2013/7069

Department of Environment and Primary Industries/Natural resources management/Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves/VIC/Investigation of bushfire management in the Wonnangatta Valley using strategic grazing of domestic livestock VIC

09/05/2014

2008/4059

Santos Ltd/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/area around Emerald, Injune, Taroom and Roma townships/QLD/Coal Seam Gas Field Development for Natural Gas Liquefaction Park, Curtis Island

28/05/2014

2009/5003

Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/30km S-SE of Narrabri, Kamilaroi Highway, Narrabri, NSW/NSW/Conversion from Continous Miner Operation to Longwall Miner Operation

30/05/2014

 

NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))

Reference

Title

Extended to

Date

2013/6726

Sherwin Iron Limited/Mining/Approximately 450km south east of Darwin/NT/Construction of an iron ore mine and associated infrastructure

19/08/2014i

05/06/2014

2012/6643

Eaton Place Pty Ltd/Tourism and recreation/Hummock Hill Island 30km south east of Gladstone/QLD/Pacificus Tourism Project

31/07/2014

27/05/2014

 

Some public notifications on the Internet and in the Gazette relating to the processing of referrals for approval under Chapter 4 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 may occasionally be missed in processing by the Department of the Environment or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of the Environment has implemented systems and ongoing quality assurance procedures to minimise any risk of missing a notification within the required timeframe. Where a missed notification is identified the practice will be to notify these even though the timeframe for notification has lapsed. This will ensure that the history of notifications for each referral is available to the public. The Department of the Environment regrets any inconvenience that may be caused by a missed notification. Please note that late notifications have not affected subsequent processing of referrals or assessments and they do not affect decisions made.