DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
For further information see the referrals list at http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices
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actions determined as NOT requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Date |
2013/6981 | Far North Queensland Ports Corporation Ltd/Transport - water/Cairns/QLD/Development of a common use barge facility | 11/10/2013 |
2010/5627* | Boonooroo/Residential development/Lot 7 SP158537, Kougari, Rawson & Whitaker Streets/QLD/19 lot residential subdivision in the township of Boonooroo | 09/10/2014 |
2014/7333 | Hermitage Holding Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - non-marine)/Perenjori Hills/WA/Feral Prospect, magnatite iron ore exploration drilling, Perejori Hills, WA | 16/10/2014 |
2014/7336 | Department of National Parks, Sport and Recreation/Tourism and recreation/O'Reilly/QLD/Green Mountain walking track upgrade, Lamington National Park, O'Reilly, QLD | 16/10/2014 |
2014/7337 | Mr Paul & Mrs Naoko Apostolou/Private/10B Dalkeith Rd, Cherrybrook, NSW/NSW/Tree Removal Under 10/50 Vegetation Clearance, 10B Dalkeith Rd, Cherrybrook, NSW | 21/10/2014 |
2014/7339 | Moreton Bay Regional Council/Natural resources management/22 Tallowood Drive, Deception Bay/QLD/Tallowood Cemetery expansion, Deception Bay, Qld | 22/10/2014 |
* Actions which are not controlled actions provided they are undertaken in a particular manner. Further information on provision and manner specified is available from www.environment.gov.au/epbc/notices
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2013/6987 | Health Directorate/Commercial development/Block 1, Section 3 in the District of Belconnen/ACT/University of Canberra Public Hospital | Approved with conditions | 17/10/2014 |
2014/7194 | Middle Head Healthcare Pty Ltd /Residential development/Middle Head Road, Middle Head, Mosman /NSW/Development of a Residential Care Facility, Middle Head, NSW | Approved with conditions | 20/10/2014 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
Title | Date | |
2012/6518 | NSW Roads and Maritime Services/Transport - land/West of Port Macquarie/NSW/Oxley Highway to Kempsey Pacific Highway Upgrade, NSW | 10/10/2014 |
2010/5457 | Drake Coal Pty Ltd/Mining/17 kilometres south of Collinsville, north Queensland/QLD/Drake Open Cut Coal Mine | 22/10/2014 |
2009/4974 | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Limited/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/Walloon Gas Fields, Surat Basin, Darling Downs/QLD/Expansion of Coal Seam Gas Fields | 24/10/2014 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2012/6377 | Arrow Energy Pty Ltd/Mining/Bowen Basin/QLD/Bowen Gas Project | 14/11/2014 | 21/10/2014 |
2013/6926 | Moolarben Coal Operations Pty Ltd/Mining/Western Calfields of NSW 40kms NE Mudgee/NSW/Ext of coal mining within Open Cuts 1 & 2 and assoc infrastructure - Optimisation, NSW | 21/11/2014 | 24/10/2014 |
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.