
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SEA DUMPING) ACT 1981
MATTERS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE FOR THE PERIOD:
1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024
Pursuant to section 25 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (the Act), notice is given that:
Applications for permits received under section 18 of the Act
- An application (SD2024-4070) was received on 8 October 2024 from Tidman’s – Funerals of Perth,
5 Eloure Place, Willetton, Western Australia 6155 (ACN: 106 601 898) for a burial at sea located offshore of Fremantle, Western Australia. - An application (SD2024-4071) was received on 29 October 2024 from John Holland Pty Ltd, 796 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, New South Wales 2304 (ACN: 004 282 268) to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 1,400 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material, derived from capital dredging of the marine intake structure of the Belmont Desalination Plant, Belmont, New South Wales.
- An application (SD2024-4072) was received on 30 October 2024 from Pilbara Ports Authority,
Level 5, 999 Hay St, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ABN: 94 987 448 870), for a 5-year permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 450,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material derived from the maintenance dredging of the Pilbara Port Authority’s managed port areas at the Port of Dampier, Western Australia. - An application (SD2024-4073) was received on 13 November 2024 from the Shire of Esperance, 77 Windich Street, Esperance, Western Australia, 6450 (ABN: 60 034 434 085) for the placement of an artificial reef for recreational fishing purposes. The reef comprises up to 200 purpose-built concrete modules, located in 40 clusters of 5, adjacent to the Esperance jetty, Western Australia.
- An application (SD2024-4074) was received on 11 December 2024 from Mardie Minerals Pty Ltd,
Level 2, 1 Altona Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005 (ABN: 50 152 574 457), for a 3-year permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 355,000 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material derived from the capital dredging of a berth pocket and channel for the Mardie Project, offshore approximately 80 km south-west of Karratha, Western Australia. - An application (SD2024-4069) was received on 12 December 2024 from CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd, 45 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ACN: 119 578 371), for a 5-year permit to load for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 35,649 cubic metres (in-situ) of dredged material derived from the capital dredging of the berth pocket and inner harbour at the Sino Iron Terminal at Cape Preston, Western Australia.
Permits granted under sections 19 and 21 of the Act
- A permit (SD2024-4070) was granted on 14 October 2024 to Tidman’s – Funerals of Perth, 5 Eloure Place, Willetton, Western Australia 6155 (ACN: 106 601 898) for a burial at sea located offshore of Fremantle, Western Australia. This permit is valid until 14 November 2024.
The Minister/delegate did not require the permit to undergo an 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, Sea Dumping Section, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, GPO Box 3090, CANBERRA, ACT 2601.
Heather Agnew
Director
Sea Dumping Section
7 January 2025