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
Permits granted under sections 19 and 21 of the Act
- A permit (SD2024-4071) was granted on 14 April 2025 to 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 the capital dredging of the marine intake structure of the Belmont Desalination Plant, Belmont, New South Wales. This permit is valid until 15 April 2030.
- A permit (SD2024-4069) was granted on 13 May 2025 to CITIC Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd, 45 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ACN: 119 578 371), 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. This permit is valid for 5-years until 14 May 2030.
- A permit (SD2024-4072) was granted on 14 May 2025 to Pilbara Ports Authority, Level 5, 999 Hay St, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ABN: 94 987 448 870), 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. This permit is valid for 5-years until 14 May 2030.
- A permit (SD2024-4073) was granted on 24 June 2025 to 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. This permit is valid until 25 June 2055.
The Minister/delegate did not require the permits to undergo an assessment in accordance with section 160 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Applications received for permit variations under section 23 of the Act
- An application for a variation to a permit (SD2009-1322) was received on 15 April 2025 from API Management Pty Limited, 225 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ACN: 112 677 595). The variation sought to extend the permit period by 2 years.
- An application for a variation to a permit (SD2016-3462) was received on 1 May 2025 from Pilbara Iron Pty Ltd, Level 22 Central Park, 152-158 Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ACN: 107 216 535). The variation sought to extend the permit period by 7 months.
Permit variations granted under sections 21 and 23 of the Act
- A variation (No.2) to a permit (SD2009-1322) was granted on 15 May 2025 to API Management Pty Limited, 225 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ACN: 112 677 595) to extend the existing permit period by 6 months. The permit is for the loading for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 34 million cubic metres of material derived from the capital dredging of Anketell Point Port development, Anketell Point, Western Australia. This permit is valid until 17 November 2025.
- A variation (No.2) to a permit (SD2016-3462) was granted on 26 June 2025 to Pilbara Iron Pty Ltd, Level 22 Central Park, 152-158 Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (ACN: 107 216 535) to extend the existing permit period by 7 months. The permit is for the loading for the purposes of dumping, and to dump up to 1,113,116 cubic metres of dredged material (in-situ; remaining from the original total of 1,225,000 cubic metres), derived from the maintenance dredging of areas within the berths, swing basins and departure channels associated with the East Intercourse Island and Parker Point port facilities at the Port of Dampier in Dampier, Western Australia. This permit is valid until 28 February 2026.
The Minister/delegate did not require the variations to the permits 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
1 July 2025