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
and type the reference number in the Search box
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
| Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
| 2015/7452 | Airservices Australia/Transport - air and space/Gold Coast Airport/QLD/Instrument Landing System Procedures for Arrivals, Gold Coast Airport, Qld | Accredited Assessment Process through a Major Development Plan under the Airports Act 1996 (Cth) | 17/04/2015 |
| 2014/7288 | Gold Coast Airport Pty Ltd/Transport - air and space/Gold Coast Airport/QLD/Expansion of existing Terminal (T1) building and RPT Apron, Gold Coast Airport, Qld | Accredited Assessment Process through a Major Development Plan under the Airports Act 1996 (Cth) | 14/05/2015 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
| Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
| 2012/6422 | Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd/Mining/Approximately 110km west-north-west of Newman/WA/Koodaideri Iron Ore Mine & Infrastructure Project, WA | Approved with conditions | 09/05/2015 |
| 2014/7205 | Cristal Australia Pty Ltd/Exploration (mineral, oil and gas - non-marine)/10km east of Busselton/WA/Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project, Busselton, WA | Approved with conditions | 11/05/2015 |
variation of conditions of approval (EPBC Act s.143)
| Reference | Title | Date |
| 2013/7101 | NSW Roads & Maritime Services/Transport - land/Warrel Creek to Nambucca Heads/NSW/Pacific Highway Upgrade, Warrel Creek to Nambucca Heads, NSW | 11/05/2015 |
| 2012/6370 | Newmont Boddington Gold Pty Ltd/Mining/Boddington/WA/Newmont Boddington Gold Mine Extension Project | 14/05/2015 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
| Reference | Title | Extended by (Days) | Date |
| 2010/5544 | Tidal Energy Australia/Energy generation and supply (renewable)/Doctors Creek 14km from Derby located within King Sound /WA/Derby Tidal Power Project | 30 business days | 09/05/2015 |
lapsed proposals (EPBC Act s.155)
| Reference | Title | Date |
| 2007/3877 | Metgasco Limited/Energy generation and supply (non-renewable)/24 km west of Lismore, north, to 30 km Southwest of Brisbane/NSW/Casino Ipswich Pipeline | 13/05/2015 |
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.