DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EPBC Act Part 7-9 decisions published, 29/01/2024 to 04/02/2024
For further information see the referrals list at https://epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/all-referrals/
and type the reference number in the Filter by Referral Number box
actions determined as requiring approval (EPBC Act s.75)
Reference | Title | Controlling Provisions | Date |
2023/09633 | AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AIRPORTS (MELBOURNE) PTY LIMITED / Commercial Development / 66 Sky Road, Melbourne Airport VIC 3045 / Victoria / Melbourne Airport Business Park (MABP) – Sky Road West Warehouse Developments |
| 14/11/2023 |
2023/09678 | POTTINGER RENEWABLES PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / West Burrabogie Road, Booroorban / New South Wales / Pottinger Solar Farm |
| 29/01/2024 |
2023/09656 | SOUTH RIPLEY DEVELOPMENTS NO 1 PTY LIMITED / Residential Development / 1-89 Coleman Road, South Ripley / Queensland / South Ripley Residential Development |
| 30/01/2024 |
2023/09666 | Tasmanian Irrigation Pty Ltd / Water Management and Use / Latrobe Council region - between Devonport and Port Sorell, and as far south as Sassafras / Tasmania / Sassafras - Wesley Vale Irrigation Scheme Augmentation |
| 30/01/2024 |
2023/09672 | Global Quarries Australia Pty Ltd / Mining / 16501 Hume Highway, Marulan / New South Wales / Marulan Quarry |
| 30/01/2024 |
2023/09676 | Tess McGahan / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Tantitha Road, Tomingley / New South Wales / Wallaby Creek Wind Farm Project |
| 31/01/2024 |
2023/09715 | MOONLIGHT RANGE WIND FARM 3 PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 317 Connor Road, Morinish South / Queensland / Moonlight Range Wind Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) |
(sections 24B & 24C) | 1/02/2024 |
2023/09648 | Brad Ridge / Commercial Development / 460 Pacific Highway, Wyong / New South Wales / Torrens Title 8-Lot Industrial Subdivision |
| 2/02/2024 |
2023/09703 | Elgin Energy Pty Ltd / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / Little River Ripley Road, Little River/Balliang / Victoria / Barwon Solar Farm |
| 2/02/2024 |
Assessment Approach (EPBC Act s.87)
Reference | Title | Assessment Approach | Date |
2023/09633 | AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AIRPORTS (MELBOURNE) PTY LIMITED / Commercial Development / 66 Sky Road, Melbourne Airport VIC 3045 / Victoria / Melbourne Airport Business Park (MABP) – Sky Road West Warehouse Developments | Preliminary Documentation | 14/11/2023 |
2023/09656 | SOUTH RIPLEY DEVELOPMENTS NO 1 PTY LIMITED / Residential Development / 1-89 Coleman Road, South Ripley / Queensland / South Ripley Residential Development | Preliminary Documentation | 30/01/2024 |
2023/09666 | Tasmanian Irrigation Pty Ltd / Water Management and Use / Latrobe Council region - between Devonport and Port Sorell, and as far south as Sassafras / Tasmania / Sassafras - Wesley Vale Irrigation Scheme Augmentation | Preliminary Documentation | 30/01/2024 |
2023/09715 | MOONLIGHT RANGE WIND FARM 3 PTY LTD / Energy Generation and Supply (renewable) / 317 Connor Road, Morinish South / Queensland / Moonlight Range Wind Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | Preliminary Documentation | 1/02/2024 |
2023/09648 | Brad Ridge / Commercial Development / 460 Pacific Highway, Wyong / New South Wales / Torrens Title 8-Lot Industrial Subdivision | Preliminary Documentation | 2/02/2024 |
DECISION ON APPROVAL (EPBC Act s.133)
Reference | Title | Approval Decision | Date |
2018/8259 | AUSTRALIAN RAIL TRACK CORPORATION LIMITED / Transport - Land / Between Narromine and Narrabri, NSW / New South Wales / Inland Rail - Narromine to Narrabri, NSW | Approved with conditions | 31/01/2024 |
NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF TIME (EPBC Act s.130(4))
Reference | Title | Extended to | Date |
2021/9065 | Century Estate Contracting Pty Ltd / Residential Development / 639 Redbank Plains Road / Queensland / Redbank Plains | 16/02/2024 | 30/01/2024 |
2020/8647 | Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation / Water Management and Use / Nyah-Vinifera Park, Vinifera, Victoria, 3594, Australia / Victoria / Vinifera Floodplain Restoration Project, Vic | 01/03/2024 | 31/01/2024 |
2020/8648 | Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation / Water Management and Use / Nyah-Vinifera Park / Victoria / Nyah Floodplain Restoration Project | 01/03/2024 | 31/01/2024 |
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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water or may not meet timeframes for notification. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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 Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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.