Department of the Environment and Heritage annual report 2004-05
Volume two
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2005
ISSN 1441 9335
Legislation annual reports 2004-05 (continued)
In this section
Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Appendix 1 - Statistics on the operation of the Act during 2004-05
Protecting environment and heritage
| 2004 - 05 (a) | Total (b) | |
|---|---|---|
| Referrals | ||
| Total referrals received | 360 | 1591 |
| Referrals being processed at 1 July 2004 | 28 | N/A |
| Referrals withdrawn or lapsed before decision | 7 | 28 |
| Referral decisions made (after reconsiderations) | 346 | 1528 |
| Approval required - controlled action | 63 | 354 |
| Approval not required - action to be taken in a particular manner | 44 | 212 |
| Approval not required - no conditions on action | 239 | 962 |
| Referrals being processed at 30 June 2005 | 35 | N/A |
| Controlled actions | ||
| Total controlled actions (after reconsiderations) | 63 | 354 |
| Assessments completed | 38 | 146 |
| Under bilateral agreements | 1 | 4 |
| Preliminary documentation | 24 | 104 |
| Public environment report | 2 | 3 |
| Environmental impact statement | 3 | 9 |
| Public inquiry | 0 | 0 |
| Accredited assessment | 8 | 26 |
| Approval decisions | 28 | 115 |
| Approved with no conditions | 2 | 10 |
| Approved with conditions | 26 | 103 |
| Approval not granted | 0 | 2 |
| (a) From 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. (b) Since the commencement of the EPBC Act in July 2000. |
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| Referrals | |
|---|---|
| Referrals being processed at 1 July 2004 | 28 |
| Referrals received 2004 - 05 | 360 |
| Deemed referrals | 0 |
| Referrals withdrawn or lapsed before decision | 7 |
| Referral decisions made (initial decisions, before reconsiderations) | 346 |
| Approval required - controlled action | 67 |
| Approval not required - action to be taken in a particular manner | 41 |
| Approval not required - no conditions on action | 238 |
| Referrals being processed at 30 June 2005 | 35 |
| Reconsideration of decisions | |
| Reconsideration decisions being processed at 1 July 2004 | 1 |
| Reconsideration requests received 2004 - 05 | 10 |
| Reconsideration decisions made | 11 |
| No change in decision | 5 |
| Controlled action decision to not controlled action | 2 |
| Controlled action decision to action to be taken in a particular manner | 2 |
| Not controlled action decision to action to be taken in a particular manner | 2 |
| Not controlled action to controlled action | 0 |
| Particular manner decision to not controlled action | 0 |
| Particular manner decision to controlled action | 0 |
| Reconsiderations pending at 30 June 2005 | 0 |
| Referrals received 2004 - 05 | Decisions made in 2004 - 05 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval required | Approval not required | ||||
| CA (b) | PM (c) | NCA (d) | Total | ||
| QLD | 93 | 24 | 9 | 64 | 97 |
| VIC | 65 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 64 |
| NSW | 54 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 51 |
| WA | 49 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 38 |
| SA | 24 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 25 |
| TAS | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| ACT | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| NT | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Christmas Island | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cocos Keeling Island | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Norfolk Island | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Commonwealth Marine Areas | 26 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| Grand Total | 360 | 67 | 41 | 238 | 346 |
| (a) The counts of referrals received and of decisions made relate to events occurring in 2004-05 before reconsideration. However some decisions made may relate to referrals received in earlier years. (b) CA means that the action is a controlled action. (c) PM (particular manner) refers to decisions made by the minister under section 77(3) that an action is not a controlled action if taken in a particular manner. (d) NCA means that the action is not a controlled action. |
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| Referrals received 2004 - 05 | Decisions made in 2004 - 05 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval required | Approval not required | ||||
| CA (b) | PM (c) | NCA (d) | Total | ||
| Agriculture and forestry | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Air and space transport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aquaculture | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Communication | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Defence | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Energy generation and supply | 40 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 39 |
| Exploration (mineral, oil, gas) | 38 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 35 |
| Land transport | 20 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Mining | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Sale or lease of Commonwealth property | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Science, research and investigations | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tourism, recreation and conservation management | 33 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 |
| Urban and commercial new development | 90 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 88 |
| Urban and commercial redevelopment | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| Waste management | 16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| Water management and use | 20 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| Water transport | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Grand Total | 360 | 67 | 41 | 238 | 346 |
| (a) The counts of referrals received and of decisions made relate to events occurring in 2004-05 before reconsideration. However some decisions made may relate to referrals received in earlier years. (b) CA means that the action is a controlled action. (c) PM (particular manner) refers to decisions made by the minister under section 77(3) that an action is not a controlled action if taken in a particular manner. (d) NCA means that the action is not a controlled action. |
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| Matter protected | Nominal controlled action (b) | Controlled action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | Matters of National Environmental Significance | ||
| Section 12 | World Heritage values of a World Heritage property | 3 | 8 |
| Section 15B | National heritage values of a national heritage place | 0 | 0 |
| Section 16 | Ecological character of a declared Ramsar Wetland | 9 | 13 |
| Section 18 | Listed threatened species or ecological community | 30 | 58 |
| Section 20 | Listed migratory species | 17 | 25 |
| Section 21 | Nuclear activities with a significant impact on the environment | 0 | 0 |
| Section 23 | Commonwealth marine environment | 10 | 5 |
| Division 2 | Proposals involving the Commonwealth | ||
| Section 26 | Commonwealth land | 2 | 6 |
| Section 27B | Activities involving Commonwealth heritage places overseas | 0 | 0 |
| Section 28 | Commonwealth or Commonwealth agency activity | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 74 | 119 | |
| (a) Numbers of matters protected are after reconsideration of decisions. (b) Arising from decisions made by the minister under section 77(3) that an action is not a controlled action if taken in a particular manner. |
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| Level of assessment decided during 2004 - 05 | Assessments completed during 2004 - 05 |
Under assessment at 30 June 2005 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth assessments | |||
| Preliminary documentation | 25 | 24 | 12 |
| Public environment report | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Environmental impact statement | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Public inquiry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State/territory assessments | |||
| Bilateral agreement | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Accredited assessment | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| Total | 48 | 38 | 76 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Approvals | |
| Approved with no conditions | 2 |
| Approved with conditions | 26 |
| Approval not granted | 0 |
| Total decisions | 28 |
| Awaiting approval at 30 June 2005 | 4 |
| Awaiting s130(1B) notice from state/territory (a) | 20 |
| Awaiting further information from proponent (b) | 2 |
| (a) The statutory timeframe for the approval process commences with the finalisation of an assessment report and, where necessary, the receipt of a notice from the relevant state/territory stating that the impacts of the action (other than those impacts assessed in accordance with the EPBC Act) have been assessed by the state or territory. Therefore for some proposed actions, although the assessment process is complete, the approval process statutory timeframe cannot commence until such notices from the state or territory are received under section 130(1B). (b) Where the minister believes, on reasonable grounds, that he or she does not have enough information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve the taking of an action, the minister may request further information under section 132. In these cases the approval process statutory timeframe is stopped until the last of the information requested is received (section 130(5)). |
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| Authorisation provision | Requests for advice | Assessment completed | Advice provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airspace Management | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GBRMPA Permit/Authority | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Airport Major Development Plan | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Sea Dumping Permit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Approvals granted during 2004 - 05
Avrio Pty Ltd - Lorne Golf Course Redevelopment, Lorne, VIC
Axseven Pty Ltd - Redevelopment of Black Tiger Prawn Farm, Micalo Island, NSW
Bendigo Mining NL - Carshalton Mine Expansion, Bendigo, VIC
BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd - Development of Stybarrow Petroleum Field, WA
Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Limited - Boral Quarry Extension, Deer Park, VIC
Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd - Bulga Complex Underground Coal Mine Extension, Singleton, NSW
Coral Sea Pearls Pty Ltd - Establishment of Pearl Oyster Growout Facilities,
Hervey Bay, QLD
CSR Limited - Donnybrook Sand Extraction Operation, Donnybrook, QLD
Department of Defence - Establishment of Cleared Drop Zone for Use in Parachute Exercises in the Keelbottom Sector, Townsville Field Training Area, QLD
Department of Defence - Talisman Saber 2005 Military Exercise, Coral Sea, QLD
Great Barrier Reef Prawns - Expansion of Existing Prawn Aquaculture Facility, Moresby River, QLD
Hamilton Island Enterprises Limited - Golf Course Development, Dent Island, QLD
Juniper Property Holdings No 7 Pty Ltd - Radical Bay Tourist Development, Magnetic Island, QLD
Liverpool City Council - Lyn Parade Extension, Prestons, NSW
Mr Peter Campbell - Construction of Dam Wall, Legune Station, NT
Mt Barker Nominees Pty Ltd - Residential Estate, Canning Vale, WA
Newfield Australia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd - Decommissioning of Challis Oilfield, Timor Sea
Palmela Holdings - One Tree Hill Estate (Stage 13), Tamworth, NSW
Phosphate Resources Ltd - Phosphate Salvage, Transport and Processing, Christmas Island
Powerlink Queensland - High Voltage Electricity Transmission Line, Innisfail, QLD
Roc Oil (WA) Pty Limited - Platform at Cliff Head Oil Field, Dongara, WA
Santos Ltd - Alston-1 Petroleum Exploration Well, Otway Basin
Santos Ltd - Casino Gas Field Development, Otway Basin
The Nicol Group - Housing Subdivision Farm Road, Werribee, VIC
Transtate - Port of Airlie Integrated Resort & Marina Development, Airlie Beach, QLD
WA Main Roads - Roe Highway Extension, South Perth, WA
Wambo Coal Pty Limited - Wambo Coal Mine Development Project, Hunter Valley, NSW
Woodside Energy Ltd - Development of Angel Gas and Condensate Field, North West Shelf
Assessments completed during 2004 - 05
- Assessed by preliminary documentation
- Assessed by environmental impact statement
- Assessed by public environment report
- Assessed through an accredited process
- Assessed under a bilateral agreement
Assessed by preliminary documentation
Avrio Pty Ltd - Lorne Golf Course Redevelopment, Lorne, VIC
Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Limited - Boral Quarry Extension, Deer Park, VIC
Calcifer Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd - Mourilyan Silca Sand Project, Kurrimine Beach, QLD
Coral Sea Pearls Pty Ltd - Establishment of Pearl Oyster Growout Facilities, Hervey Bay, QLD
Department of Defence - Establishment of Cleared Drop Zone for Use in Parachute Exercises in the Keelbottom Sector, Townsville Field Training Area, QLD
Department of Defence - Talisman Saber 2005 Military Exercise, Coral Sea, QLD
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources - Pipeline Construction and Environmental Water Flow Management, Great Darling Anabranch, Wentworth Shire, NSW
Goulburn-Murray Water Authority - Lake Tutchewop Serial Flushing Pipeline and Associated Works, Kerang Wetlands, VIC
Juniper Property Holdings No 7 Pty Ltd - Radical Bay Tourist Development, Magnetic Island, QLD
K & T Developments - Residential Development, Kingston, TAS
Liverpool City Council - Lyn Parade Extension, Prestons, NSW
Luddenham Management Pty Ltd - Twin Creeks Estate (Stage 4), Luddenham, NSW
Main Roads Western Australia - Three Turning Pockets West of Busselton Townsite, Caves Road, WA
Mr Gabriel Bittar - Subdivision and development on Kangaroo Island,
American River, SA
Mr Peter Campbell - Construction of Dam Wall, Legune Station, NT
Palmela Holdings - One Tree Hill Estate (Stage 13), Tamworth, NSW
Pioneer Construction Materials Pty Ltd - Sand Quarry Depth Extension,
Blue Mountains, NSW
Phosphate Resources Ltd - Phosphate Salvage, Transport and Processing, Christmas Island
Simon Builders Pty Ltd - ‘Fairway Waters’ Retirement Village, Pakenham, VIC
The Glades Development Pty Ltd - Residential Development, Hervey Bay, QLD
The Nicol Group - Housing Subdivision Farm Road, Werribee, VIC
Waterhaven Developments Pty Ltd - Waterhaven Estate I and II Residential Development (Stages 5, 6 and Final), Point Cook, VIC
Wind Prospect Pty Ltd - Green Point Wind Farm, Green Point, SA
Woodside Energy Ltd - Development of Angel Gas and Condensate Field,
North West Shelf
Assessed by environmental impact statement
BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd - Development of Stybarrow Petroleum Field, WA
Powerlink Queensland - High Voltage Electricity Transmission Line, Innisfail, QLD
Woodside Energy Limited - Development of Blacktip Gas Field, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
Assessed by public environment report
Roc Oil (WA) Pty Limited - Platform at Cliff Head Oil Field, Dongara, WA
Starline Australia Holdings - Reef Cove Resort, Cairns, QLD
Assessed through an accredited process
Bendigo Mining NL - Carshalton Mine Expansion, Bendigo, VIC
Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd - Bulga Complex Underground Coal Mine Extension, Singleton, NSW
Hamilton Island Enterprises Limited - Golf Course Development, Dent Island, QLD
Mt Barker Nominees Pty Ltd - Residential Estate, Canning Vale, WA
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority - Road Upgrade, Nowra-Nerriga, NSW
Pacific Coal Pty Ltd - Open-Cut Coal Mine, Clermont, QLD
Sun Aqua Pty Ltd - Seacage Snapper Farming, Moreton Bay, QLD
Wind Power Pty Ltd - Bald Hills Wind Farm 80 Turbines, Bald Hills, VIC
Assessed under a bilateral agreement
Hydro Tasmania - Musselroe Wind Farm, Cape Portland Property, TAS
Assessments in progress at 30 June 2005
- Assessments by preliminary documentation
- Assessments by environmental impact statement
- Assessments by public environment report
- Assessments through an accredited process
- Assessments under a bilateral agreement
Assessments by preliminary documentation
Australian Antarctic Division - Removal of Old Donga Line Buildings, Davis Station, Antarctica
Department of Finance and Administration - Divestment of York Park North, Barton, ACT
Meridian Energy Ltd - Dollar Wind Farm Development, South Gippsland, VIC
Multiplex Development No 8 Pty Ltd - Industrial Development, Altona, VIC
QLD Department of Main Roads - Kuranda Range Road ( Kennedy Highway) Upgrade, Kuranda, QLD
ROCLA LTD - Kurnell Sand Extraction and Backfilling Proposal, Kurnell Peninsula, NSW
Southern Hydro Partnership - Rocky Valley Dam Expansion, Falls Creek, VIC
Stockland Developments Pty Ltd - Residential Development, Thuringowa, QLD
Tidal Energy Australia - Derby Tidal Power Proposal, Derby, WA
VicRoads - Replacement of Existing Bayles Bridges 1 & 2, Bayles, VIC
Wide Bay Water Corporation - Raising of Lenthalls Dam, Hervey Bay, QLD
Woromar Pty Ltd - Rural Sub-division, Bredbo, NSW
Assessments by environmental impact statement
BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd - Pyrenees Oil Fields Development, North West Cape, Commonwealth Marine
ChevronTexaco Australia - Gorgon Gas Development, Barrow Island, WA
Department of Defence - Headquarters Australian Theatre, Bungendore, NSW
Epic Energy - Darwin to Moomba Gas Pipeline, Darwin to Moomba, QLD
Phosphate Resources Ltd - East Christmas Island Phosphate Mines,
Christmas Island
Queensland Department of Main Roads & NSW Roads and Traffic Authority - Tugun Bypass, Tugun to Tweed Heads, QLD
Shell Development ( Australia) Pty Ltd - Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Facility, Timor Sea, Commonwealth Marine
TransGrid - Electricity Transmission Line, Buronga, NSW to Monash, SA
Woodside Energy Ltd - Greater Enfield (Vincent) Development, Commonwealth Marine
Assessments by public environment report
Cooloola Shire Council - Construction of New Landfill, Toolara, QLD
Cultus Timor Sea Pty Ltd - Audacious Oil Field Standalone Development, Timor Sea, Commonwealth Marine
Department of Defence - Construction and Operation of Urban Operations Training Facility, Mount Bundey, NT
HEZ Pty Ltd - Development of the Hunter Economic Zone Industrial Estate, Hunter Valley, NSW
Mr K Williams & Cardwell Properties Pty Ltd - Port Hinchinbrook Resort (Stage 2), Cardwell, QLD
Mr Stephen Lane - Public Ferry Hovercraft Operation, Cocos Keeling Island
Phosphate Resources Ltd - Exploration for Mineable Phosphate, Christmas Island
Sudaw Developments Ltd - Nathan Dam, Dawson River, QLD
Waterman Agriculture Pty Ltd - Irrigated Cotton Development Expansion, Macquarie Marshes, NSW
Assessments through an accredited process
Austeel Pty Ltd - Steel Mill, Newcastle, NSW
Barro Group - Extension of Mountain View Basalt Quarry (Stage 2), Point Wilson, VIC
Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd - Brisbane Airport New Parallel Runway Project, Brisbane Airport, QLD
Burnett Water Pty Ltd - Walla Weir Raising of Dam, Bundaberg, QLD
City of Cockburn - Extension of Beeliar Drive, City of Cockburn, WA
Compass Resources NL - Polymetallic Project, Browns East Deposit, NT
Gunns Limited - Gunns Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill, Northern Tasmania, TAS
Hazelwood Power - West Mine Development, Latrobe Valley, VIC
Iluka Resources Limited - Mineral Sands Mining, near Ouyen, VIC
Lake Wellington Estates - Wellington Waters Canal Estate, Wellington Lakes, VIC
LG Chem Ltd - Construction of Chlor-Alkali/Ethylene Di-Chloride (CA/EDC) Plant, Gladstone, QLD
Lonsdale Golf Club Inc - Lonsdale Golf Club Redevelopment, Point Lonsdale, VIC
Major Projects Victoria - Long Term Containment Facility for Prescribed Industrial Waste, Nowingi, VIC
Mineralogy Pty Ltd - Binowee Iron Ore Project, Cape Preston, WA
Mount Gibson Mining Limited - Hematite ( Iron Ore) Mine and Beneficiation Plant, Mount Gibson, WA
Newcastle Port Corporation - Hunter River South Arm Dredging, Newcastle, NSW
Newnes Kaolin Pty Limited - Newnes Kaolin Friable Sandstone Mine Project, Newnes Junction, NSW
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority - Great Western Highway Upgrade, Lawson, NSW
NSW Roads and Traffic Authority - Pacific Highway, Bulahdelah Upgrade, Bulahdelah, NSW
Orange City Council - Resource Reprocessing Facility, near Molong, NSW
Pacific Reef Fisheries (Bowen) Pty Ltd - Proposed Guthalungra Aquaculture Facility, Guthalungra, QLD
PF Formation - Sand Extraction, Maroota, NSW
Port of Melbourne Corporation - Port Phillip Bay Channel Deepening,
Port Phillip Bay, VIC
RMI Pty Ltd - Irrigated Intensive Crop Production, Macintyre River Valley, NSW
Selwyn Mines Limited - The Selwyn Copper-Gold Project, Mt Isa-Carpentaria, QLD
Shute Harbour Management Pty Ltd - Construction of Marina Facility, Shute Harbour, QLD
Stockland Development Pty Ltd - Residential and Golf Course Development Project, Point Lonsdale, VIC
Sydney Ports Corporation - Expansion of Port Botany Facilities, Botany Bay, NSW
Tarong Energy Corporation Limited - Glen Wilga Open-cut Coal Mine, Surat Basin, QLD
Watsons Pty Ltd - Wyndham Cove Marina and Residential Development, Werribee South, VIC
Wind Power Pty Ltd - Wind Turbines, Swan Bay, VIC
Assessments under a bilateral agreement
BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd - Open Cut Coal Mining, Poitrel via Moranbah, QLD
Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd - Rural Subdivision, Mandurah, WA
Enertrade - Install and Operate Gas Pipeline, Moranbah to Gladstone, QLD
Gunson Resources Limited - Coburn Mineral Sand Project, Shark Bay, WA
Hydro Tasmania - Heemskirk Windfarm Development, West Coast Tasmania, TAS
Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd - Silica Sand Mine Expansion, Kemerton, WA
MIM Holdings Limited - McArthur River Mine Expansion, McArthur River, NT
Mt Gibson Mining Ltd - Mt Gibson Iron Ore Project, Mt Gibson, WA
NCA Joint Venture - Wollombi Open Cut Coal Mine, near Glenden, QLD
New Acland Coal Pty Ltd - New Acland Mine Expansion, Darling Downs, QLD
Pacific Hydro Limited - White Rock Ridge Wind Farm, Robbins Island, TAS
Ports Corporation of Queensland - Port of Hay Capital Dredging Apron Area and Departure Path, Dalrymple Bay, QLD
Straits Salt Pty Ltd - Solar Salt Project, Exmouth Gulf, WA
Woodside Energy Limited and Alcan Gove Pty Limited - Trans-territory Gas Pipeline, Wadeye to Gove (Galupa), NT
Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd - Efficiency and Growth Increase of Alumina Production, Darling Plateau, WA
Conserving biodiversity
Threatened species and ecological communities
| Species | Ecological communities | Key threatening processes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New public nominations received under the Act | 23 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Nominations on which the Threatened Species Scientific Committee has provided advice to the minister | 25 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Threatened Species Scientific Committee advice to the minister carried over from 2003 - 04 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ministerial decisions made on Threatened Species Scientific Committee advice | 30 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Number uplisted, new, delisted, rejected | 4,20,1,5 | 0,3,0,0 | 0,2,0,1 | |||
| Number of amendments to the list | 25 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total number of listings as at 30 June 2005 | 1682 | 32 | 16 | |||
| Number of public nominations where an extension to the 12-month timeframe was required | 27 | 10 | 5 | |||
| Number of ministerial decisions made on Threatened Species Scientific Committee advice where the minister’s 90-day deadline was met (a) | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| (a) The statutory 90-day timeframe begins after receiving advice from the Threatened Species Scientific Committee. The committee must give its advice to the minister within 12 months of receiving a nomination, or such longer period as the minister specifies, as provided for in section 189(4) of the EPBC Act. In a number of cases in 2004-05 the minister agreed to nominate a longer period for the committee to consider nominations due to the complexity of the scientific issues involved, the unavailability of adequate scientific information to address these, and the need to undertake enhanced public and expert consultation processes. | ||||||
| Subsection | Applications received | Decision made on assessment approach | Permits granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-section 238(3)(a) - specified actions which will contribute significantly to the conservation of cetaceans | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sub-section 238(3)(b) - interference incidental to, and not the purpose of, the taking of the action | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sub-section 238(3)(c) - whale watching | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-section 238(3)(d) - export of a personal item | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sub-section 238(3)(e) - import of a personal item | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| State/Commonwealth | Fishery | Ministerial/delegate decision date |
|---|---|---|
| NT | Shark Fishery | 29 November 2004 |
| NT | Trepang Fishery | 20 December 2004 |
| NT | Aquarium Fishery | 29 June 2005 |
| Qld | East Coast Pearl Fishery | 16 February 2005 |
| Qld | Mud Crab Fishery | 13 August 2004 |
| Qld | Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Finfish Fishery | 27 August 2004 |
| Qld | Gulf of Carpentaria Line Fishery | 31 August 2004 |
| Qld | Blue Swimmer Crab Pot Fishery | 15 October 2004 |
| Qld | East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery | 30 October 2004 |
| Qld | Moreton Bay Beche-de-mer Fishery | 1 November 2004 |
| Qld | Eel Fishery | 6 November 2004 |
| Qld | Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Finfish Trawl Fishery | 12 November 2004 |
| Qld | East Coast Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery | 13 November 2004 |
| Qld | Marine Specimen Shell Fishery | 15 November 2004 |
| Qld | Developmental Slipper Lobster Fishery | 15 November 2004 |
| Qld | Stout Whiting (Finfish Trawl) Fishery | 16 November 2004 |
| Qld | East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery | 18 November 2004 |
| Qld | East Coast Beche-de-mer Fishery | 6 December 2004 |
| Qld | Rocky Reef Finfish Fishery | 6 May 2005 |
| Qld | East Coast Trochus Fishery | 7 June 2005 |
| SA | Beach-cast Seagrass and Marine Algae Fishery | 9 August 2004 |
| SA | Pilchard Fishery | 14 October 2004 |
| SA | Prawn Trawl Fisheries | 5 November 2004 |
| SA | Specimen Shell Fishery | 17 November 2004 |
| SA | Blue Crab Fishery | 30 November 2004 |
| Tas | Eel Fishery | 8 November 2004 |
| Tas | Scalaris Abalone Fishery | 17 February 2005 |
| Tas | Bull Kelp | 18 February 2005 |
| WA | Abalone Managed Fishery | 17 August 2004 |
| WA | Broome Prawn Managed Fishery | 19 August 2004 |
| WA | South Coast Crustacean Fishery | 17 September 2004 |
| WA | Kimberley Prawn Fishery | 9 November 2004 |
| WA | Pilbara Trap Fishery | 11 November 2004 |
| WA | Mackerel Fishery | 11 November 2004 |
| WA | Northern Demersal Fishery | 11 November 2004 |
| WA | Salmon Fishery | 12 November 2004 |
| WA | Shark Bay Experimental Crab Fishery | 16 November 2004 |
| WA | Onslow/Nickol Bay Prawn Fishery | 18 November 2004 |
| WA | Pilbara Fish Trawl Fishery | 26 November 2004 |
| WA | Beche-de-mer Fishery | 16 December 2004 |
| WA | Abrolhos Island and Mid West Trawl Fishery | 17 March 2005 |
| WA | Specimen Shell Managed Fishery | 23 May 2005 |
| Commonwealth | Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery | 10 August 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Coral Sea Fishery | 25 October 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Southern Squid Jig Fishery | 1 November 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Western Trawl Fisheries | 2 November 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Southern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery | 10 November 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery | 11 November 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Torres Strait Beche-de-mer Fishery | 11 November 2004 |
| Commonwealth | Small Pelagics Fishery | 29 November 2004 |
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