Revised Release Of LEX 80487 - Attachments To The North West Shelf Project Extension Referral Decision Brief - EPBC 2018/8335.

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The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water released a proposed approval decision for the North West Shelf Project Extension (EPBC 2018/8335) in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Woodside Energy Ltd received approval to continue and extend operations through 31 December 2070, processing third-party and joint venture gas and fluids via existing NWS Project facilities. The decision addresses national heritage values as the controlling provision under the EPBC Act. The approval includes conditions documented in Annexure A, including avoidance and mitigation measures requiring compliance with Western Australian approval conditions, particularly restricting clearing and construction outside the development envelope and requiring protection of the Dampier Archipelago (including Burrup Peninsula) National Heritage Place. No quantified environmental data, scientific disagreements, or offset requirements are evident in this excerpt, though the conditions framework suggests detailed environmental assessment preceded the decision.