Documents Regarding The Decision Brief Upgrade And Construction At Canberra Airport - EPBC 2009/4748.

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This decision brief approves a variation to EPBC approval 2009/4748 for infrastructure upgrade and construction at Canberra Airport. The Acting Branch Head agreed to vary approval conditions following consultation with the approval holder (Canberra Airport Pty Ltd) and noted new mitigation and compensation measures that would provide "significantly greater conservation outcome" for the protected matter. The brief addresses the Canberra Grassland Earland Dragon, which was listed as critically endangered on 1 June 2023, though the delegate clarified this listing change was not the basis for the decision. The delegate rejected application of EPBC Act sections 144 and 145, considering the variation under approval variation provisions only. The decision was signed 30 July 2025 following substantial prior consultation documented since at least January 2023.