Internal Review Of LEX 80145: Decision Brief For The North West Shelf Project Extension Proposal - EPBC 2018/8335.

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This decision brief recommends ministerial approval of the North West Shelf Project Extension (EPBC 2018/8335), operated by Woodside Energy in Karratha, Western Australia. The proposal involves extending the operating life of the existing facility until November 2068 through processing third-party gas and fluids alongside joint venture field resources at the Karratha Gas Plant. The department identifies potential impacts on rock art and cultural heritage values of the Dampier Archipelago and Burrup Peninsula National Heritage Place. The brief recommends approval subject to conditions, with an approval expiry date of 2070. It references a Western Australian Assessment Report, legal considerations, and notes a pending Section 78 reconsideration request regarding the original 3 May 2019 controlled action decision. The ministerial decision package was due 31 May 2025. No disagreement between departmental scientific advice and the recommended decision is evident in