Correspondence Regarding Browse Carbon Capture And Storage Project - EPBC 2024/10028.

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The disclosed correspondence concerns EPBC referral 2024/10028 for Woodside Energy's Browse Carbon Capture and Storage Project, which proposes to transport and inject up to 4 million tonnes of CO₂ annually into the Calliance Storage Formation in the Indian Ocean, Western Australia. Internal departmental emails and a formal letter to Woodside (dated January 28, 2025) document DCCEEW's request for Woodside's agreement to extend the referral decision timeframe beyond the January 31, 2025 deadline. The extension was sought to allow adequate time for the decision maker to consider a large volume of public comments received during the consultation period, which had itself been extended by 10 business days. The documents show procedural coordination between DCCEEW and the proponent regarding EPBC Act section 74(3)(b) requirements for public comment on controlled action determination.