Referral Decision Brief Regarding The North West Shelf Project Extension - EPBC 2018/8335.

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This decision brief concerns the North West Shelf Project Extension (EPBC 2018/8335), a Woodside Energy proposal to extend operations of the Karratha Gas Plant in Western Australia until November 2068 through processing third-party gas and extending joint venture field resources. The department recommended approval subject to conditions, with an expiry date of 2070, noting potential impacts on rock art and cultural heritage values of the Dampier Archipelago National Heritage Place. The brief references a Western Australian Assessment Report and Legal Considerations Report as supporting documents. The Minister was asked to decide by 31 May 2025 whether to approve the action and proposed conditions, and whether to withhold the decision from public comment under section 131A. A pending reconsideration request regarding the original 3 May 2019 controlled action decision was flagged as potentially relevant to the final determination.