Decision Brief Regarding The Sturt Plateau Pipeline - EPBC 2024/10027.

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The Sturt Plateau Pipeline referral (EPBC 2024/10027) concerns a gas pipeline proposed by APA SPP Pty Ltd to support Tamboran Resources' unconventional gas exploration at the Shenandoah South project in the Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory. The department's decision brief recommends that the action is not a controlled action under the EPBC Act, meaning it does not trigger assessment requirements despite being associated with fracking activity. The proposal would clear high-quality habitat for the Northern Blue butterfly. No EPBC Act controlling provisions were triggered across 11 environmental matters assessed, including threatened species, migratory species, wetlands of international importance, and Commonwealth land. The decision brief received comments from multiple ministers (Agriculture, Indigenous Australians, Resources and Northern Australia) and the NT Environment Protection Authority. Two public submissions were received during the referral period, with the statutory timeframe ending