Attachment D4 To The Decision Brief Regarding The Narrabri Lateral Pipeline - EPBC 2024/10050.

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The Narrabri Lateral Pipeline (EPBC 2024/10050) was referred to DCCEEW on 4 December 2024 for assessment under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The proposed action involves vegetation clearing for a gas pipeline approximately 20 km southwest of Narrabri to 5.5 km southeast of Baan Baa in NSW. As part of the referral assessment process, Geoscience Australia was invited to provide advice on Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) related to unconventional gas development, Commonwealth marine areas, and impacts on water resources. Geoscience Australia concluded the proposal was not associated with any relevant MNES under these criteria and provided no further comments, effectively concurring with the proponent's assessment that the project fell outside its jurisdiction for water resource evaluation.