Decision Brief For Goyder North Renewable Energy Facility Stage 1 - EPBC 2024/09929.

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The Goyder North Renewable Energy Facility Stage 1 (EPBC 2024/09929), a solar and wind project near Burra, South Australia, proposed by NEOEN Australia, was assessed as a controlled action under the EPBC Act due to likely significant impacts on listed threatened species and communities. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water recommended acceptance of the referral for assessment via preliminary documentation, with further information required from the proponent. The decision brief identifies section 18 and 18A of the EPBC Act (threatened species and communities) as the only triggered controlling provision. Four federal ministers (Agriculture, Defence, Indigenous Australians) and the South Australian climate minister provided comments on the referral. Twenty-six public submissions were received. The assessment approach requires preliminary documentation rather than full environmental impact statement, indicating moderate concern about environmental impacts. The brief does not disclose specific threatened species affected, mitigation