Correspondence With Department Regarding Narrabri Underground Mine Stage 3 - EPBC 2019/8427.

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This disclosure comprises correspondence between Whitehaven Coal and DCCEEW regarding the Narrabri Underground Mine Stage 3 Extension Project (EPBC 2019/8427). Document 1 (October 2023) shows Whitehaven Coal's Group Manager seeking contact with a departmental officer regarding the referral. Document 2-3 (June 2024) contain correspondence forwarding legal advice related to Environment Council of Central Queensland Inc's (ECCQ) High Court application for special leave to appeal the Full Court of the Federal Court's 16 May 2024 judgment in ECCQ v Minister for the Environment and Water. ECCQ requested the Minister provide an undertaking not to determine the EPBC referral pending the High Court's decision on the special leave application. The documents provide limited substantive environmental detail; most content is procedurally focused on litigation status and legal communication regarding potential deferral of the