Email Regarding Ministerial Submission MS24-000345.

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In May 2024, Minister Tanya Plibersek received a departmental brief on the McPhillamy's Gold Mine EPBC Act decision, where the department recommended a partial declaration under section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act. Rather than immediately proceeding with the recommendation, the Minister requested additional information from the proponent Regis Resources regarding the impact of the partial declaration on the mine and whether alternative tailings dam locations existed. The department was instructed to obtain this information from the proponent before the Minister would finalize her decision, which she indicated she would annotate and return by Monday.