Revised Release Of FOI 190208 - Documents Relating Toondah Harbour Development.

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This is a pre-referral meeting record (26 April 2017) between DCCEEW and Walker Corporation regarding the Toondah Harbour Development project. The developer sought to re-refer the project rather than maintain the existing referral, with a 20 business day decision timeline. The revised proposal involved withdrawing development from Cassim Island and deepening the dredge channel, with methodology refinement focused on assessing impacts to a RAMSAR-listed wetland's ecological characteristics. The Department expressed significant concerns about the project's footprint and land reclamation within the RAMSAR wetland, advised that impacts may require offsets, and committed to providing guidance on acceptable methodology and buffer zones for Eastern Curlew protection. The meeting record served as pre-referral guidance to facilitate subsequent formal EPBC Act assessment, though the Department clarified it could not provide assurances until formal referral and determination of "controlled action"