Communications Regarding The EPBC Water Trigger.

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DCCEEW wrote to Tamboran Resources Corporation regarding gas exploration works in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Northern Territory, to encourage early engagement with EPBC Act requirements. The letter identified potentially relevant matters of national environmental significance including water resources (relating to unconventional gas development under the amended water trigger), listed threatened species, and listed migratory species. DCCEEW provided a Protected Matters Report and advised the company that proposed actions likely to have significant impact on nationally protected matters must be referred for EPBC assessment, recommending pre-referral meetings to clarify obligations and manage project timelines. The letter was also provided to NT government.