Decision Brief Regarding The Meandu Mine King 2 East Project - EPBC 2021/8999

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This decision brief documents DCCEEW's recommendation to approve the Meandu Mine King 2 East Project (EPBC 2021/8999) in Queensland under the EPBC Act. TEC Coal proposes expanding the existing Meandu Mine's approved surface rights area by 186 hectares to facilitate the King 2 East pit and associated infrastructure. The delegate (Acting Branch Head, Environment Assessments Queensland Branch) was tasked with deciding approval status and attaching conditions under sections 130, 133, and 134 of the EPBC Act. For the controlling provision addressing listed threatened species and ecological communities (sections 18 and 18A), the recommendation is approval. The department assessed that impacts to protected matters would be acceptable provided the action complies with proposed conditions. If approved, the authorization would remain valid for 40 years until 16 January 2066. A proposed approval decision briefing package was circ