Documents Regarding Part 4 Divison 2A Of The EPBC Reforms.

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This disclosure comprises meeting minutes and a ministerial briefing related to EPBC Act reforms and offshore carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) regulation. Document 1 records an August 2025 quarterly meeting between DCCEEW Secretary Mike Kaiser and NOPSEMA leadership, discussing coordination on offshore activities. Key substantive content concerns development of a National Action List as a screening tool for assessing suitability of sites for carbon dioxide disposal via offshore CCS under the London Protocol. DCCEEW is leading this initiative with NOPSEMA providing regulatory feedback; public consultation ran June-September 2025. The disclosure also notes a July 2025 regulatory information session for transboundary CCS involving Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Timor-Leste. Document 2 is a cabinet-protected ministerial submission from September 2025 prepared by the Environment Regulation Division, with substantive content redacted. The disclosure contains extensive section 22(1)(a)(ii) name redactions and cabinet immunity claims, limiting visibility of specific decision-making details.