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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81173
1 page
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This disclosure contains an annual delivery agent report for the Miralga Creek Project in Northern Pilbara, Western Australia, submitted under EPBC referral 2019/8601. The report covers the period 19 March 2024 to 18 March 2025 and documents contributions to the Pilbara…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81023
8 pages
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The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder paused all watering actions using Commonwealth environmental water licences in NSW from 17 July 2025 due to changed NSW understanding of how held environmental water is treated under the NSW Water Management Act 2000 and related…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80868
63 pages
PDF
Frontier Economics analysed the Murray-Darling Basin water market reforms recommended by the ACCC and the government's Water Market Reform Roadmap, using cost-benefit analysis methodology. The analysis examined market integrity, conduct, trade processing, information systems…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81115
245 pages
PDF
The Threatened Species Scientific Committee received a public nomination in May 2025 to assess the Shy Albatross subspecies (*Thalassarche cauta* ssp. Albatross Island) for separate EPBC Act listing. The nomination was included in the 2025 Proposed Priority Assessment List…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80807
65 pages
PDF
In March 2024, the Department sought ministerial agreement to revoke recovery plan instruments for 97 species and ecological communities under the EPBC Act, following March 2022 decisions not to require recovery plans for these taxa. The revocation was necessary to correct the…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80713
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81132
13 pages
PDF
In June 2011, the Department initiated enforcement action against Quanstruct (Aust) Pty Ltd for breaching conditions of EPBC approval 2010/5552 for a dog training facility at 180 Loemans Road, Bulla, Victoria. Condition 2 required the company to achieve net environmental gain in…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80672
102 pages
PDF
DCCEEW's CFO requested support from the Department of Industry for a review of an Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) grant arrangement in February 2024. The correspondence shows DCCEEW initiating an internal review of its grant agreement with the EDO and seeking cooperation…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
IR 80784
7 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains internal briefing materials prepared for Australian Government use following the International Court of Justice's July 2025 advisory opinion on state obligations regarding climate change. The document is a political brief (not scientific or regulatory…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80829
6 pages
PDF
This email exchange documents consultation on reconsideration requests for the Queensland Hunter Gas Pipeline (EPBC 2008/4620). In November 2023, DCCEEW's Environment Assessments NSW and ACT Branch invited NSW Department of Planning and Environment to comment on two separate…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81075
78 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) wildlife trade permits issued by DCCEEW between 1 January and 30 June 2025. The excerpt shows a single export permit (LEX 81075) authorising the export of two American Alligators (Alligator…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80709
57 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains a 2018 wildlife seizure spreadsheet documenting illegal trade enforcement actions at Australian borders, primarily through Melbourne Airport. The dataset records nine seizure incidents involving CITES-listed species and protected specimens detected by…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80524
166 pages
PDF
DCCEEW's referral decision brief for the Somerton Intermodal Terminal Stage 1 (EPBC 2023/09728) in Somerton, Victoria recommends declaring the project a controlled action under the EPBC Act due to likely significant impacts on listed threatened species and communities. The…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81078
43 pages
PDF
This document is an internal assessment template used by DCCEEW to evaluate CITES export permit applications for live, conservation-breeding specimens of Appendix I listed species. The form provides a standardized framework for assessing applications against Part 13A of the…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80748
9 pages
PDF
In October 2023, leading marine scientists from the Great Southern Reef Research Partnership wrote to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen warning of an imminent severe marine heatwave forecast to impact south-eastern Australia that…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80747
18 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains a May 2025 letter from leading Australian scientists to Environment Minister Murray Watt requesting urgent federal investment in a National Monitoring Program for the Great Southern Reef following mass mortality of 278 marine species across South…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
IR 80629
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80722
4 pages
PDF
The Business Council of Australia sought a meeting with Minister Chris Bowen in June 2025 regarding Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement's Nationally Determined Contribution framework. The BCA letter indicated the organisation had undertaken…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
80814
12 pages
PDF
DCCEEW released communication inviting interest groups to apply for a COP30 Travel Support Grant (up to $20,000 per applicant) to attend the UN climate conference in Belem, Brazil in November 2025. The department coordinated applications through the Business Grants Hub, with…
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DCC
DCCEEW
Released
81097
284 pages
PDF
Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment, released by the Australian Climate Service partnership (Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, ABS, Geoscience Australia), synthesises climate risk information across sectors and regions to inform the Government's National Adaptation…