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DCC
DCCEEW
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78706
84 pages
PDF
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water approved the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex near Sleaford, South Australia (EPBC 2021/9013) on 25 October 2024 under sections 18, 18A, 20, 20A, 23, and 24A of the EPBC Act, covering listed threatened species…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78829
22 pages
PDF
DCCEEW sponsored the Indigenous Desert Alliance's 2024 conference through a service contract (November 2024–March 2025) valued under AusTender notice CN4107268. The contract required the supplier to deliver draft and final Outcomes Reports documenting conference results…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78440
11 pages
PDF
Project meeting records document DCCEEW's assessment of the Mount Pleasant Optimisation Project (EPBC 2020/8735), a coal mining expansion. Between June 13-27, 2024, departmental officers and MACH Energy discussed EPBC approval conditions covering two threatened species—Delma…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78810
2 pages
PDF
An independent expert panel completed a review of the integrity of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) in December 2022, concluding the scheme was fundamentally well-designed but could be improved after 11 years of operation. The panel made several recommendations aimed at…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78206
192 pages
PDF
This disclosure comprises internal talking points prepared for a media briefing on Exercise Volare, a national preparedness drill for High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1, held on 9 September 2024. The document confirms Australia remains free from the H5N1 clade…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78084
94 pages
PDF
This document is a quality assurance checklist for DCCEEW's referral decision on the Clarence Colliery Secondary Extraction project (EPBC 2024/09856) in Lithgow, NSW, involving partial extraction mining of panels 918 and 920. The checklist, completed by senior and assessment…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78708
7 pages
PDF
TasTAFE is developing a structured training program for Australian Antarctic Division operators of specialized traverse equipment (865E Challenger tractors and PB300 Kassbohrer snow groomers) in collaboration with the AAD. The program comprises basic, intermediate, and advanced…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78387
166 pages
PDF
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78439
74 pages
PDF
This disclosure comprises correspondence between Whitehaven Coal and DCCEEW regarding the Narrabri Underground Mine Stage 3 Extension Project (EPBC 2019/8427). Document 1 (October 2023) shows Whitehaven Coal's Group Manager seeking contact with a departmental officer regarding…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78453
20 pages
PDF
The Department extended the EPBC Act approval decision timeframe for the Mount Gilead Stage 2 residential development (EPBC 2019/8587) near Appin Road at Gilead, NSW by 40 business days to 15 October 2024. The extension was made under section 130(1A) of the EPBC Act by a…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78391
190 pages
PDF
This document concerns domestic gas market reform discussions rather than environmental assessment or regulation. It records a November 2017 brief to the Minister for Environment and Energy seeking approval to send draft letters responding to major gas producers (APLNG, Santos…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78731
21 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure contains a meeting brief and supporting documents regarding an independent review of workplace culture at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). In October 2022, the department engaged Leigh Russell to conduct an independent review of workplace culture and…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78360
201 pages
PDF
Victoria's Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action submitted its final Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan 2024-2028 to DCCEEW for Wildlife Trade Management Plan (WTMP) assessment in January 2024. DEECA reviewed 170 public submissions received during the Commonwealth's…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78395
294 pages
PDF
This document is a draft agenda for the 10th Ministerial Meeting held on 10 April 2017, covering energy policy matters rather than environmental regulation. Topics discussed included limited merits review implementation, retail electricity price review, national electricity…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78509
16 pages
PDF
Meeting notes from August 2024 between DCCEEW, NOPSEMA, Western Australian regulators, and Woodside Energy regarding the Browse to North West Shelf project (EPBC 2018/8319) focused on underwater noise impacts on pygmy blue whales (PBW). Woodside presented baseline monitoring…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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3784
1 page
PDF
AFCA provided Treasury with a confidential brief on 14 October 2024 regarding liability frameworks for the Scams Prevention Framework (SPF). The email and attached brief discussed how remediation programs—existing regulatory tools previously used to resolve scam-related…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78688
17 pages
PDF
The FOI disclosure lists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (ATSIHP) Act applications received by DCCEEW between 2021 and 2024. Nine distinct cases are documented across four states, involving Traditional Owner applications for protection of culturally…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78218
66 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal email exchanges between DCCEEW and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) from December 2022 to January 2023 regarding the Integrated System Plan (ISP) and Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). The emails discuss coordination between…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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77687
72 pages
PDF
Equity Generation Lawyers requested a statement of reasons from Minister Plibersek regarding her reconsideration of a 2012 EPBC Act decision that classified "Marine Farming Expansion, Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania" as not a controlled action (EPBC 2012/6406). The request was made…
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DCC
DCCEEW
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78471
6 pages
PDF
Whitefox was contracted by DCCEEW to provide graphic design services for the National Hydrogen Strategy Report under a standing offer agreement. The official order, issued 24 July 2024, covers services from 29 July to 30 September 2024, with an extension option through 31…