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Wagerup Alumina Refinery - Production to a Maximum Capacity of 4.7 Million Tonnes Per Annum and Associated Bauxite Mining (s. 46)

Project
Proponent: 
Alcoa of Australia Limited
Proposal description: 

The construction and operation of the Wagerup Alumina Refinery to a maximum capacity of 4.7 million tonnes per annum and its associated bauxite mining.

Inquiry under s46 regarding amendment of the conditions of Ministerial Statement 728.

Assessment Number: 
1919
Region: 
Peel
Referred under EP Act: 
s46
Industry sector: 
Industrial
Last updated: 
September 27, 2016
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public Notification
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon 1919-ChairDets300112.pdf
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Human Health
Date published: 
Monday, 30 January, 2012
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1430
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Wagerup Alumina Refinery – Extension of time limit for substantial commencement – s46 change to condition 4 of MS 728
Date published: 
Monday, 13 February, 2012
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Amendment of conditions of Ministerial Statement 0728 – Wagerup Alumina Refinery - Production to a Maximum Capacity of 4.7 Million Tonnes Per Annum and Associated Bauxite Mining.

A Notice of Interim Conditions was issued for this Statement on 27 September 2016 and should be read in conjunction with this Statement and with Statement 728.

Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 897
Post-assessment changes
Comments: 

Pursuant to section 46A(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, the following Interim Implementation Conditions in this Notice are to have effect instead of implementation condition 4 of Statement 728 dated 14 September 2006, and replaces condition 4 of Statement 897.

These Interim Implementation Conditions are to be read in conjunction with Statement 728 and are to have effect until a further statement is published under section 45(5) as applied by section 46(8) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. All other conditions of Statement 728 continue to have effect.

Date of approval (46a): 
Tuesday, 27 September, 2016

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/wagerup-alumina-refinery-production-maximum-capacity-47-million-tonnes-annum-and