Wagerup Alumina Refinery - Production to a Maximum Capacity of 4.7 Million Tonnes Per Annum and Associated Bauxite Mining (s46)

Project

Proponent:

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

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chairman's Determination:

s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public Notification

Extract of determination:

1919-ChairDets300112.pdf (PDF, 34.35 KB)

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Air Quality

Social Surroundings

Human Health

Date published:

Monday, 30 January, 2012

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1430

EPA Report:

Wagerup Alumina Refinery – Extension of time limit for substantial commencement – s46 change to condition 4 of MS 728 (PDF, 746.08 KB)

Key Environmental Factors:

Air Quality

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:

Ministerial Statement 897 (PDF, 9.55 KB)

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