Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct

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Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct

Project

Proponent:

Minister for State Development

Proposal description:

Note: In the matter of The Wilderness Society of WA (Inc) –v- Minister for Environment [2013] WASC, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found the Minister’s agreement decision invalid because the EPA’s decision to report was invalid.

The proposal is a strategic environmental assessment for a common user LNG hub precinct for future Browse Basin gas processing in the Kimberley Region.

Assessment Number:

1730

Region:

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Last updated:

December 21, 2016

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

Ministerial Statement published

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Strategic Environmental Assessment

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Benthic Communities and Habitats

Coastal Processes

Marine Environmental Quality

Flora and Vegetation

Terrestrial Fauna

Date published:

Monday, 14 April, 2008

3. Assessment

Environmental Review

Proponent response to submissions:

RTS LNG SAR Summary Report

RTS Appendix A September 2011

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1444

EPA Report:

Rep 1444 Browse LNG Precinct SEA 160712-web_0.pdf

Proponent documents:

Appendix 1 Bilby Review

Appendix 2 Bilby Review report

Appendix 3 Dinosaurs

Appendix 4 Letter to the Chairman

Appendix 5 Marine Impact assessment

Appendix 6 Noise Modelling Assesment

Appendix 7 Dredging Volumes

Appendix 8 Sediment Impact Threshholds

Appendix 9 Browse Spatial Data Map

Appendix 10 Browse Spatial Data Map

Appendix 11 Browse Spatial Data Map

Appendix 12 Potential Impacts

Appendix 13 Development Activities

Appendix 14 Dinosaur Survey- Letter

Appendix 15 Letter to Paul Vogel

Key Environmental Factors:

Benthic Communities and Habitats

Marine Environmental Quality

Terrestrial Environmental Quality

Terrestrial Fauna

Hydrological Processes

Date published:

Monday, 16 July, 2012

Appeals close:

Sunday, 29 July, 2012

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Comments:

Note: In the matter of The Wilderness Society of WA (Inc) –v- Minister for Environment [2013] WASC, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found the Minister’s agreement decision invalid because the EPA’s decision to report was invalid.

Date of approval:

Monday, 19 November, 2012

Ministerial Statement:

Statement 917 - Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/browse-liquefied-natural-gas-precinct