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Gorgon Gas Development Revised and Expanded Proposal: Barrow Island Nature Reserve (S46) [2367]

Project
Proponent: 
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Inquire into implementation Condition 9 (Quarantine Expert Panel) and Condition 15 (Marine Turtle Expert Panel) to ensure that they are effective and act as an independent advisory group for the Minister for Environment and the proponent on matters relating to terrestrial and marine quarantine and marine turtle monitoring and management. It is noted that a second Section 46 inquiry into Ministerial 800 (dated 11-04-2023) has also been requested by the Minister for Environment in relation to Conditions 10, 16 and 25 (Inquiry 2). Inquiry 2 will be initiated following the completion of this inquiry, due to the inputs required from the respective expert panels into the effectiveness of conditions to be examined in Inquiry 2.

Conditions 9 and 15 of Ministerial Statement 800 are deleted and replaced with Ministerial Statement 1253.

Assessment Number: 
2367
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s46
Industry sector: 
Oil and gas
Last updated: 
September 3, 2025
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 Gorgon Gas Development Revised and Expanded Proposal: Barrow Island Nature Reserve (S46) [2367]
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Coastal Processes
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Friday, 23 June, 2023
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1781
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1781 Gorgon Gas.pdf
Date published: 
Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 3 September, 2025
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 1253

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/gorgon-gas-development-revised-and-expanded-proposal-barrow-island-nature-reserve-s46-2367