This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: July 26, 1991
The proposal is for an air transfer base on Cassini Island to shuttle oil platform crews between Darwin and offshore sites in the Timor Sea. Cassini Island lies 15 km off the Kimberley coast. lt is currently listed as Vacant Crown Land although there is a proposal by the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) to have it vested as a nature reserve. Currently BHPP operates a transfer operation from Troughton Island, about 60 km east-north-east of Cassini Island but wishes to... Read more...Last updated: July 19, 1991
The Environmental Protection Authority has assessed a proposal to explore for minerals, under prospecting licence 80/1138. The application impinges on an island in Lake Argyle which is part of a national park proposal in Red Book recommendation 7.10. A prospecting licence (described in Part IV, Sections 40- 56 of the, Mining Act 1978, ) allows the licencee to explore for all minerals in or under the land. The granting of the licence by the Minister for Mines provides the holder of the licence... Read more...Last updated: May 1, 1991
Proposal to grant an exploration tenement (EL 04/530) to the proponent, Martin Ynema. The application was referred to the Environmental Protection Authority by the Department of Mines because of its environmental sensitivity. Read more...