ProjectProponent: Minister for State DevelopmentProposal 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: 1730Region: KimberleyReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Oil and gasLast updated: December 21, 2016Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Strategic Environmental AssessmentPreliminary Environmental Factors: Benthic Communities and HabitatsCoastal ProcessesMarine Environmental QualityMarine FaunaFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaDate published: Monday, 14 April, 2008 3. AssessmentEnvironmental ReviewProponent response to submissions: RTS LNG SAR Summary Report (PDF, 4.84 MB) RTS Appendix A September 2011 (PDF, 4.07 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1444EPA Report: Rep 1444 Browse LNG Precinct SEA 160712-web_0.pdf (PDF, 5.61 MB)Proponent documents: Appendix 1 Bilby Review (PDF, 3.82 MB) Appendix 2 Bilby Review report (PDF, 38.15 KB) Appendix 3 Dinosaurs (PDF, 5.99 MB) Appendix 4 Letter to the Chairman (PDF, 713.35 KB) Appendix 5 Marine Impact assessment (PDF, 45.47 KB) Appendix 6 Noise Modelling Assesment (PDF, 379.95 KB) Appendix 7 Dredging Volumes (PDF, 3.64 MB) Appendix 8 Sediment Impact Threshholds (PDF, 1.39 MB) Appendix 9 Browse Spatial Data Map (PDF, 5.37 MB) Appendix 10 Browse Spatial Data Map (PDF, 1.02 MB) Appendix 11 Browse Spatial Data Map (PDF, 592.09 KB) Appendix 12 Potential Impacts (PDF, 160.29 KB) Appendix 13 Development Activities (PDF, 168.9 KB) Appendix 14 Dinosaur Survey- Letter (PDF, 580.97 KB) Appendix 15 Letter to Paul Vogel (PDF, 184.96 KB)Key Environmental Factors: Benthic Communities and HabitatsMarine Environmental QualityMarine FaunaTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaWaterHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 16 July, 2012Appeals close: Sunday, 29 July, 2012 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementComments: 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, 2012Ministerial Statement: Statement 917 - Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct (PDF, 1.36 MB)
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.