Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

3.8. Project approvals3.8.1. Relevant legislation, obligations and approvalsList and describe Australian, state and local government legislation, regulations,policies and approvals relevant to the planning, approval, construction and operation ofthe project.Identify all approvals, permits, licences and authorities that will need to be obtained forthe proposed project. Outline the triggers for the application of each of these andidentify relevant approval requirements.Australian Government legislationRelevant Australian Government legislation may include but is not limited to:• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1994• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conversation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)• Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (GBRMP Act)• Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003• Native Title Act 1993.Australian Government obligationsIdentify and outline relevant Commonwealth obligations such as:• protection of World Heritage values• migratory animals (China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA),Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA), Republic of Korea–AustraliaMigratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA), and Bonn Convention)• biodiversity (Convention on Biological Diversity)• climate• wetlands of international importance (Ramsar)• ecologically sustainable development (National Strategy for Ecologically SustainableDevelopment)• National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging (Commonwealth of Australia 2009)(NAGD—incorporates sea dumping (London Protocol)).Australian Government approvalsIdentify and outline key Australian Government approvals that may be requiredincluding but not limited to:• approval, under sections 131(1) and 133 of the EPBC Act, of the proposed action foreach of the applicable controlling provisions (SEWPaC responsibility)• approval to dredge within the boundary of the GBRMP under the GBRMP Act(GBRMPA responsibility)• permit to dispose of dredge material at sea under the Environment Protection (SeaDumping) Act 1981 (SEWPaC responsibility).Contents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement- 11 -