Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation
Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation
Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation
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The lead project proponent is the NQBP, which is a government owned corporationand the port authority under the TIA for the ports <strong>of</strong> Hay Point, Abbot Point, Mackayand Weipa.NQBP is responsible for project master planning, coordination <strong>of</strong> environmentalstudies, EIS approvals, and common user infrastructure, such as roads, water supplyand tug facilities.Following a public expression <strong>of</strong> interest process, Adani and Dudgeon Point ProjectManagement Pty Ltd (DPPM) were selected by NQBP as preferred partner proponentsfor the development <strong>of</strong> the new coal terminal export facilities at Dudgeon Point.Adani is an Australian subsidiary <strong>of</strong> the Adani Group, based in Ahmedabad, India.Adani has a 100 per cent interest in the Carmichael Coal Project (also a declaredsignificant project) located in the Galilee Basin <strong>of</strong> western <strong>Queensland</strong>.DPPM is a new company set up by the Brookfield Infrastructure Group to develop one<strong>of</strong> the proposed coal terminals.Adani and DPPM are responsible for the design, construction and operation <strong>of</strong> the newcoal terminals and specific operational approvals.Contact details for the proponents are:<strong>North</strong> <strong>Queensland</strong> <strong>Bulk</strong> <strong>Ports</strong> <strong>Corporation</strong> LtdGPO Box 409, Brisbane QLD 4001Ph: +61 7 3224 7088Web: www.nqbp.com.auAdani Mining Pty LtdGPO Box 2569, Brisbane QLD 4001Ph: +61 7 3223 4800Web: www.adanigroup.com/coalmining.htmlDudgeon Point Project Management Pty Ltdc/o DBCT Management Pty LtdPO Box 3128, Waterfront Place, Brisbane QLD 4001Ph: +61 7 3002 3100Web: www.dbctm.com.au/default.aspx3. Legislative frameworkOn 27 October 2011, the then Coordinator-General declared the project to be a‘significant project requiring and EIS’ under section 26(1)(a) <strong>of</strong> the State Developmentand Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld) (SDPWO Act). This declaration initiatesthe statutory environmental impact assessment procedure <strong>of</strong> Part 4 <strong>of</strong> the SDPWO Act,which requires the proponent to prepare an EIS for the project.The declaration <strong>of</strong> the project as a ‘significant project’ does not indicate support for orapproval <strong>of</strong> the project by the Coordinator-General or the <strong>Queensland</strong> Government.Rather, it is a requirement for the project to undergo a rigorous EIS process.- 4 - About the projectDudgeon Point Coal Terminals Project<strong>Terms</strong> <strong>of</strong> reference for an environmental impact statement