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 of Hay Point, Abbot Point, Mackayand Weipa.NQBP is responsible for project master planning, coordination of environmentalstudies, EIS approvals, and common user infrastructure, such as roads, water supplyand tug facilities.Following a public expression of interest process, Adani and Dudgeon Point ProjectManagement Pty Ltd (DPPM) were selected by NQBP as preferred partner proponentsfor the development of the new coal terminal export facilities at Dudgeon Point.Adani is an Australian subsidiary of 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 of western Queensland.DPPM is a new company set up by the Brookfield Infrastructure Group to develop oneof the proposed coal terminals.Adani and DPPM are responsible for the design, construction and operation of the newcoal terminals and specific operational approvals.Contact details for the proponents are:North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation 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) of the State Developmentand Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld) (SDPWO Act). This declaration initiatesthe statutory environmental impact assessment procedure of Part 4 of the SDPWO Act,which requires the proponent to prepare an EIS for the project.The declaration of the project as a ‘significant project’ does not indicate support for orapproval of the project by the Coordinator-General or the Queensland Government.Rather, it is a requirement for the project to undergo a rigorous EIS process.- 4 - About the projectDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement
The project was referred to the Australian Government Department of Sustainability,Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPaC) on 10 January 2012 fora determination as to whether the project constituted a ‘controlled action’ under theEPBC Act, due to the likely potential impacts on matters of national environmentalsignificance (MNES).On 7 February 2012, the Australian Government Environment Minister determined thatthe project is a controlled action under the EPBC Act (decision notice EPBC2012/6240). The controlling provisions under the EPBC Act are:• World Heritage properties (sections 12 and 15A)• National Heritage places (sections 15B and 15C)• listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 and 18A)• listed migratory species (sections 20 and 20A)• Commonwealth marine areas (sections 23 and 24A)• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (sections 24B and 24C).Therefore the project requires assessment and approval under the EPBC Act and theproject will require approval from the Australian Government Environment Ministerunder Part 9 of the EPBC Act before it can proceed.The Australian Government assessment will be administered by SEWPaC and willoccur separately to the state-based assessment.3.1. Coordinator-General’s reportAt the conclusion of the EIS process, the Coordinator-General will prepare a reportevaluating the EIS (Coordinator-General’s report). If the report states conditions underthe following Queensland Acts, the Coordinator-General is required to provide theresponsible minister(s) with a copy of the report:• Mineral Resources Act 1989• Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act)• Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004• Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009.4. Contact informationFor further inquiries about the EIS process for this project, please contact:The Coordinator-Generalc/- EIS Project Manager—Dudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectPO Box 15517City East Qld 4002tel + 61 7 3227 8548fax+ 61 7 3225 8282email dpct@coordinatorgeneral.qld.gov.auweb www.projects.industry.qld.gov.auAbout the projectDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement- 5 -
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