The NT EPA may, on its own initiative, or at the request of the Minister, provide advice about:
- achieving appropriate and effective environmental policy and management for the Territory
- legislation related to the environment and its administration
- issues affecting the Territory's capacity to achieve ecologically sustainable development
- emerging environmental issues
- the cumulative impacts of development on the environment
- the environmental quality of the Northern Territory
- any other matter related to the objectives of the NT EPA.
At the request of the Minister, the NT EPA may also provide advice about any proposal, policy, plan or other measure to manage the environmental impact of development on the environment.
Prior to 2013 the NT EPA could also receive requests from members of the public.
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Request date: 25 February 2019
View all the Environment Management Plans (EMP) on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' website.
Read the:
- Minister's request PDF (1.5 MB)
- NT EPA Advice to Minister for Environment Management Plans submitted under the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016
- Minister's response – refer to specific projects.
Dates for NT EPA advice and Minister's responses are varied. Refer to specific projects for this information.
NT EPA decision date: 11 May 2020
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Request date: 4 May 2012
View the:
- Terms of reference PDF (1.3 MB)
- EPA Interim Report – November 2012 PDF (4.1 MB)
- Final report: Review of the Seabed mining in the Northern Territory - Environmental impact and management (2020) PDF (4.8 MB)
Read more information on seabed mining.
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Request date: 4 December 2015
Read more information on the review of environmental assessment and approval processes (Hawke II) PDF (1.8 MB).
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Request date: NT EPA initiated
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Request date: NT EPA initiated
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- Recommendations on the Environmental Assessment and Regulation of Mine Sites PDF (283.0 KB)
- Environmental Quality Report – Redbank Copper Mine PDF (2.4 MB)
Response date: 27 February 2015 (Minister's response is not currently available).
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Request date: 27 October 2011
Request made by: Hon. Gerry Wood MLAView the:
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Request date: April 2020
Request made by: Environment Centre NT (ECNT)View the:
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Request date: NT EPA initiated (February 2011)
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Request date: NT EPA initiated (2010)
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Request date: March 2008
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At the completion of the NT EPA’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) process under the Environment Protection Act 2019, the NT EPA provides advice to the Minister on whether or not to grant an environmental approval for a proposed action and the conditions that should be applied if an approval is granted. The advice is in the form of an assessment report and a draft Environmental Approval or draft Statement of Unacceptable Impact.
NT EPA assessment reports and draft environmental approvals or draft statements of unacceptable impact for proposed actions that have undergone EIA can be accessed here.