Proponent: Crowley Australia Pty Ltd
Overview
Crowley Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Crowley Government Services Incorporated) proposes to construct and operate a bulk fuel storage facility and ancillary infrastructure for the transfer and storage of jet fuel at East Arm, Darwin.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
- NT EPA Direction for additional information - 1 July 2020 PDF (571.5 KB)
- Notice of Decision to accept referral for standard assessment – 20 July 2021 PDF (57.0 KB)
- Notice of Decision and Statement of Reasons - 14 October 2021 PDF (77.3 KB)
Public consultation
Statutory notice (26 July 2021)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 26 July 2021 to invite public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by Crowley Government Services Incorporated to construct and operate a bulk fuel storage facility and ancillary infrastructure for the transfer and storage of jet fuel at East Arm, Darwin.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 23 August 2021. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
| Referral documents | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral form | PDF 971.0 KB |
| Referral Main document | PDF 3.0 MB |
| Submissions received on the referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF 400.7 KB |
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security (DEPWS) | PDF 1.6 MB |
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade - Tourism | PDF 39.2 KB |
| Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics | PDF 267.3 KB |
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities - Heritage | PDF 183.9 KB |
| Department of the Attorney-General and Justice - NT WorkSafe | PDF 201.6 KB |
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet – Economic and Environment | PDF 31.9 KB |
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet - Major Projects Commissioner | PDF 2.2 MB |
| Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services | PDF 28.0 KB |
Stage 2: Assessment
The NT EPA decided the method of environmental impact assessment to be by referral information (Tier 1).
Stage 3: Assessment completed
NT EPA notice
The NT EPA completed its assessment of the referral information on 24 November 2021 and provided its Assessment Report and draft Environmental Approval to the Minister for Environment, under sections 64 and 65 of the EP Act.
The Assessment Report and draft Environmental Approval may be inspected below.
| Assessment documents | Type |
|---|---|
| Assessment Report including a draft environmental approval | PDF 1.3 MB |
The NT EPA publishes this notice in accordance with section 67 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.
The decision of the Minister for Environment can be viewed here.