Proponent: INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd
Overview
INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd proposes to undertake maintenance dredging activities, as required, within the existing dredged footprint in Darwin Harbour over a five-year period. To date no maintenance dredging activities have been required to be undertaken; however, it is anticipated that at some stage during the next five-years such activities would be required.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
Public consultation
Statutory notice (21 September 2022)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 21 September 2022 to invite public comment on the referral for standard assessment on a proposal to undertake maintenance dredging activities, as required, within the existing dredged footprint in Darwin Harbour over a five-year period. To date no maintenance dredging activities have been required to be undertaken; however, it is anticipated that at some stage during the next five-years such activities would be required. Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 19 October 2022.
Documents
| Submissions received on the referral | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Government authority submissions | ||
| 1 | Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF 575.0 KB |
| 2 | Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | PDF 596.7 KB |
| 3 | Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade - Resources | PDF 1.6 MB |
| 4 | Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade - Tourism | PDF 573.8 KB |
| 5 | Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics - Planning | PDF 609.6 KB |
| 6 | Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | PDF 92.5 KB |
| 7 | NT WorkSafe | PDF 168.4 KB |
| Referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral Form | PDF 354.1 KB |
| Referral Report (including Appendix C and Appendix D) | PDF 13.5 MB |
| Appendix A – Maintenance Dredging and Spoil Disposal Management Plan (DSDMP) | PDF 6.5 MB |
| Appendix B – DSDMP Expert Reviews | PDF 2.8 MB |
| Appendix C – Assessment Dredge Area Sediment Dynamics (see referral report) | |
| Appendix D – Pre-Referral Stakeholder Engagement (see referral report) | |
| Appendix E – Ichthys LNG Maintenance Dredging Stakeholder Engagement Plan | PDF 1.5 MB |
Stage 2: Assessment
Assessment by referral information
The NT EPA decided the method of environmental impact assessment to be by referral information (tier 1) on 6 December 2022. A general overview of timeframes under the Environment Protection Act 2019 is available in the flowchart of the environmental impact assessment process PDF (689.7 KB).
Stage 3: Assessment completed
NT EPA notice
Statutory notice (28 April 2023)
The NT EPA completed its environmental impact assessment on 18 April 2023 and provided its Assessment Report and draft Environmental Approval to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security, under sections 64 and 65 of the EP Act.
The Assessment Report and draft Environmental Approval may be inspected and obtained above.
The NT EPA publishes this notice in accordance with section 67 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.
Once the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security’s decision is made, it can be viewed on the Environmental approvals page.