Proponent: Pancho Beef
Overview
The proposed action is to clear 4,517 hectares of land on Mathison Station (NT portion 7061, perpetual pastoral lease 1224) for the purpose of growing hay and fodder crops including cavalcade, jarrah, forage sorghum and Rhodes grass.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
Statutory notice (28 June 2023)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 28 June 2023 to invite public comment on a referral for standard assessment, submitted by Pancho Beef to clear 4,517 hectares of land on Mathison Station for the purpose of growing hay and fodder crops including cavalcade, jarrah, forage sorghum and Rhodes grass.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 26 July 2023. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
Documents
| Referral information | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral form | PDF 374.8 KB |
| Mathison Station Land Clearing - referral main report | PDF 602.7 KB |
| Appendix A - Greenhouse gas abatement plan | PDF 822.6 KB |
| Appendix B - Comments from Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | PDF 215.0 KB |
| Appendix C - Advice from Heritage register | PDF 319.0 KB |
| Appendix D - Advice from AAPA (not published) | |
| Appendix E - Maps | PDF 2.6 MB |
| Appendix F - Site photos | PDF 5.9 MB |
Submissions received on the referral
| Public submissions | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Environment Centre NT | PDF 204.9 KB |
| 7 | Northern Land Council | PDF 992.0 KB |
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 16 August 2023. 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 (5 December 2023)
The NT EPA provided its assessment report and draft environmental approval to the Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security on 16 November 2023, under sections 64 and 65 of the Environment Protection Act 2019.
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 Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security website.