Consultation on MNES - Forrestfield Airport Link API

Overview

The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia invites public comments on its proposal, the Forrestfield Airport Link which involves the construction and operation of a nine kilometre, predominantly underground extension of the railway network from Bayswater to Forrestfield.  This proposal is being assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority as ‘Assessed on Proponent Information – Category A’.

This invitation for public comment is in accordance with the requirements of the assessment bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Western Australia under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Accordingly, comments are invited on the impacts of the proposal on matters of national environmental significance (MNES) only.

The proposal may have a significant impact on the following MNES:

• Listed threatened species and ecological communities (sections 18 & 18A)

The draft assessment document released for public comment can be obtained at the following link.

http://www.forrestfieldairportlink.wa.gov.au/Abouttheproject/Environment/tabid/773/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 

The deadline for public comments is 25 May 2015.

To find out more about the bilateral agreement go to the EPA's website http://www.epa.wa.gov.au