Sanjiv Ridge Project - Stage 2 - Matters of National Environmental Significance

Overview

The information for Matters of National Environmental Significance: and Additional Referral Information Documentation for the above proposal is now available for public review. The public review period for this document is four weeks, commencing on 14 December 2021 and ending on 11 January 2022. Please note, as the public review period will fall over the Christmas period, an additional 2 weeks was added to the public review period.

The additional information provides details of the cumulative impacts across all Environmental Factors.

The proposal has been determined to be a controlled action (EPBC 2021/8885). 

The Matters of National Environmental Significance listed in the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Sections 18 and 18a Listed Threatened Species and Communities:

• Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) – Endangered –Identified with DE  
• Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia) – Vulnerable – Identified within DE
• Pilbara Olive Python (Liasis olivaceus barroni) – Vulnerable – Highly likely to occur within DE
• Northern Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis) - (Vulnerable) - Occurrence within DE possible
• Fork tailed swift (Apus pacificus) - (Migratory) – Occurrence within DE possible
• Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas)- Vulnerable - Identified within DE