Project Approvals

The project was assessed under the following legislation:

  • Tasmanian Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
  • Tasmanian Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
  • Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Project approvals have been issued by the Central Highlands Council, the Tasmanian Environment Protection Authority and the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy, as follows:

Additional approvals are associated with the transport of over-dimensional equipment to the project site, access across crown lands, grid connection, conservation covenants for offsets and biodiversity aspects.

The conditions of the respective approvals must be complied with in undertaking the project. The conditions cover the entire project cycle, including construction, operation, decommissioning, environmental and administrative matters.