Current Stage
Public Comment Closed on Draft Guidelines
Proposal Details
Client: UPC Robbins Island Pty Ltd
Premises: Robbins Island Road to Hampshire, NW Tasmania
Activity: Transmission Line
Class of Assessment: 2C
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 3/5/2022
Draft Guidelines Opened for Public Comment: 11/6/2022
Draft Guidelines Closed for Public Comment: 27/6/2022
The Proposal
UPC Robbins Island Pty Ltd is proposing to construct and operate a 115 km long power transmission line from Robbins Island Road to Hampshire, through North-West Tasmania, passing through the Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard and Burnie municipalities.
The proponent has lodged permit applications with Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard and Burnie City Councils under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993. The proposal will be subject to an environmental impact assessment by the Board of the EPA (the Board) in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPC Act).
The project has been determined to be a Controlled Action under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) (EPBC reference number 2020/8656) and will require assessment and approval under the EPBC Act, in addition to State and Local government requirements. It was determined that the proposed action will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance, protected under Part 3 of the EPBC Act, including:
- Listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 and 18A)
The proposal will be assessed by the EPA Board in the manner specified in the Bilateral Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Tasmania under Section 45 of the EPBC Act relating to environmental assessment.
Supporting Documents
View the supporting documents for this proposal
Note: these documents are not open for public consultation.
Draft EIS Guidelines and Public Submissions
EIS Guidelines, prepared by the Board, assist the proponent in preparing the case for assessment. The guidelines identify the key issues which, based on the information in the planning applications, are expected to be key issues for the assessment of the proposal.
UPC Robbins Island Pty Ltd, Robbins Island Road to Hampshire Transmission Line - Draft EIS Guidelines (PDF 694Kb)
Public comment on the draft guidelines was invited from Saturday 11 June to Monday 27 June 2022.