The Environment Council of Central Queensland has
submitted reconsideration requests for 19 projects under section
78A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act). The projects are all coal and gas
projects, principally but not exclusively in Queensland, that are
currently undergoing assessment under the EPBC Act.
Section 78A of the EPBC Act allows a person to request the
Commonwealth Environment Minister to reconsider a decision about
whether an action is a controlled action, and the controlling
provisions for the action.
The assessment process under the EPBC Act continues unaffected
by the request, subject to the outcome of the reconsideration.
