Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EA0001450 · Mine affected water
Minerals environmental authority EA0001450 (Mine affected water), Granted. 34 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- Slade Garland; Nicola Graham
- Tenures
- ML70406
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
34 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
The holder of this environmental authority must comply with each of the Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects in addition to the conditions listed in this environmental authority, except for condition 14 of the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining lease Projects, which is replaced by the conditions of this environmental authority. Activity
- A2
This environmental authority does not authorise environmental harm unless a condition contained within the authority explicitly authorises that harm. Where there is no condition or the authority is silent on a matter, the lack of a condition or silence shall not be construed as authorising harm.
- A3
For any persons carrying out activities under this environmental authority, the holder of this environmental authority must ensure all persons are made aware of the conditions of this environmental authority, and the legal obligations to comply with all conditions. Maintenance of Measures, Plant and Equipment
- A4
The holder of this environmental authority must: a) Install all measured, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority; and b) Maintain such measures, plant and equipment in a proper condition; and c) Operate such measures, plant and equipment in a proper manner. Monitoring, Reporting and Emergency Response Procedures
- A5
All reasonable actions are to be taken to minimise environmental harm, or potential environmental harm, resulting from any emergency, incident or circumstances not in accordance with the conditions of this environmental authority.
- A6
The holder must notify the administering authority by written notification as soon as practicable but within 24 hours after becoming aware of any emergency or incident which results in the release of contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance, with the conditions of this environmental authority. Note: Written notification to the administering authority must be addressed to the Manager or Project Manager of the local Administering Authority via email or facsimile (49879399). Verbal notification may be made to the Pollution Hotline on 1300 130 372, available 24 hours 7 days a week.
- A7
The notification in condition A6 must include, but not be limited to, the following: a) The environmental authority number and name of the holder; b) The name and telephone number of the designated contact person; c) The location of the emergency or incident; d) The date and time of the emergency or incident; e) The time the holder of the environmental authority became aware of the emergency or incident; f) Where known: i. the estimated quantity and type of substances involved in the emergency or incident; ii. the actual or potential cause of the emergency or incident; iii. a description of the nature and effects of the emergency or incident including environmental risks, and any risks to public Permit Environmental authority EA0001450 health or livestock; g) Any sampling conducted or proposed, relevant to the emergency or incident; h) Immediate actions taken to prevent or mitigate any further environmental harm caused by the emergency or incident; and i) What notification of stakeholders who may be affected by the emergency or incident has occurred or is being undertaken.
- A8
As soon as practicable, but not more than 6 weeks following the initial notification of an emergency, incident or information about circumstances which result or may result in environmental harm, environmental monitoring must be performed and written advice must be provided of the results of any such monitoring performed to the administering authority.
- A9
The holder must notify, in writing, the occupiers or registered owners of affected land and any other potentially impacted stakeholder as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of any emergency or incident that has the potential to impact on environmental values or breaches any condition of this environmental authority concerning releases of contaminants to the environment.
- A10
The notification in condition A9 must include the following: a) The location of the emergency or incident; b) The date and time of the emergency or incident; c) The estimated quantity and type of any substances involved in the emergency or incident; d) The potential impacts to environmental values caused by the emergency or incident; and e) Where there is potential impact on livestock or human health, precautionary measures that should be taken. f) The potential impacts to environmental values caused by the emergency or incident; and g) Where there is potential impact on livestock or human health, precautionary measures that should be taken. Agency Interest: Water Contaminant Release
- B1
Mine affected water must not be released to waters. Note: It is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to unlawfully deposit a prescribed water contaminant (i) in waters or... (ii) at another place, and in a way, so that the contaminant could reasonably be expected to wash, blow, fall or otherwise move into waters.
- B2
All waters on site must be contained so that water does not leave the boundaries of each mining tenement authorised under this environmental authority. Dams
- B3
Regulated structures are not authorised under this environmental authority.
- B4
Prior to the construction of any dams on site, the administering authority must first be consulted.
- B5
No dam is to be constructed within 350 metres of mature tree areas of a Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. Agency Interest: Waste Waste Management
- D1
Prior to the commencement of mining activities on a new tenure, the holder of this environmental authority must identify and submit to the administering authority, areas of prior land disturbance, including historic mining disturbances, on all mining tenements authorised under this environmental authority. Topsoil Management
- D2
Topsoil stockpiles must not exceed 2 metres inheight Roads and Tracks
- D3
Where possible, existing access and fence line tracks must be used. Permit Environmental authority EA0001450
- D4
Tracks are not to be constructed greater than 4 metres in width. Nature Conservation
- D5
The holder of this environmental authority must not undertake mining activities within any Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- D6
The holder of this environmental authority must not undertake any mining activities within 2 kilometres of any Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- D7
The holder of this environmental authority must not undertake mining activities within any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- D8
The holder of this environmental authority may undertake mining activities within 1 kilometre of a Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. Note: Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas (e.g. Endangered Regional Ecosystems) exist within and/or around the tenures within this environmental authority.
- D9
The holder of this environmental authority must not undertake mining activities within any Category C Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- D10
Burning of vegetation is not permitted.
- D11
No Declared Pest Species are to enter any mining tenement under this environmental authority.
- D12
The holder of this environmental authority must prevent the spread of Declared Pest Species by ensuring that all vehicles and machinery are adequately cleaned before taking the vehicles in and out of areas where Declared Pest Species are present. Rehabilitation and Reporting
- D13
The holder of this environmental authority must rehabilitate all sites disturbed from mining within 3 months after completion of the disturbance.
- D14
All land subject to mining activities within 1 kilometre of a Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area must be rehabilitated to a non-polluting, safe, stable and self-sustaining landform.
- D15
The holder of this environmental authority must revegetate disturbed areas within 1 kilometre of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area with native plant species endemic to the area.
- D16
An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return. The report must include details of the mining activities undertaken and details of progressive rehabilitation works completed to demonstrate compliance with rehabilitation requirements of the environmental authority. Agency Interest: Community Complaint Response
- E1
All complaints received must be recorded including investigations undertaken, conclusions formed and actions taken. This information must be made available to the administering authority on request.
- E2
The holder of this environmental authority must record the following details for all complaints received and provide this information to the administering authority on request: a) name, address and contact number of the complainant (if not available record - not identified; b) time and date of complaint; c) investigations undertaken; d) conclusions formed; e) actions taken to resolve complaint; f) any abatement measures implemented; and person responsible for resolving the complaint; and g) person responsible for resolving the complaint.
- E3
When requested by the administering authority, the holder of this environmental authority must undertake relevant specified monitoring within a reasonable and practicable timeframe nominated by the administering authority to investigate any complaint of environmental harm at any sensitive or commercial place. The results of the investigation (including an analysis and interpretation of the monitoring results) and abatement measures implemented must be provided to the administering authority within 14 days of completion of the investigation. Permit Environmental authority EA0001450 DEFINITIONS Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section. Applicants should note that where a term is not defined, the definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental protection policies and codes must be used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning. Activity means the environmentally relevant activities under the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008, whether resource activities or prescribed activities, to which the environmental authority relates. successor or predecessors. Boundary means within 1m of the cadastral boundary of the approved place. Environmentally sensitive area as per the definitions within the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008. Disturbance of land includes: a) compacting, removing, covering, exposing or stockpiling of earth; b) removal or destruction of vegetation or topsoil or both to an extent where the land has been made susceptible to erosion; c) carrying out mining within a watercourse, waterway, wetland or lake; d) the submersion of areas by tailings or hazardous contaminant storage and dam/structure walls; e) temporary infrastructure, including any infrastructure (roads, tracks, bridges, culverts, dam/structures, bores, buildings, fixed machinery, hardstand areas, airstrips, helipads etc) which is to be removed after the mining activity has ceased; or f) releasing of contaminants into the soil, or underlying geological However, the following areas are not included when calculating areas of 'disturbance': a) areas off lease (e.g. roads or tracks which provide access to the mining lease); b) areas previously disturbed which have achieved the rehabilitation outcomes; c) by agreement with the administering authority, areas previously disturbed which have not achieved the rehabilitation objective(s) due to circumstances beyond the control of the mine operator (such as climatic conditions); d) areas under permanent infrastructure. Permanent infrastructure includes any infrastructure (roads, tracks, bridges, culverts, dam/structures, bores, buildings, fixed machinery, hardstand areas, airstrips, helipads etc) which is to be left by agreement with the landowner. e) disturbance that pre-existed the grant of the tenure.