Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPPR03052115 · HANNIGAN & ASSOCIATES PTY. LIMITED
Coal environmental authority EPPR03052115 (HANNIGAN & ASSOCIATES PTY. LIMITED), Granted. 84 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- HANNIGAN & ASSOCIATES PTY. LIMITED
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
84 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
This environmental authority authorises environmental harm referred to in the conditions. Where there is no condition or this environmental authority is silent on a matter, the lack of a condition or silence does not authorise environmental harm.
- A2
The conditions of this environmental authority are in force until a surrender of the authority is accepted pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The conditions apply unless an amendment is approved pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
- A3
The holder of this environmental authority is not authorised to undertake costeaning or bulk sampling on EPC 2013.
- A4
Contaminants must not be released to the receiving environment unless authorised by this environmental authority.
- A5
The environmental authority holder must: a) install all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority b) maintain such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition c) operate such measure, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition d) ensure all instruments and devices used for the measurement and monitoring of any parameter under any condition of this environmental authority are properly calibrated.
- A6
Monitoring, reporting and emergency response procedures The environmental authority holder must record and notify the administering authority of any emergency or incident which demonstrates non-compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority.
- A7
The holder of this environmental authority must notify the administering authority by written notification within twenty-four (24) hours, after becoming aware of any emergency or incident which results in the release contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably to be not in accordance with, the conditions of this environmental authority. Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- A8
The notification in condition A7 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 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.
- A9
Within ten (10) business days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident under condition A7, or receipt of monitoring results, whichever is the latter, further written advice must be provided to the administering authority, including the following: (a) results and interpretation of any samples taken and analysed; (b) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise unlawful environmental harm; and (c) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident.
- 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. Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- A11
Complaints The environmental authority holder must record all environmental complaints received about the mining activities including: a) name, address and contact number for of the complainant b) time and date of complaint c) reasons for the complaint d) investigations undertaken e) conclusions formed f) actions taken to resolve the complaint g) any abatement measures implemented h) person responsible for resolving the complaint.
- A12
The environmental authority 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.
- A13
The environmental authority holder must, when requested by the administering authority, undertake relevant specified monitoring within a reasonable timeframe nominated or agreed to by the administering authority to investigate any complaint of environmental harm. The results of the investigation (including an analysis and interpretation of the monitoring results) and abatement measures, where implemented, must be provided to the administering authority within ten (10) business days of completion of the investigation, or no later than ten (10) business days after the end of the timeframe nominated by the administering authority to undertake the investigation.
- A14
Service, maintenance and storage areas The environmental authority holder must not directly or indirectly release fuels, oils, lubricants or other contaminants to any watercourse, waterway, groundwater, wetland or lake.
- A15
Where monitoring is a requirement of this environmental authority, ensure that a competent person(s) conduct all monitoring.
- A16
Hazardous Contaminants The holder of the environmental authority must plan and conduct activities on site to prevent any potential or actual release of a Hazardous Contaminant.
- A17
The environmental authority holder must ensure that spills of hazardous contaminants are cleaned up as quickly as practicable. Such spillage must not be cleaned up by hosing, sweeping or otherwise releasing such contaminants to any watercourse, waterway, groundwater, wetland or lake.
- A18
The holder of the environmental authority must not carry out activities within 100m of a Historical, Archaeological or Ethnographic site. Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- A19
The environmental authority holder must ensure that: a) all chemical, fuel and oil storage facilities of less than ten thousand (10,000) litres on a mining tenement are designed and operated in accordance with Australian Standard 1940 - `The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids', Section 2, Minor Storage; and b) all chemical, fuel and oil storage facilities of more than ten thousand (10,000) litres on a mining tenement are bunded to contain at least one hundred (100) percent of the volume of the largest container, plus twenty-five percent of the storage capacity of the largest container up to a maximum of ten thousand (10,000) litres, together with ten percent of the storage capacity beyond ten thousand (10,000) litres; and c) chemical, fuel and oil storage facilities on a mining tenement are operated and maintained in accordance with the Australian Standard 1940 - "The Storage and Handling of flammable and combustible liquids".
- A20
The holder of the environmental authority must ensure: a) all marker pegs are marked with contrasting colour so as to be clearly visible; b) all marker pegs are removed from the tenement at the completion of exploration activities; c) all permanent markers (example, concrete plugs or steel plates) are installed at ground level and made safe.
- A21
All explosives, hazardous chemicals, corrosive substances, toxic substances, gases and dangerous goods must be stored and handled in accordance with the current Australian Standard where such is applicable.
- A22
Flammable and combustible liquids, including petroleum products, must be stored and handled in accordance with the latest edition of AS1940 - The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids.
- A23
The environmental authority holder must minimise the potential for contamination of land and waters by diverting stormwater around contaminated areas and facilities used for the storage of chemicals and flammable or combustible liquids.
- A24
All chemicals and flammable or combustible liquids stored on site that have the potential to cause environmental harm must be stored in or serviced by an effective containment system that is impervious to the materials stored and managed to prevent the release of liquids to waters or land. Where no relevant Australian Standard is available, the following must be applied: (a) storage tanks must be bunded so that the capacity and construction of the bund is sufficient to contain at least 110% of a single storage tank or 100% of the largest storage tank plus 10% of the second largest storage tank in multiple storage areas, and (b) drum storages must be bunded so that the capacity and construction of the bund is sufficient to contain at least 25% of the maximum design storage volume within the bund.
- A25
Spill Kit An appropriate spill kit, personal protective equipment and relevant operator instructions/emergency procedure guides for the management of wastes, chemicals and flammable and combustible liquids associated with the activity must be kept at the site.
- A26
Anyone operating with wastes, chemicals or flammable and combustible liquids under this approval must be trained in the use of the spill kit. Environmental authority EPPR03052115 Schedule B: Air and Noise Condition Condition number
- B1
The release of dust or particulate matter or both resulting from the exploration activity must not cause an environmental nuisance, at any nuisance sensitive or commercial place.
- B2
When requested by the administering authority or as a result of a complaint (which is neither frivolous nor vexatious nor based on mistaken belief in the opinion of the authorised officer), dust and particulate monitoring must be undertaken, and the results thereof notified to the administering authority within fourteen (14) days following completion of monitoring. Monitoring must be carried out at a place(s) relevant to the potentially affected dust sensitive place. Dust and particulate matter must not exceed the following levels when measured at any sensitive receptor or commercial place: (a) dust deposition of 120 milligrams per square metre per day, when monitored in accordance with Australian Standard AS 3580.10.1 of 2003 (or more recent editions); and (b) a concentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometre (-m) (PM10) suspended in the atmosphere of 50 micrograms per cubic metre over a 24 hour averaging period, at a sensitive receptor or commercial place downwind of the site, when monitored in accordance with: (i) Australian Standard AS 3580.9.6 of 2003 (or more recent editions) Ambient air - Particulate matter - Determination of suspended particulate PM10 high-volume sampler with size-selective inlet - Gravimetric method; or (ii) Any alternative method of monitoring PM10 which may be permitted by the current edition of the Air Quality Sampling Manual as published from time to time by the administering authority.
- B3
If monitoring indicates exceedance of the relevant limits in condition B2, then the environmental authority holder must: (a) address the complaint including the use of appropriate dispute resolution if required; and (b) immediately implement dust abatement measures so that emissions of dust from the activity do not result in further environmental nuisance.
- B4
The holder of the environmental authority must not cause an unreasonable release of dust. To prevent the unreasonable release of dust, the following measures or similar measures can be used: a) altering work practices to avoid or minimise the generation of dust; b) scheduling activities for times when they will have least impact; c) spraying water on roads and tracks; d) revegetating disturbed areas as soon as practicable; e) leaving or creating wind breaks or screening; and f) installing pollution control equipment (e.g. fitting bag filters or a cyclone to dust generating equipment).
- B5
The environmental authority holder must not cause unreasonable noise at a noise sensitive place. Environmental authority EPPR03052115 Schedule C: Water Condition Condition number
- C1
Contaminants must not be released to any water or the bed and banks of any waters.
- C2
Sediment control barriers must be made of non-organic material to prevent the spread of weeds.
- C3
Diversion drains and sediment control barriers must be in place immediately after any clearing. Schedule D: Land Condition Condition number
- D1
Excluding campsites, no more than one thousand (1,000) square meters can be disturbed at any one location.
- D2
Campsites must not, at any one time, cause more than five thousand (5,000) square meters to be disturbed.
- D3
Campsites must not be established within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas or within 500 metres of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
- D4
The holder of the environmental authority must consult with the landowner prior to establishing any Campsites.
- D5
When establishing a campsite, the holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land, vegetation and watercourses is minimised.
- D6
When establishing and maintaining campsites the following measures or similar measures can be used to minimise the area and duration of disturbance to land, vegetation and watercourses: a) locate campsites at least 100m from any riverine areas; b) only disturb the minimum area necessary for the safe functioning of the campsite; c) install an appropriate human waste disposal facility (e.g. portable self contained toilets, pit toilets, septic tanks); d) use absorption trenches, transpiration beds or spray irrigation to dispose of grey water; and e) locate all disposal areas at least 100m distance from any watercourse, waterway, groundwater recharge area, wetland or lake.
- D7
The environmental authority holder must not undertake mining activities in any Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area. Activities involving machinery must not be carried out within 1 km of a Category A environmentally sensitive area.
- D8
The environmental authority holder is authorised to carry out exploration mining activities on EPC2013 within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas and within 500 metres of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas in accordance with Table 1: Authorised disturbance within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas and within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas. Environmental authority EPPR03052115 Table 1: Authorised disturbance within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas and within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas Maximum footprint of disturbance Activity Limitation of Limitation of permitted for each Maximum Maximum Location activity within activity within activity within disturbance disturbance illustrated in 500m buffer of Category B authorised within authorised within Category B Category B 500m buffer of Environmentally Category B Environmentally Environmentally Category B Sensitive Area Environmentally Sensitive Area Sensitive Area Environmentally Sensitive Area and within 500m Sensitive Area buffer of Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area Conducted on access tracks Geotechnical 1 10 therefore no 0ha 0ha sampling sites additional 0.05km 8.23km Access tracks - bore pad - bore pad disturbance is Groundwater 1 track 1 track authorised Monitoring Bores 3m wide per 0.02ha 2.47ha Access tracks to track groundwater 400 m2 per drill 400 m2 per drill Figure 1: monitoring Bores 400m2 pad pad Mapped 3m wide per Regional track 300 mm diameter 300 mm diameter Ecosystems per drill hole per drill hole and 0.01 ha 0 ha Groundwater Monitoring
- D9
Topsoil and overburden management Topsoil stripping within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas or within 500 metres of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas must be limited to the sump area.
- D10
The environmental authority holder must ensure that topsoil is removed and stockpiled prior to carrying out any mining activity and prevent or minimise the mixing and erosion of topsoil and overburden stockpiles.
- D11
The environmental authority holder is authorised to undertake rehabilitation work in Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas and within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas as per the rehabilitation requirements of this environmental authority.
- D12
Seismic Surveying The environmental authority holder is not authorised to undertake 2D or 3D seismic surveys within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas or within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- D13
Vegetation and Tree Protection Clearing native plants or interfering with animal breeding places is not permitted unless authorised under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
- D14
Burning of vegetation is not permitted.
- D15
Tracks must be constructed and maintained such that: a) existing access and fence line tracks are preferentially used; b) any tracks constructed link natural clearings; c) line of site clearing is avoided; d) new crossings over watercourses are avoided and is only permitted when no reasonable alternative is available; and e) all tracks are constructed and maintained with adequate drainage to avoid accelerated erosion.
- D16
The holder of the environmental authority must consult with the Landowner prior to establishing any new roads and tracks.
- D17
The construction of new tracks must be recorded with a Global Positioning System (GPS) in GDA2020 coordinate system and records kept of their location and made available to the administering authority upon request.
- D18
The environmental authority holder must revegetate disturbed areas in any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas with plant species that will promote the same vegetation type and density of cover to that of the surrounding undisturbed areas of the relevant Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- D19
The environmental authority holder must revegetate disturbed areas within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area with plant species that will promote the same vegetation type and density of cover to that of the surrounding undisturbed areas.
- D20
All land subject to mining activities must be rehabilitated to a non-polluting, safe, stable and self- sustaining landform. Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- D21
Weed Management All equipment such as earthmoving and drilling equipment must be used in a manner which prevents the spread of weeds and minimise unnecessary disturbance of topsoil and ground cover vegetation.
- D22
An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return. The report must include a map identifying all exploration activities undertaken to date. The map is to clearly distinguish between proposed, completed and rehabilitated mining activities to demonstrate compliance with this environmental authority.
- D23
The environmental authority holder must not drill, excavate, or clear vegetation: a) in standing waters, wetlands, or lakes; or b) on the sloped banks or within three (3) meters of the top of the bank or five (5) meters of the toe of the bank; or c) within, or on the levee banks of the normal flow channel.
- D24
The environmental authority holder must not directly or indirectly release wastewater to any watercourse, waterway, groundwater, wetland or lake.
- D25
From 9 October 2023, records demonstrating that each impact to a prescribed environmental matter did not, or is not likely to, result in a significant residual impact to that matter must be: a) completed by an appropriately qualified person; and b) kept for the life of the environmental authority.
- D26
Significant residual impacts to prescribed environmental matters are not authorised under this environmental authority or the Environmental Offsets Act 2014.
- D27
Erosion and Sediment Control The holder of the environmental authority must design, install and maintain adequate banks and or diversion drains to minimise the potential for storm water runoff to enter disturbed areas.
- D28
The holder of the environmental authority must design, install and maintain adequate erosion and sediment control structures wherever necessary to prevent or minimise erosion of disturbed areas and the sedimentation of any watercourse, waterway, wetland or lake.
- D29
All equipment such as earthmoving and drilling equipment must be used in a manner which prevents the spread of weeds, minimises unnecessary disturbance of topsoil and ground cover vegetation; and avoids mature trees.
- D30
The construction, maintenance and management of groundwater bores (including groundwater monitoring bores) must be undertaken in a manner that prevents or minimises impacts to the environment and ensures the integrity of the bores to obtain accurate monitoring.
- D31
The environmental authority holder must decommission all non-artesian drill holes, apart from those still required for monitoring purposes, as soon as practical but no later than six (6) months after the hole was drilled by undertaking the following actions: a) where practical dispose of all unused drill chips to the hole or to a sump pit and; b) cap the hole at a depth that is appropriate for the previous land use of the area (unless the landowner stipulates a future use which requires the cap to be placed deeper); and c) backfill the hole above the cap with soil or material similar to the surrounding soil or material. Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- D32
The environmental authority holder must isolate non-artesian aquifers where a drill hole intersects more than one water bearing strata by casing or plugging the hole as soon as practical after the hole is no longer required, but no later than two (2) months after the hole was drilled, apart from those holes that are still required for monitoring purposes if: a) the flow difference between aquifers exceeds five hundred (500) litres per hour; and b) the difference in electrical conductivity of water is greater than ten (10) percent of the lower value.
- D33
Conditions D31 and D32 do not apply to a non-artesian exploration drill hole if: a) the land owner and the environmental authority holder have agreed that it should be left for conversion to a water bore; and b) the land owner gives a written undertaking to accept responsibility for the hole; and c) the details of the agreement and the drill hole (such as its GPS location and the drill logs showing the water bearing strata and flow rates) are provided to the Department of Resources within thirty (30) days of the land owner giving the undertaking; and d) the hole is temporarily capped so as to prevent possible ingress of surface waters and associated sediments and pollutants.
- D34
The environmental authority holder must ensure that exploration drill holes that strike artesian flows of water that exceeds five hundred (500) litres per hour for seven (7) days must be either: a) decommissioned as soon as practical, but no later than one (1) month after the hole was drilled, apart from holes that are still required for monitoring or evaluation purposes; or b) capped to allow for future conversion into a controlled artesian bore by a licensed water bore driller; or c) converted into a controlled artesian bore by a licensed water bore driller, provided that: i) the land owner has undertaken in writing to accept responsibility for the drill hole; and ii) the explorer provides details of the agreement and the drill hole to the Department of Resources within thirty (30) days of obtaining the landowner's agreement.
- D35
The environmental authority holder must ensure that exploration drill holes that are to be retained for future mineral resource evaluation purposes are cased and capped. Holes to be retained for more than three years must be capped with steel casing and appropriately identified.
- D36
When drilling, excavating or sampling, the holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised.
- D37
Gridlines and geophysical surveys The environmental authority holder must plan and determine the final position of gridlines and geophysical lines (including, but not limited to, seismic lines) in consultation with the landowner Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- D38
When constructing gridlines and geophysical lines (including, but not limited to, seismic lines), the environmental authority holder must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised by undertaking the following measures: a) conduct surveying of gridlines on foot; b) use existing gates, tracks, roads and seismic lines; c) before deciding on the location of new seismic lines, record the location of all underground or surface pipelines, cables, power lines, etc. and avoid these areas; d) in planning for drilling and sampling activities, where possible, ensure the activities occur at least one hundred (100) metres from riverine areas; e) construct seismic lines that do not exceed the width necessary to safely undertake the survey; f) use Global Positioning Systems, or other techniques, to reduce the need for line of sight clearing; g) maintain buffer widths of at least twenty-five (25) metres between all disturbed areas; h) minimise the use of bulldozers and excavators when cutting gridlines and/or seismic lines; and i) notify landowners at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to detonating seismic explosives. Schedule E: Waste Condition Condition number
- E1
General Waste must not be disposed of within EPC2013.
- E2
Regulated Waste must not be disposed of within EPC2013.
- E3
Waste rock The environmental authority holder must, where practical, separate acid producing waste rock from benign waste rock.
- E4
The environmental authority holder must dispose of acid producing waste rock in an excavation or pit and backfill as soon as practical. Backfill the excavation or pit containing acid producing waste rock with benign, low permeability material and seal the excavation or pit with a compacted capping layer at least one (1) metre thick. Schedule F: Rehabilitation Condition Condition number
- F1
The environmental authority holder must rehabilitate areas disturbed by mining activities to a stable landform similar to that of surrounding undisturbed areas, unless otherwise stated in the conditions of this environmental authority Environmental authority EPPR03052115
- F2
The environmental authority holder must revegetate disturbed areas in any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area with plant species that will promote the same vegetation type and density of cover to that of the surrounding undisturbed areas of the relevant Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- F3
The environmental authority holder must revegetate disturbed areas within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area with plant species that will promote the same vegetation type and density of cover to that of the surrounding undisturbed areas.
- F4
An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return. The report must include a map and details of all exploration activities undertaken, including details of new tracks, monitoring bores and progressive rehabilitation works completed to demonstrate compliance with conditions F2 to F3
- F5
The holder of the environmental authority must backfill all excavations drill holes or sampling sites as soon as practical following the completion of exploration activities. This does not apply to any excavations, drill holes or sampling sites that are to remain after the completion of exploration activities, by agreement with the land owner.
- F6
In Riverine Areas, the holder of the environmental authority must complete the rehabilitation Processes on all areas disturbed by mining activities, apart from those areas currently being utilised for mining activities, as soon as practical and prior to the onset of the wet season.
- F7
Notwithstanding condition F5, F6, D31 and D32, rehabilitation processes on all areas disturbed by mining activities, apart from those areas currently being utilised for mining activities under this environmental authority, must be completed as soon as practical but no longer than six (6) months after completion of works in those areas.
- F8
For any infrastructure to remain after all mining activities have ceased, the environmental authority holder must obtain the written agreement of the landowner stating they will take over responsibility for that infrastructure. Infrastructure may only be retained where its use aligns with the post mining land use for the disturbed area END OF CONDITIONS Environmental authority EPPR03052115 Definitions Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section. Where a term is not defined, the definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental protection policies must be used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning. successor. "artesian drill hole" - An exploration drill hole from which water freely flows at a rate of greater than 500 L/hour for at least 7 days after being drilled. "authority" means environmental authority (exploration) under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. "banks" -The feature which confines major flows within a watercourse. They are steeper than a terrace and are generally of a slope greater than 1:1 on outer bends. Refer to Figure 1 - Cross Section through a Watercourse. "bund" - means (a) An earth mound or similar structure (e.g. a concrete block wall), whether impervious or not, constructed to contain spilled material (e.g. petrol, diesel, oil etc); or (b) a structure to prevent or reduce soil erosion. "campsite" means the area encompassing any dwelling, amenities (e.g. toilet block, power generator), sewage or general waste disposal facility and includes the office area and vehicle parking areas associated with a temporary or permanent mining camp. "category B environmentally sensitive area" means any of the areas mentioned in Schedule 12, Part 1, section 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008. "commercial place" means a workplace used as an office or for business or commercial purposes, which is not part of the mining activity and does not include employees' accommodation or public roads. "contaminant" - The Environmental Protection Act 1994 defines, under Section 11, a contaminant as: (a) a gas, liquid or solid; or (b) an odour; or (c) an organism (whether alive or dead), including a virus; or (d) energy, including noise, heat, radioactivity and electromagnetic radiation; or (e) a combination of contaminants. "contamination" -Section 10 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 defines contamination of the environment as the release (whether by act or omission) of a contaminant into the environment.