Exemption notices
The following details are public notifications required under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . There is general information on exemptions under the Act on the EPBC Act information pages.
| Title of referral | Decision | Date of notices | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remediation of Flood Damage to the Warrego Highway near Marburg Range in Queensland | Exempt under Section 158 of the EPBC Act | 17 April 2011 | |
| The drilling of a relief well (and all associated activities) in production licence AC/L7 or AC/L8 to stop the current uncontrolled flow of oil, gas and condensate from the Montara H1 well | Action is exempt from Part 3 and Chapter 4 | 6 September 2009 | |
| Captive breeding program for the Christmas Island pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) | Actions are exempt - Yes | 7 July 2009 | |
| Captive breeding program for the Christmas Island Blue-Tailed Skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) and the Christmas Island Forest Skink (Emoia nativitatis) | Actions are exempt from Chapter 3 and Part 4 - yes | 7 July 2009 | |
| All actions taken in response to the current severe bushfires in Victoria, including but not limited to clearance of vegetation, building of fire breaks and back burning | Actions are exempt - Yes | 11 February 2009 | |
| Release of water from Lake Crescent Tasmania for essential human needs and stock | Actions are exempt - Yes | 7 November 2007 | |
| The consolidation, during 2004, of science and technology activities | Actions are exempt - Yes | 10 August 2004 | |
| Commonwealth/Urban and commercial new development/Christmas Island/Immigration Reception and Processing Centre and associated infrastructure | Actions are exempt - Yes | 3 April 2002 | |
| South Australian Minister for Primary Industries and Resources/Agriculture/South Australia/Spring-Summer 2000-2001 Australian plague locust control program | Actions are exempt - Yes | 21 October 2000 | |
| Australian Maritime Safety Authority/Oil Spill Management/Australia/National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances | Actions are exempt - Yes | 28 August 2000 |
Exemption notices - Cetacean permits
The following details are public notifications relating to exemptions from a requirement to obtain a cetacean permit under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 .
| Activity | Date of Notice | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Return (export) of a whale bone artefact known as a 'scar plaque' (smoothing board) for exhibition purposes | 12 June 2006 | |
| Import and export of historic artefacts made from whale bone for exhibition purposes | 30 March 2006 | |
| Import from the United States of America an historic scrimshaw panbone (for the purposes of exhibition) | 27 August 2004 | |
| The re-export to Fiji of 16 items of traditional cultural Tabua (sperm whale teeth and other whale parts) | 2 August 2004 | |
| To import a tomahawk with a whalebone handle | 24 November 2003 | |
| To develop an immigration reception and processing centre and associated infrastructure | 3 April 2002 |