The Department of Climate Change, Energy and the Environment has received an application for a permit under Part 13, section 237 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) to incidentally interfere with cetaceans for the purpose of undertaking bathymetric surveys in Commonwealth waters.
It is a 10-business day public consultation period from the date of publication, you are invited to comment on this application before close of business on Monday, 16 June 2025.
Read the application/consultation documents:
CP2025-0006 Supplementary Form A – Attachment Q3 – Map [PDF 380KB]
CP2025-0006 Supplementary Form A – Attachment Q3 – Map [DOCX 119KB]
CP2025-0006 Supplementary Form A – Attachment Q4 – Objectives and Methods {PDF 356KB]
CP2025-0006 Supplementary Form A – Attachment Q4 – Objectives and Methods [DOCX 16KB]
CP2025-0006 Supplementary Form A – Attachment Q5 – Research Proposal [PDF 572KB]
CP2025-0006 Supplementary Form A – Attachment Q5 – Research Proposal [DOCX 18KB]
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Send your comments
Comments can be sent by email or writing to:
Email:
EPBC.Permits@dcceew.gov.au
Mail:
The Director
Migratory Species Section
GPO BOX 3090
Canberra ACT 2601
Confidentiality
Any relevant information provided will be considered by the Department prior to briefing the Minister. If you wish your comments to remain confidential, you should clearly mark the relevant part(s) of your comments as ‘confidential’.
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