Environmental approval
AGL is committed to protecting the environment and minimising our environmental footprint in the areas we operate, in collaboration with our stakeholders and in alignment with our Environmental Protection Licence 20130 (PDF).
On 18 July 2012, the project received conditional approval from the Commonwealth Department of the Environment. The Department confirmed the project is a controlled action under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) approved AGL's application to construct the NGSF in May 2012 under Section 75J of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. This approval is subject to certain conditions (called 'conditions of consent').
PAC's approval incorporates the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure (now Department of Planning and Environment) assessment of, and satisfaction with, AGL's Preferred Project and Response to Submissions Report. This report was prepared and submitted by AGL on 12 September 2011 to address the public's comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA).
The EA was on public display from 24 June 2011 to 29 July 2011.
The conditions of consent, the EA Report and the Preferred Project and Response to Submissions Report are available on the DP&I's website.
This PAC approval (PDF) and Modification to Approval provides AGL with state government permission to construct and operate the gas plant, pipeline, receiving station and associated and ancillary infrastructure.
Environmental documents
Monitoring Reports
- No noise monitoring required
- Air Monitoring Report – June 2025 (PDF)
- No noise monitoring required
- No air monitoring required
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report – 2023 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report – May 2023 (PDF)
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report – 2022 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report – April 2022 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report - February 2021 (PDF)
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report – July (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report – August 2020 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report – July 2020 (PDF)
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report – June 2020 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report – March 2020 (PDF)
2019 Monitoring Data
- Air Monitoring Report – July 2019 (PDF)
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report May 2019 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report – February 2019 (PDF)
2018 Monitoring Data
- Air Monitoring Report September 2018 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report June - July 2018 (PDF)
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report April 2018 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report - April 2018 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report - January 2018 (PDF)
2017 Monitoring Data
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report 2017 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report June - July 2017 (PDF)
2016 Monitoring Data
- Annual Noise Monitoring Report June 2016 (PDF)
- Air Monitoring Report June - July 2016 (PDF)
- Quarterly Air Monitoring Report April 2016 (PDF)
- Quarterly Air Monitoring Report January 2016 (PDF)
Additional documents
2025 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2025 (PDF)
2024 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2024 (PDF)
2023 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2023 (PDF)
2022 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2022 (PDF)
2021 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2021 (PDF)
2020 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2020 (PDF)
2019 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2019 (PDF)
2018 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance 2018 (PDF)
- 2018 Winter Nest Box Monitoring Report – June 2018 (PDF)
2017 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance November 2017 (PDF)
- 2017 Winter Nest Box Monitoring - August 2017 (PDF)
2016 reports:
- EPBC Statement of Compliance December 2016 (PDF)
- 2016 Winter Nest Box Monitoring – August 2016 (PDF)
2015 reports:
- Operations Environment Management Plan: Implementation Audit - December 2015 (PDF)
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act: Approval Compliance Notification - November 2015 (PDF)
- 2015 Winter Nest Box Monitoring - August 2015 (PDF)
- 6 Monthly Construction Compliance Report - June 2015 (PDF)
- Pre-Operations Audit Report - May 2015 (PDF)
- Post-Construction Road Report commissioned by AJ Lucas (April 2015) (PDF)
- Post-Construction Road Report commissioned by IDM Partners (March 2015) (PDF)
2014 reports:
- 6 Monthly Construction Compliance Report - August 2014 (PDF)
- Nest Box Survey - August 2014 (PDF)
- 7th Quarter Audit Report - July 2014 (PDF)
- EPBC Statement of Compliance - July 2014 (PDF)
- SMEC's Stormwater Management Peer Review Report - June 2014 (PDF)
- 6 Monthly Construction Compliance Report - February 2014 (PDF)
- 6th Quarter Audit Report - April 2014 (PDF)
- SMEC Site Inspection - HDPE Liner Installation – January 2014 (PDF)
- Pre-Construction Road Report commissioned by AJ Lucas (January 2014) (PDF)
2013 reports:
- 5th Quarter Audit Report - December 2013 (PDF)
- SMEC Site Inspection - Spel Stormceptor Tank – November 2013 (PDF)
- SMEC Site Inspection - Package Pump Station – November 2013 (PDF)
- EPBC Statement Of Compliance November 2013 (PDF)
- SMEC Stormwater Management Peer Review Report – October 2013 (PDF)
- 4th Quarter Audit Report September 2013 (PDF)
- SMEC Site Inspection – 15 August 2013 (PDF)
- SMEC Site Inspection – 1 August 2013 (PDF)
- 6 Monthly Construction Compliance Report August 2013 (PDF)
- 3rd Quarter Audit Report June 2013 (PDF)
- SMEC Site Inspection – May 2013 (PDF)
- 6 Monthly Construction Compliance Report - February 2013 (PDF)
- 2nd Quarter Audit Report March 2013 (PDF)
2012 reports:
- 1st Quarter Audit Report November 2012 (PDF)
- Independent Environmental Audit Report November 2012 (PDF)
- Pre-Construction Compliance Status Report - August 2012 (PDF)
- Compliance Tracking Program - 22 August 2012 (PDF)
- CBI Pre-Construction road condition report - 6 July 2012 (PDF)
- Pre-Construction Road Report commissioned by CB&I (June 2012) (PDF)
2011 reports:
- SMEC's initial peer review report of the stormwater management and disposal system - 30 January 2011 (PDF)
- Operational Environmental Management Plan (PDF)
- Environmental Protection Licence 20130 (PDF)