Ann: Update on Environmental Approval Process, page-34

Anybody who has dealt with environmental regulators anywhere will understand the issues here. The key is in the following:

"TNG’s proposed DPF is being assessed under “Transitional Arrangements” by the NT EPA due to the new
Environment Protection Act 2019 (“EP Act”), which came into effect on 28 June 2020.
In addition, guidelines supporting the new EP Act are still being developed by the NT Government and have been
retrospectively applied by the NT EPA subsequent to the EIS Supplement in January 2021 (including revised Ambient
Air National Environment Protection Measure issued in April 2021).
TNG and its environmental consultants, Animal Plant Mineral (“APM”), have worked closely with the NT EPA to
address all comments made on the Draft EIS, holding regular calls and meetings. A series of meetings were also
held with specific NT Government departments following receipt of the Draft EIS comments to discuss the matters
raised in further detail and TNG’s proposed approach for addressing the comments in the EIS Supplement."

In other words, the project is being delayed due to the total incompetence of the EPA (and the NT Govt) because "guidelines are still being developed", and worse still, "are being retrospectively applied". Don't blame the company management they have done all they can.

It requires some very strong political cooperation, especially on the location issue. How are they supposed to answer "Justification required for the Project to continue being sited in Middle Arm". Most of the other info can be undertaken but there are some potential hand grenades in there as well as lots of time and cost. Unfortunately lots of Australian regulators have been kidnapped by the "woke" brigade and some employees are simply trying to stop development. I have personal experience in Victoria where one ideological idiot severely impacted a project and neither his senior management or Govt MP's had the balls to call him out. I live in hope!