so the council makes recommendations to the State government who...

so the council makes recommendations to the State government who can demand whatever it likes of the mining operation?

This is the last I heard of the environmental study:
(last Q update)

Dargues Reef Environmental Assessment lodged with
DoP, passed through adequacy and placed on Public
Exhibition

Will all this be cleared up for the DFS?

Council is making assumptions on a mine model that could change in size, output and area coverage. How will that work I wonder.