Defence maintains an environmental assessment and approval process and procedure to meet the requirements of Commonwealth environmental legislation, including identifying and understanding potential adverse impacts of its activities.
Defence continues to conduct self-assessments under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in order to determine whether a referral to the Commonwealth Environment Minister is required.
Projects referred to the Minister for assessment and approval are listed below.
| EPBC reference number | Project | Defence location |
|---|---|---|
| 2014/7123 | Demolition of heritage buildings | RAAF Base Amberley |
| 2012/6430 | Removal of Hammerhead Crane | Garden Island, NSW |
| 2011/6039 | Demolition of four buildings | Gallipoli Barracks |
| 2011/5896 | Construction of Defence training facilities | Greenbank, QLD |
| 2010/5747 | Flying operations of F-35A aircraft | Multiple |
| 2010/5316 | Expansion of Cultana training area | Cultana, SA |
| 2008/4410 | Australian Super Hornet flying operations | RAAF Base Amberley |
| 2004/1458 | Construction and operation of Urban Operations Training Facility | Mount Bundey, NT |