Browse LNG Precinct Strategic Assessment Report (SAR)

The Department of State Development on the behalf of the State of Western Australia, proposes to develop the Browse LNG Precinct as a common user facility to process natural gas from the Browse Basin gas fields, near James Price Point, approximately 60 kilometres north of Broome, on the West Kimberley coast of Western Australia.

A Strategic Assessment Report on the proposed precinct has been prepared by the Department of State Development in accordance with Western Australian Government procedures and Terms of Reference agreed between the State and the Commonwealth. The Strategic Assessment Report describes the proposal, examines the likely environmental and social effects and the proposed environmental management procedures associated with the proposed development. The Strategic Assessment Report was released for public review commencing on Monday 13 December 2010.

Part 7: Supplementary Information which addresses Wastewater Discharges, Oil Spills, Marine Plants and Coastal Processes was released on Monday 14 February 2011.

The public review period for the Strategic Assessment Report and Supplementary Information (all seven parts) closed on 28 March 2011.

The Western Australian Government thanks all everyone who participated and took the time to place a submission.

The Department of State Development is now preparing its responses to address each of the issues raised in public submissions.

Once completed, the Response to Submissions document will be published together with any revised plans, amended as a result of submissions.

Decisions regarding the Precinct are expected to be made later in the year.

Page Index

Browse LNG Strategic Assessment Report

Browse LNG Strategic Assessment Report- Supplementary

Appendix A: Scope and Terms of Reference

Appendix B: Site Selection Technical Reports

Appendix C: Environmental Technical Report

Appendix D: Social Impact Assessment Volume 1 to 3

Appendix E: Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 1 to 6

Appendix F: Palaeontology Reports

Appendix G: Modelling Studies

Browse LNG Strategic Assessment Report

Part 1:
Executive Summary
Part 2:
Strategic Assessment Process
Part 3:
Environmental Assessment Marine
Part 4:
Environmental Assessment Terrestrial
Part 5:
Social Assessment
Part 6:
Commonwealth Matters

Browse LNG Strategic Assessment Report- Supplementary

Part 7:
Supplementary Information

Appendix A: Scope and Terms of Reference

Appendix A-1:
Preface to the Scope of the Strategic Assessment
Appendix A-2:
Scope of the Strategic Assessment
Appendix A-3:
Appendices to the Scope of the Strategic Assessment

Appendix B: Site Selection Technical Reports

Appendix B-1:
Browse Basin Gas Technical Report Development Options Study Reports 1-3
Appendix B-2:
Site Selection Methodology and Draft Site Selection Criteria
Appendix B-3:
Site Selection Evaluation Report Part A
Appendix B-4:
Site Selection Evaluation Report Part B
Appendix B-5:
Browse On-shore LNG Precinct Siting Study
Appendix B-6:
Final Site Evaluation Report December 2008
Appendix B-7:
Comparative Analysis of the Feasibility of Alternative Locations for the Development of a Liquefied Natural Gas Plant
Appendix B-8:
Browse LNG Precinct Master Plan

Appendix C: Environmental Technical Report

Appendix C-1:
Browse LNG Development Migratory Bird Study, James Price Point
Appendix C-2:
Woodside Browse Turtle Technical Report, Ecology of Marine Turtles of the Dampier Peninsula and the Lacepede Island Group 2009 – 2010
Appendix C-3:
James Price Point Intertidal Survey, Browse LNG Development
Appendix C-4:
Benthic habitat surveys of potential LNG hub locations in the Kimberley region
Appendix C-5:
Nearshore benthic habitat modelling and mapping, James Price Point
Appendix C-6:
Survey of fish habitat associations in the region offshore from James Price Point using Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS)
Appendix C-7:
Endangered Sawfishes and River Sharks in Western Australia
Appendix C-8:
Humpback Whale Survey Report
Appendix C-9:
Nearshore Regional Survey Dugong Report
Appendix C-10:
Marine Megafauna Report Browse
Appendix C-11:
Draft Humpback Whale Distribution and Abundance in the Nearshore SW Kimberley During Winter 2008 Using Aerial Surveys
Appendix C-12:
Downstream Browse Underwater Noise Assessment
Appendix C-13:
BLNG Precinct Dredging and Spoil Disposal Assessment
Appendix C-14:
Perpendicular Head-North Head, Packer Island, Gourdon Bay and Coulomb Quondong Vegetation Assessment
Appendix C-15:
Perpendicular Head – North Head, Packer Island, Coulobmb-Quondong and Gourdon Bay Flora Assessment
Appendix C-16:
Perpendicular Head-North Head, Packer Island, Gourdon Bay and Coulomb-Quondong Vertebrate Fauna Assessment
Appendix C-17:
James Price Point Terrestrial Fauna Survey: Wet Season 2009
Appendix C-18:
A Vegetation and Flora Survey of James Price Point: Wet Season 2009
Appendix C-19:
Supplementary Terrestrial Flora and Vegetation Assessment James Price Point WA
Appendix C-20:
Supplementary Terrestrial Fauna and Habitat Assessment James Price Point WA
Appendix C-21:
Classification of Vine Thicket on Dampier Peninsula using TM Imagery
Appendix C-22:
Assessment of Hydrogeology for LNG Precinct at James Price Point, West Kimberley, Western Australia
Appendix C-23:
Browse LNG Development: Browse Hydrology 2009 Study – Local Catchment Flood Study
Appendix C-24:
Browse LNG Development: Browse Hydrology 2009 Study – Regional and Local Hydrology in the vicinity of the proposed LNG Precinct
Appendix C-25:
Browse LNG Development – Air Quality Assessment

Appendix D: Social Impact Assessment Volume 1 to 3

Appendix D-1:
Social Impact Assessment Volume 1: Scope and Profile
Appendix D-2:
Social Impact Assessment Volume 2: Impact Assessment
Appendix D-3:
Social Impact Assessment Volume 3: Impact Management
Appendix D-4:
Economic Analysis: Fishing Industry Impact Study – Kimberley LNG Project
Appendix D-5:
Tourism Impact Assessment – Kimberley Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project
Appendix D-6:
Infrastructure Assessment Study

Appendix E: Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 1 to 6

Note: Reports on this website supersede reports available on the SAR CD. These differences relate to format and page numbers only.

Appendix E-1:
Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 1: Overview and Consolidated Recommendations
Appendix E-2:
Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 2: Traditional Owner Consent and Indigenous Community Consultation
Appendix E-3:
Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 3: Aboriginal Social Impact Assessment
Appendix E-4:
Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 4: Report on Heritage Impact Assessment
Appendix E-5:
Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 5: Aboriginal Archaeological Site Avoidance Survey, James Price Point
Appendix E-6:
Indigenous Impacts Report Volume 6: Ethnobiological Report, James Price Point
Appendix E-7:
Legal Requirements, Marine Species Invasion Table and Mitigation Management Measures

Appendix F: Palaeontology Reports

Appendix G: Modelling Studies

Appendix G-1:
Marine Wastewater Discharge Modelling Study (4.6mb PDF)
Appendix G-2:
Benthic Primary Producer Habitat Loss Calculations (1.1mb PDF)
Appendix G-3:
Hydrocarbon Spill Modelling Study (19.7mb PDF)
Appendix G-4:
Coastal Processes Modelling Study (86.6mb PDF)

*We are aware Appendix G-4 is a particularly large pdf. This is due to the complex diagrams it contains.
Please call the Department of State Development on (08) 9222 0555 if you would prefer a CD version which breaks Appendix G-4 into smaller sized documents.

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