Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPPR00376913 · TEC COAL PTY LTD
Minerals environmental authority EPPR00376913 (TEC COAL PTY LTD), Granted. 26 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- TEC COAL PTY LTD
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions (OCR)
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
26 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
— The holder of the authority must provide a financial assurance in the amount and form required by the administering authority. NOTE: The calculation of financial assurance for condition (A1) must be in accordance with the guideline “Financial assurance of mining activities’. The amount is defined as the maximum total rehabilitation cost for complete rehabilitation of all disturbed areas at any one time, which may vary on an annual basis due to progressive rehabilitation. The amount required for the financial assurance must be the highest total rehabilitation cost calculated for any year of the environmental management plan.
- A2
_ The financial assurance is to remain in force until the administering authority is satisfied that no claim is likely to be made on the assurance. NOTE: Where progressive rehabilitation is completed and acceptable to the administering authority, progressive reductions to the amount of financial assurance will be applicable where rehabilitation has been completed in accordance with the acceptance criteria defined within this environmental authority. Maintenance of measures, plant and equipment
- A3
The holder must: « — install all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority; and # maintain such measures, plant and equipment in a proper condition; and "operate such measures, plant and equipment in a proper manner. Monitoring, reporting and emergency response procedures
- A4
The holder of the environmental authority must record and notify the administering authority of any emergency or incident which demonstrates non-compliance with the environmental conditions. {A5) Record, compile and keep for a minimum of five years all monitoring results required by this environmental authority and make available for inspection all or any of these records upon request by the administering authority.
- A6
Where monitoring is a requirement of this environmental authority, ensure that a competent person(s) conducts all monitoring. Storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids
- A7
— Spillage of all flammable and combustible liquids must be contained within an on-site containment system and controlled in a manner that prevents environmental harm (other than trivial harm) and maintained in accordance with Section 5.9 of AS 1940 - Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids. Definitions
- A8
| Words and phrases used in this environmental authority are defined in Schedule — Definitions. Where a definition for a term used in this environmental authority is not defined within this authority, the definitions in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its Regulations and Environmental Protection Policies must be used. ia @ queenstand Government www.derm.qid.gov.au ecoaccesSs environmental licences and permits Environmental Authority (Mining Activities) Non Code Compliant Level 1 Mining Project Permit’ Number: MIN101211410 Schedule B - Air Dust nuisance
- B1
Subject to Conditions (B2) and (B3) the release of dust or particulate matter or both resulting from the mining activity must not cause an environmental nuisance, at any sensitive or commercial place.
- B2
| When requested by the administering authority, dust and particulate monitoring must be undertaken within a reasonable and practicable timeframe nominated by the administering authority to investigate any complaint (which is neither frivolous nor vexatious nor based on mistaken belief in the opinion of the authorised officer) of environmental nuisance at any sensitive or commercial place, and the results must be notified within 14 days to the administering authority following completion of monitoring.
- B3
If the environmental authority holder can provide evidence through monitoring that the following limits are not being exceeded then the holder is not in breach of (B1): » Dust deposition of 120 milligrams per square metre per day, averaged over one month, when monitored in accordance with AS 3580.10.1 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air - Determination of particulates - Deposited matter - Gravimetric method of 2003; and * Aconcentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometre (um) (PM10) suspended in the atmosphere of 150 micrograms per cubic metre over a 24 hour averaging time, at a sensitive or commercial place downwind of the operational land, when monitored in accordance with: (a) Particulate matter - Determination of suspended particulate PM10 high-volume sampler with size-selective inlet - Gravimetric method, when monitored in accordance with AS 3580.9.6 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air - Determination of suspended particulate matter - PM (sub) 10 high volume sampler with size-selective inlet - Gravimetric method of 2003; or (b) Any alternative method of sampling PM10, which may be permitted by the ‘Air Quality Sampling Manual’ as published from time to time by the administering authority. NOTE: You must propose which monitoring method is appropriate in accordance with condition
- B4
If monitoring indicates exceedence of the relevant limits in Condition (B3), then the environmental authority holder must: « address the complaint including the use of appropriate dispute resolution if required; or = immediately implement dust abatement measures so that emissions of dust from the activity do not result in further environmental nuisance. Schedule C - Water Erosion and sediment control
- C1
| The holder of the environmental authority must design, install and maintain adequate banks and/or diversion drains to minimise the potential for storm water runoff to enter disturbed areas. | Ay @ queensiana Government www.derm.qld.gov.au ecoaccess environmental licences and permits Environmental Authority (Mining Activities) Non Code Compliant Level 1 Mining Project Permit’ Number: MIN101211410
- C2
The holder of the environmental authority must design, install and maintain adequate erosion and sediment controls wherever necessary to prevent erosion of disturbed areas and sedimentation of any watercourse, waterway, wetland or lake.
- C3
The holder of the environmental authority must not directly or indirectly release wastewater to any watercourse, waterway, groundwater, wetland or lake. Schedule D - Noise and vibration Noise nuisance
- F1
The holder of the environmental authority must not carry out activities in a category A environmentally sensitive area. Activities involving machinery must not be carried out within 1km of a category A environmentally sensitive area. Exploration activities may be conducted within a category B environmentally sensitive area provided that any drilling and associated disturbance (including that caused by access to and preparation of drill sites) is confined to pre-existing tracks and roads, and that no native vegetation is removed or disturbed by or for the activities. Prior to carrying out activities in a category C environmentally sensitive area, the environmental authority holder must consult with the relevant landowner or relevant administering authority. It is determined through consultation that additional conditions are necessary, the holder must comply with those conditions. Land disturbance
- F2
The holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised. Not more than 1000mz2 can be disturbed at any one location, excluding campsites. Nature conservation
- F3
| The holder of the environmental authority must prevent the spread of Declared Plants by ensuring that all vehicles and machinery are adequately cleaned before taking the vehicles and machinery out of a Declared Plant Area. Roads and tracks
- F4
The holder of the environmental authority must consult with the Landowner prior to establishing any new roads and tracks. V oe @ Queensland Government www.derm.qld.gov.au ecoaccess environmental licences and permits Environmental Authority (Mining Activities) Non Code Compliant Level 1 Mining Project Permit’ Number: MIN101211410 Drilling, excavating and sampling
- F5
The holder of the environmental authority must ensure: « all marker pegs are marked with contrasting colour so as to be clearly visible; "all marker pegs are removed from the tenement at the completion of exploration activities; « all permanent markers (example, concrete plugs or steel plates) are installed at ground level and made safe.
- F6
When drilling, excavating or sampling, the holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised. Exploration drill holes
- F7
| The holder of the environmental authority must decommission all non-artesian drill holes, apart from those still required for monitoring purposes as soon as practical, but no later than 6 months after the hole was drilled by undertaking the following actions: = where practical dispose of all unused drill chips to the hole or to a sump pit and; « cap the hole at a depth that is appropriate for the previous land use of the area (unless the land owner stipulates a future use which requires the cap to be placed deeper); and » backfill the hole above the cap with soil or material similar to the surrounding soil or material.
- F8
The holder of the environmental authority must ensure that exploration drill holes that are to be retained for future mineral resource evaluation purposes are cased and capped. Holes to be retained for more than three years must be capped with steel casing and appropriately identified. Rehabilitation
- F9
For all other areas on the mining tenement, the holder of the environmental authority must complete the rehabilitation processes on all areas disturbed by mining activities, apart from those areas currently being utilised for mining activities, as soon as practical and at least within six months of the completion of works in those areas.
- F10
The holder of the environmental authority must backfill all excavations, drill holes or sampling sites as soon as practical following the completion of exploration activities. °
- F11
The holder of the environmental authority must rehabilitate areas disturbed by mining activities to a stable landform similar to that of surrounding undisturbed areas.
- F12
The holder of the environmental authority must complete rehabilitation of disturbed areas to the satisfaction of the administrating authority. Schedule G - Community Complaint response