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BrowseLNGDevelopment

Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan

Contents
Definitions and Abbreviations..................1 Introduction..............................................3 Objectives.................................................4 Definition of Footprint Plan......................5 Stakeholder Consultation.......................16 Figures Figure 3.1 Location Map of Browse LNG Precinct.....................................................6 Figure 3.2 Precinct NOITT overlaid on Browse LNG Precinct boundary..............7 Figure 3.3 Inidicative Terrestrial Layout and Clearing Area................................... 11 Figure 3.4 Area A and B Inidcative Terrestrial Layout & Clearing Area .......12 Figure 3.5 Area A Including Potential Indirect Impact Zone..............................13 Figure 3.6 Area D Indicative Terrestrial Layout & Clearing Area..........................14 Figure 3.7 Area E Indicative Terrestrial Layout and Clearing Area.......................15 Appendix 1: Table 1 of Ministerial Statement 917........................................17 Appendix 2: Figure 1 of Ministerial Statement 917..........................................26

DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS


Term Area A Area B Area D Area E Area H Browse LNG Downstream Development Contractor Direct Impact Disturbance Zone Definition The Port Area which contains the Site A Disturbance Zone. The Hydrocarbon Processing and Common User areas which contains the Site B Disturbance Zone. The Accommodation Area which contains the Site D Disturbance Zone. The Southern Pipeline Area which contains the Site E Disturbance Zone. The Shore Crossing Area to be avoided due to paleontological resources. The onshore LNG processing facility and associated infrastructure out to the State/ Commonwealth waters boundary. The Company or Firm engaged to undertake design and construction activities or other services as necessary to facilitate the Browse LNG Downstream Development. Impacts which have been approved by the Western Australian (WA) Minister, which result in Material or Serious Environmental Harm within the Disturbance Zone. That zone within the Browse LNG Precinct which will be disturbed for construction of the Browse LNG Downstream Development. This comprises Areas A, B, D and E Disturbance Zones. Impact which potentially results in Material or Serious Environmental Harm outside the terrestrial Disturbance Zone. Conditions set by Minister for Environment in Ministerial Statement 917, as part of the approval of the Project, which are legally binding on Woodside and all its contractors. Area where indirect clearing, authorised within Ministerial Statement 917, has potential to occur.

Indirect Impact Ministerial Conditions Potential Indirect Impact Zone

This draft version of the Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan will be used as a basis of consultation with relevant stakeholders prior to a final version being submitted for Ministers approval, on the advice of the EPA.

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Description
Woodside Energy Limited, on behalf of the Browse Joint Venture Participants; Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd, BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd, Japan Australia LNG (MIMI Browse) Pty Ltd, BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd and Woodside Browse Pty Ltd, proposes to construct and operate the Browse LNG Downstream Development (the Downstream Development) within the approved Browse LNG Precinct in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. On 19 November 2012 the Western Australian (WA) Minister for Environment issued a Ministerial Statement (No. 917) approving the Browse LNG Precinct. The conditions of approval (that are likely to apply to future derived proposals) required detailed management plans specifying the safeguards, management and mitigation measures to avoid significant impacts. The required plans address both mitigation measures that are considered common practice for the construction and operation of an LNG facility, and measures designed to address environmental impacts which may result due to the ecological elements present in the James Price Point coastal area. The plans are legally binding on the proponent under the WA state legislation. This document details the Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan (TFDFP) for the Browse LNG Downstream Development. It has been prepared to provide the required information for seeking approval of the plan, as defined in Condition 5 of Ministerial Statement No.917 reproduced below. 5-1 The proponent shall not undertake any ground disturbing activities or commence installation of the terrestrial facilities prior to having obtained the Ministers approval, on advice of the EPA, of its Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan. In seeking approval for the TFDFP, Woodside, as proponent, is required to provide: >> a plan showing the proposed terrestrial facilities and disturbance footprint the proposed uses and activities; >> relevant spatial data; >> confirmation that native vegetation clearing is within the extent permissible; >> confirmation that Monsoon Vine Thicket vegetation clearing is within the extent permissible; >> advice on the acceptability of the design criteria to the Browse LNG Precinct Control Group; >> the Terrestrial Baseline State report as required by condition 6-1; and >> evidence of Stakeholder consultation. This draft version of the TFDFP will be used as a basis of consultation with relevant stakeholders prior to a final version being submitted for Ministers approval, on the advice of the EPA. Following approval, the document will sit alongside other key environmental documents to manage the environmental responsibilities associated with implementation of the Browse LNG Downstream Development. It has been created as a part of the Browse LNG Downstream Development Environmental Management Framework.

2 OBJECTIVES
2.1 Overview
iv. confirmation that the total area of Monsoon Vine Thicket (MVT) vegetation cleared directly and indirectly as a result of the terrestrial disturbance proposed in the Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan does not exceed 83 hectares in the implementation of the foundation proposal nor exceed 110 hectares in the implementation of any combination of derived proposals; v. the advice of the Browse LNG Precinct Control Group that the Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan meets the following criteria: a. the proposed disturbance footprint ensures that the facilities design meets best practice standards; b. the facilities design minimizes the disturbance footprint having regard to other likely future proposals; c. the facilities design provides for a sharing of infrastructure and services corridors so that the disturbance footprint from related future proposals is minimised; d. the facilities design meets the States needs for infrastructure sharing; vi. the Terrestrial Baseline State Report required by Condition 6-1; and vii. evidence that relevant stakeholders, including Traditional Owners, have been consulted about the terrestrial facilities and disturbance footprint; been given a reasonable opportunity to comment and how their comments have been addressed. The Terrestrial Baseline State Report indicated in condition 5-2 (vi) is to be considered a standalone document which supports and relates to other environmental documents required to implement the Browse LNG Downstream Development. It is not included within this document. The overall objective of the TFDFP is to define the plan for the terrestrial facilities and disturbance footprint of the Browse LNG Downstream Development at the James Price Point coastal area. The specific objectives of the TFDFP, as stated in condition 5-2 of Ministerial Statement No. 917, are to provide: i. a plan showing the proposed terrestrial facilities and disturbance footprint for: a. the infrastructure / corridor developments and uses listed in Table 1 (see Schedule 1 on page 18), within 13 kilometres of the boundary of Area B, as depicted in Figure 1 and defined by coordinates in Schedule 2; b. heavy industrial and supporting developments and uses listed in Table 1, within the boundaries of Area B shown on Figure 1 and defined by the coordinates in Schedule 2; c. light industrial developments and uses listed in Table 1, within the boundaries of Area C shown on Figure 1 and defined by the coordinates in Schedule 2; d. accommodation developments and uses, listed in Table 1, within the boundaries of Area D shown on Figure 1 and defined by the coordinates in Schedule 2; e. the terrestrial component of the pipelines listed in Table 1, within the boundaries of Areas E or F shown on Figure 1 and defined by the coordinates in Schedule 2; and f. the terrestrial components of the Integrated Marine Facility listed in Table 1, within the boundaries of Area A shown on Figure 1 and defined by the coordinates in Schedule 2; ii. spatial data in a format compatible with a Geographical Information System acceptable to the CEO; iii. confirmation that the total area of terrestrial native vegetation cleared directly and indirectly as a result of the terrestrial disturbance proposed in the Terrestrial Disturbance Footprint Plan does not exceed the extent of clearing of terrestrial native vegetation permissible for the Proposal as set out in Table 1;

3 DEFINITION OF FOOTPRINT PLAN


3.1 Overview 3.2 Vegetation Disturbance Associated with Terrestrial Facilities
Woodside, as operator of the proposed Browse LNG Downstream Development, plans to commercialise the Browse Joint Ventures three gas and condensate fields, Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa, 425 km north of Broome off the Kimberley coast. Gas and liquids from these fields will be extracted using offshore facilities then brought to an onshore liquefied natural gas facility capable of processing up to 25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG. The Browse LNG Downstream Development processing facilities and associated infrastructure will be located at the Western Australian Governments Browse LNG Precinct, near James Price Point, about 60 km north of Broome in Western Australia (Figure 3.1). The terrestrial boundary of the Browse LNG Precinct as presented as Figure 1 of Ministerial Statement 917, and referred to in Ministerial Condition 5 was modified to reflect the Notices of Intent to Take (NOITT) issued by the Western Australian Government. Figure 3.2 illustrates the revised precinct boundaries defined by the NOITT and also illustrates the Precinct Layout as defined in Figure 1 of Ministerial Statement 917. The revisions accommodate the excision of Area H and a reduction in width of the shore crossing and pipeline corridors. All Precinct infrastructure will be confined within the NOITT boundary and are either wholly contained within the coordinates of disturbance footprint boundaries defined in Schedule 2 of Ministerial Statement 917, or form part of the permitted infrastructure and corridor developments, activities and uses within 13 km of the boundary of Area B, as defined in Schedule 2 of Ministerial Statement 917.

3.2.1 Area A (Port Area)


The terrestrial component of the Port Area (Area A) forms a corridor to connect the Port Area to the Heavy Industrial Area (Area B). The terrestrial clearance associated with the infrastructure within Area A is expected to be up to 81 ha, including 47 ha of direct MVT clearance. The BLNG Downstream Development Referral Document provides an extensive list of infrastructure in this area. Key components of that list include: >> Integrated Marine Facility (IMF); >> LNG Storage Tanks; >> marine flares; >> roads and surface drainage; >> condensate loading vapour recovery; and >> lay down areas. The terrestrial extent of Area A has been minimised to that which practicably allows the positioning of the above critical infrastructure adjacent to the Port Area whilst meeting the exclusion distances and legislated personnel risk profiles at the Precinct boundary.

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NOTES: 1. BLNG Precinct Layout Areas are as per Coordinates of Schedule 2 and Figure 1 of Ministerial Statement 917.
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Figure 3.2 Precinct NOITT overlaid on Browse LNG Precinct boundary (from Figure 1 of Ministerial Statement 917)

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3.2.2 Area B (Heavy Industrial and Supporting Developments)


Area B represents the majority of total terrestrial disturbance footprint for the Browse LNG Downstream Development. Area B is set back from the coast (>1 km) to avoid impacts to sensitive environmental communities and heritage sites. As a result, it is positioned outside of areas of MVT, in less sensitive Pindan shrub land. Hydrocarbon Processing Area The Hydrocarbon Processing Area within Area B will contain hydrocarbon processing, storage and related infrastructure. The BLNG Downstream Development Referral Document provides an extensive list of all uses in this area. Key components of that list include: >> processing utilities; >> hydrocarbon processing trains; >> cold dry flare and warm wet main flares; >> condensate storage; >> lay down; >> pipelines; >> waste water treatment facilities; >> concrete batching plant and rock screening and crushing; >> roads and drainage; and >> administration buildings. The layout of the above facilities is driven predominantly by safety and operational constraints. Infrastructure separation distances are guided by Fire and Explosion Analysis and Quantitative Risk Analysis, in accordance with international best practice for the protection of personnel and the minimisation of escalation in the event of major accident events. These analyses will be presented in the Onshore Safety Case and reviewed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. However as discussed above, the majority of the terrestrial infrastructure will be located outside environmentally sensitive areas. The cold dry and warm wet main flares will be at ground level to reduce visual impact. However this does result in a greater requirement for plot area to maintain acceptable separation distances between potential gas leaks and these ignition sources. The development of processing facilities within Area B will be phased in accordance with required production capacity, up to an ultimate capacity of 25 mtpa. Common User Area Within Area B there will be common user areas adjacent to the heavy industrial areas within the Precinct. The areas will include ancillary facilities and supporting infrastructure to be available for use by more than one proponent, as well as internal buffers to ensure that simultaneous operations may be undertaken to maximise use of available land while meeting safety requirements.

During construction and peak operational times, extensive lay down capacity is required. Clearing for lay down areas within the common user area will be progressive, with clearing undertaken on an as required basis. Flood management and drainage works will be conducted in the common user areas, in addition to internal roads and nonhydrocarbon pipelines. The onshore disturbance generated within the industrial block and common user area by the Browse LNG Downstream Development will be 1085 ha.

3.2.3 Area D (Accommodation Area)


The workers accommodation will be located external to the buffer to sensitive land users (six to nine kilometres south east of the LNG facilities) and encompass a pioneer camp, construction camp, and permanent accommodation during operations. The workers accommodation will cover a total land area of 150 ha.

3.2.4 Area E (Southern Pipeline)


The onshore southern pipeline will transport raw hydrocarbons from offshore and mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) from shore. To minimise the extent of terrestrial disturbance associated with the pipeline corridor, the proposed shoreline crossing methodology will involve subsurface tunnelling and/or drilling from an entry pit behind the fore dunes to a point offshore. The pipelines will then be installed through the construction tunnel / HDD below ground level. Between the entry pit and the LNG plant site, the pipelines will be constructed in a trench and subsequently backfilled. The initial phase of development incorporates one set of pipelines (gas, condensate, and MEG) with an allowance for an additional set of pipelines upon future expansion. Direct clearing associated with the pipeline is approximately 132 ha, including 14 ha of direct MVT clearance. During the operational phase, all permanent pipeline infrastructure, with the exception of a number of inspection points, will be below ground. As a result, temporarily disturbed areas for pipeline installation will be revegetated, with the exception of an access track that will be maintained for inspection purposes.

3.2.5 Infrastructure and Services Corridors (within 13km of Area B)


Infrastructure such as: >> Borefield (including groundwater, surface water and vegetation monitoring locations); >> Electricity transmission services corridors; >> Pipelines from borefield to Precinct; >> Borefield access and service roads; >> Service facilities (including utilities, fencing, minor access roads and drainage); >> Firebreaks. Vegetation clearing associated with infrastructure/corridor developments will not exceed 80ha.

3.2.6 Additional Vegetation Disturbances


An allowance for additional vegetation disturbances has been provided to account for potential indirect impacts, as required under Ministerial Condition 5-2 (ii) and 5-2 (iv), as well as for the purpose of environmental monitoring requirements required by Government agencies. Aspects associated with the development that may cause indirect impact to native vegetation in adjacent areas include: >> changes to groundwater regime, including groundwater levels and groundwater quality; >> changes to surface water flows; >> altered fire regime; >> terrestrial discharges, including non-routine discharges; and >> introduction of pest fauna and flora. Of these aspects, changes to groundwater and surface water regimes are considered to present the greatest risk of indirect disturbance to native vegetation. A number of best practice measures have been included in the Browse LNG Downstream Development design and management plans, with particular emphasis on minimising indirect impacts to Monsoon Vine Thicket (MVT). The proposed design of groundwater abstraction and monitoring bores has been identified in consultation with the Department of Water (DoW), using information obtained from geotechnical surveys and groundwater modelling. Extraction bores are located distant from areas of MVT and are subject to assessment by the DoW under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914, to ensure abstraction rates do not adversely impact other groundwater users, including MVT. A segregated drainage system has also been designed for the operational LNG Plant, based on the comprehensive capture and treatment of potentially contaminated surface water. The site stormwater drainage design has maximised the collection and release of uncontaminated rainwater to the natural environment in a controlled manner to maintain natural recharge to areas of MVT, drainage basin vegetation and groundwater. Natural surface water flows from existing drainage lines will also be maintained as far as practical. This includes the design of the shore crossing drainage system to allow north/south flow behind the dune system. The design will maintain the natural flow of surface water during typical wet season rainfall events, supporting the health of surface water dependent vegetation and communities. In addition to these design attributes, indirect impacts caused by the above environmental aspects are managed through procedural mechanisms during construction and operational phases of the development. The strategies to manage each of these aspects during construction are detailed in the Terrestrial Construction Environment Management Program (TCEMP) and Pipeline Shore Crossing Management and Monitoring Program (PSCMMP). Each management strategy presented in the TCEMP has been designed to meet the stringent environmental objectives for the Browse LNG Downstream Development and is tailored for the particular environmental sensitivities of JPP. The management actions are consistent with best practice

measures employed on contemporary resource projects in Australia. The strategies for managing the residual risk of impact to the terrestrial environment during the operational phase will be addressed in the Operations Environmental Management Plan, which will be developed prior to the commencement of operations. A fully integrated vegetation health, surface water and groundwater monitoring program will be implemented for the life of the Project, recognising the inherent link between vegetation health and surface water and ground water regimes. The monitoring program will target potential indirect impacts to MVT and include trigger levels to initiate an adaptive management response. Ministerial Statement 917, condition 5-4, prescribes the total direct and indirect loss of MVT attributable to the foundation proponent must not exceed 83ha. In accordance with this requirement, the total direct disturbance of MVT attributable to the Browse LNG Downstream Development is 61ha, as shown in Figure 3.4, providing for a contingent 22ha of MVT loss associated with indirect impacts within Areas A and E and establishment of environmental monitoring sites. This potential loss of MVT as a result of indirect impacts and establishment of environmental monitoring sites is considered conservative taking into consideration the best practice design and management measures described above and the environmental monitoring programs to be implemented by Woodside. Importantly, there will be no direct clearing of MVT beyond the direct disturbance area described in Figure 3.5 and Figure 3.7, with the exception of environmental monitoring sites as required by government agencies.

3.3

Definition of Disturbance Footprint for Terrestrial Facilities

The onshore Browse LNG Downstream Development footprint including the developments and activities described in Section 3.2 totals approximately 1528 ha. The onshore terrestrial footprint incorporates Areas A, B, D, E, infrastructure/corridor developments and potential indirect impacts. The staging of the onshore terrestrial facilities will reflect the phased achievement of the full production capacity of 25 Mtpa. Refer to Table 3.1 for a breakdown of the approved terrestrial vegetation clearing. The Browse LNG Downstream Development has been designed in accordance with the Preliminary Development Agreement between the Department of State Development and Woodside. This Agreement included objectives to minimise footprint, maximise the opportunity for sharing of infrastructure and to ensure that no barrier to the entry of further proponents materialises through design. The layouts, as presented, are indicative, with potential to evolve during detailed design.

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Table 3.1 Clearing of Terrestrial Native Vegetation Across Defined Areas Clearing of Terrestrial Vegetation across areas shown in Figure 3.2 Permissible Area (ha) within the Browse LNG Precinct (as defined in Ministerial Statement 917) 110 1 980 200 200 2503 297 Total Within the total area of permissible clearing, Monsoon Vine Thicket Threatened Ecological Community to be cleared either directly or indirectly by the implementation foundation proposal.
1 Includes access roads. 2 Based on HDD. 3 Total extent of clearing within both the Southern Pipeline (Area E) and Northern Pipeline (Area F). 4 Minor roads and services corridors and borefield.

Extent of Vegetation Disturbance associated with Browse LNG Downstream Development foundation proponent (ha) 81 1085 0 150 132 804 1,528 83

Area A (Port Area ) Area B (Heavy Industrial and Supporting Developments) Area C (Light Industrial Developments) Area D (Accommodation Area1) Area E (Southern Pipeline2) Infrastructure/ Corridor Developments within 13km of Area B

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NOTES * BLNG Precinct Layout Areas are as per Coordinates of Schedule 2 and Figure 1 of Ministerial Statement 917. ^ Clearing undertaken as required
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4 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
In accordance with Condition 5-2(vii) of Ministerial Statement 917, Woodside has consulted with relevant stakeholders prior to seeking approval for the Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan. Table 4.1 lists the relevant consultations. Table 4.1 Stakeholder Consultation and Outcomes Date Stakeholder Purpose of Consultation

The comments received from these stakeholders have been taken into consideration in the preparation of this document.

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Schedule 1 Table 1: Description of developments/activities of future proposals and their maximum limits/extents (as approved for the Browse LNG Precinct)
Developments/activities/ change in land use 1 Hydrocarbon processing area Description of limits/extent Maximum of two heavy industrial areas of up to 500 hectares (ha) each (in total up to 1,000 ha) to be located within Area B identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: Facilities for the conversion of natural gas to produce up to 50 Mtpa of LNG (plus associated LPG, condensate, other hydrocarbon products (excluding petrochemicals)), storage and export at variable rates, flare structures, other ancillary facilities and facilities for carbon dioxide export offsite. Any relevant supporting infrastructure including wastewater treatment facilities, water supplies, desalination water production facility (if required), electricity generation plants, concrete batching plants, rock screening and crushing facilities, relevant administration buildings and offices, internal access and haul roads. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Up to 980 ha for the common user area within Area B as identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: Lay down areas and internal buffer areas between the industrial facilities. Administration and plant buildings. Internal access roads. Wastewater pipes. Temporary stockpiles. Contractor offices. Concrete batch plant. Trucking, parking and assembly areas. Flood management works. Clearing for bush fire management. Service utilities. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Up to 200 ha within area C as identified in Figure 1

Common user area

Light industrial area (LIA)

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Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: Developments and uses permitted in light industrial area include all those developments and uses permissible in the Industrial Zone referred to in the Shire of Broome Town Planning Scheme No. 4 (e.g. fuel and transport depot and warehouses), subject to any buffer zone restrictions, as identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. 4 Port Area Up to 1,100 ha within Area A identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: Loading berths and load out infrastructure. Multi-user shipping channel. Desalination seawater intake and brine outlet. Flood management works. Tug pens. Support vessel area. Storage tanks (diesel, LNG, LPG, condensate). Marine flares. Pipelines. Roads. Lay down areas. Piled jetties. Turning basin(s). Breakwater(s) (as required in final design). Wastewater disposal pipelines and diffusers. Capital and maintenance dredging. Integrated Marine Facilities (IMF), including connecting causeway(s), support vessel harbours, marine support facilities, marine offloading facilities (MOF) and roll-on, roll-off facilities (RORO). Breakwater(s)/seawall(s) (as required). Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Total permanent loss of Benthic Primary Producers and Benthic Primary Producer Habitat directly related to permitted uses and developments, but not exceeding the area of loss listed in item 12. Shipping channel within Area G (identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout) up to 550 m wide and extending from the limit of Port Area A to the limit of State Waters.

Shipping Channel Area

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Permitted Use and Development: Multi-user shipping channel. 6 Pipeline Corridor Areas Areas E and F identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Up to 250 ha of terrestrial habitat in aggregate may be utilised for pipelines and their operating/ service corridors. Permitted Use and Development: Construction of up to a maximum of 16 pipelines in total in Areas E and F for natural gas, mono-ethylene glycol, liquids, services and potentially carbon dioxide export. Support facilities. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Total permanent loss of Benthic Primary Producers and Benthic Primary Producer Habitat directly related to permitted uses and developments, but not exceeding the area of loss listed in item 12. Up to 200 ha within Area D identified on Figure 1 Precinct Layout Permitted Use and Development: Accommodation and associated support facilities. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Up to a total of 297 ha located within 13 km from the boundary of Area B identified in Figure 1 - Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: Borefield. Electricity transmission services corridors. Pipelines from borefield to Precinct . Borefield access and service roads. Manari Road diversion. Service facilities. Other access and management tracks. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Area extending 2,000 m from the boundary of Area B identified in Figure 1 - Precinct Layout. The outer boundary of the industrial land use buffer zone is indicated by broken yellow line in Figure 2 - Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: No permanent land uses or activities are permitted save for the infrastructure and service corridor developments and activities (see item 8).

Accommodation Area

Infrastructure and services corridors

Industrial land use buffer zone

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Sensitive land use buffer zone

Area between 2,000 m and 3,000 m from the boundary of Area B identified in Figure 1 - Precinct Layout. The outer boundary of the sensitive land use buffer zone is indicated by broken green line on Figure 1 - Precinct Layout. Permitted Use and Development: No sensitive land uses are permitted (e.g. accommodation). Compatible light industry uses and development permissible. Total clearing of terrestrial native vegetation permissible for all future development, activities and changes of land uses is up to a maximum of 3,037 ha in the Areas and amounts as specified below: Area A up to 110 ha, Area B up to 1,980 ha, Area C up to 200 ha, Area D up to 200 ha, Areas E and F up to 250 ha in aggregate, Within 13 km of the boundary of Area B an area of up to 297 ha in addition to the limits to clearing provided for in Areas A, B, C, D, E and F identified by coordinates in Schedule 1. Within the total area of permissible clearing no more than a maximum of 83 ha in the implementation foundation proposal or 110 ha in the implementation of any combination of derived proposals of Monsoon Vine Thicket Threatened Ecological Community to be cleared either directly or indirectly (e.g. as a consequence of groundwater drawdown). Permanent loss of Benthic Primary Producers and Benthic Primary Producer Habitat directly related to permitted uses and developments in: Port Area A, Marine portions of the Pipeline Corridor Areas E and F, Shipping Channel Area G, to be confined to the Zone of High Impact. Located within Port Area A and/or heavy industrial areas located in Area B. Up to a maximum combined operating capacity of 50 Mtpa of LNG. LNG, condensate and LPG storage tanks commensurate with a 50 Mtpa LNG development. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. Located within Port Area A and/or heavy industrial

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Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation across all Areas shown in Figure 1 - Precinct Layout

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Permanent loss of Benthic Primary Producers and Benthic Primary Producer Habitat

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Construction and operation of hydrocarbon processing facilities for converting natural gas to LNG plus associated LPG and condensate (excluding petrochemicals).

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Construction and operation of supporting

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developments and activities.

area in Area B. Discharge from wastewater treatment facilities and wastewater outfalls of up to a total of 30 GL per annum of produced water, condensed water, desalination brine, treated sewage and greywater. First flush stormwater to be captured and treated and all captured water to be used on site or discharged via marine outfall. Water supply by groundwater abstraction and/or desalination of up to a combined total of 8 GL per annum. All supporting infrastructure necessary for LNG production developments/activities contained within Precinct boundaries A to F and the borefield within 13 km of the boundary of Area B, identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout.

15

Construction and operation of a marine and terrestrial port and port infrastructure including.

Up to 1,100 ha within Port Area A (identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout) comprising; Up to 6 loading berths. Up to 3 piled jetties extending up to 3 km west from the current location of the Lowest Astronomical Tide. One multi-user shipping channel to limit of Area A as identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Turning basins. Breakwaters extending up to 3 km west from the current location of the Lowest Astronomical Tide. Wastewater pipelines and diffusers with up to 30 GL per annum capacity. Up to 34 million m3 of capital dredging plus periodic maintenance dredging (more details see item19 below). Multi-user shipping channel in Area G identified in Figure 1- Precinct Layout. Up to 550 m wide and extending from the western limit of Port Area A to the limit of State Waters. Contained within Area A identified in Figure 1 - Precinct Layout. Onshore excavation (if required) shall not extend more than 330 m east from current location of Highest Astronomical Tide. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation related to IMF is included in the 110 ha of permissible clearing in Area A at item 11 above. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11. All access to and from accommodation village to be via Browse LNG Precinct Road (not part of this proposal).

16

Construction and operation of the Multi-user Shipping Channel. Construction and operation of the Integrated Marine Facilities (IMF).

17

18

Construction and use of accommodation village.

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Dredging and spoil disposal activities. Infrastructure and Services Corridor development activities.

Up to 34 million cubic metres of capital dredge material plus periodic maintenance dredging as required. No dredge spoil disposal in State Waters. Groundwater production limited to up to 8 GL per annum. Clearing up to 297 ha directly related to activities in this item within 13 km of the boundary of Area B indicated in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Within Areas E and F identified in Figure 1 Precinct Layout. Clearing of terrestrial native vegetation directly related to permitted uses and developments, but not exceeding the areas listed in item 11.

20

21

Pipeline corridors for gas, mono-ethylene glycol, liquids, and potentially carbon dioxide export and communications.

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Schedule 2 Co-ordinates of Disturbance Footprint Boundaries


(as approved for the Browse LNG Precinct)

The co-ordinates defining the Disturbance Footprint Boundaries dataset are prescribed below, noting that the correct recreation of the boundaries requires the sequential connection of the co-ordinates as per its co-ordinate number. All co-ordinates are listed in Map Grid of Australia Zone 51 (MGA Zone 50), datum of Geodetic Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).
Co-ordinate No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Easting 409104.17 409104.23 409267 409323.49 409400.8 410017 410017 410017 409807.4 409267 409267 409267 409267 405967 405967 405967 405967 408444.06 408928.32 409104.17 414077 414077 410420 410377 410377 410377 410017 410017 410017 410017 410377 410377 414077 Northing 8065051.08 8065050.67 8065050 8065050 8065050 8065050 8063700 8063280 8063280 8063280 8063057.33 8062100 8061350 8061350 8062100 8065200 8065950 8065950 8065051.94 8065051.08 8067108 8061908 8061908 8061908 8061984 8063280 8063280 8063700 8065200 8065950 8065950 8067108 8067108 Area A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B Co-ordinate No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 Easting 416077 418128 418128 416993 416077 416077 415477.97 415414.35 415140.34 414866.32 414592.31 414318.29 414044.28 413770.26 413496.25 413414.11 418202 420129 415477.97 412085.9 412087 403716.88 403734.2 403778.82 403829.85 403827.49 403832.54 403841.04 411087 411087.03 412085.9 411609.95 411610 Northing 8066097 8066097 8060889 8060889 8062378 8066097 8051593.2 8051853.83 8052236.23 8052618.64 8053001.05 8053383.46 8053765.87 8054148.28 8054530.69 8054645.06 8057490 8054357 8051593.2 8061914.55 8059162 8059162.02 8059247.13 8059433.34 8059617.9 8059820.88 8060023.82 8060161.96 8060162 8061907.96 8061914.55 8069857.97 8067108 Area C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E F F

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Co-ordinate No. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Easting 410610 410610.05 403389.89 403389.99 403422.05 403486.06 403556.18 403632.34 403714.45 403802.4 403816.96 403816.97 411609.95 405967 405967 403540.87 403520.59 403502.17 403491.36 403406.48 403328.26 403256.77 403192.12 403141.14

Northing 8067108 8068857.98 8068857.96 8068858.21 8068958.86 8069138.32 8069315.48 8069490.14 8069662.08 8069831.1 8069857.97 8069857.96 8069857.97 8063500 8063355.56 8063347.06 8063500 8063619.13 8063641.38 8063823.55 8064008.67 8064196.5 8064386.8 8064545.39

Area F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G

Co-ordinate No. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Easting 403094.92 403053.52 403016.97 402976.23 402942.4 402931.12 405967 405967 405967 408996 409267 409274.72 410017 410017 410017 409267 409104.23 409104.17 408928.32 408444.06 408455.91 408487.7 408958.62 408996

Northing 8064705.43 8064866.79 8065029.32 8065222.89 8065417.78 8065500 8065500 8065200 8063500 8065950 8065950 8065950 8065950 8065200 8065050 8065050 8065050.67 8065051.08 8065051.94 8065950 8065950 8065950 8065950 8065950

Area G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

END OF CO-ORDINATE LISTING

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APPENDIX 2

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Figure 1: BLNG Precinct Layout

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Terrestrial Facilities and Disturbance Footprint Plan


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