About the consultation

Consultation: 5-year review of the Statement of Environmental Objectives (SEO) for APA PL 18 QSN Link Pipeline, QSN Expansion Pipeline and Moomba Interconnect Pipeline, South Australia

Licensee: APA (SWQP) Pty Limited

Purpose:
APA (SWQP) Pty Limited (ABN 67 066 656 219), a wholly owned subsidiary of the APA Group, holds the licence for, and operates the Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales (QSN) Link and the QSN Expansion Gas Pipeline, covered by Pipeline Licence (PL) PL 18.

The SEO was first gazetted in 2013 to meet the requirements of the Petroleum and Geothermal Act 2000 (PGE Act), with a subsequent revision gazetted in 2020. The PGE Act has since been superseded by the Energy Resources Act 2000 (ER Act) and the Energy Resources Regulations 2013 (the regulations). In accordance with section 102(1)(b) of the ER Act, an approved SEO must be reviewed every 5 years. The SEO (and associated Environmental Impact Report) has now been revised where the overall scope of activities covered by the EIR remains unchanged and continues to apply to QSN Link Pipeline, QSN Expansion Pipeline and Moomba Interconnect Pipeline. The EIR now includes an assessment to meet the requirements stipulated in the Environmental Impact Assessment Criteria in accordance with section 97 of the ER Act.

In accordance with section 105A of the ER Act, the Minister for Energy and Mining must undertake public consultation on the SEO and associated EIR.

Location

The scope of activities covered by the SEO are described in the associated EIR and apply only to the PL 18 area within the Cooper Basin northeast pastoral region of South Australia.

Documents for public comment

The EIR and SEO have been submitted by APA (SWQP) Pty Limited following stakeholder consultation.

Making a submission

You can submit feedback by providing comments directly in the submission form (link provided below), or you can upload your comments to the submission form as a separate document.

Should you make a written submission, that submission becomes a public record. All written submissions will be provided to the applicant for consideration and will be made publicly available on the Energy Resources Register (unless deemed irrelevant, offensive, or on any other grounds that the Minister thinks fit) in accordance with the requirements of the ER Act and regulations.

The delegate of the Minister for Energy and Mining is required to have regard to these submissions in determining whether to grant or refuse the application and, if granted, the terms and conditions on which it should be granted.

Submission form: https://forms.sa.gov.au/form/6a6fe7fec63d3e0792f2d9e5

Closing date for submissions

Comments on the proposal must be submitted by 5:00 pm, 18 September 2026.

More information

If you have any questions about the consultation process contact:

Email: DEM.EnergyRegulation@sa.gov.au (Attention: Scott)

Phone: +61 8429 2541