Why it matters

Regulating Cadia mine

We sought feedback on the environment protection licence for Cadia mine from the 11 March to 22 April 2024. Over 90 submissions were received. The EPA will now review these to inform changes required to the licence and will provide a report on what we heard and our next steps.

Read the Cadia mine environment protection licence

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (the EPA) issues environment protection licences to mines. We require operators to meet legally enforceable conditions relating to noise, air, water, land contamination, waste and other operational matters.

We progressively amend licences to ensure they require continuous improvement. We also review each licence at least every five years.

The EPA sought public feedback to ensure the licence for Cadia mine delivers an appropriate level of regulation.

We wanted to get your feedback on:

  • Air emission limits
  • Monitoring conditions
  • Community access to information.

Ways to have your say

Public consultation on the licence review has now closed.

You could provide your feedback by:

  • Completing our short survey below
  • Providing a written submission by emailing cadialicencereview@epa.nsw.gov.au

Your privacy

Please note, your feedback on the Cadia mine licence review may include ‘personal information,' including your name, address, email, internet protocol address and any other personal information contained in your feedback.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (the EPA) must comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Visit the EPA’s privacy page and the Privacy Policy for further information on its online consultation platform.

The EPA may publish all or part of your feedback on its website, on its online consultation platform or in a consultation report. In providing us with your feedback, you consent to the EPA publishing all or part of your submission. If you would like all or part of your feedback to be withheld from publication, please let us know when making your feedback.

If you send us an email, we will record your email for the purpose of responding to you.

All information held by the EPA is subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.