The pulp mill project was approved under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) on 4 October 2007. The approval conditions require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Management Plan (EIMP) for approval by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. The approval allows the EIMP to be submitted and approved in sections.

The following sections (referred to as modules) provided below for public information have been approved by the Minister.

Modules A and B were approved on 1 February 2008, with Module C approved on 2 April 2008.