Tiwi Islands port project needs no environmental risk assessment – EPA

Northern Territory's Environment Protection Authority says it identified concerns with Port Melville development but is satisfied risks can be managed

The controversial Port Melville development on the Tiwi Islands does not need environmental risk assessment, the Northern Territory environmental regulator has concluded.

Publishing its findings due to the "high level of interest" in the port 122km north of Darwin, the NT Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said it had identified a number of concerns with the port's operation but was satisfied risks could be managed.