MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994

Contents

Subdivision 4    Environmentally relevant activities
18               Meaning of environmentally relevant activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     49
19               Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed . . . . . . . . . .                          49
Subdivision 5    Environmental management
21               Best practice environmental management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       49
Subdivision 6    Prescribed conditions
21A              Meaning of prescribed condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                50
Part 4           Operation of Act
22               Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        51
23               Relationship with other Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           51
24               Effect of Act on other rights, civil remedies etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   51
25               Extra-territorial application of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           52
Chapter 2        Environmental protection policies
26               Minister may make policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             52
27               Scope of policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      52
28               Contents of policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       53
33               Policies are subordinate legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               54
34               Giving effect to policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       54
Chapter 3        Environmental impact statements
Part 1           EIS process
Division 1       Preliminary
Subdivision 1    Application
37               When EIS process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             55
Subdivision 2    Definitions for pt 1
38               Who is an affected person for a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  56
39               Other definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    58
Subdivision 3    Purposes of EIS and EIS process
40               Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   59
Division 2       Terms of reference stage
Subdivision 1    Draft terms of reference
41               Submission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    61
Subdivision 2    Public notification of draft terms of reference
42               Preparation of TOR notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            62
43               Public notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    63
44               Proponent to be given comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  63
45               Advice to chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          64

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Environmental Protection Act 1994

Contents

 

Subdivision 4
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Subdivision 5
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Subdivision 6
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Part 4

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Chapter 2

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Chapter 3
Part 1
Division 1
Subdivision 1
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Subdivision 2
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Subdivision 3
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Division 2
Subdivision 1
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Subdivision 2
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Environmentally relevant activities

Meaning of environmentally relevant activity ............

Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed

Environmental management

Best practice environmental management..............

Prescribed conditions

Meaning of prescribed condition ..................005

Operation of Act

Act binds all persons ......... 00.0000 eee eee ee eee
Relationship with other Acts...............0 0000s eae
Effect of Act on other rights, civil remedies etc...........

Extra-territorial application of Act................00004

Environmental protection policies

Minister may make policies .................00 00008
Scope of policies ..... 6.0... eee eee eee
Contents of policies .... 2.0.6... eee eee
Policies are subordinate legislation .................0.

Giving effect to policies... ........... 00... cee eee eee

Environmental impact statements
EIS process
Preliminary
Application

When EIS process applies..............-0 00 ee eae

Definitions for pt 1

Who is an affected person for a project ................
Other definitions... 0.0... 0... c eee eee

Purposes of EIS and EIS process

PurpOSeS .. 0... eee ete eee

Terms of reference stage
Draft terms of reference

Submission... 0.0... 000 c eee

Public notification of draft terms of reference

Preparation of TOR notice ......... 2.0... 0... e eee eee
Public notification... 0.0.0... eee eee eee
Proponent to be given comments. .............0..0005

Advice to chief executive ............ 00.00 eee eee ee

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