MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                 Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                         Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
                                                                Part 1 EIS process

                                                                            [s 40]

              final terms of reference, for an EIS, means the final terms of
              reference for the EIS published under section 46.
              interested person means an interested person proposed by the
              proponent under section 41(3)(b).
              operational land means the land on which the project is to be
              carried out.
              person includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or
              unincorporated.
              properly made submission see section 55(2).
              proponent means the person who proposes the project to
              which this part applies.
              submission period, for an EIS, means—
              (a)    the submission period for the EIS under section 52(1)(e)
                     and (2); or
              (b)    if section 68 applies—any new submission period fixed
                     under section 68(3)(b)(ii).


Subdivision 3               Purposes of EIS and EIS process

40       Purposes
              The purposes of an EIS and the EIS process are as follows—
              (a)    to assess—
                     (i)   the potential adverse and beneficial environmental,
                           economic and social impacts of the project; and
                     (ii) management, monitoring, planning and other
                          measures proposed to minimise any adverse
                          environmental impacts of the project;
              (b)    to consider feasible alternative ways to carry out the
                     project;



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