MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

[s 45]

45        Advice to chief executive
                The proponent must, within the period prescribed under a
                regulation, give the chief executive—
                (a)   a written summary of the comments; and
                (b)   a statement of the proponent’s response to the
                      comments; and
                (c)   any amendments of the draft terms of reference the
                      proponent proposes because of the comments.


Subdivision 3               Final terms of reference

46        Finalising terms of reference
          (1)   The chief executive must, within the period prescribed under
                a regulation, do the following—
                (a)   consider the documents mentioned in section 45;
                (b)   prepare the final terms of reference;
                (c)   give the proponent a copy of the final terms of reference;
                (d)   publish the final terms of reference.
          (2)   The proponent must, if asked by the chief executive, pay the
                chief executive’s reasonable costs incurred in publishing the
                final terms of reference.


Division 3                  Submission stage

47        When EIS may be submitted
          (1)   The proponent may submit the EIS to the chief executive only
                within—
                (a)   2 years after the final terms of reference are given to the
                      proponent; or


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