MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

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              (b)    any longer period decided by the chief executive before
                     or after the 2 years ends.
        (2)   The submitted EIS must be accompanied by the fee prescribed
              under a regulation.
        (3)   If an EIS is not submitted under subsection (1)—
              (a)    the final terms of reference cease to have effect; and
              (b)    division 2 must be complied with again before the EIS
                     may be submitted.

48       Chief executive may require copies of EIS
        (1)   The chief executive may, at any time before the submission
              period ends, by written notice require the proponent to give
              the chief executive a stated number of copies of the submitted
              EIS that the chief executive reasonably requires.
        (2)   The notice may require—
              (a)    the copies to be in hard copy form or in an electronic
                     form or forms; and
              (b)    a stated part of the stated number to be given in hard
                     copy form and a stated part of the number to be given in
                     an electronic form or forms.

49       Decision on whether EIS may proceed
        (1)   The chief executive must, within the period prescribed under
              a regulation, consider the submitted EIS and decide whether
              to allow it to proceed under division 4.
        (2)   The chief executive may allow the EIS to proceed only if the
              chief executive considers it addresses the final terms of
              reference in an acceptable form.
        (3)   If the decision is to allow the EIS to proceed, the chief
              executive may also fix a minimum period for the making of
              submissions about the EIS.


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