MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

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Subdivision 2               Submissions

54        Right to make submission
                A person may, within the submission period, make a
                submission to the chief executive about the submitted EIS.

55        Acceptance of submissions
          (1)   The chief executive must accept a submission if it—
                (a)   is written; and
                (b)   is signed by or for each person (signatory) who made
                      the submission; and
                (c)   states the name and address of each signatory; and
                (d)   is made to the chief executive; and
                (e)   is received on or before the last day of the submission
                      period.
          (2)   A submission that complies with subsection (1) is called a
                properly made submission.
          (3)   The chief executive may accept a written submission even if it
                is not a properly made submission.

56        Response to submissions
          (1)   The chief executive must, within 10 business days after the
                submission period ends, give the proponent a copy of all
                submissions accepted by the chief executive.
          (2)   The proponent must, within the relevant period, consider the
                submissions and give the chief executive—
                (a)   a summary of the submissions; and
                (b)   a statement of the proponent’s response to the
                      submissions; and


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