50Referral if application made to statutory decision-maker

50 Referral if application made to statutory decision-maker (1) This section applies if a proponent applies to a statutory decision-maker for authorisation of a proposed action and the statutory decision-maker considers that the action should be referred to the NT EPA under this Division. (2) The statutory decision-maker: (a) may refuse to consider the application until the action is referred to the NT EPA under this Division and a decision is made on the referral; and (b) must take all reasonable steps to encourage the proponent to refer the action to the NT EPA; and (c) may refer the action to the NT EPA. (3) Subsection (2) applies despite anything to the contrary in the Act under which the application to the statutory decision-maker is Environment Protection Act 2019 38