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Environment Protection Act 2019
61Purpose of environmental approval
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61 Purpose of environmental approval
The purpose of an environmental approval is to manage the
potentially significant environmental impacts of an action or any
action under a strategic proposal including any of the following:
(a) the planning and design of the action and any preliminary
activities relating to the action;
(b) the construction or carrying out of works for the action;
(c) the operation of the action;
(d) the rehabilitation and remediation requirements resulting from
the action;
(e) the closure of the action.