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66 Statement of unacceptable impact
(1) The NT EPA may provide the Minister with a statement of
unacceptable impact with the assessment report if it considers that:
(a) the referred action or strategic proposal will have an
unacceptable environmental impact; and
(b) the impact cannot be appropriately avoided, mitigated or
managed and an environmental offset is not appropriate.
(2) The NT EPA must provide the following to the Minister with the
statement of unacceptable impact:
(a) any submissions received by the NT EPA on the draft
statement of unacceptable impact under the regulations;
(b) any written comments of the NT EPA on those submissions.