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79Refusal of approval if Minister accepts statement
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79 Refusal of approval if Minister accepts statement
(1) If the Minister accepts the statement of unacceptable impact, the
Minister must refuse to grant the environmental approval.
(2) If the Minister accepts the statement of unacceptable impact, the
Minister must:
(a) publish a statement of reasons for refusing the approval; and
(b) give a copy of the decision and the statement of reasons for
the decision to:
(iii) any statutory decision-maker consulted in relation to the
statement of unacceptable impact.
(3) The statement of reasons may refer to or adopt the statement of
unacceptable impact.