82Publication of environmental approval

82 Publication of environmental approval (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister must publish an environmental approval granted under Division 3 or 4 as soon as practicable after it is granted. (2) If a draft environmental approval is taken to be an environmental approval under section 74(2), the CEO must, as soon as practicable after the approval takes effect, publish: (a) the environmental approval; and (b) a statement that the approval has been granted under section 74(2). (3) If the environmental approval is granted under section 69 or 80(1), the Minister must publish a statement of reasons for the approval.

Environment Protection Act 2019 54 (4) The statement of reasons must include the following: (a) for an approval granted under section 69(1)(a) – a statement that the proposed conditions of the NT EPA have been adopted; (b) for an approval granted under section 69(1)(b) – a statement of the amendments made and the reasons for those amendments; (c) for an approval granted under section 80 – a statement of the reasons for not accepting the statement of unacceptable impact and for granting the approval. (5) The Minister must give a copy of the environmental approval and any statement of reasons published under subsection (3) to: (a) the NT EPA; and (b) the proponent; and (c) any statutory decision-maker consulted in accordance with section 70 or 80.