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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
157MConditions of national interest exemption
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157M Conditions of national interest exemption
(1) The Minister may impose one or more conditions on a national interest exemption for an action.
(2) The Minister must be satisfied that any condition imposed is necessary or convenient for:
(a) protecting, from the action, any matter protected by a provision of Part 3 that the Minister is satisfied is, or is likely to be, a controlling provision for the action; or
(b) repairing or mitigating damage that has been, will be, or may be caused by the action on a matter protected by a provision of Part 3 that the Minister is satisfied is, or is likely to be, a controlling provision for the action.