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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Div 3Suspending and ending the effect of bilateral agreements
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Division 3—Suspending and ending the effect of bilateral agreements
Subdivision A—Suspension and cancellation of effect
57 Representations about suspension or cancellation
58 Consultation before cancellation or suspension
59 Suspension or cancellation
60 Emergency suspension of effect of bilateral agreement
61 Cancellation during suspension
62 Revocation of notice of suspension or cancellation
63 Cancellation or suspension at request of other party
64 Cancellation or suspension of bilateral agreement does not affect certain actions
Subdivision B—Expiry of bilateral agreements
65 Expiry and review of bilateral agreements
65A Expiry of bilateral agreement does not affect certain actions
Chapter 4—Environmental assessments and approvals
Part 6—Simplified outline of this Chapter
66 Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 7—Deciding whether approval of actions is needed
Division 1—Referral of proposals to take action
67 What is a controlled action?
67A Prohibition on taking controlled action without approval etc.
68 Referral by person proposing to take action
68A Actions proposed to be taken under a contract etc.
69 State or Territory may refer proposal to Minister
70 Minister may request referral of proposal
71 Commonwealth agency may refer proposal to Minister
72 Form and content of referrals
73 Informing person proposing to take action of referral
73A Informing Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority of proposal affecting Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
74 Inviting provision of information on referred proposal
74A Minister may request referral of a larger action
74AA Offence of taking action before decision made in relation to referral etc.
Division 1A—Decision that action is clearly unacceptable
74B Application of this Division
74C Informing person proposing to take action that action is clearly unacceptable
74D Procedure if Minister is requested to reconsider referral
Division 2—Ministerial decision whether action needs approval
75 Does the proposed action need approval?
76 Minister may request more information for making decisions
77 Notice and reasons for decision
77A Action to be taken in a particular manner
Division 3—Reconsideration of decisions
78 Reconsideration of decision
78A Request for reconsideration of decision by person other than State or Territory Minister
78B Minister must inform interested persons of request and invite comments
78C Minister must reconsider decision and give notice of outcome
79 Reconsideration of decision on request by a State or Territory
79A Application for reconsideration of decision that action is not controlled action because taken in particular manner
79B Minister must inform interested persons of application under section 79A and invite comments
79C Reconsideration of decision on application under section 79A
79D Withdrawal of application under section 79A
79E Determination that certain reconsidered actions may continue to be taken
Part 8—Assessing impacts of controlled actions
Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
80 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Application of this Part
81 Application
82 What are the relevant impacts of an action?
83 This Part does not apply if action covered by bilateral agreement
84 This Part does not apply if action covered by declaration
Division 3—Decision on assessment approach
Subdivision A—Simplified outline of this Division