161Period for providing assessment report

161 Period for providing assessment report (1) The NT EPA must give the assessment report to the Minister and the proponent within the required period. required period means: (a) for an assessment by referral information – 30 business days after the decision or recommendation on the method of assessment is made under regulation 57 or 58; or (b) for an assessment by supplementary environmental report – 40 business days after the end of the submission period specified in the notice under regulation 122; or

Environment Protection Regulations 2020 63 (c) for an assessment by environmental impact statement – 45 business days after, as the case requires: (i) the end of the submission period specified in the notice under regulation 139 for the supplement to the statement; or (ii) the NT EPA giving to the proponent under regulation 141 notice of the decision to waive the requirement for a supplement to the statement; or (d) for an assessment that is an assessment by inquiry – 45 business days after completion or receipt by the NT EPA of the report of the inquiry in relation to the assessment under regulation 153; or (e) for an assessment that includes an assessment by inquiry – 45 business days after receipt by the NT EPA of the last of the information required to be given to the NT EPA under Part 5 in relation to the assessment. Division 1 Process for significant variation notified during assessment process