216Decision whether to accept referral for standard assessment

216 Decision whether to accept referral for standard assessment (1) The NT EPA must accept or refuse to accept a referral of a significant variation under section 52 of the Act for a standard assessment if the environmental approval was granted on the basis of a standard assessment. 15 business days after the referral is made. (3) If the NT EPA does not make a decision under subregulation (1) within the required period, the referral is taken to be accepted. (4) This regulation does not apply if the NT EPA decides under regulation 41 (as applied by regulation 214(5)) not to proceed with the referral.