ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2020
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3 Definitions In these Regulations: amend includes substitute. approval holder initiated EIS referral means a referral mentioned in regulation 215. Commonwealth Act means the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth). director, in relation to a body corporate, includes a person concerned in the management of the body corporate. EAA referred action, see regulation 212A. EIS means environmental impact statement. environmental (mining) licence matter, for Part 12, Division 1, Subdivision 2A, see regulation 269A. environmental work means any of the following: (a) preparing environmental impact assessment documents and amending documents;
Environment Protection Regulations 2020 2 (b) providing an independent review of environmental impact assessment documents and information; (c) providing advice on the environmental impact assessment process; (d) undertaking any investigation under the Act or these Regulations; (e) preparing or reviewing any other document required under the Act or these Regulations. fit and proper person, for Part 9, see regulation 235. infringement notice, see regulation 257. infringement notice offence, see regulation 256(1). inquiry panel means a panel appointed under regulation 150(1). method of environmental impact assessment, see regulation 5. non-assessed action, see regulation 212A. non-assessed strategic proposal, see regulation 212A. prescribed amount, see regulation 256(2). proponent initiated EIS referral means a referral mentioned in regulation 43. referred action means a proposed action referred to the NT EPA under section 48 or 50(2)(c) of the Act for standard assessment. referred significant variation means: (a) a proposed significant variation of an action notified under section 51(1) of the Act; or (b) a proposed significant variation of a strategic proposal notified under section 51(2) of the Act; or (c) a proposed significant variation of an action that has been referred to the NT EPA under section 52(1) of the Act. referred strategic proposal means a strategic proposal referred to the NT EPA under section 49 of the Act for strategic assessment. specified period, for Part 12, Division 2, Subdivision 3, see regulation 279A.
Environment Protection Regulations 2020 3 submission period, for Part 12, Division 2, Subdivision 1A, see regulation 277A. terms of reference, in relation to an environmental impact assessment, means: (a) the terms of reference approved under Part 5, Division 3 or