69Time for making decision

69 Time for making decision (1) The Minister must make a decision under regulation 66(1) within 20 business days after receiving the recommendation under regulation 57(2)(c) or 58(1)(d). (2) If the Minister does not make a decision under regulation 66(1) within the required period: (a) the Minister is taken to have made a decision accepting the NT EPA recommendation; and (b) the method of environmental impact assessment recommended by the NT EPA is taken to be the required method of environmental impact assessment.

Environment Protection Regulations 2020 27 (3) The Minister must make a decision under regulation 66(2) within 30 business days after receiving the recommendation under regulation 57(2)(d) or 58(1)(e). (4) If the Minister does not make a decision under regulation 66(2) within the required period, the Minister is taken to have made a decision refusing to grant environmental approval for the proposed