92Termination of assessment process

92 Termination of assessment process (1) The NT EPA may, by written notice to the proponent, terminate the environmental impact assessment process in relation to a proposed action or strategic proposal if: (a) the NT EPA has directed the proponent to give it additional information during the assessment process and the proponent has failed to give that information within the period specified in the direction; or (b) the proponent has failed to prepare a supplementary environmental report as required under Division 5; or (c) the proponent has failed to submit a draft environmental impact statement within the period specified in the terms of (d) the proponent has failed to prepare a supplement to an environmental impact statement as required under Division 6; or (e) the proponent has proposed variations to the proposed action or strategic proposal to an extent that the proposed action or strategic proposal as varied is no longer the same as that for which the original decision or recommendation in relation to the method of environmental impact assessment was made; or

Environment Protection Regulations 2020 36 (f) the proponent has requested the NT EPA to suspend the assessment process for the proposed action or strategic proposal and a period of 2 years has passed since that suspension and the assessment process has not recommenced. (1A) The NT EPA may, by written notice to the proponent, terminate the environmental impact assessment process for a standard assessment of a proposed action if the NT EPA considers that the proposed action: (b) is of a kind that will be assessed through the assessment of a strategic proposal that has been referred for assessment; or (c) has been assessed as part of a strategic assessment and the Minister has granted an environmental approval for the (2) The NT EPA must not issue a notice on a ground in subregulation (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) in relation to an assessment by supplementary environmental report or by environmental impact statement unless a period of at least 12 months has passed since the last of the following that is applicable occurs in relation to the assessment: (a) the end of the period specified in the direction to give the information; (b) the end of the specified period for submitting the supplementary environmental report; (c) the end of the specified period for submitting the draft environmental impact statement; (d) the giving to the proponent of the direction to include information in the supplement. (3) The NT EPA may terminate the environmental impact assessment process for a proposed action or strategic proposal under this regulation even if the assessment process is suspended under regulation 88, 88A or 89. (4) This regulation does not apply to the termination of an assessment process under regulation 178 or 181.

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