196Reports about activities under the Act, Div 5.1

196 Reports about activities under the Act, Div 5.1

196 Reports about activities under the Act, Div 5.1

(1) A determining authority for an activity must prepare a report on an activity for which an environmental impact statement has been prepared.

(2) The report must be prepared as soon as practicable after a decision is made by the determining authority to—

(a) carry out or refrain from carrying out the activity, or

(b) approve or disapprove the carrying out of the activity.

(3) The report must consider and comment on each of the following matters—

(a) the environmental impact statement,

(b) any representations duly made about the proposed activity,

(c) the effects of the proposed activity on the environment,

(d) the proponent’s proposals to mitigate adverse effects of the activity on the environment,

(e) findings and recommendations relating to the proposed activity arising from the following—

(i) a report by the Planning Secretary under the Act, section 5.8,

(ii) advice given by the Minister under the Act, section 5.9,

(iii) a public hearing by the Independent Planning Commission.

(4) The report must also contain—

(a) full details of the determining authority’s decision on the proposed activity, and

(b) if the authority has granted approval to the carrying out of the activity—any conditions or modifications imposed or required by the authority in connection with the carrying out of the activity.

(5) The determining authority must—

(a) make the report public as soon as practicable after it is completed, and

(b) send a copy of the report to the council of each area that is, or would have been, affected by the activity.

(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to the extent of a direction given by the Independent Planning Commission under the Act, Schedule 2, clause 5 that prohibits or restricts the publication of the report.