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.