Div 2Staff of Department, etc.

Division 2 — Staff of Department, etc.

22. Appointment and engagement of staff generally 42

23. Use of staff and facilities of other departments etc. 43

24. Advisory groups, committees, councils and panels 44

Part III — Environmental protection policies

26. Draft policy, preparation and publicising of 45

27. Persons may make representations to Authority on draft policy 46

28. Consideration, revision and submission to Minister of draft policy by Authority 46

29. Public inquiry into draft policy 47

30. Minister to consult on draft policy 48

31. Minister to remit draft policy, or approve it (with or without amendments) or refuse to approve it 49

32. Reconsidering and resubmitting remitted draft policy 50

33. Approved policies, status and revocation of 51

34. Orders made under s. 31(d), Parliamentary oversight of 52

35. Content of approved policies 52

36. Review of approved policies 55

37. Minor changes to approved policies 56

37A. NEPM may be declared to be approved policy 56

Part IV — Environmental impact assessment

Division 1 — Referral and assessment of proposals

37B. Terms used 58

38. Referral of proposals 58

38A. Calling in a proposal 59

38B. Requirements as to referrals 60

38C. Proponent may amend a referred proposal 60

38D. Proponent may give notice that a referred proposal will not proceed 61

38E. Proposals derived from assessed strategic proposals 61

38F. Request for further information 63

38G. Authority must decide whether to assess a referred proposal 64

38H. Nomination of person responsible for proposal 65

38I. Change of person responsible for proposal 66

39. Authority to keep records of referred proposals 67

40. Assessing referred proposals 67

40AA. Assessment of significant amendments 70

40A. Termination of assessment 71

40B. Application of assessment provisions to strategic proposals and strategic assessments 72