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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.316PBRequirements for report about particular public interest evaluations
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### sec.316PB Requirements for report about particular public interest evaluations
This section applies in relation to a report about a public interest evaluation for land the subject of—
a proposed PRCP schedule included with an EIS mentioned in section 49 (5A) ; or
a site-specific application mentioned in section 136A (1) (b) .
The qualified entity who gives the report must, before giving the report to the administering authority, give the proponent for the EIS or applicant for the application—
a copy of the proposed report; and
a notice stating that the proponent or applicant may, within 20 business days after the notice is given, make submissions to the qualified entity about the proposed report.
Before finalising the report, the qualified entity must consider any submissions properly made by the proponent or applicant within the period stated in the notice under subsection (2) (b) .
The report given to the chief executive must include—
a recommendation about whether it is in the public interest to approve the non-use management area; and
the reasons for the recommendation; and
a response to, or statement about how the qualified entity has considered, any properly made submissions by the proponent or applicant; and
another matter prescribed by regulation.
The administering authority must, within 5 business days after receiving the report—
publish the report on the register kept under section 540 ; and
notify the following entities that the report has been received—
for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —the proponent for the EIS;
for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —the applicant;
each entity who made a submission to the chief executive about the EIS under section 54 or the administering authority about the application under section 160 .
s 316PB ins 2018 No. 30 s 173
(sec.316PB-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a report about a public interest evaluation for land the subject of— a proposed PRCP schedule included with an EIS mentioned in section 49 (5A) ; or a site-specific application mentioned in section 136A (1) (b) .
(sec.316PB-ssec.2) The qualified entity who gives the report must, before giving the report to the administering authority, give the proponent for the EIS or applicant for the application— a copy of the proposed report; and a notice stating that the proponent or applicant may, within 20 business days after the notice is given, make submissions to the qualified entity about the proposed report.
(sec.316PB-ssec.3) Before finalising the report, the qualified entity must consider any submissions properly made by the proponent or applicant within the period stated in the notice under subsection (2) (b) .
(sec.316PB-ssec.4) The report given to the chief executive must include— a recommendation about whether it is in the public interest to approve the non-use management area; and the reasons for the recommendation; and a response to, or statement about how the qualified entity has considered, any properly made submissions by the proponent or applicant; and another matter prescribed by regulation.
(sec.316PB-ssec.5) The administering authority must, within 5 business days after receiving the report— publish the report on the register kept under section 540 ; and notify the following entities that the report has been received— for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —the proponent for the EIS; for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —the applicant; each entity who made a submission to the chief executive about the EIS under section 54 or the administering authority about the application under section 160 .
- (a) a proposed PRCP schedule included with an EIS mentioned in section 49 (5A) ; or
- (b) a site-specific application mentioned in section 136A (1) (b) .
- (a) a copy of the proposed report; and
- (b) a notice stating that the proponent or applicant may, within 20 business days after the notice is given, make submissions to the qualified entity about the proposed report.
- (a) a recommendation about whether it is in the public interest to approve the non-use management area; and
- (b) the reasons for the recommendation; and
- (c) a response to, or statement about how the qualified entity has considered, any properly made submissions by the proponent or applicant; and
- (d) another matter prescribed by regulation.
- (a) publish the report on the register kept under section 540 ; and
- (b) notify the following entities that the report has been received— (i) for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —the proponent for the EIS; (ii) for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —the applicant; (iii) each entity who made a submission to the chief executive about the EIS under section 54 or the administering authority about the application under section 160 .
- (i) for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —the proponent for the EIS;
- (ii) for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —the applicant;
- (iii) each entity who made a submission to the chief executive about the EIS under section 54 or the administering authority about the application under section 160 .
- (i) for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (a) —the proponent for the EIS;
- (ii) for a report mentioned in subsection (1) (b) —the applicant;
- (iii) each entity who made a submission to the chief executive about the EIS under section 54 or the administering authority about the application under section 160 .