sec.40Purposes

### sec.40 Purposes The purposes of an EIS and the EIS process are as follows— to assess— the potential adverse and beneficial environmental, economic and social impacts of the project; and management, monitoring, planning and other measures proposed to minimise any adverse environmental impacts of the project; to consider feasible alternative ways to carry out the project; to give enough information about the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the proponent, Commonwealth and State authorities and the public; to help the administering authority decide an environmental authority application for which the EIS is required; to give information to other Commonwealth and State authorities to help them make informed decisions; to meet any assessment requirements under— the Commonwealth Environment Act for a project that is, or includes, a controlled action under that Act; or a bilateral agreement; For what is a controlled action under the Commonwealth Environment Act , see section 67 (What is a controlled action ?) of that Act. For assessment requirements of controlled actions, see the Commonwealth Environment Act , chapter 4 , part 8 (Assessing impacts of controlled actions). For bilateral agreements, see the Commonwealth Environment Act , chapter 3 (Bilateral agreements). to allow the State to meet its obligations under a bilateral agreement. s 40 prev s 40 amd 1997 No. 80 s 7 om 2000 No. 64 s 8 pres s 40 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 amd 2001 No. 86 s 5 ; 2023 No. 6 s 7 - (a) to assess— (i) the potential adverse and beneficial environmental, economic and social impacts of the project; and (ii) management, monitoring, planning and other measures proposed to minimise any adverse environmental impacts of the project; - (i) the potential adverse and beneficial environmental, economic and social impacts of the project; and - (ii) management, monitoring, planning and other measures proposed to minimise any adverse environmental impacts of the project; - (b) to consider feasible alternative ways to carry out the project; - (c) to give enough information about the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the proponent, Commonwealth and State authorities and the public; - (d) to help the administering authority decide an environmental authority application for which the EIS is required; - (e) to give information to other Commonwealth and State authorities to help them make informed decisions; - (f) to meet any assessment requirements under— (i) the Commonwealth Environment Act for a project that is, or includes, a controlled action under that Act; or (ii) a bilateral agreement; Note— For what is a controlled action under the Commonwealth Environment Act , see section 67 (What is a controlled action ?) of that Act. For assessment requirements of controlled actions, see the Commonwealth Environment Act , chapter 4 , part 8 (Assessing impacts of controlled actions). For bilateral agreements, see the Commonwealth Environment Act , chapter 3 (Bilateral agreements). - (i) the Commonwealth Environment Act for a project that is, or includes, a controlled action under that Act; or - (ii) a bilateral agreement; - (g) to allow the State to meet its obligations under a bilateral agreement. - (i) the potential adverse and beneficial environmental, economic and social impacts of the project; and - (ii) management, monitoring, planning and other measures proposed to minimise any adverse environmental impacts of the project; - (i) the Commonwealth Environment Act for a project that is, or includes, a controlled action under that Act; or - (ii) a bilateral agreement;