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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.549Chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons
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### sec.549 Chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons
The chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons about—
matters to be addressed in a draft terms of reference for an EIS submitted under section 41 ; or
matters to be considered in making ERA standards under chapter 5A , part 1 ; or
the qualifications and experience that may be relevant to suitably qualified persons performing regulatory functions; or
another matter the chief executive considers appropriate for the administration of this Act.
Before making a guideline, the chief executive must consult with the persons or entities the chief executive considers appropriate.
If a guideline is made, the chief executive must notify the making of the guideline in the gazette.
s 549 ins 2000 No. 64 s 46
amd 2004 No. 48 s 127 ; 2005 No. 53 s 88
sub 2012 No. 16 s 51
amd 2020 No. 26 s 118 sch 1
(sec.549-ssec.1) The chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons about— matters to be addressed in a draft terms of reference for an EIS submitted under section 41 ; or matters to be considered in making ERA standards under chapter 5A , part 1 ; or the qualifications and experience that may be relevant to suitably qualified persons performing regulatory functions; or another matter the chief executive considers appropriate for the administration of this Act.
(sec.549-ssec.2) Before making a guideline, the chief executive must consult with the persons or entities the chief executive considers appropriate.
(sec.549-ssec.3) If a guideline is made, the chief executive must notify the making of the guideline in the gazette.
- (a) matters to be addressed in a draft terms of reference for an EIS submitted under section 41 ; or
- (b) matters to be considered in making ERA standards under chapter 5A , part 1 ; or
- (c) the qualifications and experience that may be relevant to suitably qualified persons performing regulatory functions; or
- (d) another matter the chief executive considers appropriate for the administration of this Act.