221JForm of species impact statements

221J Form of species impact statements

221J Form of species impact statements

(1) A species impact statement must be in writing.

(2) A species impact statement must be signed by the principal author of the statement and by the sponsor who, for the purposes of this Subdivision, is one of the following—

(a) if the species impact statement is prepared for the purposes of a licence application under Subdivision 1—the applicant for the licence,

(b) if the species impact statement is prepared for the purposes of an order under Subdivision 1A—the person appointed by the Minister in accordance with section 221IC,

(c) if the species impact statement is prepared for the purposes of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979—the applicant for development consent or the proponent of the activity to be carried out (as the case requires),

(d) if the species impact statement is prepared for the purposes of the Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999, the applicant for authorisation under that Act.

s 221J: Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 [9]. Am 1999 No 97, Sch 2.2 [1]; 2001 No 104, Sch 1 [29]; 2002 No 53, Sch 2.15 [2] [3].