60TBGrounds on which declaration of a major project may be amended

60TB Grounds on which declaration of a major project may be amended

[Section 60TB Inserted by No. 33 of 2022, s. 14, Applied:17 May 2023]

(1)  For the purposes of this Division, there are grounds to amend a declaration of a major project to which a request under section 60TC(1) relates so that the declaration also relates to an additional area of land, if –

(a) the pre-assessment criteria circumstances apply in relation to the additional area of land; or

(b) the pre-MPIS circumstances apply in relation to the additional area of land; or

(c) the post-MPIS circumstances apply in relation to the additional area of land; or

(d) the post-exhibition circumstances apply in relation to the additional area of land; or

(e) the permit amendment circumstances apply in relation to the additional area of land.

(2)  For the purposes of this Division, the pre-assessment criteria circumstances apply in relation to an additional area of land to which a request under section 60TC(1) in relation to a declaration of a major project relates, if –

(a) the additional area of land is a small area, relative to the area of land to which the declaration of a major project relates; and

(b) draft assessment criteria have not been prepared under section 60ZK(1) in relation to the major project.

(3)  For the purposes of this Division, the pre-MPIS circumstances apply in relation to an additional area of land to which a request under section 60TC(1) in relation to a declaration of a major project relates, if –

(a) the additional area of land is a small area, relative to the area of land to which the declaration of a major project relates; and

(b) either –

(i) draft assessment criteria have been prepared under section 60ZK(1) in relation to the major project; or