60ZTProject-related permit may be given to enable preparation of major project impact statement

### 60ZT Project-related permit may be given to enable preparation of major project impact statement > [*\[Section 60ZT Inserted by No. 21 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  [Subsection (2)](#GS60ZT@Gs2@EN) applies in relation to a major project if – > > > > > > (a) assessment criteria are determined under [section 60ZM(1)](#GS60ZM@Gs1@EN) in relation to the major project; and > > > > > > > (b) in order to prepare a major project impact statement in relation to the major project, it is reasonably necessary for the proponent to engage in an activity that is not permitted under a project-associated Act unless there is a project-related permit in relation to the activity. > > > (2)  If this subsection applies in relation to a major project, the person or body to whom an application for a project-related permit may be made under an Act must issue to the proponent, under that Act, a project-related permit, authorising the carrying out of the activity, as if – > > > > > > (a) the proponent had made under that Act a valid application for the permit; and > > > > > > > (b) the permit may, under that Act, be issued, in respect of the activity, to the proponent. > > > (3)  A project-related permit may be issued in accordance with [subsection (2)](#GS60ZT@Gs2@EN) subject to the conditions or restrictions that may be imposed on the permit under the relevant project-associated Act. > > > (4)  A project-related permit, issued in accordance with [subsection (2)](#GS60ZT@Gs2@EN) in respect of an activity in relation to a major project, ceases to be in force on the day on which – > > > > > > (a) the declaration of a major project in relation to the major project is revoked under [section 60U](#GS60U@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 60ZT Subsection (4) amended by No. 33 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:17 May 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-05-17/act-2022-033#GS20@EN) a major project permit is granted under [section 60ZZM(1)(a)](#GS60ZZM@Gs1@Hpa@EN) in relation to the major project or, if the project-related permit relates to a matter that is required to be addressed in a major project impact statement that relates to a proposed amendment to a major project permit, after the amendment has been granted or refused; or > > > > > > > (c) the proponent is notified under [section 60ZZM(1)(b)](#GS60ZZM@Gs1@Hpb@EN) that the Panel has refused to grant a major project permit in relation to the major project – > > > > whichever occurs first.