60ZYParticipating regulator's preliminary advice to Panel

### 60ZY Participating regulator's preliminary advice to Panel > [*\[Section 60ZY Inserted by No. 21 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  A participating regulator in relation to a major project must provide to the Panel, before the end of the relevant period in relation to the participating regulator, preliminary advice in relation to the major project. > > > (2)  A participating regulator in relation to a major project must, in determining what to include in the participating regulator's preliminary advice in relation to the major project, consider – > > > > > > (a) the assessment criteria in relation to the major project; and > > > > > > > (b) the major project impact statement in relation to the project. > > > (3)  For the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS60ZY@Gs1@EN) , the relevant period in relation to a participating regulator is – > > > > > > (a) if the participating regulator is the EPA Board and the EPA Board has given to the Panel an extension notice under [section 60ZC(1)](#GS60ZC@Gs1@EN) – 91 days, or a longer period allowed by the Minister, after the regulator received under [section 60ZS(4)](#GS60ZS@Gs4@EN) the major project impact statement in relation to the major project; or > > > > > > > (b) if [paragraph (a)](#GS60ZY@Gs3@Hpa@EN) does not apply – 42 days, or a longer period allowed by the Minister, after the regulator received under [section 60ZS(4)](#GS60ZS@Gs4@EN) the major project impact statement in relation to the major project. > > > (4)  If the Panel has, further to a request by a participating regulator under [section 60ZV(1)](#GS60ZV@Gs1@EN) , requested the proponent under [section 60ZV(3)](#GS60ZV@Gs3@EN) to provide to the Panel an amended major project impact statement in relation to a major project, the period between – > > > > > > (a) the day on which the request is made under [section 60ZV(1)](#GS60ZV@Gs1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) the day on which the Panel provides that amended major project impact statement to the participating regulator under [section 60ZV(7)](#GS60ZV@Gs7@EN)  – > > > > is not to be counted in the calculation of the relevant period under [subsection (1)](#GS60ZY@Gs1@EN) in relation to the participating regulator. > > > (5)  If the Panel has, under [section 60ZW(1)](#GS60ZW@Gs1@EN) , requested a person to provide the Panel with further information that relates to a matter to which a participating regulator is likely to have regard in determining what final advice to give under [section 60ZZF(1)](#GS60ZZF@Gs1@EN) in relation to the major project, the period between – > > > > > > (a) the day on which the request is made under [section 60ZW(1)](#GS60ZW@Gs1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) the day on which the Panel gives that information to the participating regulator under [section 60ZX(2)](#GS60ZX@Gs2@EN)  – > > > > is not to be counted in the calculation of the relevant period under [subsection (1)](#GS60ZY@Gs1@EN) in relation to the participating regulator.