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]

(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) , 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) – 91 days, or a longer period allowed by the Minister, after the regulator received under section 60ZS(4) the major project impact statement in relation to the major project; or

(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply – 42 days, or a longer period allowed by the Minister, after the regulator received under section 60ZS(4) 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) , requested the proponent under section 60ZV(3) 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) ; and

(b) the day on which the Panel provides that amended major project impact statement to the participating regulator under section 60ZV(7)  –

is not to be counted in the calculation of the relevant period under in relation to the participating regulator.