12Assessment of transport project before declaration

12 Assessment of transport project before declaration

S. 12(1) amended by No. 49/2013 s. 9(2).

(1) The Premier must not make a declaration under section 10 unless the Premier has assessed the transport project as a project that is of economic, social or environmental significance to—

(a) the State; or

(b) a region of the State.

S. 12(1A) inserted by No. 48/2024 s. 6.

(1A) In addition, for the declaration of a transport project that is a program of works or projects under section 10(1)(b), the Premier must be satisfied that—

(a) the works or projects that constitute the program of works or projects are sufficiently connected to each other to justify the program being designated as a single declared project; and

(b) the majority of the works or projects within the program contain works that are not, or will not be, minor or routine.

(2) In making an assessment under subsection (1), the Premier must have regard to the project declaration guidelines.