39Content of comprehensive impact statements

39 Content of comprehensive impact statements

A project proponent for a declared project must prepare a comprehensive impact statement for the project that, to the satisfaction of the Secretary—

S. 39(a) amended by No. 49/2013 s. 23(b).

(a) is substantially in accordance with the scoping directions for that statement; and

S. 39(b)–(e) repealed by No. 49/2013 s. 23(c).

S. 39(f) substituted by No. 39/2018 s. 41(8).

(f) sets out how any relevant environment reference standard within the meaning of the Environment Protection Act 2017 will be taken into account; and

S. 39(fa) inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 41(8).

(fa) sets out how any Order made by the Governor in Council under section 156 of the Environment Protection Act 2017 will be taken into account; and

S. 39(g) amended by No. 49/2013 s. 23(d).

(g) identifies all of the applicable approvals that are likely to be required under all applicable laws in order for the declared project to be developed, including any requirements under those laws applying to the declared project when assessing the impacts of the declared project; and

(h) includes the information that would be required for the applicable law decisions to be made under all of the applicable laws that apply to the project including—

S. 39(h)(i) amended by No. 49/2013 s. 23(e).

(i) a list of the applicable law criteria; and

(ii) information as to how the proponent considers the criteria referred to in subparagraph (i) apply; and

S. 39(ha) inserted by No. 49/2013 s. 23(f), amended by No. 39/2018 s. 41(9).

(ha) if the proponent is seeking a development licence, contains a copy of such plans, specifications and other information as are necessary to determine whether to grant the development licence; and

(i) in the case where the applicable approval that will be required is an amendment to a provision of a planning scheme—

(i) identifies every planning scheme that applies to the location or proposed location of the declared project; and

(ii) contains the proposed amendments to every provision of every planning scheme that will be required; and

(iii) contains an explanatory report for every proposed amendment to a provision of a planning scheme and any document to be applied, adopted or incorporated in any such amendment.