11Is it appropriate to approve a project?

11 Is it appropriate to approve a project?

The matters to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether it is appropriate to approve a project as an Investment Project include, but are not limited to, the following matters: (a) the extent to which the project is likely to improve the ability of industries and communities to compete in international, inter‑State or inter‑regional trade and commerce; (b) the extent to which the project will improve the efficiency, integration, security or safety of transport operations; (c) the results of any assessment of the economic, environmental or social costs or benefits of the project; (d) the extent to which the project is likely to improve access for communities to services and employment; (e) any transport or land use plans that might be relevant to the project; (f) the extent to which persons other than the Commonwealth propose to contribute funding to the project.