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Petroleum Act 1984
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6A Principles of ecologically sustainable development
(1) The Minister must consider and apply the principles of ecologically
sustainable development in making the following decisions under
this Act:
(a) the decisions specified in Schedule 1;
(b) a decision made under a direction given by the Minister under
section 71(1);
(c) any other prescribed decision.
(2) Unless otherwise expressly provided, in making a decision under
this Act and stating the reasons for that decision, the Minister is not
required to specify how the Minister considered or applied these
principles.
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