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Pipelines Act 2005
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39 Referral of submissions to panel
(1) The Minister must determine to refer the submissions to a panel if the Minister considers that the proposed pipeline raises significant environmental, social or safety risks.
S. 39(2) substituted by No. 64/2012 s. 71.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to submissions considered in an Environment Effects Statement under the **Environment Effects Act 1978**.
Division 2—Panel to consider submissions