18Draft EIS requirements—Act, s 523 (2) (b)

18 Draft EIS requirements—Act, s 523 (2) (b) (1) A draft EIS for a development proposal must include the following: (a) a non-technical summary of the draft EIS, including a summary of its recommendations;

(b) a glossary of technical terms and any abbreviations and acronyms used in the draft EIS; (c) a description of the proposal, including— (i) a statement of the proposal’s objectives; and (ii) the time for implementation of the proposal, including for any stage; and (iii) details of any action that has been or is being taken by the proponent or any other entity in relation to the land to which the proposal relates; and (iv) details of any design alternatives considered in developing the proposal; Examples—design alternatives 1 alternative siting within the land to which the proposal relates 2 alternative methods of construction, materials and sources of materials 3 alternative uses of the land to which the proposal relates (d) the following details about the land to which the proposal relates: (i) the location of the land; (ii) if the land is leased— (A) the lessee’s name; and (B) the volume and folio of the lease; and (C) the block and section number and division of the land or, if the land is under a land sublease, the sublease plan number; (iii) if the land is unleased land or public land—the custodian of the land; (iv) the purposes for which the land may be used;

(e) a description of the EIS process, including— (i) any statutory approval obtained or required for the proposal; and (ii) the information used to predict each potentially significant environmental impact identified in the scoping document for the EIS; and (iii) the criteria used to assess the significance of each environmental impact and the performance of any alternative to the proposal considered under paragraph (c) (iv); (f) a statement about the proposal’s compatibility with the principles of ecologically sustainable development; (g) for each potentially significant environmental impact identified in the scoping document for the development proposal— (i) the relevant environmental values; and (ii) the findings and results of any environmental investigation in relation to the land to which the proposal relates; and (iii) a description of the effects of the environmental impact (including cumulative and indirect effects) on physical and ecological systems and human communities; and (iv) an analysis of the significance of the potential environmental impact of the development; and (v) a statement of the proposed approach to environmental management of the land to which the proposal relates, including any proposed impact prevention, mitigation or offsetting measures to deal with the environmental impact of the proposal; (h) a description of the consultation undertaken for the EIS;

(i) the draft EIS’s recommendations. Note An EIS must also address each matter raised in the scoping document for the development proposal (see Act, s 112 (1) (a) and s 118 (4) (a)). (2) For subsection (1) (g), each potentially significant environmental impact identified in the scoping document for the EIS must be addressed in its own part of the EIS. (3) For subsection (1) (g) (v), the proposed approach to environmental management of the land may be set out in a management plan for the land. (4) A draft EIS for a development proposal to be assessed by the Territory in accordance with a bilateral agreement under the EPBC Act must address the matters mentioned in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2000 (Cwlth), schedule 4. (5) A draft EIS must be prepared in accordance with any requirement set out in the scoping document for the draft EIS.