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63Statement of reasons for grant or refusal of licence—the Act, ss 61 and 80
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#### 63 Statement of reasons for grant or refusal of licence—the Act, ss 61 and 80
63 Statement of reasons for grant or refusal of licence—the Act, ss 61 and 80
> > (1) A statement provided by a regulatory authority, under the Act, section 61 or 80, of the reasons for the grant or refusal of a licence application must set out the following matters, in addition to other matters the authority considers appropriate—
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> > > (a) the significant environmental or other issues the authority took into account in making its decision on the licence application,
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> > > (b) relevant significant environmental outcomes, standards or requirements the authority—
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> > > > (i) considered applicable to the activity the subject of the application, and
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> > > > (ii) took into account in making its decision on the application.
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> > (2) A statement of reasons may set out the above matters by reference to information set out in a document that is—
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> > > (a) available to the person requesting the statement of reasons, or
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> > > (b) otherwise publicly available.