4Assessment against guidelines

### 4 Assessment against guidelines > > (1)  The Minister is to appoint a consultant to undertake an assessment of the project, subject to [subsection (2)](#GS4@Gs2@EN) , against the guidelines. > > > (2)  In undertaking an assessment under [subsection (1)](#GS4@Gs1@EN) , the consultant must take into account – > > > > > > (a) developments in pulping technology and techniques that have occurred since August 2004; and > > > > > > > (b) current best available technology and environmental emission limits for a bleached kraft pulp mill processing both pine and eucalypt; and > > > > > > > (c) the documents received by or prepared for the Resource Planning and Development Commission for the purposes of its assessment of the project under the [State Policies and Projects Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-065) including, but not limited to, the information provided by Gunns Limited (ACN 009 478 148) to the Resource Planning and Development Commission in response to the *Final Scope Guidelines for the Integrated Impact Statement – Proposed Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill in Northern Tasmania as proposed by Gunns Limited*. > > > (3)  After undertaking an assessment of the project under [subsection (1)](#GS4@Gs1@EN) , the consultant is to report to the Minister, based on that assessment, that – > > > > > > (a) the project should proceed; or > > > > > > > (b) the project should not proceed. > > > (4)  If the consultant reports to the Minister that the project should proceed, the consultant is, in his or her report, to – > > > > > > (a) state whether or not the project complies with the guidelines; and > > > > > > > (b) provide reasons as to why the project should proceed; and > > > > > > > (c) recommend matters to be considered in the conditions that should apply to the project.