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State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971
sec.27Matters Coordinator-General considers before making declaration
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### sec.27 Matters Coordinator-General considers before making declaration
In considering whether to declare a project to be a coordinated project, the Coordinator-General must have regard, and may give the weight the Coordinator-General considers appropriate, to the following—
detailed information about the project given by the proponent in an initial advice statement;
relevant planning schemes or policy frameworks of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth;
relevant State policies and Government priorities;
a pre-feasibility assessment of the project, including how it satisfies an identified need or demand;
the capacity of the proponent to undertake and complete the EIS or IAR for the project;
any other matter the Coordinator-General considers relevant.
However, the Coordinator-General need not consider an application for a declaration under section 26 (1) unless the Coordinator-General is satisfied that—
section 27AB has been complied with for the project; and
the project has at least 1 of the following—
complex approval requirements imposed by a local government, the State or the Commonwealth;
strategic significance to a locality, region or the State, including for the infrastructure, economic and social benefits, capital investment or employment opportunities it may provide;
significant environmental effects;
significant infrastructure requirements.
s 27 ins 1999 No. 32 s 7
sub 2012 No. 43 s 288
amd 2014 No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 1
(sec.27-ssec.1) In considering whether to declare a project to be a coordinated project, the Coordinator-General must have regard, and may give the weight the Coordinator-General considers appropriate, to the following— detailed information about the project given by the proponent in an initial advice statement; relevant planning schemes or policy frameworks of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; relevant State policies and Government priorities; a pre-feasibility assessment of the project, including how it satisfies an identified need or demand; the capacity of the proponent to undertake and complete the EIS or IAR for the project; any other matter the Coordinator-General considers relevant.
(sec.27-ssec.2) However, the Coordinator-General need not consider an application for a declaration under section 26 (1) unless the Coordinator-General is satisfied that— section 27AB has been complied with for the project; and the project has at least 1 of the following— complex approval requirements imposed by a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; strategic significance to a locality, region or the State, including for the infrastructure, economic and social benefits, capital investment or employment opportunities it may provide; significant environmental effects; significant infrastructure requirements.
- (a) detailed information about the project given by the proponent in an initial advice statement;
- (b) relevant planning schemes or policy frameworks of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth;
- (c) relevant State policies and Government priorities;
- (d) a pre-feasibility assessment of the project, including how it satisfies an identified need or demand;
- (e) the capacity of the proponent to undertake and complete the EIS or IAR for the project;
- (f) any other matter the Coordinator-General considers relevant.
- (a) section 27AB has been complied with for the project; and
- (b) the project has at least 1 of the following— (i) complex approval requirements imposed by a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; (ii) strategic significance to a locality, region or the State, including for the infrastructure, economic and social benefits, capital investment or employment opportunities it may provide; (iii) significant environmental effects; (iv) significant infrastructure requirements.
- (i) complex approval requirements imposed by a local government, the State or the Commonwealth;
- (ii) strategic significance to a locality, region or the State, including for the infrastructure, economic and social benefits, capital investment or employment opportunities it may provide;
- (iii) significant environmental effects;
- (iv) significant infrastructure requirements.
- (i) complex approval requirements imposed by a local government, the State or the Commonwealth;
- (ii) strategic significance to a locality, region or the State, including for the infrastructure, economic and social benefits, capital investment or employment opportunities it may provide;
- (iii) significant environmental effects;
- (iv) significant infrastructure requirements.