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State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971
sec.54ZLCompliance under Environmental Protection Act
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### sec.54ZL Compliance under Environmental Protection Act
The Environmental Protection Act , sections 437 to 440 and 493A apply to the undertaking of a coordinated project as if an environmental approval for the project were an environmental authority under that Act.
Also, the Environmental Protection Act , section 493 applies in relation to an offence against that Act, chapter 8 , part 3 in relation to a coordinated project.
Subsection (4) applies if—
a proceeding is proposed to be started in the Planning and Environment Court under the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 ; and
the relief or remedy proposed to be sought in the proceeding relates to an offence, or threatened or anticipated offence, against a provision of the Environmental Protection Act because of section 493A of that Act as applied under subsection (1) ; and
the offence or threatened or anticipated offence relates to the coordinated project.
Despite the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 , only the following persons may bring the proceeding—
the Coordinator-General;
an entity nominated under section 54V as having jurisdiction for a condition of the environmental approval for the coordinated project;
the local government for the local government area in which the coordinated project is, or is to be, undertaken;
the proponent;
another person whose interests are significantly adversely affected by the subject matter of the proceeding.
s 54ZL ins 2014 No. 36 s 52
(sec.54ZL-ssec.1) The Environmental Protection Act , sections 437 to 440 and 493A apply to the undertaking of a coordinated project as if an environmental approval for the project were an environmental authority under that Act.
(sec.54ZL-ssec.2) Also, the Environmental Protection Act , section 493 applies in relation to an offence against that Act, chapter 8 , part 3 in relation to a coordinated project.
(sec.54ZL-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— a proceeding is proposed to be started in the Planning and Environment Court under the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 ; and the relief or remedy proposed to be sought in the proceeding relates to an offence, or threatened or anticipated offence, against a provision of the Environmental Protection Act because of section 493A of that Act as applied under subsection (1) ; and the offence or threatened or anticipated offence relates to the coordinated project.
(sec.54ZL-ssec.4) Despite the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 , only the following persons may bring the proceeding— the Coordinator-General; an entity nominated under section 54V as having jurisdiction for a condition of the environmental approval for the coordinated project; the local government for the local government area in which the coordinated project is, or is to be, undertaken; the proponent; another person whose interests are significantly adversely affected by the subject matter of the proceeding.
- (a) a proceeding is proposed to be started in the Planning and Environment Court under the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 ; and
- (b) the relief or remedy proposed to be sought in the proceeding relates to an offence, or threatened or anticipated offence, against a provision of the Environmental Protection Act because of section 493A of that Act as applied under subsection (1) ; and
- (c) the offence or threatened or anticipated offence relates to the coordinated project.
- (a) the Coordinator-General;
- (b) an entity nominated under section 54V as having jurisdiction for a condition of the environmental approval for the coordinated project;
- (c) the local government for the local government area in which the coordinated project is, or is to be, undertaken;
- (d) the proponent;
- (e) another person whose interests are significantly adversely affected by the subject matter of the proceeding.