16Interpretation: Part 3

16 Interpretation: Part 3

[Section 16 Substituted by No. 21 of 1997, s. 13, Applied:01 Aug 1997]

(1)  For the purposes of this Part, a project is eligible to be a project of State significance if it possesses at least 2 of the following attributes:

(a) significant capital investment;

(b) significant contribution to the State's economic development;

(c) significant consequential economic impacts;

(d) significant potential contribution to Australia's balance of payments;

(e) significant impact on the environment;

(f) complex technical processes and engineering designs;

(g) significant infrastructure requirements.

(2)  [Section 16 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 3 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:12 Apr 2005] For the purposes of this Part –

integrated assessment, in relation to a project of State significance, means a consideration of environmental, social, economic and community issues relevant to that project and such other issues as may be prescribed;

person proposing the project of State significance includes any person for the time being proposing to undertake the project of State significance or any use or development included in that project.