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State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025
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### 3 Interpretation
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> > > ***accredited environmental auditor*** means a person –
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> > > > > (a) accredited as an environmental auditor for the purposes of [section 39F of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050#GS39F@EN) [Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050) ; or
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> > > > > (b) accredited, by the Director of the EPA, as an environmental auditor for the purposes of the Project;
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> > > ***Act*** means the [State Policies and Projects Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-065) ;
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> > > ***Construction Environmental Management Plan*** means the plan required under condition C1;
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> > > ***development*** has the same meaning as in the [Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-070) ;
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> > > ***Director of National Parks and Wildlife*** means the Director within the meaning of the [National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-062) ;
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> > > ***Director of the EPA*** means the Director within the meaning of the [Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-044) ;
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> > > ***EPA*** means the Authority within the meaning of the [Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-044) ;
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> > > ***Goods Shed*** means the Hobart Railway Goods Shed that is located within Project land;
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> > > ***Heritage Council*** has the same meaning as in the [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) ;
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> > > ***Heritage Tasmania*** means such part of the department, responsible for the administration of the [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) , that is responsible for that Act;
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> > > ***major events*** means events where the number of patrons is expected to exceed 3 000 patrons;
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> > > ***Marine and Safety Tasmania*** means the Authority within the meaning of the [Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-015) ;
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> > > ***noise-sensitive receiver*** means all areas where persons, buildings and land are potentially susceptible to the adverse effects of exposure to noise;
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> > > ***Operational Transport Management Plan*** means the plan required to be prepared under condition D11;
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> > > ***Operator*** means Stadiums Tasmania within the meaning of the [Stadiums Tasmania Act 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-007) ;
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> > > ***planning authority*** means the Hobart City Council;
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> > > ***Project*** means the use and development of Project land for –
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> > > > > (a) the Stadium; and
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> > > > > (b) the relocation of the Goods Shed within Project land; and
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> > > > > (c) a concourse and plaza surrounding the Stadium; and
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> > > > > (d) associated works including, but not limited to, access, parking, landscaping and signage;
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> > > ***Project land*** means the areas of land as specified in the following Folios of the Register kept under [section 33 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019#GS33@EN) [Land Titles Act 1980](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1980-019) :
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> > > > > (a) Volume 13583, Folio 1;
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> > > > > (b) Volume 20452, Folio 2;
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> > > > > (c) Volume 45404, Folio 1;
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> > > > > (d) Volume 129483, Folio 6;
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> > > > > (e) Volume 179192, Folio 2;
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> > > > > (f) Volume 179192, Folio 3;
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> > > > > (g) Volume 179192, Folio 4;
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> > > > > (h) Volume 210801, Folio 1;
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> > > ***Proponent*** means the Corporation within the meaning of the [Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050) ;
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> > > ***relevant regulator***, in relation to a condition specified in this order, means the agency responsible for enforcing the condition;
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> > > ***reservation***, in relation to a road, means a road-related area within the meaning of the *Road Rules*;
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> > > ***road authority***, in relation to a road, means the road authority for that road under the [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082) ;
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> > > ***Secretary*** means the Secretary of the Department;
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> > > ***site environmental management plan*** means a management plan that –
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> > > > > (a) is approved, in respect of Project land, by an accredited environmental auditor; and
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> > > > > (b) includes, in accordance with [section 39F of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050#GS39F@EN) [Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050) , certification that remediation of Project land has occurred to a standard that is satisfactory for the purposes of the Project;
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> > > ***Stadium*** means the stadium to be developed at Macquarie Point, as specified in the [State Policies and Projects (Project of State Significance) Order 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-066) ;
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> > > ***stage***, in relation to the Project, means a stage of works of the Project that is approved under condition B2;
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> > > ***surrounding areas***, in relation to the Stadium, include –
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> > > > > (a) the concourse and plaza surrounding the Stadium; and
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> > > > > (b) the public spaces, whether internal or external, within the Stadium, concourse and plaza;
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> > > ***TasNetworks*** means Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd (ABN 24 167 357 299);
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> > > ***TasPorts*** means the Corporation within the meaning of the [Tasmanian Ports Corporation Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-041) ;
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> > > ***TasWater*** means the Tasmanian Water and Sewerage Corporation Pty Ltd (ABN 47 162 220 653);
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> > > ***use*** has the same meaning as in the [Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-070) ;
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> > > ***works*** has the same meaning as in the [Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-070) ;
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> > > ***working day*** means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday as defined in the [Statutory Holidays Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-096) .
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> > (2) In this order, a reference to a condition by number is a reference to a condition of that number as set out in a Schedule to this order.
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> > (3) In this order, a reference to –
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> > > > (a) AS followed by a number is a reference to a standard published, and from time to time amended, by Standards Australia under that number; and
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> > > > (b) AS/NZS followed by a number is a reference to a standard published, and from time to time amended, by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand jointly under that number.
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> > (4) In this order, a document is made publicly available if the document –
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> > > > (a) is published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Proponent or the Department; and
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> > > > (b) is freely available for inspection by members of the public while so published.
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> > (5) The [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were regulations.