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Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act 2017
sec.11Coordinator-General may state conditions to manage the social impact of large resource projects generally
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### sec.11 Coordinator-General may state conditions to manage the social impact of large resource projects generally
This section applies to a large resource project for which either of the following happens—
a proponent makes a public notification about the draft EIS for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 33 (1) ;
a proponent publishes an EIS notice for the project under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) .
The Coordinator-General may, as part of evaluating the EIS for the project, state conditions to manage the social impact of the project.
If the Coordinator-General states a condition under subsection (2) —
the stated condition is taken to be an enforceable condition for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 157A ; and
the Coordinator-General must give a copy of the stated condition to—
the proponent for the project; and
if the large resource project is a project for which the proponent has published an EIS notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) —the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered; and
the proponent for the project may apply to the Coordinator-General to change a stated condition; and
if the proponent makes an application under paragraph (c) —
the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 4 , division 3A , applies to the application; and
the application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
Except as provided in the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 7A , neither the Land Court nor the Planning and Environment Court has jurisdiction in relation to conditions stated under subsection (2) .
(sec.11-ssec.1) This section applies to a large resource project for which either of the following happens— a proponent makes a public notification about the draft EIS for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 33 (1) ; a proponent publishes an EIS notice for the project under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) .
(sec.11-ssec.2) The Coordinator-General may, as part of evaluating the EIS for the project, state conditions to manage the social impact of the project.
(sec.11-ssec.3) If the Coordinator-General states a condition under subsection (2) — the stated condition is taken to be an enforceable condition for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 157A ; and the Coordinator-General must give a copy of the stated condition to— the proponent for the project; and if the large resource project is a project for which the proponent has published an EIS notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) —the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered; and the proponent for the project may apply to the Coordinator-General to change a stated condition; and if the proponent makes an application under paragraph (c) — the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 4 , division 3A , applies to the application; and the application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
(sec.11-ssec.4) Except as provided in the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 7A , neither the Land Court nor the Planning and Environment Court has jurisdiction in relation to conditions stated under subsection (2) .
- (a) a proponent makes a public notification about the draft EIS for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 33 (1) ;
- (b) a proponent publishes an EIS notice for the project under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) .
- (a) the stated condition is taken to be an enforceable condition for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , section 157A ; and
- (b) the Coordinator-General must give a copy of the stated condition to— (i) the proponent for the project; and (ii) if the large resource project is a project for which the proponent has published an EIS notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) —the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered; and
- (i) the proponent for the project; and
- (ii) if the large resource project is a project for which the proponent has published an EIS notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) —the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered; and
- (c) the proponent for the project may apply to the Coordinator-General to change a stated condition; and
- (d) if the proponent makes an application under paragraph (c) — (i) the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 4 , division 3A , applies to the application; and (ii) the application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (i) the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 4 , division 3A , applies to the application; and
- (ii) the application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (i) the proponent for the project; and
- (ii) if the large resource project is a project for which the proponent has published an EIS notice under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 51 (2) (b) —the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered; and
- (i) the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , part 4 , division 3A , applies to the application; and
- (ii) the application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.