Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
SCHEDULE 5 - Characteristics tSCHEDULE 5 - Characteristics to be Considered in Determining Class of Assessment
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[Schedule 5 Repealed by No. 45 of 2007, s. 28, Applied:29 Nov 2007]
[Schedule 5 Amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 44, Applied:28 Oct 2020]
| Class of assessment | Characteristics | | 1. Class 2A | Small-scale projects with environmental impacts that – | | | (a) are minor in scale or consequence; and | | | (b) are local in extent; and | | | (c) may be readily avoided or mitigated through appropriate management; and | | | (d) are unlikely to generate significant public interest. | | 2. Class 2B | Any activity that is not included in Class 2A or Class 2C | | 3. Class 2C | Projects that – | | | (b) have a reasonable likelihood of – | | | (i) requiring approval from the Commonwealth Government under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth; or | | | (ii) generating a very high level of public interest; or | | | (c) possess more than one of the following characteristics: | | | (i) a high level of public interest; | | | (ii) very large scale of development or potential for environmental impacts across a wide area; | | | (iii) potential to significantly increase pressure on a threatened species; | | | (iv) are subject to unusual or complex factors that are likely to demand additional time during the environmental impact assessment process. |