Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 131

Inviting comments from other Ministers before decision

  (1)   Before the Minister (the Environment Minister ) decides whether or not to approve, for the purposes of a controlling provision, the taking of an action, and what conditions (if any) to attach to an approval, he or she must:

  (a)   inform any other Minister whom the Environment Minister believes has administrative responsibilities relating to the action of the decision the Environment Minister proposes to make; and

  (b)   invite the other Minister to give the Environment Minister comments on the proposed decision within 10 business days.

  (2)   A Minister invited to comment may make comments that:

  (a)   relate to economic and social matters relating to the action; and

  (b)   may be considered by the Environment Minister consistently with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.

This does not limit the comments such a Minister may give.


AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback