New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf previous s 115Y)
(1) When an application is made for the Minister's approval for State significant infrastructure, the Planning Secretary is to prepare environmental assessment requirements in respect of the infrastructure.
(2) For the purposes of the environmental assessment, the environmental assessment requirements must require an environmental impact statement to be prepared by or on behalf of the proponent in the form prescribed by the regulations.
(3) In preparing the environmental assessment requirements, the Planning Secretary is to consult relevant public authorities and have regard to the need for the requirements to assess any key issues raised by those public authorities.
(4) The Planning Secretary is to notify the proponent of the environmental assessment requirements. The Planning Secretary may modify those requirements by further notice to the proponent.