New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 5.19

5.19 Giving of approval by Minister to carry out project

(cf previous s 115ZB)

(1) If--

(a) the proponent makes an application for the approval of the Minister under this Division to carry out State significant infrastructure, and

(b) the Planning Secretary has given his or her report on the State significant infrastructure to the Minister,

the Minister may approve or disapprove of the carrying out of the State significant infrastructure.

(2) The Minister, when deciding whether or not to approve the carrying out of State significant infrastructure, is to consider--

(a) the Planning Secretary's report on the infrastructure and the reports, advice and recommendations contained in the report, and

(b) any advice provided by the Minister having portfolio responsibility for the proponent, and

(c) any findings or recommendations of the Independent Planning Commission following a review in respect of the State significant infrastructure.

(3) State significant infrastructure may be approved under this Division with such modifications of the infrastructure or on such conditions as the Minister may determine.