Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 26

26 Declaration of coordinated project

(1) The Coordinator-General may—

(a) declare a project to be a coordinated project for which an EIS is required; or

(b) declare a project to be a coordinated project for which an IAR is required.

(2) However, the Coordinator-General may make a declaration under subsection (1) (b) only if satisfied the environmental effects of the project do not, having regard to their scale and extent, require assessment through the EIS process under division 3 , subdivision 1 .

(3) The declaration must be made by gazette notice.

(4) If the project involves development that requires a development approval, the Coordinator-General must give a copy of the gazette notice to the person who is, or is to be, the assessment manager for a development application for the approval.

(5) If the project involves a proposed environmental authority for a mining activity relating to a mining lease, the Coordinator-General must give a copy of the gazette notice to the EPA and MRA Ministers.

(6) If the project involves a proposed geothermal production lease under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 , the Coordinator-General must also give a copy of the gazette notice to the Minister for the time being administering that Act.

(7) If the project involves a lease or licence under a petroleum Act, the Coordinator-General must also give a copy of the gazette notice to the Minister for the time being administering the Act .

(8) If the project involves a proposed GHG injection and storage lease under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 , the Coordinator-General must also give a copy of the gazette notice to the Minister for the time being administering that Act.

(9) In this section—

"petroleum Act" means—

(a) the Petroleum Act 1923 ; or

(b) the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ; or

(c) the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 .