Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 54J

54J Declaration for coordinated project for this part

(1) The Coordinator-General may declare (a
"bilateral project declaration" ) a coordinated project to be also a project to be assessed under this part for the purposes of the bilateral agreement.

(2) The Coordinator-General may make a bilateral project declaration only if satisfied the coordinated project—

(a) is within the scope of the bilateral agreement; and

(b) is not likely to have a significant impact on an environmental matter protected by a provision of the Commonwealth Environment Act , part 3 , that is not a specified provision.

(3) However, the Coordinator-General must not make a declaration under subsection (1) about a coordinated project that is any of the following—

(a) an action that the Commonwealth Minister has decided, under the Commonwealth Environment Act , section 75 , is not a controlled action;

(b) an action about which the Commonwealth Minister has made a decision, under the Commonwealth Environment Act , section 133 , approving or refusing to approve the taking of the action;

(c) an action the Commonwealth Minister has decided the Commonwealth Environment Act , part 7 , division 1A applies to because the action would have unacceptable impacts on an environmental matter protected.

(4) A bilateral project declaration must be made by gazette notice.