Queensland Consolidated Acts

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

54ZL Compliance under Environmental Protection Act

(1) The Environmental Protection Act , sections 437 to 440 and 493A apply to the undertaking of a coordinated project as if an environmental approval for the project were an environmental authority under that Act.

(2) Also, the Environmental Protection Act , section 493 applies in relation to an offence against that Act, chapter 8 , part 3 in relation to a coordinated project.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if—

(a) a proceeding is proposed to be started in the Planning and Environment Court under the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 ; and

(b) the relief or remedy proposed to be sought in the proceeding relates to an offence, or threatened or anticipated offence, against a provision of the Environmental Protection Act because of section 493A of that Act as applied under subsection (1) ; and

(c) the offence or threatened or anticipated offence relates to the coordinated project.

(4) Despite the Environmental Protection Act , section 505 , only the following persons may bring the proceeding—

(a) the Coordinator-General;

(b) an entity nominated under section 54V as having jurisdiction for a condition of the environmental approval for the coordinated project;

(c) the local government for the local government area in which the coordinated project is, or is to be, undertaken;

(d) the proponent;

(e) another person whose interests are significantly adversely affected by the subject matter of the proceeding.