(1)  A declaration of a major project must include –

(a) a map, or description, indicating the location of the land on which the project is to be situated; and

(b) subject to subsection (2) , a description of the project, including –

(i) the activities that are proposed to be carried out as part of the project after the construction phase of the project is completed; and

(ii) the proposed uses or developments that are proposed to occur in relation to the project; and

(c) subject to subsection (2) , a plan indicating generally the areas, on the land on which the project is to be situated, on which proposed uses or developments in relation to the project are to occur; and

(d) the name of the proponent of the major project; and

(e) the attributes of the project specified in section 60M(1) , which, in the opinion of the Minister, are such that the project is eligible to be declared to be a major project.

(2)  If a project to which a declaration of a major project is to relate includes transport infrastructure, water or sewerage infrastructure, energy infrastructure or communications infrastructure –

(a) the description, referred to in subsection (1)(b) , is to be a general description of –

(i) the activities that are proposed to be carried out as part of the project after the construction phase of the project is completed; and

(ii) the proposed uses or developments that are proposed to occur in relation to the project; and

(b) the plan, referred to in subsection (1)(c) , is to be a plan setting out generally the types of infrastructure and the areas of the land within any part of which such infrastructure may be situated.

(3)  The Minister, in a declaration of a major project, may include a statement –

(a) specifying the particular qualifications or experience that the Minister considers ought to be possessed by at least one member of the Panel in relation to the major project; and

(b) requiring the Commission to, under section 60W(4) , appoint to be a member of the Panel at least one person who possesses such qualifications or experience.

(4)  The Minister may include in a declaration of a major project any use or development that is necessary for the implementation of the major project, whether or not the use or development is to be undertaken by or on behalf of the proponent named in the declaration or by and on behalf of another person.

(5)  The Minister may, in a declaration of a major project in relation to a major project that is to take place on an area of land all or part of which is not within any municipal area, specify that a planning authority nominated in the declaration is to be the planning authority in relation to the major project.

(6)  The Minister may only specify in a declaration of a major project a planning authority for the purposes of subsection (5) if the planning authority is the planning authority for a municipal area that is within a regional area that is adjacent to the area of land on which the major project is to be situated in whole or in part.

(7)  If the Minister specifies in a declaration of a major project, in accordance with subsection (5) , that a planning authority is the planning authority for a municipal area, the planning authority is, for the purposes of this Division, a relevant planning authority in relation to the major project.