Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL ACT 1994 - SECT 22A

(1)

The Council may vary any national environment protection measure if:

(a)

the variation is supported by a unanimous resolution of all of the members; and

(b)

the resolution states that the variation does not involve a significant change in the effect of the national environment protection measure.

A variation under this section is a minor variation .

(2)

If the Council decides that a variation does not involve a significant change in the effect of the national environment protection measure, the Council must prepare:

(a)

a draft of the proposed variation; and

(b)

a statement relating to the variation that explains:

(i)

the reasons for the proposed variation; and

(ii)

the nature and effect of the proposed variation; and

(iii)

the reasons why the Council is satisfied that the variation is a minor variation.