New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 75H

75H Environmental assessment and public consultation

(1) The proponent is to submit to the Director-General the environmental assessment required under this Division for approval to carry out the project.

(2) If the Director-General considers that the environmental assessment does not adequately address the environmental assessment requirements, the Director-General may require the proponent to submit a revised environmental assessment to address the matters notified to the proponent.

(3) After the environmental assessment has been accepted by the Director-General, the Director-General must, in accordance with any guidelines published by the Minister in the Gazette, make the environmental assessment publicly available for at least 30 days.

(4) During that period, any person (including a public authority) may make a written submission to the Director-General concerning the matter.

(5) The Director-General is to provide copies of submissions received by the Director-General or a report of the issues raised in those submissions to:

(a) the proponent, and

(b) if the project will require an environment protection licence under Chapter 3 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 -the Department of Environment and Conservation, and

(c) any other public authority the Director-General considers appropriate.

(6) The Director-General may require the proponent to submit to the Director-General:

(a) a response to the issues raised in those submissions, and

(b) a preferred project report that outlines any proposed changes to the project to minimise its environmental impact, and

(c) any revised statement of commitments.

(7) If the Director-General considers that significant changes are proposed to the nature of the project, the Director-General may require the proponent to make the preferred project report available to the public.