(1)  A person who lodges an application for a permit for a permissible level 2 activity may first lodge with the Board a notice of intent.

(1A)  If a notice of intent lodged under subsection (1) relates to an EL activity –

(a) the Board, if the activity to which the notice of intent refers –

(i) is not an activity to which subparagraph (ii) applies, must determine under section 42K(2) whether to refuse to grant an environmental licence in relation to the activity; or

(ii) relates to a proposed expansion, intensification or modification of an activity that is carried out under an environmental licence, must determine under section 42Q(2) whether to refuse to vary an environmental licence in relation to the activity; and

(b) the Board, if it refuses under section 42K(2) or section 42Q(2) to grant or vary an environmental licence in relation to the activity, is not to take any further action under this Division in relation to the project to which the activity relates.

(2)  A notice of intent is to contain the following information in sufficient detail to enable the Board to determine the appropriate class of assessment:

(a) the name and contact details of the person lodging the application;

(b) the name of the proposed project and its location;

(c) background of the project proponent, including details of the proponent's experience and financial capacity to undertake the project and his, her or its contact details;

(d) a description of the proposed project, including its key physical components;

(e) an outline of the proposed location of the project and a general site location map;

(f) an outline of the stakeholder consultation process undertaken or proposed to be undertaken, including the consultation method, stakeholders consulted or to be consulted and the issues raised or to be raised;

(g) a general description of the physical environment that may be affected by the project;

(h) the key environmental, health, economic and social issues identified for the project to date;

(i) the surveys and studies proposed or underway in relation to the key issues for the project;

(j) the proposed timetable for the project;

(k) any other details that the Board may consider relevant to the project.