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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL ACT 1994 - SCHEDULE 5 - Characteristics to be Considered in Determining Class of Assessment

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL ACT 1994 - SCHEDULE 5

- Characteristics to be Considered in Determining Class of Assessment

SCHEDULE 5 - Characteristics to be Considered in Determining Class of Assessment

Section 27A

Class of assessment

Characteristics

1. Class 2A

Small-scale projects with environmental impacts that –

 

(a) are minor in scale or consequence; and

 

(b) are local in extent; and

 

(c) may be readily avoided or mitigated through appropriate management; and

 

(d) are unlikely to generate significant public interest.

2. Class 2B

Any activity that is not included in Class 2A or Class 2C

3. Class 2C

Projects that –

 

(b) have a reasonable likelihood of –

 

(i) requiring approval from the Commonwealth Government under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth; or

 

(ii) generating a very high level of public interest; or

 

(c) possess more than one of the following characteristics:

 

(i) a high level of public interest;

 

(ii) very large scale of development or potential for environmental impacts across a wide area;

 

(iii) potential to significantly increase pressure on a threatened species;

 

(iv) are subject to unusual or complex factors that are likely to demand additional time during the environmental impact assessment process.