Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Effects Act 1978 - SECT 10

Guidelines

10. Guidelines



(1) The Minister may from time to time lay down guidelines for or with respect
to any matters he considers expedient to enable the carrying out of this Act,
and without in any way affecting the generality of the foregoing, for or with
respect to-

   (a)  the main types of works or proposed works which could require the
        preparation of a statement or a supplementary statement;

   (b)  procedures to be followed by proponents;

   (ba) the procedures and requirements for-

   (i)  advertising or exhibiting (or both) statements, supplementary
        statements and information relating to procedures and requirements for
        the preparation of statements and supplementary statements;

   (ii) public consultation to be undertaken in relation to works to which
        this Act applies, including consultation in relation to the
        requirements for the scope and preparation of statements and
        supplementary statements;

   (c)  matters which should be contained in a statement or a supplementary
        statement;





   (d)  any information or other matter he considers could be of assistance.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the guidelines may-

   (a)  set out different procedures and requirements for different works or
        different kinds of works;

   (b)  apply, adopt or incorporate, with or without amendments, any matter
        contained in any document or standard published by any authority or
        body as published from time to time or at the time the guidelines are
        made or at any time before then.