Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION 2008 (NO 2 OF 2008) - REG 11

    (1)     A person developing a strategic environmental assessment must complete each of the following stages:

              •     stage A—setting context and establishing baseline

              •     stage B—developing alternatives and deciding scope

              •     stage C—assessing environmental benefits and impacts

              •     stage D—consultation

              •     stage E—monitoring, if a decision is made at stage C that monitoring is required.

    (2)     To remove any doubt—

        (a)     the person does not have to complete the stages in any particular order; and

        (b)     the person may complete more than 1 stage at a time.

Example

A person may carry out consultation (stage D) during the course of considering alternatives (stage B) and again when assessing environmental benefits and impact (stage C).

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).