Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to subregulation (3), a person preparing or dealing with an initial environmental evaluation must comply with the requirements of Part 3.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), a person preparing or dealing with a draft or final comprehensive environmental evaluation must comply with the requirements of Part 4.
(3) A proponent of an activity may contravene a requirement of Part 3 or 4 for preparing or dealing with an environmental evaluation before carrying on the activity in an emergency:
(a) to save a person from death or serious injury; or
(b) to secure the safety of a ship or aircraft or the safety of equipment or facilities of high value; or
(c) to protect the environment.