Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) ACT 1974 No. 164 of 1974 - SECT 6

6. (1) The Governor-General may, from time to time, by order, approve, and
approve variations of, administrative procedures for the purpose of achieving
the object of this Act, being procedures that are consistent with relevant
laws, as affected by regulations under this Act.

(2) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the approved
procedures may provide for-

   (a)  the supplying to the Minister of information for the purpose of
        consideration, by him or on his behalf, of the necessity for
        environmental impact statements;

   (b)  authorizing the Minister to direct the preparation or obtaining, and
        the submission to the Minister, of statements to be known as
        environmental impact statements;

   (c)  defining, or authorizing the Minister to determine, the matters to be
        dealt with by, and the form of, those statements;

   (d)  the making of those statements available, in cases or circumstances
        specified by or in accordance with the procedures, for public comment;

   (e)  inquiries in accordance with this Act, and action to be taken in
        respect of reports resulting from such inquiries;

   (f)  the revision of those statements;

   (g)  the examination of those statements by or on behalf of the Minister
        and the making by or on behalf of the Minister of comments,
        suggestions or recommendations concerning the matters to which those
        statements relate, including suggestions or recommendations concerning
        conditions to which approvals, agreements and other matters should be
        subject; and

   (h)  exemptions from all or any of the requirements of the procedures.