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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2019 (NO 31 OF 2019) - SECT 281

Confidential information

    (1)     This section applies if a proponent or an approval holder is required under this Act or the regulations to provide information to the Minister or the NT EPA in relation to:

    (a)     a referred action; or

    (b)     a referred strategic proposal; or

    (c)     the environmental impact assessment of an action; or

    (d)     the approval of an action; or

    (e)     a significant variation of an action; or

    (f)     the amendment of an environmental approval; or

    (g)     the suspension or revocation of an environmental approval; or

    (h)     the transfer of an environmental approval; or

        (i)     a circumstance prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     At the time of providing the information, the proponent or approval holder may request that identified information provided not be made public on the basis that the information is:

    (a)     commercial-in-confidence, which may include:

        (i)     commercial contractual information; or

        (ii)     confidential agreements with third parties if these are required not to be disclosed; or

    (b)     cultural-in-confidence; or

    (c)     subject to legal professional privilege; or

    (d)     otherwise required by law to be withheld from publication ; or

    (e)     information that is in the public interest to withhold.

    (3)     An application must be made in accordance with the regulations.



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