Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) an assessment process commenced in relation to a proposed action under the former Act before the commencement; and
(b) the proponent had taken no steps or only limited steps in the assessment process before the commencement.
(2) The NT EPA may terminate the assessment process under the former Act if the NT EPA considers that continuing the assessment process is no longer appropriate because of the passage of time since the assessment process commenced.
(3) Before making a decision under subsection (2), the NT EPA must give the proponent:
(a) written notice of the proposed termination; and
(b) an opportunity to make a submission in relation to the proposed termination.
(4) If an assessment process is terminated under this section, this Act applies to the environmental impact assessment of the proposed action.
(5) The NT EPA must give written notice to the Minister and to the responsible Minister, as defined in section 3 of the former Act. of the termination of an assessment process under this section.