Northern Territory Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2019 (NO 31 OF 2019) - SECT 326

After section 208

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Division 6     Environment Protection Act 2019

209     Definition

In this Division:

"commencement" means the commencement of section 294 of the Environment Protection Act 2019 .

210     Environmental assessment completed before commencement

    (1)     This section applies if:

    (a)     an application for a development permit or an exceptional development permit or a consent under Part 2A, Division 5 for a development proposal was made before the commencement or within 2 years after the commencement; and

    (b)     an environmental assessment of the development proposal was completed under the Environmental Assessment Act 1982 before the commencement; and

    (c)     the permit or consent was not granted or given before the commencement.

    (2)     This Act as in force immediately before the commencement continues to apply to the determination of the application for the permit or consent.