Victorian Current Acts

VICTORIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COUNCIL ACT 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose and outline of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--VICTORIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COUNCIL

   4.      Establishment of Council  
   5.      Objectives of Council  
   6.      Functions  
   7.      Powers  
   8.      Constitution and membership of the Council  
   9.      Terms and conditions of office of members  
   10.     Proceedings of the Council  
   11.     Validity of decisions  
   12.     Committees of the Council  
   13.     Community Reference Groups  
   14.     Report on operations  

   PART 3--INVESTIGATIONS, ASSESSMENTS AND ADVICE

           Division 1--Investigations

   15.     Minister to request investigation  
   16.     Requests, amendments and withdrawals to be laid before the Parliament  
   17.     Minister to approve resources for investigation  
   18.     Matters to be taken into account in investigations and recommendations  
   19.     Role of Departments and public authorities  
   20.     Notice of investigation  
   21.     Notice of preparation of discussion paper and draft proposals paper  
   22.     Submissions  
   23.     Report on the investigation  
   24.     Extension of time  
   25.     Government response—Investigations  
   26.     Statement in relation to amended Government response—Investigations  
   26A.    Implementation of recommendations—Investigations  

           Division 2--Assessments and advice

   26B.    Minister may request assessment or advice  
   26C.    Notice of requests, amendments and withdrawals under section 26B to be laid before each House of the Parliament and published  
   26D.    Role of Departments and public authorities—Assessments and advice  
   26E.    Report on assessment or advice  
   26F.    Extension of time—Assessments and advice  
   26G.    Government response—Assessments or advice  
   26H.    Statement in relation to amended Government response—Assessments or advice  
   26I.    Implementation of recommendations—Assessments or advice  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL

   27.     Repeal of Environment Conservation Council Act 1997  
   28.     Saving of recommendations  
   29.     Transitional—National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Act 2016  
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