Ending of relevant matters in relation to existing public interest evaluations
828 Ending of relevant matters in relation to existing public interest evaluations
This section applies if, before the commencement—
either—
an EIS was submitted by a proponent; or
a person gave a proposed PRC plan to the administering authority for assessment; and
either—
the chief executive asked a qualified entity, under former section 49(5B), to carry out a public interest evaluation and give the chief executive a report about the evaluation that complied with former section 316PB; or
the administering authority asked a qualified entity, under former section 136A(2), to carry out a public interest evaluation and give the administering authority a report about the evaluation that complied with former section 316PB; and
a relevant matter, or the period for carrying out a relevant matter, in relation to the evaluation had not ended under the former provisions of this Act.
On the commencement, the relevant matter, or a requirement to carry out the relevant matter, ends.
From the commencement, the new provisions of this Act apply for—
the completion of the EIS process for the EIS; or
the assessment of the proposed PRC plan.
However, subsection (3)(a) does not apply in relation to the terms of reference stage for the EIS.
Note—See section 837 in relation to draft terms of reference submitted before the commencement.
To the extent this section is inconsistent with section 755, 778 or 802, this section prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
This section applies subject to sections 829 to 836.
In this section—relevant matter, in relation to a public interest evaluation, means each of the following matters—
the carrying out of the evaluation;
the preparation and giving of a proposed report about the evaluation;
the making of submissions about a proposed report about the evaluation;
the consideration of submissions about a proposed report about the evaluation;
the preparation and giving of a final report about the evaluation;
the preparation and giving of a response to a report about the evaluation;
the consideration of a response to, or recommendations made in, a report about the evaluation;
the making of a decision based on a report about the evaluation;
a request for a review of a report about the evaluation;
a review of a report about the evaluation.
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