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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Referral of project to fast-track approvals process - Steps if referral application accepted

26: Referral of project if referral application accepted

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“Minister decides what happens after accepting a project referral application”

When the Minister accepts a referral application under section 21, they can decide what to do next. If the application is accepted under section 21(1)(a) or (c), the Minister can refer the whole project. If it’s accepted under section 21(1)(b)(i), the Minister can choose to refer either the whole project or just the alternative part that was proposed. If the application is accepted under section 21(1)(b)(ii), the Minister will only refer the alternative part of the project that was suggested. When the Minister refers just a part of a project, that specific part becomes what’s called the “referred project”.

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Referral of project to fast-track approvals process: Steps if referral application accepted

26Referral of project if referral application accepted

  1. This section applies if the Minister accepts a referral application under section 21.

  2. The Minister may,—

  3. if the application is accepted under section 21(1)(a) or (c), refer the whole project:
    1. if the application is accepted under section 21(1)(b)(i), refer—
      1. the whole project; or
        1. the part of the project that has been proposed as an alternative:
        2. if the application is accepted under section 21(1)(b)(ii), refer the part of the project that has been proposed as an alternative.

          1. If the Minister refers a part of a project under subsection (2)(b)(ii) or (c) of this section, that part of the project constitutes the referred project.