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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Panel consideration of substantive application - Steps by panel convener after receiving substantive application from EPA

50: Panel convener sets up panel

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“The person in charge chooses people to review important applications”

You need to know about how a panel is set up for applications. When the panel convener gets an application from the EPA, they must set up a panel. They do this following the rules in Schedule 3.

If the application is about a priority project, the panel convener must set up the panel for that one first. They will do this before they set up panels for any other applications that are not about priority projects.

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Part 2 Fast-track approvals process
Panel consideration of substantive application: Steps by panel convener after receiving substantive application from EPA

50Panel convener sets up panel

  1. The panel convener must set up a panel in accordance with Schedule 3 for each substantive application that the panel convener receives from the EPA.

  2. If a substantive application relates to a priority project, the panel convener must set up a panel for that application before setting up a panel for any substantive application that does not relate to a priority project.