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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Miscellaneous provisions - Secondary legislation

117A: Order in Council to amend description in Schedule 2

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"The Governor-General can update project details in Schedule 2 by Order in Council"

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The Governor-General can change the details in Schedule 2 by Order in Council. You need to know that this change can be about a project's description or its location. The Minister must be sure the project's main goals will not change much because of this amendment. The Minister thinks about the good things the project will bring to the region or country. You consider what the project is for and what work is involved. The Minister also thinks about where the project is and how big it is. To make it clear, you cannot add new projects to the list in Schedule 2 using this method. An Order in Council made this way is called secondary legislation, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for how it is published. You can find more information about this in the Schedule 2 and the Legislation Act 2019. The Governor-General makes this change on the Minister's recommendation. This change helps keep the project's details up to date.

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Part 2Fast-track approvals process
Miscellaneous provisions: Secondary legislation

117AOrder in Council to amend description in Schedule 2

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, amend Schedule 2 to amend—

  2. the project description of a listed project:
    1. the description of the approximate geographical location of a listed project.

      1. The Minister must not make the recommendation unless the Minister is satisfied that the scope of the listed project will not be substantially different as a result of the amendment, taking into account—

      2. the significant regional or national benefits of the project; and
        1. the purpose of the project; and
          1. the location, scale, and nature of the works involved in the project.

            1. To avoid doubt, no new projects may be added to the list in Schedule 2 by an Order in Council made under this section.

            2. An Order in Council made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

            Notes
            • Section 117A: inserted, on , by section 50 of the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 78).