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Fast-track Approvals Bill

Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects - Decisions about referral of projects and process of referral - Decision on referral application

23: Minister may specify specifies matters for accepted referral application

You could also call this:

“Minister sets rules for accepted projects and applications”

If the Minister accepts a referral application and refers a project, they must do a few things. First, they have to say who can submit a full application for the project. This will be the same person who asked for the referral.

The Minister can also set some rules for the project. They might say where the project can happen, how long it can last, or what parts of the project can be done.

For the full application, the Minister can decide a few more things. They can set a due date for when the application needs to be sent in. They can ask for specific information to be included with the application. They can also tell the panel to ask for comments from certain people or groups, in addition to those already mentioned in [section 24M].

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Part 2 Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects
Decisions about referral of projects and process of referral: Decision on referral application

23Minister may specify specifies matters for accepted referral application

  1. This section applies if the Minister accepts a referral application and refers a project.

  2. The Minister must specify the person who lodged the referral application as the person who is authorised to lodge a substantive application for the project.

  3. The Minister may specify any or all of the following:

  4. restrictions that apply to the project (for example, on its geographical location, its duration, or the aspects of the project that may be carried out):
    1. in relation to a substantive application for the project,—
      1. a deadline for lodging the application:
        1. information that must be submitted with the application:
          1. the persons or groups from whom a panel must invite submissions in addition to those specified in section 24M .