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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Referral of project to fast-track approvals process - Process after Minister receives referral application

15: Process after Minister receives referral application

You could also call this:

"What the Minister does after getting a referral application"

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When the Minister gets a referral application from the responsible agency under section 14, the Minister must do a few things. The Minister must consider the application and comply with section 16. The Minister must also comply with sections 17 to 19, unless they decide to decline the application according to section 25.

The Minister has to make a decision on the application, and they must do this according to section 21. You can think of this like a checklist for the Minister to follow when they get a referral application.

The Minister's job is to carefully think about the application and follow the rules set out in the different sections of the law.

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Referral of project to fast-track approvals process: Process after Minister receives referral application

15Process after Minister receives referral application

  1. If the Minister receives a referral application from the responsible agency under section 14, the Minister must—

  2. consider the application; and
    1. comply with section 16; and
      1. comply with sections 17 to 19 unless, before doing so, the Minister decides to decline the application in accordance with section 25; and
        1. make a decision on the application in accordance with section 21.