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Fast-track Approvals Bill

Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects - Process for panel consideration of substantive application - Panel decisions

24VA: Aquaculture decision required for certain coastal permits

You could also call this:

“Special decision needed for some sea farming permits”

If the EPA asks the chief executive to make a recommendation on an aquaculture decision, here’s what happens:

You need to know that a panel must make an aquaculture decision at least 5 working days before a certain date. They will make this decision following clause 16 of Schedule 4.

After the decision is made, the EPA has to send electronic copies of it to some people. They will send it to the relevant consent authority, to people and groups who gave information to the chief executive, and to people and groups the chief executive talked to.

However, the EPA can choose not to share some information if they think there’s a good reason to keep it private. They would use the same rules as the Official Information Act 1982 to decide this.

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Part 2 Fast-track approval approvals process for eligible projects
Process for panel consideration of substantive application: Panel decisions

24VAAquaculture decision required for certain coastal permits

  1. This section applies if the EPA requests the chief executive to make a recommendation on an aquaculture decision under section 24FA .

  2. The panel must, at least 5 working days before the date prescribed by section 24V , make an aquaculture decision in accordance with clause 16 of Schedule 4 .

  3. The EPA—

  4. must provide electronic copies of an aquaculture decision to—
    1. the relevant consent authority; and
      1. the persons and organisations who supplied information to the chief executive; and
        1. the persons and organisations consulted by the chief executive; and
        2. in complying with paragraph (a) , may withhold information if the EPA is satisfied that there would be good reason to withhold the information under the Official Information Act 1982 if the information were requested under that Act.