State Development and Public Works Organisation Regulation 2020 (Qld)

State Development and Public Works Organisation Regulation 2020

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the State Development and Public Works Organisation Regulation 2020.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 2 September 2020.

Part 2 Environmental coordination

3 Application of part (1) This part applies in relation to a project if— (a) the project is declared, under section 26 of the Act, to be a coordinated project; and (b) either— (i) the Commonwealth Minister decides under the Commonwealth Environment Act, section 87, that the approach for assessing the relevant impacts of the project is assessment by an accredited assessment process and gives notice of the decision under section 91 of that Act; or (ii) the relevant impacts of the project are to be assessed under a bilateral agreement; and (c) part 4A of the Act does not apply in relation to the project. (2) For subsection (1)(b), it does not matter— (a) whether the Commonwealth Minister's decision mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) is made, or the notice of the decision is given, before or after the project is declared as mentioned in subsection (1)(a); or (b) whether the requirement for the assessment mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii) arises before or after the project is declared as mentioned in subsection (1)(a). (3) In this section— bilateral agreement has the meaning given by the Commonwealth Environment Act, section 45(2).

4 Definitions for part In this part— designated proponent, of a project, means the person designated, under the Commonwealth Environment Act, section 75(3), as proponent of the action the subject of the project. EIS process means the process under part 4, division 3, subdivision 1 of the Act for a coordinated project. IAR process means the process under part 4, division 3, subdivision 2 of the Act for a coordinated project. relevant impacts has the meaning given by the Commonwealth Environment Act, section 82.