Agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of Queensland relating to environmental assessment
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 18 December 2009
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About the agreement
The bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of Queensland relating to environmental assessment (the bilateral agreement) came into effect on 11 August 2009. This agreement allows the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts to rely on specified environmental impact assessment processes of the state of Queensland in assessing actions under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
On 18 December 2009 the bilateral agreement was amended following the Commonwealth Minister making a declaration that he is satisfied the amendments will not have a significant effect on the operation of the agreement. The amendments ensure an ongoing effective bilateral agreement following legislative changes in Queensland, in particular, repeal of the environment impact statement (EIS) provisions under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 and replacement with equivalent provisions under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009. The amendments replaced any references in the bilateral agreement to the Queensland Integrated Planning Act 1997 and Integrated Planning Regulation 1998 to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 and Sustainable Planning Regulation 2009.
The amendment will allow controlled actions being assessed under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 to be assessed under the bilateral agreement for the purposes of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The amendments also include transitional provisions that allow actions being assessed under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 and bilateral agreement when the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 came into effect to continue to be assessed under the bilateral agreement.
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