Single assessment. In determining the assessment approach for a proposed action, the ACT will decide on a form of assessment that will allow the Commonwealth Minister to have sufficient information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve the proposed action and, if so, under what conditions. To ensure that a single ACT assessment can be relied on by the Commonwealth Minister for a decision under Part 9 of the EPBC Act, the ACT will ensure that the Assessment Report includes: a description of: the action; the places affected by the action; and any Matters of NES that are likely to be affected by the action; all relevant matters on Matters of NES separately. This means that the nature and extent of likely impacts must be explicitly assessed for each Matter of NES, being, as relevant: the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property; the National Heritage values of a National Heritage place; the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetland; listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species) or their habitat, or any listed threatened ecological communities; listed migratory species or their habitat; the environment of the Commonwealth marine area (for actions outside the Commonwealth marine area that may impact the environment in the Commonwealth marine area); Commonwealth land (for actions outside Commonwealth land that may impact on the environment on Commonwealth land); and the environment (in the case of a nuclear action); a separate chapter or part dealing with all relevant impacts on Matters of NES; a description of feasible mitigation measures, changes to the action or procedures to prevent or minimise environmental impacts on each relevant Matter of NES proposed by the proponent or suggested in public submissions; to the extent practicable, a description of any feasible alternatives to the action that have been identified through the assessment process, and their likely impact on each Matter of NES; a statement of recommended conditions for approval of the action that may be imposed to address identified impacts on Matters of NES, including consideration of any offsets; a statement of the ACT approval requirements and conditions that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action when the report is prepared, including a description of the monitoring, enforcement and review procedures that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action; and the Information and opinion on which the assessment is based, or its source. The ACT may seek advice on relevant matters from Commonwealth agencies with relevant expertise with details to be outlined in the Administrative Arrangements.
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Samples: Bilateral Agreement
Single assessment. In determining the assessment approach for a proposed action, the ACT Victoria will decide on a an appropriate form of assessment equivalent to assessment via an inquiry, environmental impact statement, public environment report or preliminary documentation under the EPBC Act that will allow the Commonwealth Minister to have sufficient information Information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve the proposed action and, if so, under what conditions. To ensure that a single ACT Victorian assessment can be relied on by the Commonwealth Minister for a decision under Part 9 of the EPBC Act, the ACT Victoria will ensure that the Assessment Report includes: a description of: the action; the places affected by the action; and any Matters of NES that are likely to be affected by the action; all relevant matters impacts on Matters of NES separately. This means that the nature and extent of likely impacts must be explicitly assessed for each Matter of NES, being, as relevant: the world heritage World Heritage values of a declared World Heritage property; the National Heritage values of a National Heritage place; the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetlandXxxxxx xxxxxxx; listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species) or their habitat, or any listed threatened ecological communities; the members of a listed migratory species or their habitat; a water resource, in relation to coal seam gas or large coal mining developments; the environment of the Commonwealth marine area (for actions outside the Commonwealth marine area that may impact the environment in the Commonwealth marine area); Commonwealth land (for actions outside Commonwealth land that may impact on the environment on Commonwealth land); and the environment (in the case of a nuclear action); a separate chapter or part dealing with all relevant impacts on Matters of NES; a description of feasible mitigation measures, changes to the action or procedures to prevent or minimise environmental impacts on each relevant Matter of NES proposed by the proponent or suggested in public submissions; to the extent practicable, a description of any feasible alternatives to the action that have been identified through the assessment process, and their likely impact on each Matter of NES; a statement of recommended conditions for approval of the action that may be imposed to address identified impacts on Matters of NES, including consideration of any offsets; a statement of the ACT Victorian approval requirements and conditions that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action when the report is prepared, including a description of the monitoring, enforcement and review procedures that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action; and the Information and opinion on which the assessment is based, or its source; and is accompanied by sufficient information about the relevant impacts of the action to let the Commonwealth Minister make an informed decision whether or not to approve under Part 9 of the EPBC Act (for the purposes of each controlling provision) the taking of the action. The ACT may In relation to coal seam gas and large coal mining developments, to ensure that the Commonwealth Minister can efficiently proceed to a decision consistent with s.131AB of the EPBC Act, Victoria will: refer coal seam gas or large coal mining developments that are likely to have a significant impact on water resources to the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development for advice; and take account of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development advice in the Assessment Report. Xxxxxxxx xxx seek advice on relevant matters from Commonwealth agencies with relevant expertise with details to be outlined in the Administrative Arrangements.
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Samples: Bilateral Agreement
Single assessment. In determining the assessment approach for a proposed action, the ACT SA will decide on a form of assessment that will allow the Commonwealth Minister to have sufficient information Information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve the proposed action and, if so, under what conditions. To inform SA’s determination of the assessment approach, the Commonwealth Minister will provide to SA a copy of the notice of the decision and reasons for the decision provided to the proponent under section 77 of the EPBC Act. To ensure that a single ACT SA assessment can be relied on by the Commonwealth Minister for a decision under Part 9 of the EPBC Act, the ACT SA will ensure that the Assessment Report includes: a description of: the action; the places affected by the action; and any Matters of NES that are likely to be affected by the action; all relevant matters impacts on Matters of NES separately. This means that the nature and extent of likely impacts must be explicitly assessed for each Matter of NES, being, as relevant: the world heritage World Heritage values of a declared World Heritage property; the National Heritage values of a National Heritage place; the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetland; listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species) or their habitat, or any listed threatened ecological communities; the members of a listed migratory species or their habitat; a water resource, in relation to coal seam gas or large coal mining developments; the environment of the Commonwealth marine area (for actions outside the Commonwealth marine area that may impact the environment in the Commonwealth marine area); the environment, in the case of a nuclear action; and / or Commonwealth land (for actions outside Commonwealth land that may impact on the environment on Commonwealth land); and the environment (in the case a clear identification of a nuclear action); a separate chapter or part dealing with all relevant impacts on Matters matters of NES; . a description of feasible mitigation measures, changes to the action or procedures to prevent or minimise environmental impacts on each relevant Matter of NES proposed by the proponent or suggested in public submissions; and to the extent practicable, a description of any feasible alternatives to the action that have been identified through the assessment process, and their likely impact on each Matter of NES; a statement of recommended conditions for approval of the action that may be imposed to address identified impacts on Matters of NES, including consideration of any offsets; a statement of the ACT SA approval requirements and conditions that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action when the report Assessment Report is prepared, including a description of the monitoring, enforcement and review procedures that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action; and the Information and opinion on which the assessment is based, or its source. The ACT In relation to coal seam gas and large coal mining developments, SA will: refer coal seam gas or large coal mining developments that are likely to have a significant impact on water resources to the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development for advice; and take account of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development advice in the Assessment Report. SA may seek advice on relevant matters from Commonwealth agencies with relevant expertise with details to be outlined in the Administrative Arrangements.
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Samples: Bilateral Agreement
Single assessment. In determining the assessment approach for a proposed action, the ACT Tasmania will decide on a form of assessment that will allow the Commonwealth Minister to have sufficient information Information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve the proposed action and, if so, under what conditions. To ensure that a single ACT Tasmanian assessment can be relied on by the Commonwealth Minister for a decision under Part 9 of the EPBC Act, the ACT Tasmania will ensure that the Assessment Report includes: a description of: the action; the places affected by the action; and any Matters of NES that are likely to be affected by the action; all relevant matters impacts on Matters of NES separately. This means that the nature and extent of likely impacts must be explicitly assessed for each Matter of NES, being, as relevant: the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property; the National Heritage national heritage values of a National Heritage place; the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetland; listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species) or their habitat, or any listed threatened ecological communities; listed migratory species or their habitat; a water resource, in relation to coal seam gas or large coal mining developments; the environment of the Commonwealth marine area (for actions outside the Commonwealth marine area that may impact the environment in the Commonwealth marine area); Commonwealth land (for actions outside Commonwealth land that may impact on the environment on Commonwealth land); and the environment (in the case of a nuclear action); a separate chapter or part dealing with all relevant impacts on Matters of NES; a description of feasible mitigation measures, changes to the action or procedures to prevent or minimise environmental impacts on each relevant Matter of NES proposed by the proponent or suggested in public submissions; to the extent practicable, a description of any feasible alternatives to the action that have been identified through the assessment process, and their likely impact on each Matter of NES; a statement of recommended conditions for approval of the action that may be imposed to address identified impacts on Matters of NES, including consideration of any offsets; a statement of the ACT Tasmanian approval requirements and conditions that apply, or are proposed to apply, apply to the action when the report is prepared, including a description of the monitoring, enforcement and review procedures that apply, or are proposed to apply, to the action; and the Information and opinion on which the assessment is based, or its source. The ACT In relation to coal seam gas and large coal mining developments, to enable the Commonwealth Minister to efficiently proceed to a decision consistent with section 131AB of the EPBC Act, Tasmania will, subject to statutory timeframes for an assessment: refer coal seam gas or large coal mining developments that are likely to have a significant impact on water resources to the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development for advice; and take account of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development advice in the Assessment Report. Tasmania may seek advice on relevant matters from Commonwealth agencies with relevant expertise with details to be outlined in the Administrative Arrangements.
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Samples: Bilateral Agreement
Single assessment. In determining the assessment approach for a proposed action, the ACT assessment approach for a proposed action that will decide on a form of assessment that be chosen will allow the Commonwealth Minister to have sufficient information Information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve the proposed action and, if so, under what conditions. To ensure that a single ACT NT assessment can be relied on by the Commonwealth Minister for a decision under Part 9 of the EPBC Act, the ACT will ensure that the Assessment Report includeswill include: a description of: the action; the places affected by the action; and any Matters of NES that are likely to be affected by the action; a separate chapter or part dealing with all relevant matters impacts on Matters of NES separatelyNES. This means that the The nature and extent of likely impacts must be explicitly assessed for each Matter of NES, being, as relevant: the world heritage values of a declared World Heritage property; the National Heritage values of a National Heritage place; the ecological character of a declared Ramsar wetlandXxxxxx xxxxxxx; listed threatened species (except a conservation dependent species) or their habitat, or any listed threatened ecological communities; the members of a listed migratory species or their habitat; the environment, in relation to nuclear actions; a water resource, in relation to coal seam gas or large coal mining developments; the environment of in the Commonwealth marine area (for actions outside the Commonwealth marine area that may impact the environment in the Commonwealth marine area); and Commonwealth land (for actions outside Commonwealth land that may impact on the environment on Commonwealth land); and the environment (in the case of a nuclear action); a separate chapter or part dealing with all relevant impacts on Matters of NES; . a description of feasible mitigation measures, changes to the action or procedures to prevent or minimise environmental impacts on each relevant Matter of NES proposed by the proponent or suggested in public submissions; to the extent practicable, a description of any feasible alternatives to the action that have been identified through the assessment process, and their likely impact on each Matter of NES; a statement of recommended conditions for approval of the action that may be imposed to address identified impacts on Matters of NES, including consideration of any offsets; where feasible, a statement of the ACT NT approval requirements and conditions that apply, or are proposed may be recommended to apply, to the action when the report is prepared, including a description of the monitoring, enforcement approvals and review procedures that apply, or are proposed may be recommended to apply, to the action; and the Information and opinion on which the assessment is based, or its source. In relation to coal seam gas and large coal mining developments, to enable the Commonwealth Minister to efficiently proceed to a decision consistent with section 131AB of the EPBC Act, the NT will: refer coal seam gas or large coal mining developments that are likely to have a significant impact on water resources to the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development for advice; and take account of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development advice in the Assessment Report. The ACT NT may seek advice on relevant matters from Commonwealth agencies with relevant expertise with details to be outlined in the Administrative Arrangements. The parties agree that advice will be sought from the Supervising Scientist in relation to uranium or thorium in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Commonwealth and the NT in relation to working arrangements for the regulation of uranium mining in the NT (the MoU) and will be taken into account once provided. The parties also agree that non-binding advice of the Supervising Scientist may be sought by the NT, and the Supervising Scientist will provide such advice, concerning relevant matters not subject to the MoU in relation to nuclear actions in the NT.
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Samples: Bilateral Agreement