Common use of ASSESSMENT REPORT Clause in Contracts

ASSESSMENT REPORT. An Assessment Report must be prepared by the relevant Victorian Minister which takes into account: the Information in the Assessment Documentation; and any other Information relating to relevant impacts that is available to the relevant Victorian Minister. Specified manner of assessment – Item 2.1(d) (Planning and Environment ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Vic)) Any controlled action subject to this Agreement and assessed using the assessment approach specified at Item 2.1(d) of this Schedule must be subject to the following requirements. Prior to any hearing being conducted by persons appointed by the Victorian Minister as an advisory committee (Advisory Committee) under section 151 of the Planning and Environment ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (see Item 6.3(a)) in respect of the action, the proponent of the action is to prepare assessment documentation that describes: the proposed action; the likely relevant impacts of the action, as defined in section 82 of the EPBC Act, and includes an assessment of those impacts; to the extent practicable, any feasible alternatives to the proposed action that could avoid or reduce relevant impacts; and possible mitigation measures. Once prepared by the proponent to the satisfaction of the relevant Victorian Minister, the assessment document must be released for public comment for at least 28 calendar days. When the public is invited to comment on the assessment document the invitation must: be published in a newspaper circulating generally in each State and Territory; and include the matters specified in Schedule 1, Item 7.04 of the EPBC Regulations. The proponent of the action being assessed must be provided with any submissions made by the public during the period that the assessment document is released for public comment. The proponent is to provide the Advisory Committee with a written response to submissions from the public that relate to relevant impacts. Persons are to be appointed by the Victorian Minister as an advisory committee under section 151 of the Planning and Environment ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. The persons appointed as the Advisory Committee are to be independent and to have sufficient power to investigate the action adequately. The Advisory Committee is to consider the action in accordance with terms of reference provided by the Victorian Minister that will ensure that it: conducts a formal public hearing in relation to the action; assesses all relevant impacts of the action, as defined in section 82 of the EPBC Act, and includes an assessment of those impacts; provides enough information about the action and its relevant impacts for the Commonwealth Minister to make an informed decision whether to approve the action; and addresses the relevant impacts in its report and associated recommendations. The Advisory Committee is to consider the assessment document initially prepared by the proponent, any written submissions by the public, further submissions provided by submitters, and the response provided by the proponent to public submissions. The Advisory Committee is to give public notice of its terms of reference, including by advertising in newspapers circulating generally in each State and Territory. Hearings are to be held in public, unless the Advisory Committee directs otherwise in the public interest or for reasons of commercial confidentiality.

ASSESSMENT REPORT. An Assessment Report must be prepared by the relevant Victorian Minister which takes into account: the report and recommendations of the Assessment Committee and relevant advice from the Environment Protection Authority; the Information in the Assessment DocumentationCIS, any revision of the CIS, and the proponent’s response to public submissions; and any other Information relating to relevant impacts that is available to the relevant Victorian Minister. Specified manner of assessment – Item 2.1(d2.1(b) (Planning and Environment Effects ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Vic)) Any controlled action subject to this Agreement and assessed using the assessment approach specified at Item 2.1(d2.1(b) of this Schedule must be subject to the following requirements. Prior to any hearing being conducted by persons appointed by the The relevant Victorian Minister as an advisory committee (Advisory Committee) under section 151 of the Planning and Environment ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (see Item 6.3(a)) in respect of the action, the proponent of the action is to prepare assessment documentation written scoping requirements for the preparation of an Environment Effects Statement (EES) that describesare designed to ensure that the EES: assesses all impacts that the proposed action; the action has, will have or is likely relevant impacts to have on each matter protected by a provision of the action, as defined in section 82 Part 3 of the EPBC Act; and provides enough information about the controlled action and its relevant impacts to allow the Commonwealth Minister to make an informed decision whether to approve the action; and addresses the matters outlined in Schedule 4 of the EPBC Regulations. The relevant Victorian Minister will, seek public comment on the scoping requirements before they are made and, in doing so, the publication requirements described in Item 4.3(a) and Item 4.3(b) of this Schedule 1 must be complied with. The proponent is to prepare the EES in accordance with guidelines made under section 10 of the Environment Effects Act 1978 (Vic.), and includes an assessment in accordance with aspects of those impacts; the scoping requirements for the EES referred to the extent practicable, any feasible alternatives in Items 4.3(a) and (b) of this Schedule 1 in relation to the proposed action that could avoid or reduce relevant impacts; and possible mitigation measures. Once prepared by the proponent An invitation for public comment on draft scoping requirements is to the satisfaction of enable written submissions to the relevant Victorian Minister, the assessment document must be released for public comment for at least 28 calendar Minister within a minimum period of 15 business days. When the public is invited to comment on the assessment document draft scoping requirements or an EES, the invitation must: be published in a newspaper circulating generally in each State and Territory; and include the matters specified in Schedule 1, Item 7.04 of the EPBC Regulations. The EES must be made available to the public, released for public comment, and the public given at least 28 calendar days to provide written submissions to the relevant Victorian Minister. The proponent of the action being assessed must must: be provided with any submissions made by the public during the period that the assessment document EES is released for public comment. The proponent is to provide the Advisory Committee with comments; and prepare a written response to submissions from those submissions, which summarises or takes into account the issues raised by the public in those submissions, and provide that relate to relevant impacts. Persons are to be written response to: an inquiry appointed by the Victorian Minister as an advisory committee under section 151 9(1) of the Planning and Environment Effects ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Vic), if one is appointed prior to the completion of the inquiry; or the relevant Victorian Minister, as a supplementary statement under section 5 of the Environment Effects Act 1978 (Vic), if an inquiry is not appointed. If an inquiry is appointed under section 9(1) of the Environment Effects ▇. The persons appointed as ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Vic) to assess the Advisory Committee are to be independent and to have sufficient power to investigate environmental effects of the action adequately. The Advisory Committee proposal, it is to to: consider the relevant impacts of the action in accordance with terms of reference provided by the relevant Victorian Minister that will ensure that it: conducts a formal public hearing in relation to the actionMinister; assesses all relevant impacts of the action, as defined in section 82 of the EPBC Act, and includes an assessment of those impacts; provides enough information about the action and its relevant impacts for the Commonwealth Minister to make an informed decision whether to approve the action; and addresses the relevant impacts in its report and associated recommendations. The Advisory Committee is to consider the assessment document initially prepared by the proponentEES, any written submissions by the public, further submissions provided by submitterssubmitters to the inquiry, and the response provided by the proponent to public submissions. The Advisory Committee is to give public notice of ; and address the relevant impacts in its terms of reference, including by advertising in newspapers circulating generally in each State report and Territory. Hearings are to be held in public, unless the Advisory Committee directs otherwise in the public interest or for reasons of commercial confidentialityassociated recommendations.