Any person or organisation will be able to By making a representation, any person or review the major project documentation and organisation will be able to provide their make a representation on the: local knowledge or specific expertise to the major project assessment process. Major Project Proposal; Hearings Additional information requested, that might have been required by the The Panel is required to hold hearings into Minister during the declaration any representations submitted during the process or by the Panel or public exhibition period before determining participating regulators during the the assessment outcome of a Major Project assessment process; Proposal. Hearings are to be held as soon as practicable after the public exhibition period. Draft Assessment Guidelines; Any person or organisation who made a Final Assessment Guidelines; representation in relation to a major project will be given an opportunity to be heard. Major Project Impact Statement; and The Panel may dispense with holding a Draft Assessment Report. hearing in relation to a representation if the A representation in relation to a Major Panel is satisfied that all the representations Project Proposal may relate to any or all of are in support of the major project, or the the following matters: representors have advised the Panel that they do not wish to attend a hearing. The Major Project Proposal; Final Assessment Report Any in-principle permit commencement conditions that are If the Panel grants a Major Project Permit, a included in the draft Assessment notice must be placed in the Gazette and a Report; Tasmanian newspaper to identify that the permit has been granted and where the Any conditions or restrictions that permit and the reasons for granting the ought to be specified on a Major permit in the form of a final Assessment Project Permit; and Report may be publically viewed. Any draft amendment to a planning The Commission must also place a copy of scheme or Local Provisions Schedule the Major Project Permit and the reasons that is set out in the draft for granting the permit on its principal Assessment Report. website.
Any person or organisation will be able to review the major project documentation and make a representation on the: Major Project Proposal; Additional information requested, that might have been required by the Minister during the declaration process or by the Panel or participating regulators during the assessment process; Draft Assessment Guidelines; Final Assessment Guidelines; Major Project Impact Statement; and Draft Assessment Report. A representation in relation to a Major Project Proposal may relate to any or all of the following matters: The Major Project Proposal; Any in-principle permit commencement conditions that are included in the draft Assessment Report; Any conditions or restrictions that ought to be specified on a Major Project Permit; and Any draft amendment to a planning scheme or Local Provisions Schedule that is set out in the draft Assessment Report. By making a representation, any person or organisation will be able to provide their local knowledge or specific expertise to the major project assessment process. Hearings The Panel is required to hold hearings into any representations submitted during the public exhibition period before determining the assessment outcome of a Major Project Proposal. Hearings are to be held as soon as practicable after the public exhibition period. Any person or organisation who made a representation in relation to a major project will be given an opportunity to be heard. The Panel may dispense with holding a hearing in relation to a representation if the Panel is satisfied that all the representations are in support of the major project, or the representors have advised the Panel that they do not wish to attend a hearing. Final Assessment Report If the Panel grants a Major Project Permit, a notice must be placed in the Gazette and a Tasmanian newspaper to identify that the permit has been granted and where the permit and the reasons for granting the permit in the form of a final Assessment Report may be publically viewed. The Commission must also place a copy of the Major Project Permit and the reasons for granting the permit on its principal website.
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