Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL ACT 1994 - SECT 22A

  (1)   The Council may vary any national environment protection measure if:

  (a)   the variation is supported by a unanimous resolution of all of the members; and

  (b)   the resolution states that the variation does not involve a significant change in the effect of the national environment protection measure.

A variation under this section is a minor variation .

  (2)   If the Council decides that a variation does not involve a significant change in the effect of the national environment protection measure, the Council must prepare:

  (a)   a draft of the proposed variation; and

  (b)   a statement relating to the variation that explains:

  (i)   the reasons for the proposed variation; and

  (ii)   the nature and effect of the proposed variation; and

  (iii)   the reasons why the Council is satisfied that the variation is a minor variation.