ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 28A Identifying extra matters to be protected by this Part

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Identifying extra matters to be protected by this Part

(1): Every 5 years after the commencement of this Act, the Minister must cause a report to be prepared on whether this Part should be amended (or regulations made for the purposes of section 25) to prohibit or regulate additional actions that have, will have or are likely to have a significant impact on environmental matters that may properly be regarded as being of national or international significance.
(2): The following must be taken into account in preparing the report:

(a): environmental matters that are properly regarded as being of national or international significance;
(b): the adequacy of existing legislation and administrative measures of the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories to prevent significant impacts on those matters;
(c): the principles of ecologically sustainable development;
(d): Australia's international obligations;
(e): the objects of this Act;
(f): the matters (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

(3): Before preparation of the report begins, the Minister must publish in accordance with the regulations (if any) an invitation for persons to comment, within a specified period, on the matters to be covered by the report.
(4): Before preparation of the report is completed, the Minister must cause to be published in accordance with the regulations (if any):

(a): a draft of the report; and
(b): an invitation to comment on the draft within the period specified by the Minister.

(5): The Minister must publish the report.
(6): To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the operation of section 25.

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