Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) This section applies to any decision made or action taken that is authorised by—
(a) the provision of an Act specified in Schedule 1; or
(b) any other provision of an Act specified in Schedule 1 that is prescribed; or
(c) any prescribed provision of a subordinate instrument made under an Act specified in Schedule 1.
(2) A person making a decision or taking an action referred to in subsection (1) must have regard to—
(a) the potential impacts of climate change relevant to the decision or action; and
(b) the potential contribution to Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions of the decision or action; and
(c) any guidelines issued by the Minister under section 15.
(3) In having regard to the potential impacts of climate change, the relevant considerations for a person making a decision or taking an action are potential—
(a) biophysical impacts;
(b) long and short term economic, environmental, health and other social impacts;
(c) beneficial and detrimental impacts;
(d) direct and indirect impacts;
(e) cumulative impacts.
(4) In having regard to the potential contribution to Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions, the relevant considerations for a person making a decision or taking an action are potential—
(a) short and long term greenhouse gas emissions;
(b) direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions;
(c) increases and decreases in greenhouse gas emissions;
(d) cumulative impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.
(5) The requirements of this Division apply in addition to and without limiting the power or duty of a person making a decision or taking an action referred to in subsection (1) to consider any other matter.
(6) Nothing in this Division limits the power of a person making a decision or taking an action not referred to in subsection (1) to consider any potential impacts of climate change or potential contributions to Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions in making any other decision or taking any other action under any other Act or subordinate instrument.