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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 913

North Duffy-Holder Development - Environmental

Impact Statement

Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning -

Will an Environmental Impact Statement be called for the proposed North Duffy/Holder development; if not, why not?

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

The Land (Planning and Environmental) Act 1991 provides for three levels of environmental assessment:

- a Preliminary Assessment (PA) is an analysis identifying potential issues and concerns relating to a proposals potential impact;

- a Public Environmental Report (PER) is a statement of the environmental impacts of a proposal where such impacts may be localised, short term and of small magnitude, and where the range of impacts is restricted; and

- an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a statement of the environmental impacts of the proposal where such impacts may be widespread, long term and of great magnitude and where the range of impacts is broad.

The ACT Planning Authority has prepared a Preliminary Assessment for the proposed North Duffy/Holder development and has made this Assessment available for public inspection under the provisions of the Act. As the period for public inspection has now expired I will, in my capacity as Minister for the Environment, evaluate the Assessment and public comments to determine the need for any further environmental assessment. If further assessment is deemed necessary, it may take the form of either a Public Environmental Report (PER) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

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