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Amendment agreed to.

Clause 211, as amended, agreed to.

Proposed new clause 211A

MR BARR (Molonglo-Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Minister for Industrial Relations) (8.34): I move amendment No 79 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 2065].

This amendment will insert a new clause 211A.

Proposed new clause 211A agreed to.

Clause 212.

MR BARR (Molonglo-Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Minister for Industrial Relations) (8.45): I move amendment No 80 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 2065].

Amendment No 80 will insert new clauses 212 (2A) and (2B), which will allow the authority to extend the public consultation period for a draft EIS and specify the notification requirements. If the authority extends the public consultation period pursuant to new clause 211A, the authority must give written notice of that to the proponent of the development proposal. Section 151B of the Legislation Act 2001 applies to require the authority to tell the proponent of any extension as soon as possible.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 212, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 213 agreed to.

Clause 214.

MR BARR (Molonglo—Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Minister for Industrial Relations) (8.46): I seek leave to move amendments Nos 81 and 82 circulated in my name together.

Leave granted.

MR BARR: I move amendments Nos 81 and 82 circulated in my name together [see schedule 1 at page 2065].

Amendment No 81 will insert a new note in clause 214 (1) which refers to the fact that the public consultation period of the draft EIS may be extended under clause 212A. This is simply a cross-reference note to facilitate a reading of the bill. Amendment No 82 will omit clause 214 (4), which limits the definition of “public


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