|
Stage of
Approval Process |
Completed |
Date
Completed / Estimated Completion
Date |
Responsible
Party |
- Happy
Valley
Project referred to Environmental Protection Authority
(EPA)
|
v |
1999
/ 2005 |
Bemax |
- Proponent
prepares Environmental Scoping Document
(ESD)
|
v |
|
Bemax |
- EPA
assess draft document as basis for ERMP
|
v |
|
EPA |
- EPA
advertises ESD and invites public comment
|
v |
|
EPA |
- EPA
refers and seeks advice from other agencies and internal
sections
|
v |
|
EPA |
- EPA
makes decision on suitability of Scoping Document
|
v |
|
EPA |
- Proponent
revises ESD based on public and agency
comment
|
v |
March
2007 |
Bemax |
- Proponent
prepares Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP) document
and submits to EPA
|
|
June
2008 |
Bemax |
- EPA
seeks advice on document from other agencies and internal
sections
|
|
|
EPA |
- EPA
authorises advertisement and for proponent to release document for
public review
|
|
August
2008 |
EPA |
- EPA
reviews document
|
|
|
EPA |
- EPA
receives submissions from stakeholders and submits copies to
proponent
|
|
|
EPA |
- Proponent
prepares summary of issues and response to matters raised in the
submissions
|
|
|
Bemax |
- EPA
undertakes assessment and consults with stakeholders and reports to
Minister
|
|
|
EPA |
- Minister
publishes EPA Assessment Report (bulletin)
|
|
|
Minister
/ EPA |
- Opportunity
for appeals to be lodged following publishing of
Bulletin
|
|
|
Stakeholders |
- Appeals
convenor considers appeals and reports to
Minister
|
|
|
Appeals
Convenor |
- Minister
decides to uphold appeals (if no go to 21)
|
|
|
Minister |
- Minister
decides to remit proposal under s43 to be assessed more fully (If no go
to 21)
|
|
|
Minister |
- EPA
remits proposal to proponent for further assessment (go to
8)
|
|
|
Bemax |
- Minister
consults DMA’s to seek agreement on proposal to be
implemented
|
|
|
Minister |
- Minister
issues conditions for implementing proposal to
proponent
|
|
|
Minister |
- Proponent
has opportunity to appeal conditions to Minister ? (If no go to
26)
|
|
|
Bemax |
- Appeals
Committee provides report and recommendation to
Minister
|
|
|
Appeals
Committee |
- Minister
implements Appeals Committee’s
recommendation
|
|
|
Minister |
- Minister
issues statement (approval with conditions)
|
|
|
Minister |
- ERMP
finalised
|
|
|
Bemax
/ EPA |
- Commence
EMP if required
|
|
|
Bemax |
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