Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00226:section:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00226
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11
Character Range: 25466–26407

11  Is it appropriate to approve a project?
  The matters to which the Minister may have regard in deciding whether it is appropriate to approve a project as an Investment Project include, but are not limited to, the following matters:
 (a) the extent to which the project is likely to improve the ability of industries and communities to compete in international, inter‑State or inter‑regional trade and commerce;
 (b) the extent to which the project will improve the efficiency, integration, security or safety of transport operations;
 (c) the results of any assessment of the economic, environmental or social costs or benefits of the project;
 (d) the extent to which the project is likely to improve access for communities to services and employment;
 (e) any transport or land use plans that might be relevant to the project;
 (f) the extent to which persons other than the Commonwealth propose to contribute funding to the project.