Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:section:163
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 163
Character Range: 454549–455888

163  Providing advice
 (1) The Minister must give advice on the following matters to the Commonwealth agency or employee of the Commonwealth who referred the proposal to give an authorisation of the action:
 (a) whether the agency or employee should give the authorisation;
 (b) what conditions (if any) should be attached to the authorisation (if possible) to protect the environment;
 (c) any other matter relating to protection of the environment from the action.
 (2) The Minister must give the advice within 30 business days of receiving:
 (a) a report mentioned in subsection 84(3) relating to the action; or
 (aa) a finalised recommendation report under Division 3A of Part 8 (as applied by section 162) relating to the action; or
 (ab) the documents given to the Minister under subsection 95B(1) (as applied by section 162), or the statement given to the Minister under subsection 95B(3) (as applied by section 162), as the case requires, relating to the action; or
 (ac) a finalised public environment report under Division 5 of Part 8 (as applied by section 162) relating to the action; or
 (ad) a finalised environmental impact statement under Division 6 of Part 8 (as applied by section 162) relating to the action; or
 (b) a report of an inquiry under Division 7 of Part 8 (as applied by section 162) relating to the action.