Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551:schedule:3:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 16/40)
Character Range: 152215–155266

ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
1. Unless it has been determined that an activity will have less than a minor or transitory impact, or unless a Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation is being prepared in accordance with Article 3, an Initial Environmental Evaluation shall be prepared. It shall contain sufficient detail to assess whether a proposed activity may have more than a minor or transitory impact and shall include:
     (a) a description of the proposed activity, including its purpose, location, duration, and intensity; and
     (b) consideration of alternatives to the proposed activity and any impacts that the activity may have, including consideration of cumulative impacts in the light of existing and known planned activities.
2. If an Initial Environmental Evaluation indicates that a proposed activity is likely to have no more than a minor or transitory impact, the activity may proceed, provided that appropriate procedures, which may include monitoring, are put in place to assess and verify the impact of the activity.
ARTICLE 3
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
1. If an Initial Environmental Evaluation indicates or if it is otherwise determined that a proposed activity is likely to have more than a minor or transitory impact, a Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation shall be prepared.
2. A Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation shall include:
    (a) a description of the proposed activity including its purpose, location, duration and intensity, and possible alternatives to the activity, including the alternative of not proceeding, and the consequences of those alternatives;
    (b) a description of the initial environmental reference state with which predicted changes are to be compared and a prediction of the future environmental reference state in the absence of the proposed activity;
    (c) a description of the methods and data used to forecast the impacts of the proposed activity;
    (d) estimation of the nature, extent, duration, and intensity of the likely direct impacts of the proposed activity;
    (e) consideration of possible indirect or second order impacts of the proposed activity;
    (f) consideration of cumulative impacts of the proposed activity in the light of existing activities and other known planned activities;
    (g) identification of measures, including monitoring programmes, that could be taken to minimise or mitigate impacts of the proposed activity and to detect unforeseen impacts and that could provide early warning of any adverse effects of the activity as well as to deal promptly and effectively with accidents;
    (h) identification of unavoidable impacts of the proposed activity;
    (i) consideration of the effects of the proposed activity on the conduct of scientific research and on other existing uses and values;
    (j) an identification of gaps in knowledge and uncertainties encountered in compiling the information required under this paragraph;
    (k) a non‑technical summary of the information provided under this paragraph; and
    (l) the name and