One-Stop Shop for environmental approvals -release of the draft conditions policy

摘要

The Federal Government has developed the draft Conditions Policy to improve the efficiency of the operation of assessment bilateral agreements, which was released for public comment between 16 March and 15 May 2015. The draft Conditions Policy sets out the Federal Government's approach to setting conditions for projects assessed under an assessment bilateral agreement where a state or territory has made particular commitments in relation to setting conditions to protect matters of national environmental significance (MNES). At this stage, the draft Conditions Policy only applies to projects in NSW, however, its application may be extended to other states and territories following the public consultation period.