Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The applicant for a section 15 permission must give the chief executive an EIS about the proposed reclamation that includes a consideration of—
(a) the proposed use of the reclaimed part of the marine park; and
(b) the potential impacts of the proposed reclamation on—
(i) the park's environment and use and non-use values; and
(ii) the environment of areas of waters or land contiguous with or adjacent to the park.
(2) The EIS must also include the information that would, but for section 19(5), be required under the Statutory Instruments Act 1992, section 44 for a regulatory impact statement about the proposed regulation revoking the declaration of the reclaimed part of the park.
(3) Unless the EIS was made under another Act or a law of the Commonwealth or another State, it must have been prepared under the guidelines, and address the terms of reference, approved by the chief executive.
(4) The chief executive may require the applicant to give the chief executive additional information about a matter—
(a) mentioned in subsection (1); or
(b) for which information is required, under subsection (2), to be included in an EIS.
(5) The EIS and any additional information given under subsection (4) must be or have been made available for public consultation as required under section 17.
(6) The applicant must pay the costs of preparing the EIS and additional information and making it available for public consultation.
(7) This section does not apply if the proposed reclamation is for, or expected to result from, carrying out small-scale works.
Example of small-scale works—
the construction of a boat ramp
(8) In this section—
EIS includes an EIS required under—
(a) another Act; or
(b) a law of the Commonwealth or another State.