Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 48J

48J .         Disputes between Minister and responsible Ministers, Governor to decide

                If the Minister and a responsible Minister cannot agree —

            (a)         on whether or not the Minister should give advice under section 48A(2)(b) in relation to a scheme; or

            (b)         under the relevant scheme Act on whether or not an environmental review has been undertaken in accordance with the relevant instructions issued under section 48C(1)(a); or

            (c)         on whether or not a direction should be given to the Authority under section 48D(2) or 48E(1) or, if a direction should be so given, what its content should be; or

            (d)         on whether or not the scheme to which a report relates should be subject to conditions under section 48F or, if that scheme should be so subject, to what conditions it should be so subject; or

            (e)         on whether or not conditions referred to in section 48G(2) should be altered and, if so, to what extent,

                the Minister and the responsible Minister shall refer the matter in dispute to the Governor and the decision of the Governor on that matter shall be final and without appeal.

        [Section 48J inserted by No. 23 of 1996 s. 20.]

        [Heading inserted by No. 54 of 2003 s. 35.]

        [Heading inserted by No. 54 of 2003 s. 35.]