Environment Protection (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2014.

These Regulations provide rules for (preliminary) environmental impact assessment and establish the Environmental Assessment Task Force. A preliminary environmental assessment report shall be prepared for all developments which require environment impact assessment under these Regulations. A full environment impact assessment may be required by the Minister for any development activity relating to a major project, which a preliminary report indicates is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment. All proponents of development activities listed in Schedule 1 must, prior to the commencement of the activity: (a) notify the Department of Environment of the proposed activity; and (b) apply for a development consent. The Regulations specify contents of preliminary reports, which shall be reviewed by the Director of Environment. Full assessment reports shall be reviewed by the Department or an external reviewer and then submitted to the Task Force for further consideration and review. The Regulations also concern monitoring of development activities and enforcement of development approvals by environmental officers.