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When is an Environmental Impact Assessment required

An Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) is required when:

the development is listed in Schedule 1 of the Planning (General) Regulation 2023
the Minister declares an EIS is required (where the Minister is satisfied that there is a risk of significant adverse environmental impact)
where a proposal is to be assessed and/or approved under an agreement between the Australian Government and the ACT Government.

An EIS is required to be finalised prior to the lodgement of a DA. The final EIS is then required to be submitted with the DA.

Environmental significance opinions (ESO) can also still be given for projects that may have a non-significant environmental impact.

EIS exemptions have been removed from the planning system.

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