Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts123. (1) A direction by a Minister that an Assessment be made in relation to a defined decision shall—
(a) be in writing given to the proponent; and
(b) specify—
(i) the form of the Assessment;
(ii) the matters to be included in the public environment report or the environmental impact statement (as the case requires), and the relative emphasis to be given to each such matter;
(iii) subject to section 124 or sections 125 and 126, as the case requires—the manner in which the report or statement is to be prepared; and
(iv) where, in the opinion of the Environment Minister based on reasonable grounds, the environmental impact of a proposal which is the subject of another defined decision is relevant to the environmental impact of the relevant proposal—sufficient details of the first-mentioned proposal to enable the proponent to assess the potential combined effects of the proposals.
(2) The Environment Minister shall, in consultation with the relevant Minister, determine the matters to be specified under paragraph (1) (b).
(3) Where a Minister gives a direction that an Assessment be made, he or she shall cause to be published in the Gazette , and in a daily newspaper, a notice that sets out—
(a) the name of the proponent;
(b) the matters specified in the direction pursuant to paragraph (1) (b); and
(c) the name of any consultant nominated by the Minister pursuant to subsection (4) to assist in the preparation of the Assessment.
(4) A Minister who directs that an Assessment be made may, under subparagraph (1) (b) (iii), direct the proponent in relation to an Assessment to engage the services of a consultant specified by the Minister in accordance with the prescribed criteria to assist the proponent in the preparation of the Assessment.