Section 132 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Requesting further information for approval decision

If the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that he or she does not have enough information to make an informed decision whether or not to approve for the purposes of a controlling provision the taking of an action, the Minister may request any of the following to provide specified information relevant to making the decision: (a) the person proposing to take the action; (b) the designated proponent of the action; (c) if a commission has conducted an inquiry under Division 7 of Part 8 relating to the action—the commission; (d) if: (i) the action is to be taken in a State or self-governing Territory; and (ii) a controlling provision for the action is in Division 1 of Part 3 (about matters of national environmental significance); and (iii) the relevant impacts of the action have been assessed under a law of the State or Territory; the appropriate Minister of that State or Territory; (e) any other person the Minister considers appropriate.