Investing upfront in an outcomes-driven environmental
assessment process will lead to better project approvals, and
increased protection from successful legal challenges.
Major projects require a thorough environmental assessment in
order to:
- satisfy the regulator that proper account has been taken of the
project's environmental impacts and benefits;
- inform the community of the predicted impacts and how those
will be measured and dealt with; and
- secure all required approvals and consequently, funding for the
project's delivery.
While it varies slightly between jurisdictions, an environmental
impact statement (EIS) process generally
involves:
- an application to the relevant regulator to carry out an
EIS;
