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Development Applications
All proposals for development require a development application to be submitted to the Development Consent Authority, through the Department of Lands and Planning - Development Assessment Services (DAS). DAS then circulates the application to relevant Northern Territory Government Agencies including the Environmental Health Branch for comment as part of the development consent process.
Environmental Health comments are sought for developments and uses which may need to meet the requirements of the Public and Environmental Health Act and the Food Act. Examples being food businesses, public accommodation facilities, and land subdivisions that rely upon on-site wastewater disposal.
Environmental Impact Assessment
The Northern Territory does not have a formal administrative or legislative process in place for the provision of health impact assessment to the Environmental Impact Assessment process.
Notwithstanding, this Department considers that systematic consideration of the broader issues of health impact within a community is important in the context of sustainable development. The Environmental Health Branch carries out environmental health assessments on significant developments assessed under the Environmental Assessment Act and presented for comment from NRETAS. The Environmental Health Branch's comments are primarily based on information presented in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Public Environmental Reports (PER), Notice of Intents (NOI), and Environmental Management Plans (EMP).
Fact Sheet - Environmental Health Risk Assessment
| Title | Published | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements for Mining, Construction and Bush Camps (Adobe PDF document - 547KB) | Aug 2011 | 700 |
