Review an environmental-impact statement or equivalent effects statement
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Check the statement against the assessment framework and the specialist reports on the file, and list missing content and impacts that still need an expert.
- What the lawyer must review
- Take site-specific ecology, heritage and amenity from qualified specialists
- Check the current EIS content rules
- Do not file a generated statement of effects
- Written for / version
- AU
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check the specialist’s assumptions, qualifications and limits. Obtain the relevant expert or specialist review before relying on a technical conclusion.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.