Application

If the proponent is unable to reach agreement with the registered owner (and the native title parties if applicable), the proponent may make an application for the approval of the project as a PIF and for the Coordinator-General to take the land required for the infrastructure facility.

For a PIF application to progress to the assessment process the Coordinator-General must be satisfied that the PIF application is properly made. The application must:

• identify the land that the proponent is applying to the Coordinator-General to acquire for the proposed infrastructure facility (the subject land). The subject land must be consistent with the land assessed in the EIS or other environmental assessment process carried out for the project
• be in writing and meet all the relevant requirements in section 153AA(2) of the SDPWO Act, including proof of the steps taken by the proponent during the negotiation stage to purchase the land and/or bring about the surrender of native title
• include payment of the relevant fee.