But any authority should have real development approval powers and not be a "paper tiger."

Theoretically a stronger Council, with sole approval powers over the mayor's budget, would learn how to provide real oversight.

They have used their expansive approval powers to scrutinize deals with more tangential ties to China.

Labeling, regulatory and approval powers for medicines rests with the federal government and this is the area on which we intend to focus.

The trigger, which Mr Windsor is also calling for, would give the government greater approval powers based on the potential impact on water resources.

WWF said the deal was "a step too far" and approval powers would remove federal protections for the country's "most special" places and wildlife.

For this reason, it is highly inappropriate for the Commonwealth Minister to be able to delegate his or her approval powers to the States.

"The county and the state have approval powers over the development of any transfer station, regardless of the source of the trash that it handles," he said.

Federal approval powers over coal seam gas wells and big coal mines will be extended under new laws announced by the Gillard government on Tuesday.

In analysing the potential impact of bilateral agreements, however, it is worth looking at the delegation of EIA assessment and approval powers separately.

Environment groups and the Greens claim the approach erodes environmental protections, and warn that giving further approval powers to the states constitutes a serious threat to natural resources.

Municipal politicians, again not unanimously, saw increased emphasis on provincial policies as a trade-off for gaining more local control over specific development decisions, although some doubted that delegation of approval powers would follow.

The Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act was further amended in June 2002 to, among other things, give the Minister explicit approval powers and require dam owners to comply with approved plans.

"Tony Abbott is laying the groundwork to hand federal environmental approval powers to NSW, giving his conservative state cronies open slather over our nationally significant environmental assets," she said in a statement.

Has stated in Parliament that it will amend and improve certain aspects of EPBC Act adding greenhouse and land clearing triggers and removing capacity to hand over approval powers.

FDA officials have said that even if they gain new approval powers, proposed generics will be judged on a case-by-case basis and technology to compare some of them to brand name competitors is still years in the making.

Some felt strongly that there should be an oversight body with review and approval powers to ensure the Band Custom Election/Selection meets a certain standard, and that the standard is fair and non discriminatory.

Under other Regulations, the Operator must seek approval from the Secretary of State to take into use any works materially affecting the safe operation of the transport system. These approval powers are delegated to the Chief Inspector of Railways.

The Massachusetts attorney general's office has approval powers over certain actions of nonprofit institutions located in the state, and Attorney General Martha Coakley said she planned to conduct a detailed review of the decision relative to wills and agreements made with donors.

In this context, it should be noted that the Crimean parliament approved a new constitution in December 1998, which gives the Crimean government control over its own fiscal policies, some approval powers over selected government appointments and considerable legislative powers though subject to compatibility with the Ukrainian constitution.