2014-07-22 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Item 13 Attachment 1

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DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                    LEGISLATION

Power, as an administering authority, to approve a draft transitional Section 342
environmental program if there has been substantial compliance with public
notice requirements.
Power, as an administering authority, to consider and approve or refuse an Section 344
application to amend a transitional environmental program.
Power, as an administering authority, to apply to the Court for an order that     Section 355
section 353(1) does not apply.
Power, as administering authority, to –                                     Section 357E
 grant an application for a temporary emissions licence as submitted or on
  different terms than have been requested in the application; or
 refuse to grant the application for a temporary emissions licence
Power, as administering authority, to amend, cancel or suspend a temporary Section 357J
emissions licence.
Power, as holder of a temporary emissions licence, to give written agreement to Section 357J
the amendment of the licence.
Power, as an administering authority, to issue an environment protection order.   Section 358
Power, as owner or occupier of land, to advise the administering authority that – Section 371
 a notifiable activity is being carried out on the land; or
 the land has been, or is being, contaminated by a contaminant that Council
  knows to be hazardous contaminant.
Power, as local government, to notify the administering authority that –         Section 372
 a notifiable activity has been, or is being, carried out in Council’s area; or
 land in its area has been, or is being, contaminated by a contaminant that
  Council knows is a hazardous contaminant.
Power, as owner of land, to make submissions in response to a notice from the Section 373
administering authority that its land is being used for a notifiable activity or is
contaminated.
Power, as the owner of land, to conduct or commission, or permit a person to Section 375
conduct or commission, a site investigation.
Power, as the person who released the contaminant, the relevant local Section 376
government or the owner of the land, to conduct or commission a site
investigation where requested to do so by an administering authority.
Power, as the recipient of a notice to conduct or commission a site investigation, Section 378(1)
to apply to the administering authority to waive the requirement for a site
investigation.

Power, as recipient of a notice to conduct or commission a site investigation, or Section 385 (1)
person who submitted the report, to provide another site investigation report or and (2)
to provide further information if requested by the administering authority.

Power, as owner, to consent to another party entering its land to conduct or Section 390
commission remediation works.



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