Original source · versioned page text
MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994
Original PDF page 1, section 1. The text section number identifies this passage in the reader.
Queensland
Environmental Protection Act
1994
Current as at 20 February 2014
[OCR of page images]
-+ AUDAX = AT: FIDELIS --
Queensland
Environmental Protection Act
1994
Current as at 20 February 2014
See the original
The page text is free to read. Viewing or downloading an original file needs an account.
Log in to see the originalLog in to download the original file
Large file: the download may take up to a minute.
Searchable page text hides email addresses. Original files are unchanged and may show email addresses.
Full text of sections 2 to 80 (of 814)
Section 2
Information about this reprint
This reprint shows the legislation current as at the date on the cover and is authorised by
the Parliamentary Counsel.
A new reprint of the legislation will be prepared by the Office of the Queensland
Parliamentary Counsel when any change to the legislation takes effect. This change may
be because a provision of the original legislation, or an amendment to it, commences or
because a particular provision of the legislation expires or is repealed.
When a new reprint is prepared, this reprint will become a historical reprint. Also, if it is
necessary to replace this reprint before a new reprint is prepared, for example, to include
amendments with a retrospective commencement, an appropriate note would be included
on the cover of the replacement reprint and on the copy of this reprint at
www.legislation.qld.gov.au.
The endnotes to this reprint contain detailed information about the legislation and reprint.
For example—
• The table of reprints endnote lists any previous reprints and, for this reprint, gives
details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the
Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it.
• The list of legislation endnote gives historical information about the original
legislation and the legislation which amended it. It also gives details of
uncommenced amendments to this legislation. For information about possible
amendments to the legislation by Bills introduced in Parliament, see the Queensland
Legislation Current Annotations at www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Leg_Info/
information.htm.
• The list of annotations endnote gives historical information at section level.
All Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The
previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints are
not continued.
Section 3
Queensland
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Page
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Introductory provisions
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Part 2 Object and achievement of Act
3 Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4 How object of Act is to be achieved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5 Obligations of persons to achieve object of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6 Community involvement in administration of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Part 3 Interpretation
Division 1 Dictionary
7 Definitions—dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Division 2 Key concepts
Subdivision 1 The environment and its values
8 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9 Environmental value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Subdivision 2 Environmental contamination
10 Contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
11 Contaminant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
12 Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
13 Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Subdivision 3 Environmental harm and nuisance
14 Environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
15 Environmental nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
16 Material environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
17 Serious environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
17A Exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
[OCR of page images]
Queensland
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Page
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Introductory provisions
1 Short title 0.0... eee A
Part 2 Object and achievement of Act
3 Object........ 0. eee 41
4 How object of Act is to be achieved .................... 42
5 Obligations of persons to achieve object of Act........... 43
6 Community involvement in administration of Act .......... 43
Part 3 Interpretation
Division 1 Dictionary
7 Definitions—dictionary .......... 0.0.0 cee eee ee 44
Division 2 Key concepts
Subdivision 1 The environment and its values
8 Environment... 0.0... 000.0 c cece eee eee 44
9 Environmental value. ........00 0.0 cee cece ee eee 44
Subdivision 2 Environmental contamination
10 45
11 45
12 45
13 45
Subdivision 3 Environmental harm and nuisance
14 Environmental harm... 6... 0.0. .ceeeeeeee 46
15 Environmental nuisance. ..........0 0.000 e cece eee ee 47
16 Material environmental harm ........... 0.0.0.0 eee eee 47
17 Serious environmental harm ............ 0000s eee eee 48
17A Exclusions ..... 00.0... ccc 48
Section 4
Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Subdivision 4 Environmentally relevant activities 18 Meaning of environmentally relevant activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 19 Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed . . . . . . . . . . 49 Subdivision 5 Environmental management 21 Best practice environmental management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Subdivision 6 Prescribed conditions 21A Meaning of prescribed condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Part 4 Operation of Act 22 Act binds all persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 23 Relationship with other Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 24 Effect of Act on other rights, civil remedies etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 25 Extra-territorial application of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chapter 2 Environmental protection policies 26 Minister may make policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 27 Scope of policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 28 Contents of policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 33 Policies are subordinate legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 34 Giving effect to policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements Part 1 EIS process Division 1 Preliminary Subdivision 1 Application 37 When EIS process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Subdivision 2 Definitions for pt 1 38 Who is an affected person for a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 39 Other definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Subdivision 3 Purposes of EIS and EIS process 40 Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Division 2 Terms of reference stage Subdivision 1 Draft terms of reference 41 Submission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Subdivision 2 Public notification of draft terms of reference 42 Preparation of TOR notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 43 Public notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 44 Proponent to be given comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 45 Advice to chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Page 2 [OCR of page images] Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Subdivision 4 18 19 Subdivision 5 21 Subdivision 6 21A Part 4 22 23 24 25 Chapter 2 26 27 28 33 34 Chapter 3 Part 1 Division 1 Subdivision 1 37 Subdivision 2 38 39 Subdivision 3 40 Division 2 Subdivision 1 4 Subdivision 2 42 43 44 45 Environmentally relevant activities Meaning of environmentally relevant activity ............ Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed Environmental management Best practice environmental management.............. Prescribed conditions Meaning of prescribed condition ..................005 Operation of Act Act binds all persons ......... 00.0000 eee eee ee eee Relationship with other Acts...............0 0000s eae Effect of Act on other rights, civil remedies etc........... Extra-territorial application of Act................00004 Environmental protection policies Minister may make policies .................00 00008 Scope of policies ..... 6.0... eee eee eee Contents of policies .... 2.0.6... eee eee Policies are subordinate legislation .................0. Giving effect to policies... ........... 00... cee eee eee Environmental impact statements EIS process Preliminary Application When EIS process applies..............-0 00 ee eae Definitions for pt 1 Who is an affected person for a project ................ Other definitions... 0.0... 0... c eee eee Purposes of EIS and EIS process PurpOSeS .. 0... eee ete eee Terms of reference stage Draft terms of reference Submission... 0.0... 000 c eee Public notification of draft terms of reference Preparation of TOR notice ......... 2.0... 0... e eee eee Public notification... 0.0.0... eee eee eee Proponent to be given comments. .............0..0005 Advice to chief executive ............ 00.00 eee eee ee 49 49 49 50 51 51 51 52 52 52 53 54 54 55 56 58 59 61 62 63 63 64 Page 2
Section 5
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 3 Final terms of reference
46 Finalising terms of reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Division 3 Submission stage
47 When EIS may be submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
48 Chief executive may require copies of EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
49 Decision on whether EIS may proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
50 Ministerial review of refusal to allow to proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Division 4 Notification stage
Subdivision 1 Public notice requirements
51 Public notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
52 Required content of EIS notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
53 Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Subdivision 2 Submissions
54 Right to make submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
55 Acceptance of submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
56 Response to submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
56A Assessment of adequacy of response to submission and
submitted EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
56B Ministerial review of refusal to allow submitted EIS to proceed . . 72
Division 5 EIS assessment report
57 EIS assessment report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
58 Criteria for preparing report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
59 Required content of report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Division 6 Completion of process
60 When process is completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Division 7 Miscellaneous provisions
Subdivision 1 Inquiries by chief executive
61 Application of sdiv 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
62 Chief executive may seek advice, comment or information . . . . . 75
63 Disclosure of relevant documents or information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
64 Making of inquiry does not of itself alter EIS process. . . . . . . . . . 75
Subdivision 2 Public inspection
65 Public access to draft terms of reference or submitted EIS . . . . . 76
Subdivision 3 Amending EIS
66 Amending EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Page 3
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 3 Final terms of reference
46 Finalising terms of reference ............0. 0000 eee eee eee 64
Division 3 Submission stage
47 When EIS may be submitted 64
48 Chief executive may require copies of EIS...............00. 65
49 Decision on whether EIS may proceed .................04. 65
50 Ministerial review of refusal to allow to proceed.............. 66
Division 4 Notification stage
Subdivision 1
51
52
53
Subdivision 2
54
55
56
56A
56B
Division 5
57
58
59
Division 6
60
Division 7
Subdivision 1
61
62
63
64
Subdivision 2
65
Subdivision 3
66
Public notice requirements
Public notification... 0.0.0... eee 67
Required content of EIS notice...................0 000 ee 68
Declaration of compliance ......... 0.0.0.0 cee eee eee eee 69
Submissions
Right to make submission .............00. 000 cece eee eee 70
Acceptance of submissions ................0 00 eee eee ee 70
Response to submissions ............ 00.0000 eee e eee ee 70
Assessment of adequacy of response to submission and
submitted EIS 2... eee 71
Ministerial review of refusal to allow submitted EIS to proceed . . 72
EIS assessment report
EIS assessment report..... 0.00.00. 0 cee eee ee eee ee 72
Criteria for preparing report ......... 0.0.0... cece eee eee 73
Required content of report. ... 2.2.0.0... cece eee ee eee 73
Completion of process
When process is completed............ 00.0000 eee eee ee 74
Miscellaneous provisions
Inquiries by chief executive
Application of Sdiv1....... 0.0... e eee ee 74
Chief executive may seek advice, comment or information ..... 75
Disclosure of relevant documents or information............. 75
Making of inquiry does not of itself alter EIS process.......... 75
Public inspection
Public access to draft terms of reference or submitted EIS..... 76
Amending EIS
Amending EIS ........ 0.00. c cee eee 76
Page 3
Section 6
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 4 Effects of noncompliance with process
67 Process is suspended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
68 Substantial compliance with notice requirements may be
accepted ...................................... 78
Part 2 Voluntary preparation of EIS
69 Purpose of pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
70 Projects that may be approved for EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
71 Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
72 Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chapter 4A Great Barrier Reef protection measures
Part 1 Preliminary
74 Purpose of ch 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
75 What is an agricultural ERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
76 Who carries out an agricultural ERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
77 Other definitions for ch 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Part 2 Requirements for carrying out agricultural ERAs
Division 1 Fertiliser application requirements
Subdivision 1 Offence
78 Offence about fertiliser application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Subdivision 2 Conditions to prevent over-fertilisation
79 Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
80 Working out optimum amount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
81 Soil testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
82 Restriction on application of fertiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Division 2 Document requirements
Subdivision 1 Documents that must be kept
83 Required record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
84 Obligation to keep relevant primary documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Subdivision 2 Production of documents
85 Power to require production of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
86 Offence not to comply with production requirement . . . . . . . . . . . 88
87 Derivative use immunity for production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Part 3 Environmental risk management plans
Division 1AA Preliminary
87A Extended meaning of agricultural ERA for pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Page 4
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 4
67
68
Part 2
69
70
71
72
Chapter 4A
Part 1
74
75
76
77
Part 2
Division 1
Subdivision 1
78
Subdivision 2
79
80
81
82
Division 2
Subdivision 1
83
84
Subdivision 2
85
86
87
Part 3
Division 1AA
87A
Effects of noncompliance with process
Process is suspended .................4-
Substantial compliance with notice requirements may be
accepted wee eee eee eee
Voluntary preparation of EIS
Purpose of pt2........ 00.0.0... c eee eee
Projects that may be approved for EIS.
Requirements for application ..............
Deciding application..................000.
Great Barrier Reef protection measures
Preliminary
Purpose of ch4A......... 0.00000 e eee eee
What is an agricultural ERA...............
Who carries out an agricultural ERA ........
Other definitions forch 4A ................
Requirements for carrying out agricultural ERAs
Fertiliser application requirements
Offence
Offence about fertiliser application..........
Conditions to prevent over-fertilisation
Application of sdiv2................0 0002
Working out optimum amount..............
Soil testing ........ 0... eee eee eee
Restriction on application of fertiliser........
Document requirements
Documents that must be kept
Required record ............ 00. e eee eee
Obligation to keep relevant primary documents
Production of documents
Power to require production of documents. . . .
Offence not to comply with production requirement...........
Derivative use immunity for production. ..... .
Environmental risk management plans
Preliminary
Extended meaning of agricultural ERA for pt 3
77
78
79
79
79
80
81
81
82
83
84
85
85
85
86
86
87
87
88
88
89
Page 4
Section 7
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 1 General matters
88 When an accredited ERMP is required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
89 When ERMP direction may be given . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
90 Form of ERMP direction and what it may require. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
91 Public notice of ERMP directions with multiple recipients . . . . . . 92
92 Obligations if accredited ERMP required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
93 Unaccredited ERMP has no effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Division 2 ERMP content requirements
94 General content requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
95 Exceptions for management plan requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
96 Documents that may make up ERMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Division 3 Accreditation of ERMPs
97 Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
98 Request for further information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
99 Deciding whether to accredit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
100 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
101 Amended ERMP required if accreditation refused . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Division 4 Amendment of accredited ERMPs
102 Application of div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
103 Voluntary amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
104 Direction to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Division 5 Annual reporting
105 Annual reporting requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant
activities
Part 1 Preliminary
Division 1 Key definitions for chapter 5
106 What is a prescribed ERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
107 What is a resource activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
108 What is a geothermal activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
109 What is a GHG storage activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
110 What is a mining activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
111 What is a petroleum activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
112 Other key definitions for ch 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Division 2 Single integrated operations
113 Single integrated operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Page 5
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 1 General matters
88 When an accredited ERMP is required ................-..- 90
89 When ERMP direction may be given .............0...00005 91
90 Form of ERMP direction and what it may require............. 91
91 Public notice of ERMP directions with multiple recipients ...... 92
92 Obligations if accredited ERMP required................... 92
93 Unaccredited ERMP has no effect.............0...000000. 93
Division 2 ERMP content requirements
94 General content requirements .............-.000 eee eee 93
95 Exceptions for management plan requirement............... 94
96 Documents that may make up ERMP ................--0-- 94
Division 3 Accreditation of ERMPs
97 Application of div 3 95
98 Request for further information.................-0000 eee 95
99 Deciding whether to accredit ................0 00.0 c ee eee 95
100 Notice of decision... 0.0... ce eee 96
101 Amended ERMP required if accreditation refused............ 96
Division 4 Amendment of accredited ERMPs
102 Application of div4..... 0.0... 00. e eee eee 97
103 Voluntary amendment .......... 0.0.0: e cece eee eee 97
104 Direction to amend... 0.0... eee 97
Division 5 Annual reporting
105 Annual reporting requirement. .......... 0.00.00 cece eee eee 98
Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant
activities
Part 1 Preliminary
Division 1 Key definitions for chapter 5
106 What is a prescribed ERA ........... 00-0 ce eee eee ee 99
107 What is a resource activity...... 0.0... eee eee 99
108 What is a geothermal activity. .........0 0.0.0... c eee eee 99
109 What is a GHG storage activity ................00...0000. 100
110 What is a mining activity........ 2.00.00... eee eee eee 100
111 What is a petroleum activity........ 0.0.0.2 cece eee eee 100
112 Other key definitions forch 5 .... 0.0.2... eee eee eee 100
Division 2 Single integrated operations
113 Single integrated operations............ 0.0.0 cece eee eee 102
Section 8
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 3 Stages of assessment process
114 Stages of assessment process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Division 4 Relationship with the Planning Act
115 Development application taken to be application for
environmental authority in particular circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 103
Part 2 Application stage
Division 1 Preliminary
116 Who may apply for an environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
117 Restriction for applications for resource activities . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
118 Single application required for ERA projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
119 Single environmental authority required for ERA projects 104
120 Application for environmental authority can not be made in
particular circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Division 2 Types of applications
121 Types of applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
122 What is a standard application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
123 What is a variation application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
124 What is a site-specific application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Division 3 Applying for environmental authorities
125 Requirements for applications generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
126 Requirements for site-specific applications—CSG activities . . . . 110
127 When application is a properly made application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Division 4 Notices about not properly made applications
128 Notice about application that is not a properly made application . 111
129 When application lapses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Division 5 Joint applicants
130 Nomination of principal applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Division 6 Changing applications
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
131 Meaning of minor change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Subdivision 2 Procedure for changing applications
132 Changing application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Subdivision 3 Changed applications—effect on assessment process
133 Effect on assessment process—minor changes and agreed
changes ....................................... 114
134 Effect on assessment process—other changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Page 6
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 3 Stages of assessment process
114 Stages of assessment process .......... 0.000. c cee eee 102
Division 4 Relationship with the Planning Act
115 Development application taken to be application for
environmental authority in particular circumstances .......... 103
Part 2 Application stage
Division 1 Preliminary
116 Who may apply for an environmental authority .............. 104
117 Restriction for applications for resource activities ............ 104
118 Single application required for ERA projects ................ 104
119 Single environmental authority required for ERA projects 104
120 Application for environmental authority can not be made in
particular circumstances .......... 0... c cece eee eee 105
Division 2 Types of applications
121 Types of applications .... 02.0... eee eee 106
122 What is a standard application.......... 0.2.00... cee eee 106
123 What is a variation application .......... 00.0... eee eee eee 107
124 What is a site-specific application ...............-..00000- 107
Division 3 Applying for environmental authorities
125 Requirements for applications generally ................... 107
126 Requirements for site-specific applications—CSG activities .... 110
127 When application is a properly made application............. 111
Division 4 Notices about not properly made applications
128 Notice about application that is not a properly made application . 111
129 When application lapses ......... 0.0... cece eee eee 112
Division 5 Joint applicants
130 Nomination of principal applicant......................0-. 112
Division 6 Changing applications
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
131 Meaning of minor change. .........0... 00 eee eee eee eee 113
Subdivision 2 Procedure for changing applications
132 Changing application ......... 0.0... cee eee ee 113
Subdivision 3 Changed applications—effect on assessment process
133 Effect on assessment process—minor changes and agreed
ChangeS nee 114
134 Effect on assessment process—other changes.............. 114
Page 6
Section 9
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 7 Withdrawing applications
135 Withdrawing an application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Division 8 End of application stage
136 When does application stage end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Part 3 Information stage
Division 1 Preliminary
137 Purpose of information stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
138 When information stage applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
139 Information stage does not apply if EIS process complete . . . . . 116
Division 2 Information requests
140 Information request to applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
141 Content of information request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
142 EIS must be required for particular applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
143 EIS may be required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
144 When information request must be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
145 Extending information request period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Division 3 Responding to information request
146 Applicant responds to any information request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
147 Lapsing of applications if no response to information request . . . 120
Division 4 End of information stage
148 When does information stage end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Part 4 Notification stage
Division 1 Preliminary
149 When notification stage applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
150 Notification stage does not apply if EIS process complete. . . . . . 121
151 When notification stage can start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Division 2 Public notice
152 Public notice of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
153 Required content of application notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
154 Submission period for application—mining activities . . . . . . . . . . 123
155 Submission period for application—other resource activities . . . . 124
156 Publication of application notice and documents on website . . . . 124
157 Public access to application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
158 Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
159 Substantial compliance may be accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Page 7
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 7 Withdrawing applications
135 Withdrawing an application............0... 0000s eee eee eee 115
Division 8 End of application stage
136 When does application stage end ...............0..00000. 115
Part 3 Information stage
Division 1 Preliminary
137 Purpose of information stage............. 0.0 c cece eee eee 116
138 When information stage applies................00..00000, 116
139 Information stage does not apply if EIS process complete ..... 116
Division 2 Information requests
140 Information request to applicant................-..00000-- 117
141 Content of information request.............. 00... e ee eee 117
142 EIS must be required for particular applications. . 117
143 EIS may be required... 0.2.0.0... eee eee 118
144 When information request must be made .................. 118
145 Extending information request period...................00. 119
Division 3 Responding to information request
146 Applicant responds to any information request .............. 119
147 Lapsing of applications if no response to information request .. . 120
Division 4 End of information stage
148 When does information stage end...............00.000 00 120
Part 4 Notification stage
Division 1 Preliminary
149 When notification stage applies .............. 0.000.000 eee 121
150 Notification stage does not apply if EIS process complete...... 121
151 When notification stage can start...........0...0 0... e eee 122
Division 2 Public notice
152 Public notice of application............. 0... c cece eee eee 122
153 Required content of application notice..................04- 123
154 Submission period for application—mining activities.......... 123
155 Submission period for application—other resource activities. . . . 124
156 Publication of application notice and documents on website... . 124
157 Public access to application......... 0.00... cee eee eee 125
158 Declaration of compliance ............ 0.0.0: ee eee eee eee 126
159 Substantial compliance may be accepted .................. 126
Page 7
Section 10
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 3 Submissions about applications
160 Right to make submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
161 Acceptance of submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
162 Amendment of submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
163 Particular submissions apply for later applications. . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Division 4 End of notification stage
164 When does notification stage end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Part 5 Decision stage
Division 1 Preliminary
165 When does decision stage start—general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
166 When does decision stage start—application relating to
development applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
167 When does decision stage start—site-specific application
relating to coordinated project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Division 2 Deciding application
Subdivision 1 Decision period
168 When decision must be made—generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
169 When decision must be made—particular applications . . . . . . . . 131
Subdivision 2 Decision
170 Deciding standard application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
171 Deciding variation application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
172 Deciding site-specific application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
173 When particular applications must be refused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
174 Applications relating to wild river areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
175 Criteria for decision—standard application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
176 Criteria for decision—variation or site-specific application . . . . . . 135
177 Automatic decision for standard application in particular
circumstances .................................. 136
178 Automatic decision for variation application in particular
circumstances .................................. 136
179 Automatic decision for site-specific application in particular
circumstances .................................. 136
Division 3 Applications for mining activities relating to a mining lease
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
180 Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Subdivision 2 Notice of decision
181 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Page 8
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 3 Submissions about applications
160 Right to make submission ............ 000.00 cece eee eee 128
161 Acceptance of submission 128
162 Amendment of submission 128
163 Particular submissions apply for later applications............ 128
Division 4 End of notification stage
164 When does notification stage end ...............0...000 0, 129
Part 5 Decision stage
Division 1 Preliminary
165 When does decision stage start—general.................. 130
166 When does decision stage start—application relating to
development applications............ 00... 130
167 When does decision stage start—site-specific application
relating to coordinated project ............... 00. c eee eee 130
Division 2 Deciding application
Subdivision 1 Decision period
168 When decision must be made—generally .................. 131
169 When decision must be made—particular applications ........ 131
Subdivision 2 Decision
170 Deciding standard application . 132
171 Deciding variation application 132
172 Deciding site-specific application. ..................00 000 133
173 When particular applications must be refused............... 133
174 Applications relating to wild river areas ...............0000. 134
175 Criteria for decision—standard application.................. 135
176 Criteria for decision—variation or site-specific application. .... . 135
177 Automatic decision for standard application in particular
CircumstanceS wk eee 136
178 Automatic decision for variation application in particular
CircumstanceS wk eee 136
179 Automatic decision for site-specific application in particular
CircumstanceS wk eee 136
Division 3 Applications for mining activities relating to a mining lease
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
180 Application of div3..... 0.0... 0. cece eee eee 137
Subdivision 2 Notice of decision
181 Notice of decision... 0.0... eee eee 137
Page 8
Section 11
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
182 Submitter may give objection notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
183 Applicant may request referral to Land Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Subdivision 3 Referrals to Land Court
184 Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
185 Referral to Land Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
186 Parties to Land Court proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
187 Notice of referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
188 Objections decision hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
189 Land Court mediation of objections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
190 Nature of objections decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
191 Matters to be considered for objections decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
192 Notice of objections decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
193 Advice from MRA and State Development Ministers about
objections decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Subdivision 4 Final decision on application
194 Final decision on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Division 4 Steps after deciding application
195 Issuing environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
196 Copy of environmental authority to be given to assessment
manager in particular circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
197 Inserting environmental authority in register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
198 Information notice about particular decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Division 5 Environmental authorities
199 Requirements for environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
200 When environmental authority takes effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
201 Term of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
202 Environmental authority includes conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Division 6 Conditions
203 Conditions generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
204 Conditions that must be imposed for standard or variation
applications .................................... 149
205 Conditions that must be imposed for site-specific applications . . 150
206 Environmental authority for particular resource activities
includes condition prohibiting use of restricted stimulation fluids . 150
207 Conditions that may be imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
208 Condition requiring statement of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
209 Environmental offset conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Page 9
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
182 Submitter may give objection notice............... 0... 138
183 Applicant may request referral to Land Court................ 138
Subdivision 3 Referrals to Land Court
184 Application of sdiv3.... 139
185 Referral to Land Court ......... 0.00. .c cece eee eee 139
186 Parties to Land Court proceedings. .................00000 140
187 Notice of referral... 0.0... 2c eee 140
188 Objections decision hearing. .......... 6.66. eee eee ee 140
189 Land Court mediation of objections ................00.000. 141
190 Nature of objections decision............... 2.0.0 e eee eee 141
191 Matters to be considered for objections decision............. 142
192 Notice of objections decision .............. 0.0 eee 142
193 Advice from MRA and State Development Ministers about
objections decision. .......... 0... c eee eee 142
Subdivision 4 Final decision on application
194 Final decision on application ............... 0.0. e eee eee 143
Division 4 Steps after deciding application
195 Issuing environmental authority ................. 0.0 e eee 145
196 Copy of environmental authority to be given to assessment
manager in particular circumstances 146
197 Inserting environmental authority in register ................ 146
198 Information notice about particular decisions................ 146
Division 5 Environmental authorities
199 Requirements for environmental authority.................. 147
200 When environmental authority takes effect ................. 147
201 Term of environmental authority............ 00.00.0002 eee 148
202 Environmental authority includes conditions ................ 148
Division 6 Conditions
203 Conditions generally... ... 0.6.6... cece eee eee 149
204 Conditions that must be imposed for standard or variation
applications kee 149
205 Conditions that must be imposed for site-specific applications . . 150
206 Environmental authority for particular resource activities
includes condition prohibiting use of restricted stimulation fluids. 150
207 Conditions that may be imposed .................00. 0000s 151
208 Condition requiring statement of compliance................ 152
209 Environmental offset conditions .............. 152
Page 9
Section 12
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
210 Inconsistencies between particular conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Part 6 Amending environmental authorities by administering
authority
Division 1 Amendments
211 Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
212 Amendment of particular environmental authorities to reflect
NNTT conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
213 Amendment of environmental authorities to reflect new standard
conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
214 Amendment of particular environmental authorities relating to
development applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
215 Other amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Division 2 Procedure for particular amendments
216 Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
217 Notice of proposed amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
218 Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
219 Decision on proposed amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
220 Notice of amendment decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Division 3 Steps for amendments
221 Steps for amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Part 7 Amendment of environmental authorities by application
Division 1 Preliminary
222 Exclusions from amendment under pt 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
223 Definitions for pt 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Division 2 Making amendment application
224 Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
225 Amendment application can not be made in particular
circumstances .................................. 163
226 Requirements for amendment application generally . . . . . . . . . . 163
227 Requirements for amendment applications—CSG activities . . . . 165
Division 3 Assessment level decisions
228 Assessment level decision for amendment application . . . . . . . . 166
229 Notice of assessment level decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
230 Administering authority may require public notification for
particular amendment applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Division 4 Process if proposed amendment is a major amendment
231 Application of div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
232 Relevant application process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Page 10
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
210 Inconsistencies between particular conditions............... 153
Part 6 Amending environmental authorities by administering
authority
Division 1 Amendments
211 Corrections... 0... eee 154
212 Amendment of particular environmental authorities to reflect
NNTT conditions. ......0.. 0.00. c cece eee 154
213 Amendment of environmental authorities to reflect new standard
Conditions... 0... eee 154
214 Amendment of particular environmental authorities relating to
development applications............ 00... 155
215 Other amendments. .......... 00000 c cece eee eee ee 156
Division 2 Procedure for particular amendments
216 Application of div2..... 0... 0... c cece eee 158
217 Notice of proposed amendment...............2-0200 eee 158
218 Considering representations ............ 0.00. e cece eee 159
219 Decision on proposed amendment..............-.0000-0 ee 159
220 Notice of amendment decision 159
Division 3 Steps for amendments
221 Steps foramendment............ 0000: eee ee eee eee 160
Part 7 Amendment of environmental authorities by application
Division 1 Preliminary
222 Exclusions from amendment under pt7...............+-.-- 161
223 Definitions for pt 7.0.0.0... 00. ec eee eee ee 161
Division 2 Making amendment application
224 Who may apply... 2.00... eee 163
225 Amendment application can not be made in particular
CircumstanceS wk eee eee 163
226 Requirements for amendment application generally .......... 163
227 Requirements for amendment applications—CSG activities .... 165
Division 3 Assessment level decisions
228 Assessment level decision for amendment application ........ 166
229 Notice of assessment level decision.................000005 166
230 Administering authority may require public notification for
particular amendment applications ...................0-0. 166
Division 4 Process if proposed amendment is a major amendment
231 Application of div4..... 0... 0... c cece eee ee 167
232 Relevant application process applies...................0-- 167
Page 10
Section 13
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
233 Public notice of amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
234 Submission period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
235 Criteria for deciding amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
236 Changing amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
237 Effect on assessment of amendment application—minor change 170
238 Effect on assessment of amendment application—other changes 170
Division 5 Process if proposed amendment is minor amendment
239 Application of div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
240 Deciding amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
241 Criteria for deciding amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Division 6 Steps after deciding amendment application
242 Steps after deciding amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Part 8 Amalgamating environmental authorities
Division 1 Preliminary
243 Definitions for pt 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
244 Types of amalgamated environmental authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
245 Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
246 Requirements for amalgamation application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Division 2 Deciding amalgamation application
247 Deciding amalgamation application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Division 3 Miscellaneous provisions
248 Steps after deciding amalgamation application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
249 Information notice about particular decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
250 Relationship between amendment application and amalgamation
application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Part 9 Transferring environmental authorities for prescribed ERAs
251 Application of pt 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
252 Who may apply for transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
253 Requirements for transfer application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
254 Deciding transfer application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
255 Steps after deciding transfer application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
256 Notice to owners of transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Part 10 Surrender of environmental authorities
Division 1 Preliminary
257 Who may apply for surrender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
258 Notice by administering authority to make surrender application . 181
Page 11
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
233 Public notice of amendment application.................... 168
234 Submission period ......... 0.0.0.0 eee eee ee 169
235 Criteria for deciding amendment application ................ 170
236 Changing amendment application ................00 0.0005 170
237 Effect on assessment of amendment application—minor change 170
238 Effect on assessment of amendment application—other changes 170
Division 5 Process if proposed amendment is minor amendment
239 Application of div5..... 0.2... 00. e cece eee 172
240 Deciding amendment application. ..............0...00000 172
241 Criteria for deciding amendment application ................ 172
Division 6 Steps after deciding amendment application
242 Steps after deciding amendment application................ 173
Part 8 Amalgamating environmental authorities
Division 1 Preliminary
243 Definitions for pt 8........ 00.0... eee eee 174
244 Types of amalgamated environmental authorities ............ 174
245 Who may apply. ... 0.0... eee eee 174
246 Requirements for amalgamation application ................ 175
Division 2 Deciding amalgamation application
247 Deciding amalgamation application .................0..00. 175
Division 3 Miscellaneous provisions
248 Steps after deciding amalgamation application .............. 176
249 Information notice about particular decisions. . . . 177
250 Relationship between amendment application and amalgamation
application... 0.0... eect eee 177
Part 9 Transferring environmental authorities for prescribed ERAs
251 Application of pt9...... 0... 0c ect ee ee 177
252 Who may apply for transfer... 0.2.0.0... . ee eee eee 177
253 Requirements for transfer application....................-. 178
254 Deciding transfer application ................ 00. e eee eee 178
255 Steps after deciding transfer application ................... 179
256 Notice to owners of transfer. . 1... 0.0.0... 0c cece eee 180
Part 10 Surrender of environmental authorities
Division 1 Preliminary
257 Who may apply for surrender. ............. 00 eee eee ee eee 180
258 Notice by administering authority to make surrender application. 181
Page 11
Section 14
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
259 When surrender notice ceases to have effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
260 Failure to comply with surrender notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
261 Surrender may be partial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Division 2 Surrender applications
262 Requirements for surrender application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
263 Amending surrender application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Division 3 Final rehabilitation reports
264 Requirements for final rehabilitation report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Division 4 Requests for information
265 Administering authority may request further information . . . . . . . 186
Division 5 Deciding surrender applications
266 Deciding surrender application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
267 Advice from MRA chief executive about surrender application . . 187
268 Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
269 Restrictions on giving approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
270 When application may be refused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Division 6 Residual risk requirements
271 Payment may be required for residual risks of rehabilitation . . . . 189
272 Criteria for decision to make residual risks requirement . . . . . . . 190
273 Amount and form of payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Division 7 Directions about rehabilitation
274 Directions to carry out rehabilitation may be given if surrender
refused .......................................... 192
Division 8 Miscellaneous provisions
275 Steps after deciding surrender application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
276 Restriction on surrender taking effect if payment required for
residual risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Part 11 Cancellation or suspension of environmental authorities by
administering authority
Division 1 Preliminary
277 Automatic cancellation if replacement environmental authority
given ........................................ 193
277A Cancellation of particular environmental authority on holder’s
request ....................................... 193
278 Cancellation or suspension by administering authority . . . . . . . . 194
Division 2 Procedure for cancellation or suspension by administering
authority
279 Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Page 12
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
259 When surrender notice ceases to have effect ............... 182
260 Failure to comply with surrender notice ..................-- 183
261 Surrender may be partial .... 2.2.0.0... 00. eee eee eee ee 183
Division 2 Surrender applications
262 Requirements for surrender application...................- 183
263 Amending surrender application................00...0 eee 184
Division 3 Final rehabilitation reports
264 Requirements for final rehabilitation report ................. 185
Division 4 Requests for information
265 Administering authority may request further information ....... 186
Division 5 Deciding surrender applications
266 Deciding surrender application...............0 0.000 eee 186
267 Advice from MRA chief executive about surrender application . . 187
268 Criteria for decision ..... 0.0... eee eee 187
269 Restrictions on giving approval................00 eee eee 188
270 When application may be refused ............-..-00-0000e 189
Division 6 Residual risk requirements
271 Payment may be required for residual risks of rehabilitation .... 189
272 Criteria for decision to make residual risks requirement ....... 190
273 Amount and form of payment........... 00... e eee eee eee 191
Division 7 Directions about rehabilitation
274 Directions to carry out rehabilitation may be given if surrender
TefuUSEd eee 192
Division 8 Miscellaneous provisions
275 Steps after deciding surrender application.................. 192
276 Restriction on surrender taking effect if payment required for
residual risSkS 2.0.0... eee 193
Part 11 Cancellation or suspension of environmental authorities by
administering authority
Division 1 Preliminary
277 Automatic cancellation if replacement environmental authority
JIVEN eee eee 193
277A Cancellation of particular environmental authority on holder's
request eee eee eee 193
278 Cancellation or suspension by administering authority ........ 194
Division 2 Procedure for cancellation or suspension by administering
authority
279 Application of div2..... 0... 0... c cece eee 196
Page 12
Section 15
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
280 Notice of proposed action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
281 Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
282 Decision on proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
283 Notice of proposed action decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Division 3 Steps after making decision
284 Steps for cancellation or suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Part 11A Suspension of environmental authorities by application
Division 1 Preliminary
284A Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Division 2 Suspension applications
284B Requirements for suspension application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Division 3 Deciding suspension applications
284C Deciding suspension application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
284D Criteria for deciding suspension application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
284E Restrictions on giving approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
284F Steps after deciding suspension application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Division 4 Termination of suspension
284G Termination of suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Part 12 General provisions
Division 1 Plan of operations for environmental authority relating to
mining lease or petroleum lease
285 Definitions for div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
286 Application of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
287 Plan of operations required before acting under relevant lease . . 203
288 Requirements for plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
289 Amending or replacing plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
290 Failure to comply with plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
291 Environmental authority overrides plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Division 2 Financial assurance
Subdivision 1 Requiring financial assurance
292 Requirement to give financial assurance for environmental
authority ....................................... 206
293 New holder must give financial assurance before acting under
environmental authority or small scale mining tenure . . . . . . . . . 207
Page 13
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
280 Notice of proposed action.......... 0.0.0. ce eee eee eee eee 196
281 Considering representations ............ 0.00. e cece eee 197
282 Decision on proposed action .......... 0.0.0. c eee 197
283 Notice of proposed action decision 197
Division 3 Steps after making decision
284 Steps for cancellation or suspension ................-.-0005 198
Part 11A Suspension of environmental authorities by application
Division 1 Preliminary
284A Who may apply. ... 0.6... eee eee 199
Division 2 Suspension applications
284B Requirements for suspension application................... 199
Division 3 Deciding suspension applications
284C Deciding suspension application 200
284D Criteria for deciding suspension application................. 200
284E Restrictions on giving approval...............0 00. c eee eee 200
284F Steps after deciding suspension application ................ 200
Division 4 Termination of suspension
284G Termination of suspension .......... 0.0.0.0 ee eee eee eee 201
Part 12 General provisions
Division 1 Plan of operations for environmental authority relating to
mining lease or petroleum lease
285 Definitions for div1........ 0.0.0 202
286 Application of div1........ 0... e cece eee 202
287 Plan of operations required before acting under relevant lease.. 203
288 Requirements for plan of operations 203
289 Amending or replacing plan........... 204
290 Failure to comply with plan of operations 205
291 Environmental authority overrides plan .................0-- 205
Division 2 Financial assurance
Subdivision 1 Requiring financial assurance
292 Requirement to give financial assurance for environmental
authority) ketene 206
293 New holder must give financial assurance before acting under
environmental authority or small scale mining tenure ......... 207
Page 13
Section 16
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 2 Amount and form of financial assurance for environmental
authorities
294 Application for decision about amount and form of financial
assurance ..................................... 207
295 Deciding amount and form of financial assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
296 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Subdivision 3 Claiming or realising financial assurance
297 Definitions for sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
298 Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
299 Administering authority may claim or realise financial assurance 210
300 Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
301 Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Subdivision 4 Amending or discharging financial assurance
302 Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
303 Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
304 Administering authority may require compliance statement . . . . . 212
305 Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
306 Power to require a change to financial assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Subdivision 5 Replenishing financial assurance
307 Replenishment of financial assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Subdivision 6 Directions about rehabilitation
307A Direction to carry out rehabilitation may be given for
small scale mining tenure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Division 3 Annual fees and returns
Subdivision 1 Annual notices
308 Annual fee and return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
309 Particular requirement for annual return for CSG environmental
authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
309A Particular requirement for annual return for existing petroleum tenure
under P&G Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Subdivision 2 Changing anniversary day
310 Changing anniversary day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
311 Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
312 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
313 When decision takes effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Division 4 Non-compliance with eligibility criteria
314 Requirement to replace environmental authority if
non-compliance with eligibility criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Page 14
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 2
294
295
296
Subdivision 3
297
298
299
300
301
Subdivision 4
302
303
304
305
306
Subdivision 5
307
Subdivision 6
307A
Division 3
Subdivision 1
308
309
309A
Subdivision 2
310
311
312
313
Division 4
314
Amount and form of financial assurance for environmental
authorities
Application for decision about amount and form of financial
ASSUTANCE ee
Deciding amount and form of financial assurance ............
Notice of decision... 0.0... cece eee
Claiming or realising financial assurance
Definitions for sdiv3....... 0.00...
Application of sdiv3.... 20... 0... e eee eee
Administering authority may claim or realise financial assurance
Considering representations . .
Decision .. 0.0... ee eee
Amending or discharging financial assurance
Who may apply... 2.0.0... eee eee
Requirements for application .......... 00... 00. eee eee eee
Administering authority may require compliance statement... . .
Deciding application. ...... 0.0... eee
Power to require a change to financial assurance .............
Replenishing financial assurance
Replenishment of financial assurance ..................00-
Directions about rehabilitation
Direction to carry out rehabilitation may be given for
small scale mining tenure. ......... 0.000.
Annual fees and returns
Annual notices
Annual fee and return... eee
Particular requirement for annual return for CSG environmental
authority... 2... cette
207
208
209
209
210
210
211
211
211
211
212
213
214
215
216
216
217
Particular requirement for annual return for existing petroleum tenure
under P&G Act... eee
Changing anniversary day
Changing anniversary day ......... 0.000. c cee eee eee ee
Deciding application. ...... 0.0... eee
Notice of decision... 0.0... eee eee
When decision takes effect..........0.. 0000. c eee eee eee
Non-compliance with eligibility criteria
Requirement to replace environmental authority if
non-compliance with eligibility criteria .................000.
218
219
219
219
220
220
Page 14
Section 17
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 5 Miscellaneous provisions
315 Administering authority may seek advice, comment or
information about application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
316 Decision criteria are not exhaustive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Chapter 5A General provisions about environmentally relevant activities
Part 1 Eligibility criteria
317 Notice of proposed eligibility criteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
318 Making eligibility criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Part 2 Standard conditions
318A Definition for pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
318B When standard conditions must be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
318C Notice of proposed standard conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
318D Making standard conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Part 3 Codes of practice
318E Codes of practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Part 4 Registration of suitable operators
Division 1 Applications for registration
318F Application for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
318G Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
318H Grounds for refusing application for registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
318I Steps after deciding application for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
318J Term of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Division 2 Cancelling or suspending registration
318K Cancellation or suspension of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
318L Notice of proposed action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
318M Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
318N Decision on proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
318O Notice of proposed action decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
318P When decision takes effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
318Q Steps for cancelling or suspending registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Division 3 Investigating suitability
318R Investigation of applicant suitability or disqualifying events 232
318S Use of information in suitability report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
318T Notice of use of information in suitability report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
318U Confidentiality of suitability reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
318V Destruction of suitability reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Page 15
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 5 Miscellaneous provisions
315 Administering authority may seek advice, comment or
information about application. ............. 0.0.0 e eee eee 221
316 Decision criteria are not exhaustive .................0.000. 221
Chapter 5A General provisions about environmentally relevant activities
Part 1 Eligibility criteria
317 Notice of proposed eligibility criteria. . . 222
318 Making eligibility criteria... 2.2... eee eee 223
Part 2 Standard conditions
318A Definition for pt2 . 0.2... eee eee 223
318B When standard conditions must be made .................. 223
318C Notice of proposed standard conditions.................... 224
318D Making standard conditions .............0 0.00 cece eee eee 225
Part 3 Codes of practice
318E Codes of practice... 6... eee eee 225
Part 4 Registration of suitable operators
Division 1 Applications for registration
318F Application for registration ..........0 0... cece eee eee 226
318G Deciding application. ..... 00.0... eee 226
318H Grounds for refusing application for registration.............. 227
3181 Steps after deciding application for registration.............. 227
318J Term of registration... 0.0... cee eee eee 228
Division 2 Cancelling or suspending registration
318K Cancellation or suspension of registration. ...............0. 228
318L Notice of proposed action.......... 0.0.00: e eee eee eee 229
318M Considering representations . . 229
318N Decision on proposed action 230
3180 Notice of proposed action decision .................0-00-5 230
318P When decision takes effect..........0.. 0.00. cece eee eee 230
318Q Steps for cancelling or suspending registration .............. 231
Division 3 Investigating suitability
318R Investigation of applicant suitability or disqualifying events 232
318S Use of information in suitability report ..................00. 233
318T Notice of use of information in suitability report.............. 233
318U Confidentiality of suitability reports....................000. 233
318V Destruction of suitability reports 234
Section 18
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 5 Work diary requirements for particular registered suitable
operators
318W Application of pt 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
318X Requirement to keep work diary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
318Y Requirement to notify chief executive if work diary lost or stolen . 236
Part 6 Progressive rehabilitation
Division 1 Certification of progressive rehabilitation for resource
projects
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
318Z What is progressive certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
318ZA Effect of progressive certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
318ZB Continuing responsibility of environmental authority holder
relating to certified rehabilitated area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Subdivision 2 Applying for progressive certification
318ZC Who may apply for progressive certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
318ZD Requirements for progressive certification application . . . . . . . . . 238
318ZE Amending progressive certification application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Subdivision 3 Progressive rehabilitation report
318ZF Requirements for progressive rehabilitation report. . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Subdivision 4 Requests for information
318ZG Administering authority may request further information . . . . . . . 241
Subdivision 5 Deciding progressive certification application
318ZH Deciding progressive certification application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
318ZI Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
318ZJ Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Division 2 Payment for residual risks of rehabilitation
318ZK Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
318ZL Payment may be required for residual risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
318ZM Criteria for decision to make requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
318ZN Amount and form of payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Chapter 7 Environmental management
Part 1 Environmental duties
Division 1 Duty to prevent and minimise environmental harm
319 General environmental duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Division 2 Duty to notify of environmental harm
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
320 Definitions for div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Page 16
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 5 Work diary requirements for particular registered suitable
operators
318W Application of pt5...... 0.0... 0c eee eee 235
318X Requirement to keep work diary..........-..-00 000 cee eee 235
318Y Requirement to notify chief executive if work diary lost or stolen. 236
Part 6 Progressive rehabilitation
Division 1 Certification of progressive rehabilitation for resource
projects
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
318Z What is progressive certification................00. 0c eee 236
318ZA Effect of progressive certification 237
318ZB Continuing responsibility of environmental authority holder
relating to certified rehabilitated area...........0....0.000. 237
Subdivision 2 Applying for progressive certification
318ZC Who may apply for progressive certification................. 238
318ZD Requirements for progressive certification application......... 238
318ZE Amending progressive certification application .............. 239
Subdivision 3 Progressive rehabilitation report
318ZF Requirements for progressive rehabilitation report............ 240
Subdivision 4 Requests for information
318ZG Administering authority may request further information ....... 241
Subdivision 5 Deciding progressive certification application
318ZH Deciding progressive certification application ............... 241
318Zl Criteria for decision .............0...000005 241
318ZJ Steps after making decision 242
Division 2 Payment for residual risks of rehabilitation
318ZK Application of div2..... 0... 0... c cece eee 243
318ZL Payment may be required for residual risks ................. 243
318ZM Criteria for decision to make requirement................... 243
318ZN Amount and form of payment. ............. 00 eee eee eee 244
Chapter 7 Environmental management
Part 1 Environmental duties
Division 1 Duty to prevent and minimise environmental harm
319 General environmental duty............ 0.0.00. c eee ee eee 245
Division 2 Duty to notify of environmental harm
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
320 Definitions for div 2... 0.0... eee 246
Page 16
Section 19
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
320A Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Subdivision 2 Duty of person carrying out an activity
320B Duty of employee to notify employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
320C Duty of other persons to notify particular owners and occupiers . 248
Subdivision 3 Duty of employer
320D Duty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers . . . . . 249
Subdivision 4 Miscellaneous
320E Notice to occupiers of affected land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
320F Defences and excuses for div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
320G Use of notice in legal proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Part 2 Environmental evaluations
Division 1 Preliminary
321 What is an environmental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Division 2 Environmental audits
Subdivision 1 Audit requirements
322 Administering authority may require environmental audit about
environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
323 Administering authority may require environmental audit about
other matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
324 Content of audit notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
325 Failure to comply with audit notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Subdivision 2 Audits by administering authority
326 Administering authority may conduct environmental audit for
resource activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
326A Administering authority’s costs of environmental audit or report . 254
Division 3 Environmental investigations
326B When environmental investigation required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
326C Content of investigation notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
326D Failure to comply with investigation notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Division 4 Requirement for declarations
326E Declarations to accompany report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Division 5 Steps after receiving environmental reports
326F Administering authority may request further information 257
326G Decision about environmental report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
326H Action following acceptance of report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
326I Action following refusal of report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Page 17
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
320A Application of div2..... 0... 0. c eee eee 246
Subdivision 2 Duty of person carrying out an activity
320B Duty of employee to notify employer ....................-. 247
320C Duty of other persons to notify particular owners and occupiers. 248
Subdivision 3 Duty of employer
320D Duty of employer to notify particular owners and occupiers... . . 249
Subdivision 4 Miscellaneous
320E Notice to occupiers of affected land....................0-. 250
320F Defences and excuses for div2.............0 ccc cece eae 250
320G Use of notice in legal proceedings ...................0.05. 251
Part 2 Environmental evaluations
Division 1 Preliminary
321 What is an environmental evaluation..................0005 251
Division 2 Environmental audits
Subdivision 1 Audit requirements
322 Administering authority may require environmental audit about
environmental authority ...... 2.0... 0. eee 252
323 Administering authority may require environmental audit about
other matters . 0... keene 252
324 Content of audit notice 253
325 Failure to comply with audit notice 254
Subdivision 2 Audits by administering authority
326 Administering authority may conduct environmental audit for
resource activities... 0.0... eee eee 254
326A Administering authority's costs of environmental audit or report. 254
Division 3 Environmental investigations
326B When environmental investigation required................. 255
326C Content of investigation notice... 2.6.2.6... eee eee 256
326D Failure to comply with investigation notice.................. 256
Division 4 Requirement for declarations
326E Declarations to accompany report.................-00 eee 256
Division 5 Steps after receiving environmental reports
326F Administering authority may request further information 257
326G Decision about environmental report...............-.+-00- 258
326H Action following acceptance of report.................0000. 259
3261 Action following refusal of report ............0...00 0.0 e eee 259
Section 20
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 6 Miscellaneous
327 Costs of environmental evaluation and report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
329 Failure to make decision on environmental report taken to be
refusal ....................................... 260
Part 3 Transitional environmental programs
Division 1 Preliminary
330 What is a transitional environmental program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
331 Content of program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Division 2 Submission and approval of transitional environmental
programs
332 Administering authority may require draft program . . . . . . . . . . . 263
333 Voluntary submission of draft program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
334 Fee for consideration of draft program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
334A Administering authority may request further information . . . . . . . 265
335 Public notice of submission for approval of certain draft
programs ................................. 265
336 Authority may call conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
336A Administering authority may seek advice, comment or
information about submission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
337 Administering authority to consider draft programs . . . . . . . . . . . 267
338 Criteria for deciding draft program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
339 Decision about draft program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
340 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
341 Content of approved program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
342 Substantial compliance with Act may be accepted as
compliance .................................. 270
343 Failure to approve draft program taken to be refusal . . . . . . . . . . 270
343A Notation of approval of transitional environmental program on
particular environmental authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Division 3 Amendment of approval for transitional environmental
programs
344 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Division 3A Financial assurances
344A Administering authority may claim or realise financial assurance 272
344B Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
344C Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
344D Discharging financial assurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Page 18
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 6 Miscellaneous
327 Costs of environmental evaluation and report ............... 260
329 Failure to make decision on environmental report taken to be
refusal eee eee 260
Part 3 Transitional environmental programs
Division 1 Preliminary
330 What is a transitional environmental program . . . 261
331 Content of program .. 1... eee 261
Division 2 Submission and approval of transitional environmental
programs
332 Administering authority may require draft program . 263
333 Voluntary submission of draft program. ...............0000. 264
334 Fee for consideration of draft program...............0..00. 264
334A Administering authority may request further information ....... 265
335 Public notice of submission for approval of certain draft
PYOGPTAMS — cece cece e eee eee ee 265
336 Authority may call conference. .......... 00.0000 cece eee 266
336A Administering authority may seek advice, comment or
information about submission. ............. 000 c cee ee eee 267
337 Administering authority to consider draft programs ........... 267
338 Criteria for deciding draft program ...............0 000 ee eee 268
339 Decision about draft program... 2... eee ee 268
340 Notice of decision... 0.0... cece eee 269
341 Content of approved program. .......... 0... eee eee eee 269
342 Substantial compliance with Act may be accepted as
compliance ek ects 270
343 Failure to approve draft program taken to be refusal.......... 270
343A Notation of approval of transitional environmental program on
particular environmental authorities. ..................0004 270
Division 3 Amendment of approval for transitional environmental
programs
344 Application... 20... 6. eect eee 271
Division 3A Financial assurances
344A Administering authority may claim or realise financial assurance 272
344B Considering representations ............ 0.6. cece ee eee 273
344C Decision .... 2... ee eee 273
344D Discharging financial assurance. ............00 00. c eee eee 273
Page 18
Section 21
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 4 Miscellaneous
345 Annual return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
346 Effect of compliance with program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
347 Notice of disposal by holder of program approval . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
348 Notice of ceasing activity by holder of program approval . . . . . . . 276
349 Compliance with Act at completion of program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Part 4 Special provisions about voluntary submission of
transitional environmental programs
350 Program notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
351 Program notice privileged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
352 Authority to act on notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
353 Effect of program notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
354 Effect of failure to comply with program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
355 Authority may apply to Court for order setting aside immunity
from prosecution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
356 Court to decide application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
357 Power of Court to make order pending decision on application . . 280
Part 4A Temporary emissions licences
357A What is an applicable event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
357B Who may apply for temporary emissions licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
357C Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
357D Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
357E Decision about temporary emissions licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
357F Information notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
357G Temporary emissions licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
357H Licence can not be surrendered or transferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
357I Failure to comply with conditions of licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
357J Amendment, cancellation or suspension of temporary emissions
licence ..................................... 285
Part 5 Environmental protection orders
358 When order may be issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
359 Standard criteria to be considered before issue of order . . . . . . . 287
360 Form and content of order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
361 Offence not to comply with order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
362 Notice of disposal by recipient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
363 Notice of ceasing to carry out activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Page 19
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 4 Miscellaneous
345 Annual return... eee 273
346 Effect of compliance with program............0 00. c eee eee 274
347 Notice of disposal by holder of program approval 275
348 Notice of ceasing activity by holder of program approval....... 276
349 Compliance with Act at completion of program .............. 276
Part 4 Special provisions about voluntary submission of
transitional environmental programs
350 Program notice. . 12... eee eee 276
351 Program notice privileged. ............. 000. c cee eee eee eee 277
352 Authority to act on notice... 26... eee eee 277
353 Effect of program notice... 2.6... cee eee 278
354 Effect of failure to comply with program.................00. 279
355 Authority may apply to Court for order setting aside immunity
from prosecution... 0.2.0... . eee eee 279
356 Court to decide application................. 00. e eee eee 279
357 Power of Court to make order pending decision on application... 280
Part 4A Temporary emissions licences
357A What is an applicable event............ 00.0 e eee eee eee 281
357B Who may apply for temporary emissions licence . 281
357C Deciding application... 0... 0.0... eee eee 282
357D Criteria for decision .... 2.0.0... eee eee 282
357E Decision about temporary emissions licence................ 283
357F Information notice... 0... eee 284
357G Temporary emissions licence.............. 000: eee eee 284
357H Licence can not be surrendered or transferred .............. 285
3571 Failure to comply with conditions of licence................. 285
357J Amendment, cancellation or suspension of temporary emissions
HicenCe eee eee 285
Part 5 Environmental protection orders
358 When order may be issued. ..........00 0000 e eee eee eee 286
359 Standard criteria to be considered before issue of order....... 287
360 Form and content of order 287
361 Offence not to comply with order 288
362 Notice of disposal by recipient...................0.00000- 288
363 Notice of ceasing to carry out activity.................0000. 289
Section 22
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 5A Direction notices
363A Prescribed provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
363B Authorised person may issue a direction notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
363C Matters to consider before issuing a direction notice relating to
particular emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
363D Requirements of direction notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
363E Offence not to comply with a direction notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Part 5B Clean-up notices
363F Definitions for pt 5B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
363G Who are the prescribed persons for a contamination incident . . . 294
363H Administering authority may issue clean-up notice . . . . . . . . . . . 294
363I Offence not to comply with clean-up notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
363J Procedure if recipient is not the owner of land on which action
is required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
363K Taking action in place of recipient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
363L Obstruction of recipient complying with notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Part 5C Cost recovery notices
363M Who are the prescribed persons for a contamination incident . . . 300
363N Administering authority may issue cost recovery notice. . . . . . . . 301
363O Several recipients of a cost recovery notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Part 8 Contaminated land
Division 1 Interpretation
370 Definition for pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Division 2 Inclusion of land on environmental management register
371 Owner or occupier of land to notify administering authority . . . . . 304
372 Local government to notify administering authority . . . . . . . . . . . 305
373 Notice to be given to owner of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
374 Decision about including land in environmental management
register .......................................... 307
Division 3 Investigation of land on environmental management
register
375 Voluntary submission of report about investigation . . . . . . . . . . . 308
376 Administering authority may require site investigation . . . . . . . . . 309
377 Notice to conduct or commission site investigation . . . . . . . . . . . 311
378 Waiver of requirement to conduct or commission site
investigation ................................... 312
379 Failure to make decision on waiver of site investigation taken to
be refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Page 20
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 5A Direction notices
363A Prescribed provisions... ..... 00.0... c cece eee eee eee 289
363B Authorised person may issue a direction notice.............. 290
363C Matters to consider before issuing a direction notice relating to
particular emissions ............0 000. c eee eee eee 290
363D Requirements of direction notices .................-00000- 292
363E Offence not to comply with a direction notice 293
Part 5B Clean-up notices
363F Definitions for pt5B ... 6... ee eee 294
363G Who are the prescribed persons for a contamination incident... 294
363H Administering authority may issue clean-up notice ........... 294
3631 Offence not to comply with clean-up notice ...............0. 296
363J Procedure if recipient is not the owner of land on which action
is required... 0... eects 298
363K Taking action in place of recipient ...................0000. 299
363L Obstruction of recipient complying with notice............... 300
Part 5C Cost recovery notices
363M Who are the prescribed persons for a contamination incident... 300
363N Administering authority may issue cost recovery notice........ 301
3630 Several recipients of a cost recovery notice................. 304
Part 8 Contaminated land
Division 1 Interpretation
370 Definition for pt8 2.2.2... eee eee 304
Division 2 Inclusion of land on environmental management register
371 Owner or occupier of land to notify administering authority... . . 304
372 Local government to notify administering authority ........... 305
373 Notice to be given to owner of land ................00..00. 306
374 Decision about including land in environmental management
fegister eee 307
Division 3 Investigation of land on environmental management
register
375 Voluntary submission of report about investigation ........... 308
376 Administering authority may require site investigation......... 309
377 Notice to conduct or commission site investigation ........... 311
378 Waiver of requirement to conduct or commission site
investigation eee eee 312
379 Failure to make decision on waiver of site investigation taken to
be refusal 0... eee 313
Page 20
Section 23
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
380 Procedure to be followed if recipient is not owner . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
382 Fee for consideration of report about site investigation . . . . . . . . 314
383 Declarations to accompany report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
384 Administering authority to consider and act on site investigation
report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
385 Administering authority may require another report or
additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
386 Owner of land to be given copy of report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
387 Cost of site investigation and report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
388 Extensions of time for decisions on submission of site
investigation report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
389 Failure to make decision on site investigation report taken to be
refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Division 4 Remediation of land
390 Voluntary remediation of contaminated land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
391 Administering authority may require remediation of
contaminated land .................................. 319
392 Waiver of requirement to remediate land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
393 Failure to make decision on remediation taken to be refusal . . . . 322
394 Procedure to be followed if recipient is not owner . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
395 Fee for consideration of validation report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
396 Administering authority to consider and act on validation report . 324
397 Notice to be given of decision made about validation report . . . . 325
398 Administering authority may require another report or
additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
399 Extensions of time for consideration of validation report . . . . . . . 326
400 Failure to make decision on validation report taken to be refusal. 327
Division 5 Site management plans
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
401 What is a site management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
402 Content of site management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Subdivision 2 Procedure for approval of site management plan
403 Voluntary submission of draft site management plan . . . . . . . . . . 328
404 Application for approval of site management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
405 Administering authority may prepare or require site
management plan .................................. 329
406 Requirement to prepare draft site management plan . . . . . . . . . . 331
Page 21
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
380 Procedure to be followed if recipient is not owner ............ 313
382 Fee for consideration of report about site investigation ........ 314
383 Declarations to accompany report...............-0-00 000 314
384 Administering authority to consider and act on site investigation
TEPOrt eee 315
385 Administering authority may require another report or
additional information.......... 000... eee eee 316
386 Owner of land to be given copy of report................00. 317
387 Cost of site investigation and report...............00..0005 317
388 Extensions of time for decisions on submission of site
investigation report... 0.2... 6. eee 317
389 Failure to make decision on site investigation report taken to be
fefuSal oo eee eee 318
Division 4 Remediation of land
390 Voluntary remediation of contaminated land ................ 318
391 Administering authority may require remediation of
contaminated land... eee 319
392 Waiver of requirement to remediate land................... 321
393 Failure to make decision on remediation taken to be refusal.... 322
394 Procedure to be followed if recipient is not owner 322
395 Fee for consideration of validation report.................0. 323
396 Administering authority to consider and act on validation report. 324
397 Notice to be given of decision made about validation report .... 325
398 Administering authority may require another report or
additional information... 0.0... 00... eee 325
399 Extensions of time for consideration of validation report ....... 326
400 Failure to make decision on validation report taken to be refusal. 327
Division 5 Site management plans
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
401 What is a site management plan ...............00..000005 327
402 Content of site management plan .................0.20005 327
Subdivision 2 Procedure for approval of site management plan
403 Voluntary submission of draft site management plan.......... 328
404 Application for approval of site management plan............ 328
405 Administering authority may prepare or require site
management plan... eee 329
406 Requirement to prepare draft site management plan.......... 331
Section 24
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
407 Waiver of requirement to prepare or commission site
management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
408 Failure to make decision on waiver of site management plan
taken to be refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
409 Procedure to be followed if recipient is not owner . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
411 Administering authority may require another site management
plan or additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
412 Administering authority to consider draft site management plan . 334
413 Approval of draft site management plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
414 Refusal to approve draft site management plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
415 Extensions of time for decisions on submission of draft site
management plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
416 Failure to approve draft site management plan taken to be
refusal ....................................... 336
Subdivision 3 Restriction on local government approvals and authorities
417 Approval or authority must not allow contravention of site
management plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Subdivision 4 Amendment of site management plan
418 Voluntary amendment of site management plans . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
419 Administering authority may amend or require amendment of
site management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Subdivision 5 Residual risk requirement
419A Payment may be required for residual risks of rehabilitation . . . . 338
419B Criteria for decision to make residual risks requirement . . . . . . . 338
419C Amount and form of payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Division 6 Notices to be given about land recorded in registers
420 Notice to be given about recording of land in contaminated land
register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
421 Notice to be given to proposed purchaser of land . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Division 7 Miscellaneous
422 Registrar to maintain records about contaminated land . . . . . . . . 342
423 Offence to destroy etc. signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
424 Removal and treatment or disposal of contaminated soil. . . . . . . 343
425 Failure to comply with disposal permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Chapter 8 General environmental offences
Part 1 Offences relating to environmentally relevant activities
Division 1 Offences
426 Environmental authority required for particular environmentally
relevant activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Page 22
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
407 Waiver of requirement to prepare or commission site
management plan ....... 6. eee 332
408 Failure to make decision on waiver of site management plan
taken to be refusal... 0... 02. 332
409 Procedure to be followed if recipient is not owner ............ 333
411 Administering authority may require another site management
plan or additional information. ............. 0.0.00: e eee eee 334
412 Administering authority to consider draft site management plan. 334
413 Approval of draft site management plan.................... 334
414 Refusal to approve draft site management plan.............. 336
415 Extensions of time for decisions on submission of draft site
management plans. .... 0.0.0.0... ccc eee 336
416 Failure to approve draft site management plan taken to be
refusal eee 336
Subdivision 3 Restriction on local government approvals and authorities
417 Approval or authority must not allow contravention of site
management plan... 1.2.0.0... eee ee 337
Subdivision 4 Amendment of site management plan
418 Voluntary amendment of site management plans ............ 337
419 Administering authority may amend or require amendment of
site management plan .......... 00. cece eee 337
Subdivision 5 Residual risk requirement
419A Payment may be required for residual risks of rehabilitation .... 338
419B Criteria for decision to make residual risks requirement ....... 338
419C Amount and form of payment........... 5.000. c eee eee eee 339
Division 6 Notices to be given about land recorded in registers
420 Notice to be given about recording of land in contaminated land
fegister eee 340
421 Notice to be given to proposed purchaser of land............ 340
Division 7 Miscellaneous
422 Registrar to maintain records about contaminated land........ 342
423 Offence to destroy etc. signs ....... 6... eee eee 343
424 Removal and treatment or disposal of contaminated soil....... 343
425 Failure to comply with disposal permit..................00- 345
Chapter 8 General environmental offences
Part 1 Offences relating to environmentally relevant activities
Division 1 Offences
426 Environmental authority required for particular environmentally
relevant activities 0.0.0.0... eee 345
Page 22
Section 25
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
427 Offence to operate under environmental authority if not a
registered suitable operator in particular circumstances . . . . . . . 346
Division 2 Exemptions
429 Special provisions for interstate transporters of controlled waste 346
Part 2 Offences relating to environmental requirements
Division 1 Environmental authorities
430 Contravention of condition of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . 348
431 Environmental authority holder responsible for ensuring
conditions complied with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Division 2 Transitional environmental programs
432 Contravention of requirement of program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
432A Contravention of condition of approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
433 Approval holder responsible for ensuring program complied with 350
Division 3 Site management plans
434 Contravention of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Part 2A Offences relating to conditions
435A Offence to contravene prescribed conditions for particular
activities ....................................... 352
Part 3 Offences relating to environmental harm
437 Offences of causing serious environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
438 Offences of causing material environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
439 Court may find defendant guilty of causing material
environmental harm if charged with causing serious
environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
440 Offence of causing environmental nuisance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Part 3B Offences relating to noise standards
Division 1 Preliminary
440K Definitions for pt 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
440L Meaning of audible noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
440M Reference to making a noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
440N Noise levels measured at an affected building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Division 2 Application of noise standards
440O Local law may prescribe noise standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
440P Default noise standards under div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
440Q Offence of contravening a noise standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Division 3 Default noise standards
440R Building work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Page 23
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
427 Offence to operate under environmental authority if not a
registered suitable operator in particular circumstances ....... 346
Division 2 Exemptions
429 Special provisions for interstate transporters of controlled waste 346
Part 2 Offences relating to environmental requirements
Division 1 Environmental authorities
430 Contravention of condition of environmental authority......... 348
431 Environmental authority holder responsible for ensuring
conditions complied with ........ 2.0.00... cee eee ee eee 349
Division 2 Transitional environmental programs
432 Contravention of requirement of program. 350
432A Contravention of condition of approval..................-4. 350
433 Approval holder responsible for ensuring program complied with 350
Division 3 Site management plans
434 Contravention of plan... 2.6... eee 351
Part 2A Offences relating to conditions
435A Offence to contravene prescribed conditions for particular
activities eee 352
Part 3 Offences relating to environmental harm
437 Offences of causing serious environmental harm ............ 353
438 Offences of causing material environmental harm............ 353
439 Court may find defendant guilty of causing material
environmental harm if charged with causing serious
environmental harm .. 1... eee 354
440 Offence of causing environmental nuisance................. 354
Part 3B Offences relating to noise standards
Division 1 Preliminary
440K Definitions for pt 3B .... 1... eee 355
440L Meaning of audible noise... . 0.2.0.0... eee eee 357
440M Reference to making anoise ............0. 0. cece eee 357
440N Noise levels measured at an affected building. . . 357
Division 2 Application of noise standards
4400 Local law may prescribe noise standards..................-. 358
440P Default noise standards under div3................00.000. 358
440Q Offence of contravening a noise standard .................. 358
Division 3 Default noise standards
440R Building work .. 0.0.0... c cee eee 359
Section 26
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
440S Regulated devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
440T Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
440U Air-conditioning equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
440V Refrigeration equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
440W Indoor venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
440X Open-air events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
440Y Amplifier devices other than at indoor venue or open-air event . . 363
440Z Power boat sports in waterway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
440ZA Operating power boat engine at premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
440ZB Blasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
440ZC Outdoor shooting ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Part 3C Offences relating to water contamination
440ZD Definitions for pt 3C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
440ZE Meaning of deposits for pt 3C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
440ZF Prescribed water contaminants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
440ZG Depositing prescribed water contaminants in waters and related
matters .......................................... 368
Part 3D Offences relating to releases from boats into non-coastal
waters
440ZH Definitions for pt 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
440ZI Release of certain substances from boats into non-coastal
waters ........................................ 370
440ZJ Release of sewage from boats into non-coastal waters . . . . . . . . 370
440ZK Depositing rubbish from boats into non-coastal waters . . . . . . . . 371
Part 3E Offences relating to air contamination
440ZL Sale of solid fuel-burning equipment for use in residential
premises and related matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
440ZM Permitted concentration of sulfur in liquid fuel for use in
stationary fuel-burning equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Part 3F Offences relating to fuel standards
Division 1 Preliminary
440ZN Purpose of pt 3F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
440ZO Definitions for pt 3F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Division 2 Offences
440ZP Non-application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
440ZQ Supply of fuel that does not comply with Commonwealth fuel
standard determinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Page 24
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
4408 Regulated devices ..... 1... ccc ccc eee eee een 359
440T PUMPS .. 0... eet ene 361
440U Air-conditioning equipment. .........0. 0.000 e cee eee eee 361
440V Refrigeration equipment. . 362
440W Indoor VenueS. .. 0... eee 362
440X Open-air events ... 0.2... eee eee 363
440Y Amplifier devices other than at indoor venue or open-air event.. 363
440Z Power boat sports in waterway............-0 000 e eee eee 364
440ZA Operating power boat engine at premises.................. 365
440ZB Blasting... 6... 6. eee eee eee 365
440ZC Outdoor shooting ranges ....... 2.6... cece 366
Part 3C Offences relating to water contamination
440ZD Definitions for pt 3C 367
440ZE Meaning of deposits for pt 3C............. 0... eee eee eee 367
440ZF Prescribed water contaminants ..............00 0.000 eeu 368
440ZG Depositing prescribed water contaminants in waters and related
matters 368
Part 3D Offences relating to releases from boats into non-coastal
waters
440ZH Definitions for pt 8D»... 0... eee eee 369
440Zl Release of certain substances from boats into non-coastal
waters eee eee eee 370
440ZJ Release of sewage from boats into non-coastal waters........ 370
440ZK Depositing rubbish from boats into non-coastal waters ... . 371
Part 3E Offences relating to air contamination
440ZL Sale of solid fuel-burning equipment for use in residential
premises and related matters.............. 0.0.00 cee eee ee 372
440ZM Permitted concentration of sulfur in liquid fuel for use in
stationary fuel-burning equipment ................00. 00008 374
Part 3F Offences relating to fuel standards
Division 1 Preliminary
440ZN Purpose of pt 3F....... 0... cee eee 375
440ZO Definitions for pt 3F .... 0... eee cee eee 376
Division 2 Offences
440ZP Non-application of div2...... 20.0... cece eee eee 378
440ZQ Supply of fuel that does not comply with Commonwealth fuel
standard determinations. .............0 00.0 cece eee eee 378
Page 24
Section 27
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
440ZR Permitted Reid vapour pressure—fuel with particular ethanol
content ......................................... 378
440ZS Permitted Reid vapour pressure—other fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Division 3 Exemptions
440ZT Making applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
440ZU Request for further information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
440ZV Deciding applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
440ZW Giving exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
440ZX Refusing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Division 4 Record keeping
440ZY Record keeping requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Part 4 Other offences
442 Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
443 Offence to place contaminant where environmental harm or
nuisance may be caused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
444 Offence of interfering with monitoring equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Chapter 9 Investigation and enforcement
Part 1 Administration generally
445 Appointment of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
446 Terms of appointment of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
447 Powers of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
448 Issue of identity cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
449 Production of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
450 Protection from liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
451 Administering authority may require relevant information . . . . . . 386
Part 2 Powers of authorised persons for places and vehicles
452 Entry of place—general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
453 Entry of land—search, test, sample etc. for release of
contaminant .................................... 388
454 Entry of land—preliminary investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
455 Entry of land for access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
456 Warrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
457 Warrants—applications made otherwise than in person . . . . . . . 392
458 Order to enter land to conduct investigation or conduct work . . . 393
459 Entry or boarding of vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
460 General powers for places and vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
461 Power to seize evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Page 25
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
440ZR Permitted Reid vapour pressure—fuel with particular ethanol
Content eee 378
440ZS Permitted Reid vapour pressure—other fuel ................ 379
Division 3 Exemptions
440ZT Making applications .........0. 00.0 c cc eee eee 379
440ZU Request for further information 379
440ZV Deciding applications . . . 380
440ZW Giving exemptions ....... 000... eee eee 380
440ZX Refusing applications... 0.2.0.0... 0... cece eee 381
Division 4 Record keeping
440ZY Record keeping requirements ...............0 0.00 eee eee 381
Part 4 Other offences
442 Offence of releasing prescribed contaminant................- 382
443 Offence to place contaminant where environmental harm or
nuisance may be caused .......... 0... c ee eee eee eee 382
444 Offence of interfering with monitoring equipment............. 382
Chapter 9 Investigation and enforcement
Part 1 Administration generally
445 Appointment of authorised persons ..............-0200 eee 383
446 Terms of appointment of authorised persons... . 383
447 Powers of authorised persons .............. 000 -e eee eee 384
448 Issue of identity cards..... 2.0.2... eee eee eee 384
449 Production of identity card .. 1.0.0.0... eee eee eee 385
450 Protection from liability... 0.0.0.0... 0.0 eee eee 385
451 Administering authority may require relevant information ...... 386
Part 2 Powers of authorised persons for places and vehicles
452 Entry of place—general .......... 00... c eee eee 386
453 Entry of land—search, test, sample etc. for release of
contaminant wee 388
454 Entry of land—preliminary investigation.................... 388
455 Entry of land for access .... 00.0.0... eee eee eee 389
456 Warrants... 0... eee 391
457 Warrants—applications made otherwise than in person ....... 392
458 Order to enter land to conduct investigation or conduct work ... 393
459 Entry or boarding of vehicles .............0...0 00.0 e ee eee 396
460 General powers for places and vehicles.................-.. 397
461 Power to seize evidence. ........ 0.00... eee eee eee 398
Section 28
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
462 Procedure after seizure of evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
463 Forfeiture of seized thing on conviction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Part 3 Other enforcement powers of authorised persons
464 Power to require name and address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
465 Power to require answers to questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
466 Power to require production of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Part 4 Emergency powers of authorised persons
466A Application of pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
466B What is an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
467 Authorised person may take or direct someone to take stated
action ...................................... 403
Part 5 Offences
469 Failure of authorised person to return identity card . . . . . . . . . . . 405
470 Failure to give information to administering authority . . . . . . . . . . 406
471 Failure to comply with signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
472 Failure to comply with requirements about vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 406
473 Failure to help authorised person—emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
474 Failure to help authorised person—other cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
475 Failure to give name and address etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
476 Failure to attend or answer questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
477 Failure to produce document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
478 Failure to comply with authorised person’s direction in
emergency .................................... 410
480 False or misleading documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
480A Incomplete documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
481 False or misleading information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
482 Obstruction of authorised persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
483 Impersonation of authorised person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
484 Attempts to commit offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Part 6 General
485 Consent to entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
486 Authorised person to give notice of seizure or damage . . . . . . . . 414
487 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
488 Administering authority to reimburse costs and expenses
incurred ....................................... 416
489 Costs of investigation or remediation to be paid by recipient . . . . 416
Page 26
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
462 Procedure after seizure of evidence................00.000. 399
463 Forfeiture of seized thing on conviction .................04. 400
Part 3 Other enforcement powers of authorised persons
464 Power to require name and address. . . 401
465 Power to require answers to questions....................-. 401
466 Power to require production of documents.................-. 402
Part 4 Emergency powers of authorised persons
466A Application of pt 4.0.2... 0.0... eee eee 403
466B What is an emergency ......... 20.00 c cece eee eee 403
467 Authorised person may take or direct someone to take stated
ACHION eee eee 403
Part 5 Offences
469 Failure of authorised person to return identity card ........... 405
470 Failure to give information to administering authority.......... 406
471 Failure to comply with signal .............0 0.000. e cee eee 406
472 Failure to comply with requirements about vehicles........... 406
473 Failure to help authorised person—emergency .. . 407
474 Failure to help authorised person—other cases.............. 408
475 Failure to give name and address etc................00000. 409
476 Failure to attend or answer questions....................-. 409
477 Failure to produce document .............-0 cece eee eee 410
478 Failure to comply with authorised person’s direction in
EMergency kee ee 410
480 False or misleading documents ..............00.00 eee eae 411
480A Incomplete documents. ........... 000. e eee ee ee eee eee 412
481 False or misleading information ................0..000e 00 412
482 Obstruction of authorised persons...........0....00 00 ee 413
483 Impersonation of authorised person...............2-00-00- 413
484 Attempts to commit offences ........... 0.00. e cece eee 413
Part 6 General
485 Consent to entry... 66... eee 414
486 Authorised person to give notice of seizure or damage........ 414
487 Compensation ......... 0.0 c cc eee 415
488 Administering authority to reimburse costs and expenses
incurred eee eee 416
489 Costs of investigation or remediation to be paid by recipient.... 416
Page 26
Section 29
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Chapter 10 Legal proceedings
Part 1 Evidence
490 Evidentiary provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
491 Special evidentiary provision—particular emissions . . . . . . . . . . 419
491A Further special evidentiary provisions for noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
492 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives . . . . . . . . 421
Part 2 Executive officer liability
493 Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act. . . 422
Part 2A Unlawfulness of particular acts
493A When environmental harm or related acts are unlawful . . . . . . . . 423
Part 3 Legal proceedings
494 Indictable and summary offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
495 Proceedings for indictable offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
496 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence
proceedings ...................................... 426
497 Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings. . . . . . . . . . 426
498 Notice of defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
499 Proof of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
500 Fines payable to local government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
501 Recovery of costs of rehabilitation or restoration etc.. . . . . . . . . . 428
502 Court may make particular orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
502A Administering authority may take action and recover costs . . . . . 431
503 Recovery of costs of investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Part 4 Restraint orders
505 Restraint of contraventions of Act etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
506 Power of Court to make order pending determination of
proceeding ...................................... 435
Chapter 11 Administration
Part 1 Devolutions
514 Devolution of powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Part 2 Delegations
515 Delegation by Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
516 Delegation by chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
517 Delegation by administering executive or local government chief
executive officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
518 Delegation by administering authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Page 27
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Chapter 10 Legal proceedings
Part 1 Evidence
490 Evidentiary provisions ............ 00.00 eee eee eee 417
491 Special evidentiary provision—particular emissions 419
491A Further special evidentiary provisions for noise.............. 420
492 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives ........ 421
Part 2 Executive officer liability
493 Executive officers must ensure corporation complies with Act... 422
Part 2A Unlawfulness of particular acts
493A When environmental harm or related acts are unlawful........ 423
Part 3 Legal proceedings
494 Indictable and summary offences. ............00..000 eee 425
495 Proceedings for indictable offences 425
496 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence
ProceedingS ww. eee 426
497 Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings.......... 426
498 Notice of defence 427
499 Proof of authority 427
500 Fines payable to local government.............0...000e 0a 427
501 Recovery of costs of rehabilitation or restoration etc........... 428
502 Court may make particular orders ...............0 00.000 ee 429
502A Administering authority may take action and recover costs..... 431
503 Recovery of costs of investigation ..................00000. 431
Part 4 Restraint orders
505 Restraint of contraventions of Actetc................0.000. 432
506 Power of Court to make order pending determination of
Proceeding — wc eee eee 435
Chapter 11 Administration
Part 1 Devolutions
514 Devolution of powers ........ 0.0.0 c eee eee 437
Part 2 Delegations
515 Delegation by Minister ............0... 0000. c eee eee eee 438
516 Delegation by chief executive........... 000... eee eee eee 438
517 Delegation by administering executive or local government chief
executive Officer... 2... eee 439
518 Delegation by administering authority ..................00. 439
Section 30
Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Part 3 Review of decisions and appeals Division 1 Interpretation 519 Original decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 520 Dissatisfied person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 Division 2 Internal review of decisions 521 Procedure for review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 522 Stay of operation of particular original decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 Division 3 Appeals Subdivision 1 Appeals to Land Court 523 Review decisions subject to Land Court appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 524 Right of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 525 Appeal period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 526 Land Court mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 527 Nature of appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 528 Land Court’s powers for appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 530 Decision for appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Subdivision 2 Appeals to Court 531 Who may appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 532 How to start appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448 533 Appellant to give notice of appeal to other parties . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 534 Persons may elect to become respondents to appeal . . . . . . . . . 449 535 Stay of operation of decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 535A Stay of decision to issue a clean-up notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 536 Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 537 Assessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 538 Appeals may be heard with planning appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 539 Powers of Court on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 Part 4 General 540 Registers to be kept by administering authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 540A Registers to be kept by chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 541 Keeping of registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 542 Inspection of register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 543 Appropriate fee for copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 544 Approved forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 545 Advisory committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 546 Chief executive may require administering authority to report 457 Page 28 [OCR of page images] Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Part 3 Review of decisions and appeals Division 1 Interpretation 519 Original decisions. ........ 0.6.66 c cece cece ee 440 520 Dissatisfied person... 440 Division 2 Internal review of decisions 521 Procedure for review... 0... 0... eee 443 522 Stay of operation of particular original decisions ............. 446 Division 3 Appeals Subdivision 1 Appeals to Land Court 523 Review decisions subject to Land Court appeal.............. 446 524 Right of appeal... 2.0... eee 446 525 Appeal period. . 0.0... eects 447 526 Land Court mediation. . . 447 527 Nature of appeal..... 0.2... eee eee eee 447 528 Land Court’s powers for appeal..............00 0000s eee 447 530 Decision for appeals. ... 0.2... 2... eee eee eee ee 447 Subdivision 2 Appeals to Court 531 Who may appeal... 0.2... . ee ete eee 448 532 How to start appeal .. 6... eee eee 448 533 Appellant to give notice of appeal to other parties............ 449 534 Persons may elect to become respondents to appeal ......... 449 535 Stay of operation of decisions ............. 0.0.0. e eee eee 449 535A Stay of decision to issue a clean-up notice 450 536 Hearing procedures .......... 6... ccc cece eee eee eee 450 537 ASSESSOIS. 60 eee 450 538 Appeals may be heard with planning appeals ............... 451 539 Powers of Court on appeal... 0.2.0... 0.0.0. e cee 451 Part 4 General 540 Registers to be kept by administering authority.............. 452 540A Registers to be kept by chief executive .................04. 453 541 Keeping of registers ... 0.6... 454 542 Inspection of register .... 455 543 Appropriate fee for copies 455 544 Approved forms .. 0.0... ccc eee 456 545 Advisory committees ...... 0... 0c eee 456 546 Chief executive may require administering authority to report 457 Page 28
Section 31
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
546A Chief executive to provide annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
547 State of environment report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous
Part 1 Guidelines
548 Chief executive may make guidelines for administering
authorities ..................................... 458
549 Chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons . . . . . . . 459
Part 2 General provisions about applications and submissions
552 When documents are served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
553 Electronic applications and submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
554 Electronic notices about applications and submissions . . . . . . . . 460
558 Publication of decision or document by administering authority. . 461
Part 3 Suitably qualified persons
564 Definitions for pt 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
565 Only suitably qualified person can perform regulatory functions . 462
566 Declaration to accompany document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Part 3A Auditors
Division 1 Preliminary
567 Who is an auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
568 Auditor’s functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Division 2 Obtaining approval as auditor
569 Who may apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
570 Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
571 Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
572 Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
573 Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
574 Term of approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Division 3 Performance of auditor’s functions
574A Who may perform auditor’s functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
574B Auditor must comply with approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
574C Report and declaration to accompany document. . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Division 4 Suspension or cancellation of approval
574D Grounds for suspension or cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
574E Show cause notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
574F Representations about show cause notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
574G Suspension or cancellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Page 29
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
546A Chief executive to provide annual report ................00. 457
547 State of environment report .... 0.0... cee eee 457
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous
Part 1 Guidelines
548 Chief executive may make guidelines for administering
authorities eee eee 458
549 Chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons ...... . 459
Part 2 General provisions about applications and submissions
552 When documents are Served... ......... 0000 cece eee ee eee 459
553 Electronic applications and submissions ................... 460
554 Electronic notices about applications and submissions ........ 460
558 Publication of decision or document by administering authority.. 461
Part 3 Suitably qualified persons
564 Definitions for pt 3.0.0.0... 0... cee 461
565 Only suitably qualified person can perform regulatory functions. 462
566 Declaration to accompany document................000008 462
Part 3A Auditors
Division 1 Preliminary
567 Who is an auditor... 0... eee 463
568 Auditor's functions ..... 0.0... eee eee 463
Division 2 Obtaining approval as auditor
569 Who may apply... 2.00... eee 464
570 Requirements for application ............... 000. e eee ee eee 464
571 Deciding application. ..... 00.0... eee 464
572 Criteria for decision .... 0.0... eee ee 465
573 Notice of decision 465
574 Term of approval... 60... ccc 466
Division 3 Performance of auditor’s functions
574A Who may perform auditor's functions.................0000. 466
574B Auditor must comply with approval................00-00-0e 466
574C Report and declaration to accompany document............. 467
Division 4 Suspension or cancellation of approval
574D Grounds for suspension or cancellation.................... 467
574E Show cause notice. . 1... eee 468
574F Representations about show cause notice.................. 469
574G Suspension or cancellation 469
Page 29
Section 32
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 5 Complaints
574H Who may make a complaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
574I What happens after a complaint is made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
574J Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Division 6 Miscellaneous
574K Obligation to keep certificate of approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
574L Impersonation of auditor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
574M False or misleading information about reports or certification 471
Part 4 Entry to land to comply with environmental requirement
575 Entry orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
576 Procedure for entry under entry order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
577 Duty to avoid damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
578 Notice of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
579 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Part 4A Validation
579A Validation of amendment of environmental authority
MIM800098402 ................................. 476
Part 4B Protocols and standards
579B Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
579C Prescribed standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Part 5 Regulations
580 Regulation-making power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
581 Integrated development approval system regulations and
guidelines ....................................... 481
Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
Part 1 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997
582 Transfer of certain land on contaminated sites register to
environmental management register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
583 Transfer of certain land on contaminated sites register to
contaminated land register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Part 2 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000
Division 1 Preliminary
584 Definitions for pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Division 2 Existing environmental authorities and mining activities
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
585 What is a condition of a mining tenement for div 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Page 30
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 5 Complaints
574H Who may make acomplaint............... 000.0 e ee eee 469
574l What happens after a complaint is made..................- 470
574J Notice of decision 470
Division 6 Miscellaneous
574K Obligation to keep certificate of approval................00. 470
574L Impersonation of auditor...... 0.2... 00... eee eee eee eee 470
574M False or misleading information about reports or certification 471
Part 4 Entry to land to comply with environmental requirement
575 Entry orders 2.0... eect eee 471
576 Procedure for entry under entry order ................--00- 473
577 Duty to avoid damage. .......... 0.0 cee eee 473
578 Notice of damage 473
579 Compensation ......... 0.0.0 c eect eee 474
Part 4A Validation
579A Validation of amendment of environmental authority
MIM800098402) is... eee eee 476
Part 4B Protocols and standards
579B 1d ©) (060) = 477
579C Prescribed standards ........... 0.00. c cece cece eee 478
Part 5 Regulations
580 Regulation-making power. ... 0.0... 0000s cece eee eee eee 478
581 Integrated development approval system regulations and
guidelines wees 481
Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
Part 1 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 1997
582 Transfer of certain land on contaminated sites register to
environmental management register ...............0..0005 482
583 Transfer of certain land on contaminated sites register to
contaminated land register 483
Part 2 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000
Division 1 Preliminary
584 Definitions for pt 2... 00... 0... 483
Division 2 Existing environmental authorities and mining activities
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
585 What is a condition of a mining tenement for div 2............ 485
Page 30
Section 33
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 2 Existing authorities for mining activities
586 Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining
activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
586A Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining
activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
587 Conditions of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Subdivision 3 Existing mining activities without environmental authority
588 New environmental authority (mining activities) for existing
activities ........................................ 488
589 Conditions of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Division 3 Unfinished applications
590 Procedure if certificate of application issued and conditions
decided ......................................... 489
591 Procedure for other unfinished applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Division 4 Transitional authorities for mining activities
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
592 Meaning of transitional authority for div 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Subdivision 2 Special provisions for transitional authorities
593 Transitional authority taken to be non-code compliant . . . . . . . . . 492
594 Limited application of s 426 for transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . 492
595 Requirement to apply to amend, surrender or transfer
transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
596 Notice by administering authority to amend, surrender or
transfer transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494
597 Consequences of failure to comply with reminder notice . . . . . . . 494
598 Financial assurance for transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
599 Effect of financial assurance on security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
600 Plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
601 Annual fee and return for first year of transitional period . . . . . . . 497
602 Anniversary day for certain transitional authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Subdivision 3 Amendment and consolidation of transitional authorities
603 Application to convert transitional authority to environmental
authority for a level 2 mining project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
603A Requirements for conversion application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
603B Automatic conversion for particular applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
603C Deciding application if additional conditions requested . . . . . . . . 500
604 Other amendment applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
605 Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority. . . 502
Page 31
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Subdivision 2
586
586A
587
Subdivision 3
588
589
Division 3
590
591
Division 4
Subdivision 1
592
Subdivision 2
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
Subdivision 3
603
603A
603B
603C
604
605
Existing authorities for mining activities
Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining
activities)... 2. cette eee 487
Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining
activities)... 2. cette eee 487
Conditions of environmental authority ..................000. 488
Existing mining activities without environmental authority
New environmental authority (mining activities) for existing
activities eee 488
Conditions of environmental authority ..................000. 489
Unfinished applications
Procedure if certificate of application issued and conditions
decided wee eee 489
Procedure for other unfinished applications................. 490
Transitional authorities for mining activities
Preliminary
Meaning of transitional authority fordiv4................00. 491
Special provisions for transitional authorities
Transitional authority taken to be non-code compliant......... 492
Limited application of s 426 for transitional authority.......... 492
Requirement to apply to amend, surrender or transfer
transitional authority... 0.0... ee eee 493
Notice by administering authority to amend, surrender or
transfer transitional authority .......... 0.0.00. c eee eee 494
Consequences of failure to comply with reminder notice...... . 494
Financial assurance for transitional authority................ 495
Effect of financial assurance on security .................-. 496
Plan of operations ....... 0... 0c cece eee ee 497
Annual fee and return for first year of transitional period....... 497
Anniversary day for certain transitional authorities............ 498
Amendment and consolidation of transitional authorities
Application to convert transitional authority to environmental
authority for a level 2 mining project................0...0005 499
Requirements for conversion application....... 499
Automatic conversion for particular applications 500
Deciding application if additional conditions requested ........ 500
Other amendment applications .................00 0.0000 501
Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority... 502
Section 34
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
606 Ministerial power to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
607 Consolidation of conditions for same mining project . . . . . . . . . . 503
Subdivision 4 Environmental management plan requirements
608 Environmental management plan may be required . . . . . . . . . . . 504
609 Consequence of failure to comply with requirement. . . . . . . . . . . 505
Division 5 Transitional provisions other than for mining activities
610 Application of div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
611 Unfinished applications under existing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
612 Environmental authorities under existing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Division 6 Original provisions about special agreement Acts
614 Existing Act continues to apply for special agreement Acts until
div 7 commences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Division 7 Provisions about special agreement Acts inserted under
Environmental Protection and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2008
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
615 Definitions for div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
616 What is a condition under a special agreement Act . . . . . . . . . . . 509
616A EPA provisions prevail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
Subdivision 2 Conversion of SAA environmental authorities (mining)
616B Conversion to transitional authority (SAA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
616C Conditions of transitional authority (SAA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
616D Changing conditions of transitional authority (SAA) . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Subdivision 3 Unfinished applications
616E Procedure for unfinished applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Subdivision 4 Special provisions for transitional authorities (SAA)
616F Transitional authority (SAA) taken to be non-code compliant. . . . 514
616G Limited application of s 426 for transitional authority (SAA) . . . . . 514
616H Requirement to apply for new authority or amend etc.
transitional authority (SAA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
616I Financial assurance for transitional authority (SAA). . . . . . . . . . . 516
616J Effect of financial assurance on security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
616K Plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
616L First anniversary day for transitional authority (SAA) . . . . . . . . . . 519
616M End of transitional authority (SAA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
Subdivision 5 Applications for new authorities
616N Application of sdiv 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Page 32
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
606 Ministerial power to amend ............. 0-000 cece eee eee 502
607 Consolidation of conditions for same mining project .......... 503
Subdivision 4 Environmental management plan requirements
608 Environmental management plan may be required 504
609 Consequence of failure to comply with requirement. .......... 505
Division 5 Transitional provisions other than for mining activities
610 Application of div5..... 0.2... 00. e cece eee 506
611 Unfinished applications under existing Act.................. 506
612 Environmental authorities under existing Act................ 507
Division 6 Original provisions about special agreement Acts
614 Existing Act continues to apply for special agreement Acts until
div 7 commences... ......00 0.0 cece cee eee 508
Division 7 Provisions about special agreement Acts inserted under
Environmental Protection and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2008
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
615 Definitions for div 7... 0.0... eee 508
616 What is a condition under a special agreement Act........... 509
616A EPA provisions prevail ....... 00... 000.0 eects 510
Subdivision 2 Conversion of SAA environmental authorities (mining)
616B Conversion to transitional authority (SAA) ................4. 511
616C Conditions of transitional authority (SAA)................004 511
616D Changing conditions of transitional authority (SAA)........... 512
Subdivision 3 Unfinished applications
616E Procedure for unfinished applications ..................... 512
Subdivision 4 Special provisions for transitional authorities (SAA)
616F Transitional authority (SAA) taken to be non-code compliant.... 514
616G Limited application of s 426 for transitional authority (SAA)... .. 514
616H Requirement to apply for new authority or amend etc.
transitional authority (SAA). ......... 2.00.0 e eee eee eee 515
6161 Financial assurance for transitional authority (SAA)........... 516
616J Effect of financial assurance on security .................-. 517
616K Plan of operations ....... 0.0... c eee eeeenee 518
616L First anniversary day for transitional authority (SAA).......... 519
616M End of transitional authority (SAA)...............0.-.00000- 519
Subdivision 5 Applications for new authorities
616N Application of Sdiv5...... 0.0.00. c cece 520
Page 32
Section 35
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
616O Application of current Act to new authority application. . . . . . . . . 520
616P No public notice or EIS requirement for particular new authority
application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
616Q Reference to State government agreement includes particular
rights ........................................ 521
Subdivision 6 Amendment of transitional authorities (SAA) for conversion
to new authorities
616R Application of sdiv 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
616S Application of current Act to amendment application . . . . . . . . . . 522
616T No public notice or EIS requirement for particular amendment
applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
616U Reference to State government agreement includes particular
rights ........................................ 523
616V Consolidation of conditions for same mining project . . . . . . . . . . 523
Subdivision 7 Amendment of transitional authorities (SAA) other than by
application
616W Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority. . . 524
616X Ministerial power to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Subdivision 8 Provisions for chapter 4 activities
616Y Application of sdiv 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
616Z Continuing effect of environmental authority as a registration
certificate and development approval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
616ZA Additional ground for changing or cancelling development
conditions .................................... 526
616ZB End of environmental authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
616ZC Administering authority may issue replacement documents . . . . 528
Subdivision 9 Other matters
616ZCA Continuing effect of particular environmental authorities . . . . . . . 529
616ZCB Validation of particular development approvals and registration
certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Division 8 Miscellaneous provision
616ZD Requirement to seek advice from MRA chief executive . . . . . . . . 530
Part 3 Validation provision for Environmental Protection and
Another Act Amendment Act 2002
617 Validation of particular environmental authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Part 4 Transitional provision for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2002
618 Section 318A does not apply for transitional authority . . . . . . . . . 531
Page 33
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
6160 Application of current Act to new authority application......... 520
616P No public notice or EIS requirement for particular new authority
application... 0.0... eect eee 520
616Q Reference to State government agreement includes particular
Fights eee 521
Subdivision 6 Amendment of transitional authorities (SAA) for conversion
to new authorities
616R Application of sdiv6....... 0.0... cee eee 522
616S Application of current Act to amendment application.......... 522
616T No public notice or EIS requirement for particular amendment
applications ... 2... 2. eects 522
616U Reference to State government agreement includes particular
Fights eee 523
616V Consolidation of conditions for same mining project .......... 523
Subdivision 7 Amendment of transitional authorities (SAA) other than by
application
616W Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority... 524
616X Ministerial power to amend ............. 0.000 cece eee eee 524
Subdivision 8 Provisions for chapter 4 activities
616Y Application of sdiv8....... 0.0.0... eee cee ee 525
616Z Continuing effect of environmental authority as a registration
certificate and development approval.............-..-0.00- 525
616ZA Additional ground for changing or cancelling development
Conditions eee 526
616ZB End of environmental authority...................0.00000- 527
616ZC Administering authority may issue replacement documents .... 528
Subdivision 9 Other matters
616ZCA Continuing effect of particular environmental authorities ..... . . 529
616ZCB Validation of particular development approvals and registration
Certificates .. 0. eee 529
Division 8 Miscellaneous provision
616ZD Requirement to seek advice from MRA chief executive........ 530
Part 3 Validation provision for Environmental Protection and
Another Act Amendment Act 2002
617 Validation of particular environmental authorities............. 530
Part 4 Transitional provision for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2002
618 Section 318A does not apply for transitional authority......... 531
Page 33
Section 36
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 5 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection
Legislation Amendment Act 2003
619 Continuing effect of particular environmental authorities . . . . . . . 531
620 Additional ground for changing or cancelling development
conditions ....................................... 533
621 Administering authority may issue replacement documents . . . . 534
623 Effect of commencement on level 1 approvals for particular
environmentally relevant activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
624 Effect of commencement on particular approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
625 Effect of commencement on applications for development
approvals for level 2 environmentally relevant activities . . . . . . . . 537
626 Effect of commencement on particular applications in progress . 537
627 Effect of commencement on development approval applications
in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538
628 Effect of commencement on particular actions in progress . . . . . 538
630 Continuing operation of s 611 (Unfinished applications under
existing Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Part 6 Transitional provisions for Petroleum and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2004
631 Financial assurance if security for related petroleum authority is
monetary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
632 Financial assurance if security for related petroleum authority is
non-monetary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
633 Effect of financial assurance on the security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
634 Amendment of financial assurance condition under this part. . . . 542
Part 7 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004
Division 1 Original provisions
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
635 Definitions for div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542
Subdivision 2 Provisions for former integrated authorities
636 Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
637 Continuing status of each constituent part as an
environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
638 Re-issuing of environmental authorities if they do not form a
single mining or petroleum project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
Subdivision 3 Other provisions
639 Environmental authorities under old chapter 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
640 Applications in progress under old chapter 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
641 Existing environmental management documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
Page 34
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 5 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection
Legislation Amendment Act 2003
619 Continuing effect of particular environmental authorities ..... . . 531
620 Additional ground for changing or cancelling development
Conditions kk eee 533
621 Administering authority may issue replacement documents .... 534
623 Effect of commencement on level 1 approvals for particular
environmentally relevant activities ..................0-000. 535
624 Effect of commencement on particular approvals ............ 535
625 Effect of commencement on applications for development
approvals for level 2 environmentally relevant activities........ 537
626 Effect of commencement on particular applications in progress . 537
627 Effect of commencement on development approval applications
IN PrOGreSS 2... eee 538
628 Effect of commencement on particular actions in progress ..... 538
630 Continuing operation of s 611 (Unfinished applications under
existing ACt) 00... cee eee eee 539
Part 6 Transitional provisions for Petroleum and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2004
631 Financial assurance if security for related petroleum authority is
monetary . 0... .. eee eet ee 539
632 Financial assurance if security for related petroleum authority is
non-monetary... 0.0... eee tenes 540
633 Effect of financial assurance on the security ................ 541
634 Amendment of financial assurance condition under this part.... 542
Part 7 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004
Division 1 Original provisions
Subdivision 1 Preliminary
635 Definitions for div1........ 0.0.0 542
Subdivision 2 Provisions for former integrated authorities
636 Application of sdiv2....... 00.00. c cece 543
637 Continuing status of each constituent part as an
environmental authority ....... 0.0... cee eee eee 543
638 Re-issuing of environmental authorities if they do not form a
single mining or petroleum project................00..000- 544
Subdivision 3 Other provisions
639 Environmental authorities under old chapter 4A ............. 544
640 Applications in progress under old chapter 4A............... 545
641 Existing environmental management documents. ............ 545
Page 34
Section 37
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 2 Provisions inserted under Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007
641A Definition for div 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
641B Non-standard environmental authority taken to be
environmental authority for level 1 mining project . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
641C Standard environmental authority taken to be environmental
authority for level 2 mining project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
Part 8 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005
642 EISs currently undergoing EIS process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
643 Transitional provision for amended ss 619 and 624 . . . . . . . . . . . 547
Part 9 Transitional provision for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007
644 References to environmental management programs or draft
programs ......................................... 547
Part 10 Savings provisions for Environmental Protection and Other
Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2008
645 Definition for pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
646 Accrediting entity for s 440ZL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Part 11 Transitional provisions for Greenhouse Gas Storage Act
2009
Division 1 Preliminary
647 Definitions for div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Division 2 Provisions for Zerogen
648 New environmental authority for Zerogen’s converted GHG
permits ........................................ 549
649 New environmental authority for Zerogen’s new GHG permit . . . 550
Division 3 Provisions for replacement of former chapter 4A with
chapter 5A
650 References to former chapter 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
651 Environmental authorities (petroleum activities) other than
converted authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
652 References to environmental authorities (petroleum activities)
and their levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
653 Migration of undecided applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
654 Migration of decisions and documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
655 Migration of outstanding appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
Page 35
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 2 Provisions inserted under Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007
641A Definition for div 2.0.0.0... cece eee eee 545
641B Non-standard environmental authority taken to be
environmental authority for level 1 mining project ............ 546
6410 Standard environmental authority taken to be environmental
authority for level 2 mining project ................00. 00008 546
Part 8 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005
642 ElSs currently undergoing EIS process .................00. 546
643 Transitional provision for amended ss 619 and 624........... 547
Part 9 Transitional provision for Environmental Protection and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007
644 References to environmental management programs or draft
programs 547
Part 10 Savings provisions for Environmental Protection and Other
Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2008
645 Definition for pt 10 .. 20... . eee eee eee eee 548
646 Accrediting entity for s 440ZL 548
Part 11 Transitional provisions for Greenhouse Gas Storage Act
2009
Division 1 Preliminary
647 Definitions for div1........ 0.0.0 548
Division 2 Provisions for Zerogen
648 New environmental authority for Zerogen’s converted GHG
permits cette eee 549
649 New environmental authority for Zerogen’s new GHG permit... 550
Division 3 Provisions for replacement of former chapter 4A with
chapter 5A
650 References to former chapter 4A...............000 eee eee 550
651 Environmental authorities (petroleum activities) other than
converted authorities ...... 2... 0. 551
652 References to environmental authorities (petroleum activities)
and their levels... 0.0... eee eee 551
653 Migration of undecided applications....................00. 551
654 Migration of decisions and documents . 552
655 Migration of outstanding appeals...............0...000005 552
Page 35
Section 38
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 13 Transitional provisions for Great Barrier Reef Protection
Amendment Act 2009
657 Deferral of automatic ERMP requirement for existing
agricultural ERAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
658 Provision for appeals for ch 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
Part 14 Transitional provision for Sustainable Planning Act 2009
659 Continuing application of ch 4, pt 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
Part 15 Transitional provisions for South-East Queensland Water
(Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2010
660 Definitions for pt 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
661 Temporary prohibition on constructing CSG evaporation dams
under existing CSG authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
662 Revised (CSG) EM plan required for existing CSG authority . . . . 554
663 First annual return for existing CSG authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
Part 16 Transitional provisions for Geothermal Energy Act 2010
664 Deferral of requirement for environmental authority for existing
authorised geothermal activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
665 Deferral of requirement for environmental authority for Birdsville
geothermal lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Part 17 Transitional provisions for the Environmental Protection
and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011
666 Definitions for pt 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
667 Existing EISs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
668 Existing application for registration to carry out chapter 4 activity 557
669 Registration to carry out chapter 4 activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 558
670 Existing non-code compliant application for a level 1 mining
project ....................................... 558
671 Existing draft transitional environmental programs. . . . . . . . . . . . 558
672 Transitional environmental programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
673 Existing application for disclosure exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
674 Existing reviews and appeals about disclosure exemptions . . . . . 559
675 Existing disclosure exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Part 18 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection
(Greentape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2012
Division 1 Preliminary
676 Definitions for pt 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
Page 36
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Part 13 Transitional provisions for Great Barrier Reef Protection
Amendment Act 2009
657 Deferral of automatic ERMP requirement for existing
agricultural ERAS) ww ee 552
658 Provision for appeals forch4..............0 00 cece eee eee 553
Part 14 Transitional provision for Sustainable Planning Act 2009
659 Continuing application of ch 4, pt1 ..............0 02. e eee 553
Part 15 Transitional provisions for South-East Queensland Water
(Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2010
660 Definitions for pt 15....... 00.0... eee eee 553
661 Temporary prohibition on constructing CSG evaporation dams
under existing CSG authority...............0 00.000. 554
662 Revised (CSG) EM plan required for existing CSG authority.... 554
663 First annual return for existing CSG authority ............... 555
Part 16 Transitional provisions for Geothermal Energy Act 2010
664 Deferral of requirement for environmental authority for existing
authorised geothermal activities..................00 0.0005 555
665 Deferral of requirement for environmental authority for Birdsville
geothermal lease ... 00... eee 556
Part 17 Transitional provisions for the Environmental Protection
and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011
666 Definitions for pt 17....... 00... e cee eects 557
667 Existing EISS 2.0... eee 557
668 Existing application for registration to carry out chapter 4 activity 557
669 Registration to carry out chapter 4 activity.................. 558
670 Existing non-code compliant application for a level 1 mining
project cette eee 558
671 Existing draft transitional environmental programs............ 558
672 Transitional environmental programs .................00005 559
673 Existing application for disclosure exemption................ 559
674 Existing reviews and appeals about disclosure exemptions. .... 559
675 Existing disclosure exemptions ..............0 0. 0c eee eee 560
Part 18 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection
(Greentape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment
Act 2012
Division 1 Preliminary
676 Definitions for pt 18....... 0.00.00. c eee eee eee 560
Page 36
Section 39
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 2 Provisions for chapter 4 activities
Subdivision 1 Non-transitional ERAs
676A Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed as
non-transitional ERA ............................. 562
Subdivision 2 Chapter 4 activities that are not transitioned
676B Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
676C Continuing effect of unamended Act for non-transitional ERA . . . 563
Subdivision 3 Chapter 4 activities that are transitioned
676D Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
677 Continuing effect of existing development permit for chapter 4
activity as environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
678 Existing development application for chapter 4 activity . 564
678A Application to convert particular existing conditions into
environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
678B Requirements for conversion application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
678C Criterion for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
678D Grant of environmental authority for conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
678E When environmental authority takes effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
678F Notice of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
679 Continuing effect of existing UDA development approval for
chapter 4 activity as environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567
680 Continuing effect of existing registration certificate as
environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
681 Existing application for registration to carry out chapter 4 activity 569
Division 3 Provisions for environmental authorities (mining activities)
682 Continuing effect of existing environmental authority (mining
activities) as environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570
683 Effect of commencement on particular applications. . . . . . . . . . . 570
684 Existing progressive certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
685 Existing application for progressive certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
686 Existing surrender notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
687 Existing audit notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
688 Existing appointment of auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
689 Existing notice of proposed amendment, cancellation or
suspension of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Division 4 Provisions for other environmental authorities
690 Continuing effect of existing environmental authority (chapter 5A
activities) as environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573
Page 37
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
Division 2 Provisions for chapter 4 activities
Subdivision 1 Non-transitional ERAs
676A Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed as
non-transitional ERA wk eee 562
Subdivision 2 Chapter 4 activities that are not transitioned
676B Application of sdiv2....... 0.0... ccc eee 562
676C Continuing effect of unamended Act for non-transitional ERA... 563
Subdivision 3 Chapter 4 activities that are transitioned
676D Application of sdiv3........ 0.00. ccc eee 563
677 Continuing effect of existing development permit for chapter 4
activity as environmental authority..................0-0000. 563
678 Existing development application for chapter 4 activity 564
678A Application to convert particular existing conditions into
environmental authority 564
678B Requirements for conversion application................... 566
678C Criterion for decision ... 2.0... 0. cee eee 566
678D Grant of environmental authority for conversion.............. 566
678E When environmental authority takes effect ................. 567
678F Notice of decision... 0.0... cece eee 567
679 Continuing effect of existing UDA development approval for
chapter 4 activity as environmental authority................ 567
680 Continuing effect of existing registration certificate as
environmental authority ...... 20.0... eee eee 568
681 Existing application for registration to carry out chapter 4 activity 569
Division 3 Provisions for environmental authorities (mining activities)
682 Continuing effect of existing environmental authority (mining
activities) as environmental authority..................0-4. 570
683 Effect of commencement on particular applications........... 570
684 Existing progressive certification ..................00 eee 571
685 Existing application for progressive certification.............. 571
686 Existing surrender notice ............. 0.00 cece cece eee 572
687 Existing audit notices ... 0.0.0.0... 6.0 cece cece eee 572
688 Existing appointment of auditor ............ 0.002.000. e0ue 572
689 Existing notice of proposed amendment, cancellation or
suspension of environmental authority..................000. 572
Division 4 Provisions for other environmental authorities
690 Continuing effect of existing environmental authority (chapter 5A
activities) as environmental authority..................0-4. 573
Section 40
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
691 Existing application for environmental authority (chapter 5A
activities) ...................................... 574
692 Existing surrender notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
693 Existing notice of proposed amendment, cancellation or
suspension of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Division 5 Transitional authorities for environmentally relevant
activities
694 Definition for div 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
695 Application to convert conditions of transitional authority to
standard conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
696 Requirements for conversion application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
697 Deciding conversion application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
698 Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576
Division 5A Suspended activities
698A Application of div 5A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
698B Application to convert surrender of registration certificate to
suspension of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
698C Application of ch 5, pt 11A, divs 2 to 4 to conversion application. 578
698D Effect of conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578
Division 6 Financial assurance
699 Existing financial assurance requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Division 7 Provisions about codes of practice
700 Existing codes of practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
Division 8 Provisions about environmental management plans
701 Conditions about environmental management plans for particular
environmental authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Division 9 Provisions about plans of operations
702 Existing plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
703 Plan of operations for environmental authority for petroleum
activity that relates to petroleum lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
Division 10 Miscellaneous provisions
704 Existing application to change anniversary day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
705 Particular persons taken to be registered suitable operator . . . . . 583
706 Effect of proposed standard environmental conditions prepared
before commencement of amending Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
707 Deferment of application of s 426 to newly prescribed ERAs . . . 584
707A Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for particular
environmentally relevant activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585
707B Eligibility criteria prescribed for mining activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
Page 38
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
691 Existing application for environmental authority (chapter 5A
activities) kee eee 574
692 Existing surrender notice ............. 6... c cece eee eee 574
693 Existing notice of proposed amendment, cancellation or
suspension of environmental authority..................000. 574
Division 5 Transitional authorities for environmentally relevant
activities
694 Definition for div5. 0.0.00... 00. ccc cee eee 575
695 Application to convert conditions of transitional authority to
standard conditions ........... 0.0. ccc eee eee 576
696 Requirements for conversion application................... 576
697 Deciding conversion application..............0 0.00 c eee eee 576
698 Steps after making decision. ........... 6... e eee eee 576
Division 5A Suspended activities
698A Application of div 5A.... 0.0.0.0... cee eee 577
698B Application to convert surrender of registration certificate to
suspension of environmental authority..................000. 577
698C Application of ch 5, pt 11A, divs 2 to 4 to conversion application. 578
698D Effect of conversion ........ 0000. c cece eee 578
Division 6 Financial assurance
699 Existing financial assurance requirement.................6. 579
Division 7 Provisions about codes of practice
700 Existing codes of practice... 2.0.0.0... 66. c ee eee eee eee 579
Division 8 Provisions about environmental management plans
701 Conditions about environmental management plans for particular
environmental authorities.........0 0... eee eee 580
Division 9 Provisions about plans of operations
702 Existing plan of operations... 0.2.0.0... 00 eee ee eee 581
703 Plan of operations for environmental authority for petroleum
activity that relates to petroleum lease................-.0-. 582
Division 10 Miscellaneous provisions
704 Existing application to change anniversary day.............. 583
705 Particular persons taken to be registered suitable operator..... 583
706 Effect of proposed standard environmental conditions prepared
before commencement of amending Act................004 584
707 Deferment of application of s 426 to newly prescribed ERAs ... 584
707A Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for particular
environmentally relevant activities ................00...0004 585
707B Eligibility criteria prescribed for mining activities ............. 586
Page 38
Section 41
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
708 References to chapter 4 activity, development approval or
registration certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
709 References to former chapters 5 and 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
710 References to former terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
Part 19 Transitional provisions for the Mining and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2013
711 Provision about cancellation of environmental authority . . . . . . . 589
712 Provision about financial assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590
Schedule 1 Exclusions relating to environmental nuisance or
environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592
Part 1 Environmental nuisance excluded from sections 440 and
440Q
1 Safety and transport noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592
2 Government activities and public infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593
3 Nuisance regulated by other laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593
Part 2 Exclusions from environmental harm and environmental
nuisance
4 Non-domestic animal noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
5 Particular cooking odours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Schedule 2 Original decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
Schedule 3 Notifiable activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Schedule 4 Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613
Figure .................................................. 650
Endnotes
1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
2 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
3 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652
4 List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654
5 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664
6 Table of renumbered provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797
7 Information about retrospectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812
Page 39
[OCR of page images]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Contents
708 References to chapter 4 activity, development approval or
registration certificate... 0... eee 586
709 References to former chapters 5and5A.................-. 586
710 References to former terms ........0. 0.000. c eee eee eee 587
Part 19 Transitional provisions for the Mining and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2013
711 Provision about cancellation of environmental authority ....... 589
712 Provision about financial assurance. ...........00..00 eee 590
Schedule 1 Exclusions relating to environmental nuisance or
environmental harm ............ 0.00.00 e eee eee eee 592
Part 1 Environmental nuisance excluded from sections 440 and
440Q
1 Safety and transport noise... 2.2.1... ee eee 592
2 Government activities and public infrastructure.............. 593
3 Nuisance regulated by other laws ................000 20 0ue 593
Part 2 Exclusions from environmental harm and environmental
nuisance
4 Non-domestic animal noise .........0. 0.00. c cee eee eee 594
5 Particular cooking odours... 1.0.6... ccc eee eee 594
Schedule 2 Original decisions 595
Schedule 3 Notifiable activities ... 608
Schedule 4 Dictionary .......... 0... eee 613
Figure ett e eee 650
Endnotes
1 Index to endnotes... 6.0... cee eee 651
2 Key cette t eee eee 651
3 Table of reprints .... 20... 0... eee ete 652
4 List of legislation... 0.0.0.0... eee 654
5 List of annotations .. 0.0... cee eee 664
6 Table of renumbered provisions ...............0.00 cee eee eee 797
7 Information about retrospectivity .......... 0.0.0.0. eee eee eee 812
Page 39
Section 42
Section 43
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Introductory provisions
[s 1]
Environmental Protection Act 1994
[as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 20 February 2014]
An Act about the protection of Queensland’s environment
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Introductory provisions
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Environmental Protection Act
1994.
Part 2 Object and achievement of Act
3 Object
The object of this Act is to protect Queensland’s environment
while allowing for development that improves the total quality
of life, both now and in the future, in a way that maintains the
ecological processes on which life depends (ecologically
sustainable development).
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 41
Section 44
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 2 Object and achievement of Act
[s 4]
4 How object of Act is to be achieved
(1) The protection of Queensland’s environment is to be achieved
by an integrated management program that is consistent with
ecologically sustainable development.
(2) The program is cyclical and involves the following phases—
(a) phase 1—establishing the state of the environment and
defining environmental objectives;
(b) phase 2—developing effective environmental strategies;
(c) phase 3—implementing environmental strategies and
integrating them into efficient resource management;
(d) phase 4—ensuring accountability of environmental
strategies.
(3) The relationship between each of the phases is shown in the
figure appearing at the end of this Act.
(4) Phase 1 is achieved by—
(a) researching the state of the environment, including
essential ecological processes; and
(b) deciding environmental values to be protected or
achieved by consulting industry, government
departments and the community.
(5) Phase 2 is achieved by—
(a) developing environmental protection policies that,
among other things—
(i) decide environmental indicators; and
(ii) establish ambient and emission standards for
contaminants; and
(iii) require waste management, including waste
prevention and minimisation; and
(iv) advise on management practices; and
(b) promoting environmental responsibility and
involvement within the community.
Page 42 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 45
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 2 Object and achievement of Act
[s 5]
(6) Phase 3 is achieved by—
(a) integrating environmental values into land use planning
and management of natural resources; and
(b) ensuring all reasonable and practicable measures are
taken to protect environmental values from all sources
of environmental harm; and
(c) monitoring the impact of the release of contaminants
into the environment; and
(d) requiring persons who cause environmental harm to pay
costs and penalties for the harm.
(7) Phase 4 is achieved by—
(a) reviewing the results of human activities on the
environment; and
(b) evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of
environmental strategies; and
(c) reporting publicly on the state of the environment.
5 Obligations of persons to achieve object of Act
If, under this Act, a function or power is conferred on a
person, the person must perform the function or exercise the
power in the way that best achieves the object of this Act.
6 Community involvement in administration of Act
This Act is to be administered, as far as practicable, in
consultation with, and having regard to the views and interests
of, industry, Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders under
Aboriginal tradition and Island custom, interested groups and
persons and the community generally.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 43
Section 46
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 7]
Part 3 Interpretation
Division 1 Dictionary
7 Definitions—dictionary
The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in
this Act.
Division 2 Key concepts
Subdivision 1 The environment and its values
8 Environment
Environment includes—
(a) ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people
and communities; and
(b) all natural and physical resources; and
(c) the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and
areas, however large or small, that contribute to their
biological diversity and integrity, intrinsic or attributed
scientific value or interest, amenity, harmony and sense
of community; and
(d) the social, economic, aesthetic and cultural conditions
that affect, or are affected by, things mentioned in
paragraphs (a) to (c).
9 Environmental value
Environmental value is—
Page 44 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 47
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 10]
(a) a quality or physical characteristic of the environment
that is conducive to ecological health or public amenity
or safety; or
(b) another quality of the environment identified and
declared to be an environmental value under an
environmental protection policy or regulation.
Subdivision 2 Environmental contamination
10 Contamination
Contamination of the environment is the release (whether by
act or omission) of a contaminant into the environment.
11 Contaminant
A contaminant can be—
(a) a gas, liquid or solid; or
(b) an odour; or
(c) an organism (whether alive or dead), including a virus;
or
(d) energy, including noise, heat, radioactivity and
electromagnetic radiation; or
(e) a combination of contaminants.
12 Noise
Noise includes vibration of any frequency, whether emitted
through air or another medium.
13 Waste
(1) Waste includes any thing, other than a resource approved
under the Waste Reduction Act, chapter 8, that is—
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 45
Section 48
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 14]
(a) left over, or an unwanted by-product, from an industrial,
commercial, domestic or other activity; or
(b) surplus to the industrial, commercial, domestic or other
activity generating the waste.
Example of paragraph (a)—
Abandoned or discarded material from an activity is left over, or
an unwanted by-product, from the activity.
(2) Waste can be a gas, liquid, solid or energy, or a combination
of any of them.
(3) A thing can be waste whether or not it is of value.
(4) For subsection (1), if the approval of a resource under the
Waste Reduction Act, chapter 8, is a specific approval, the
resource stops being waste only in relation to the holder of the
approval.
(5) Despite subsection (1), a resource approved under the Waste
Reduction Act, chapter 8, becomes waste—
(a) when it is disposed of at a waste disposal site; or
(b) if it is deposited at a place in a way that would, apart
from its approval under that chapter, constitute a
contravention of the general littering provision or the
illegal dumping of waste provision under that
Act—when the depositing starts.
(6) In this section—
waste disposal site see the Waste Reduction Act, section 8A.
Waste Reduction Act means the Waste Reduction and
Recycling Act 2011.
Subdivision 3 Environmental harm and nuisance
14 Environmental harm
(1) Environmental harm is any adverse effect, or potential
adverse effect (whether temporary or permanent and of
Page 46 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 49
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 15]
whatever magnitude, duration or frequency) on an
environmental value, and includes environmental nuisance.
(2) Environmental harm may be caused by an activity—
(a) whether the harm is a direct or indirect result of the
activity; or
(b) whether the harm results from the activity alone or from
the combined effects of the activity and other activities
or factors.
15 Environmental nuisance
Environmental nuisance is unreasonable interference or
likely interference with an environmental value caused by—
(a) aerosols, fumes, light, noise, odour, particles or smoke;
or
(b) an unhealthy, offensive or unsightly condition because
of contamination; or
(c) another way prescribed by regulation.
16 Material environmental harm
(1) Material environmental harm is environmental harm (other
than environmental nuisance)—
(a) that is not trivial or negligible in nature, extent or
context; or
(b) that causes actual or potential loss or damage to
property of an amount of, or amounts totalling, more
than the threshold amount but less than the maximum
amount; or
(c) that results in costs of more than the threshold amount
but less than the maximum amount being incurred in
taking appropriate action to—
(i) prevent or minimise the harm; and
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 47
Section 50
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 17]
(ii) rehabilitate or restore the environment to its
condition before the harm.
(2) In this section—
maximum amount means the threshold amount for serious
environmental harm.
threshold amount means $5000 or, if a greater amount is
prescribed by regulation, the greater amount.
17 Serious environmental harm
(1) Serious environmental harm is environmental harm (other
than environmental nuisance)—
(a) that is irreversible, of a high impact or widespread; or
(b) caused to an area of high conservation value or special
significance; or
(c) that causes actual or potential loss or damage to
property of an amount of, or amounts totalling, more
than the threshold amount; or
(d) that results in costs of more than the threshold amount
being incurred in taking appropriate action to—
(i) prevent or minimise the harm; and
(ii) rehabilitate or restore the environment to its
condition before the harm.
(2) In this section—
threshold amount means $50000 or, if a greater amount is
prescribed by regulation, the greater amount.
17A Exclusions
Despite sections 14 and 15, a thing stated in schedule 1, part 2
is not environmental harm or environmental nuisance.
Page 48 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 51
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 18]
Subdivision 4 Environmentally relevant activities
18 Meaning of environmentally relevant activity
An environmentally relevant activity is—
(a) an agricultural ERA as defined under section 75; or
(b) a resource activity as defined under section 107; or
(c) another activity prescribed under section 19 as an
environmentally relevant activity.
19 Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed
A regulation may prescribe an activity, other than an
agricultural ERA or a resource activity, as an environmentally
relevant activity if the Governor in Council is satisfied—
(a) a contaminant will or may be released into the
environment when the activity is carried out; and
(b) the release of the contaminant will or may cause
environmental harm.
Subdivision 5 Environmental management
21 Best practice environmental management
(1) The best practice environmental management of an activity
is the management of the activity to achieve an ongoing
minimisation of the activity’s environmental harm through
cost-effective measures assessed against the measures
currently used nationally and internationally for the activity.
(2) In deciding the best practice environmental management of
an activity, regard must be had to the following measures—
(a) strategic planning by the person carrying out, or
proposing to carry out, the activity;
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 49
Section 52
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 3 Interpretation
[s 21A]
(b) administrative systems put into effect by the person,
including staff training and monitoring and review of the
systems;
(c) public consultation carried out by the person;
(d) product and process design;
(e) waste prevention, treatment and disposal.
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the measures to which regard
may be had in deciding the best practice environmental
management of an activity.
Subdivision 6 Prescribed conditions
21A Meaning of prescribed condition
(1) A prescribed condition, for a small scale mining activity, is a
condition prescribed under a regulation for the carrying out of
the activity.
Example of a prescribed condition—
a condition about rehabilitating land
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a prescribed condition may
require the holder of a mining tenure for carrying out a small
scale mining activity (a small scale mining tenure) to give the
administering authority financial assurance of an amount
prescribed under a regulation—
(a) before the relevant activity is carried out under the
mining tenure; and
(b) as security for—
(i) compliance with other prescribed conditions for
carrying out the small scale mining activity; and
(ii) costs or expenses, or likely costs or expenses,
mentioned in section 298.
Page 50 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 53
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 4 Operation of Act
[s 22]
(3) However, the Minister may recommend to the Governor in
Council a regulation imposing a prescribed condition
requiring a financial assurance to be given only if the Minister
is satisfied the condition is justified having regard to the
matters mentioned in section 292(2).
Part 4 Operation of Act
22 Act binds all persons
This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, as far as
the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the
Commonwealth and the other States.
23 Relationship with other Acts
(1) This Act is in addition to, and does not limit, any other Act.
(2) If this Act conflicts with an Act as follows, that Act prevails,
but only to the extent of the conflict—
• Ambulance Service Act 1991
• Disaster Management Act 2003
• Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981
• Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990
• Public Safety Preservation Act 1986, part 3
• Radiation Safety Act 1999
• Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995.
24 Effect of Act on other rights, civil remedies etc.
(1) This Act does not limit any civil right or remedy that exists
apart from this Act, whether at common law or otherwise.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 51
Section 54
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 2 Environmental protection policies
[s 25]
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), compliance with this Act
does not necessarily show that an obligation that exists apart
from this Act has been satisfied or has not been breached.
(3) In addition, a breach of the general environmental duty does
not, of itself, give rise to a civil right or remedy.
25 Extra-territorial application of Act
A person commits an offence against this Act if—
(a) the person causes environmental harm within the State
by conduct engaged in outside the State; and
(b) the conduct would constitute the offence against this Act
if it were engaged in by the person within the State.
Chapter 2 Environmental protection
policies
26 Minister may make policies
The Minister may make environmental protection policies to
enhance or protect Queensland’s environment.
27 Scope of policies
(1) An environmental protection policy may be made about the
environment or anything that affects or may affect the
environment.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an environmental protection
policy may be made about any of the following—
(a) a contaminant, including, for example, an ozone
depleting substance;
(b) an industry or activity;
Page 52 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 55
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 2 Environmental protection policies
[s 28]
(c) a technology or process;
(d) an environmental value;
(e) waste management;
(f) contamination control practice;
(g) land, air or water quality;
(h) noise;
(i) litter.
28 Contents of policies
(1) An environmental protection policy must—
(a) state that the policy applies to the environment generally
or to an aspect or part of the environment specified in
the policy; and
(b) identify the environmental values to be enhanced or
protected under the policy.
(2) An environmental protection policy may—
(a) state the objectives to be achieved and maintained under
the policy; or
(b) state indicators, parameters, factors or criteria to be used
in measuring or deciding any quality or condition of the
environment; or
(c) establish a program by which the stated objectives are to
be achieved and maintained, including, for example, the
following—
(i) quantifying ambient conditions;
(ii) the qualities and maximum quantities of any
contaminant permitted to be released into the
environment;
(iii) the minimum standards to be complied with in the
installation or operation of vehicles, plant or
equipment for the control of contaminants or waste
from stated sources or places;
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 53
Section 56
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 2 Environmental protection policies
[s 33]
(iv) measures designed to protect the environment or
minimise the possibility of environmental harm; or
(d) provide for a program performance assessment
procedure.
(3) An environmental protection policy may make provision
about anything about which a regulation may be made under
this Act, and, in particular—
(a) prescribing offences for contraventions of the policy;
and
(b) fixing a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 40
penalty units for the contravention.
33 Policies are subordinate legislation
An environmental protection policy is subordinate legislation
and does not have effect until it is approved by the Governor
in Council.
34 Giving effect to policies
On approval of an environmental protection policy, the
administering authority must give effect to the policy.
Page 54 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 57
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 37]
Chapter 3 Environmental impact
statements
Part 1 EIS process
Division 1 Preliminary
Subdivision 1 Application
37 When EIS process applies
(1) This part applies for a project, other than a coordinated
project, if—
(a) an EIS requirement is in force in relation to an
application for an environmental authority for a mining
activity that is, or is part of, the project; or
(b) an EIS requirement is in force in relation to an
application for an environmental authority for a resource
activity, other than a mining activity; or
(c) an EIS has been required for the project under an Act as
follows for which it has, under the Act, been decided or
required that this part applies to the preparation of the
EIS—
(i) the Commonwealth Environment Act;
(ii) the State Development Act;
Note—
See the State Development Act, part 4, divisions 2
(Coordinated project) and 3 (EIS process).
(iii) another State Act or another Commonwealth Act;
or
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 55
Section 58
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 38]
(d) the voluntary preparation of an EIS for the project has
been approved under part 2; or
(e) the project is of a type prescribed under a regulation for
which approval by a Commonwealth or State authority
is required.
(2) However, an EIS under this Act can not be used for making a
decision under the Planning Act, other than a decision in
relation to a project mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b).
(3) In this section—
authority, for the Commonwealth, includes the Minister of
the Commonwealth for the time being administering the
Commonwealth Environment Act.
EIS includes a statement, however called, that is similar to an
EIS.
project includes—
(a) a development or proposed development; and
(b) an action or proposed action; and
(c) a plan or policy.
Subdivision 2 Definitions for pt 1
38 Who is an affected person for a project
(1) A person is an affected person for a project if the person is—
(a) a person mentioned in subsection (2) for the operational
land or any land joining it; or
(b) any of the following under the Native Title Act 1993
(Cwlth) for the operational land or for an area that
includes any of the land—
(i) a registered native title body corporate;
(ii) a registered native title claimant;
Page 56 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 59
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 38]
(iii) a representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
body; or
(c) a relevant local government for the operational land.
(2) For subsection (1)(a), the persons are as follows—
(a) for freehold land—a registered proprietor;
(b) for land that is held from the State for an estate or
interest less than fee simple and for which the interest is
recorded in a register mentioned in the Land Act 1994
(Land Act), section 276—a person recorded in the
register as the registered holder of the interest;
(c) for land subject to a mining claim, mineral development
licence or mining lease—a holder of, or an applicant for,
the mining tenure;
(d) for land subject to a relevant tenure for an environmental
authority for a resource activity, other than a mining
activity—the holder of the tenure;
(e) for land under the Land Act or the Nature Conservation
Act 1992 (NCA) for which there are trustees—a trustee
of the land;
(f) for Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991
(ALA) that is taken to be a reserve because of section
202(2) or (4)(b) of that Act—the trustee of the land;
(g) for DOGIT land under the ALA or the Torres Strait
Islander Land Act 1991—a trustee for the land;
(h) for land held under a lease under the Aurukun and
Mornington Shire Leases Act 1978, section 3—a
relevant local government;
(i) for Torres Strait Islander land under the Torres Strait
Islander Land Act 1991 that is taken to be a reserve
because of section 151(2) of that Act—the trustee of the
land;
(j) for land that, under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Land Holding Act 2013, is lease land for a 1985
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 57
Section 60
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 39]
Act granted lease or a new Act granted lease—the
lessee;
(k) for land that is any of the following, the State—
(i) unallocated State land;
(ii) a reserve under the Land Act for which there is no
trustee;
(iii) a national park, national park (Aboriginal land),
national park (scientific), national park (Torres
Strait Islander land), national park (recovery) or
forest reserve under the NCA;
(iv) a conservation park under the NCA for which there
are no trustees;
(v) a State forest or timber reserve under the Forestry
Act 1959;
(vi) a State-controlled road under the Transport
Infrastructure Act 1994;
(vii) a fish habitat area under the Fisheries Act 1994;
(l) another person prescribed under a regulation.
39 Other definitions
In this part—
comment period, for an EIS, means the comment period for
the EIS under section 42(2)(e) and (3) or section 68(3)(b)(i).
draft terms of reference, for an EIS, means draft terms of
reference submitted under section 41.
environmental management plan means—
(a) an environmental management document; or
(b) another document, however called, that proposes
conditions and mechanisms to manage the potential
environmental impact of the project.
Page 58 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 61
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 40]
final terms of reference, for an EIS, means the final terms of
reference for the EIS published under section 46.
interested person means an interested person proposed by the
proponent under section 41(3)(b).
operational land means the land on which the project is to be
carried out.
person includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or
unincorporated.
properly made submission see section 55(2).
proponent means the person who proposes the project to
which this part applies.
submission period, for an EIS, means—
(a) the submission period for the EIS under section 52(1)(e)
and (2); or
(b) if section 68 applies—any new submission period fixed
under section 68(3)(b)(ii).
Subdivision 3 Purposes of EIS and EIS process
40 Purposes
The purposes of an EIS and the EIS process are as follows—
(a) to assess—
(i) the potential adverse and beneficial environmental,
economic and social impacts of the project; and
(ii) management, monitoring, planning and other
measures proposed to minimise any adverse
environmental impacts of the project;
(b) to consider feasible alternative ways to carry out the
project;
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 59
Section 62
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 40]
(c) to give enough information about the matters mentioned
in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the proponent,
Commonwealth and State authorities and the public;
(d) to prepare or propose an environmental management
plan for the project;
(e) to help the administering authority decide an
environmental authority application for which the EIS is
required;
(f) to give information to other Commonwealth and State
authorities to help them make informed decisions;
(g) to meet any assessment requirements under—
(i) the Commonwealth Environment Act for a project
that is, or includes, a controlled action under that
Act; or
(ii) a bilateral agreement;
Editor’s note—
For what is a controlled action under the Commonwealth
Environment Act, see section 67 (What is a controlled action?)
of that Act.
For assessment requirements of controlled actions, see the
Commonwealth Environment Act, chapter 4, part 8 (Assessing
impacts of controlled actions).
For bilateral agreements, see the Commonwealth Environment
Act, chapter 3 (Bilateral agreements).
(h) to allow the State to meet its obligations under a
bilateral agreement.
Page 60 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 63
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 41]
Division 2 Terms of reference stage
Subdivision 1 Draft terms of reference
41 Submission
(1) The proponent must submit to the chief executive draft terms
of reference for the EIS that allow the purposes of the EIS to
be achieved for the project.
(2) The submitted draft must—
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a
regulation; and
(c) if any of the operational land for the project is in a wild
river area—
(i) if mining activities (other than activities carried out
for specified works) are to be carried out below the
surface of the wild river high preservation area or
wild river special floodplain management area or
under a nominated waterway in the wild river
area—include a statement of how the proponent
proposes to decide the minimum depth below the
surface of the land under which the mining
activities can be carried out to comply with the
wild river declaration for the area; and
(ii) include any other matter that the wild river
declaration states must be included in the draft
terms of reference for the EIS; and
(d) include any matter prescribed under a regulation.
(3) Also, if an approval has not been given under part 2 for the
project, the submitted draft must be accompanied by the
following—
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 61
Section 64
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 42]
(a) a written description of the project and the operational
land;
(b) a list stating the name and address of each person the
proponent proposes as an interested person for the
project;
Example of persons who may be proposed as an interested
person—
an unincorporated community or environmental body with a
financial or non-financial interest in the local government area
that the operational land is in
(c) a statement of how the proponent proposes to consult
with the interested persons;
(d) a list of the names and addresses of the affected persons
for the project.
Subdivision 2 Public notification of draft terms of
reference
42 Preparation of TOR notice
(1) The chief executive must, within 15 business days after the
draft terms of reference are submitted, give the proponent
written notice about the draft (the TOR notice) for public
notification.
(2) The notice must state the following—
(a) a description of the project and the operational land;
(b) that the proponent has prepared draft terms of reference
for the EIS;
(c) where or how the draft may be obtained;
Editor’s note—
See section 65 (Public access to draft terms of reference or
submitted EIS).
Page 62 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 65
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 43]
(d) that anyone may make written comments to the chief
executive about the draft;
(e) a period decided by the chief executive (the comment
period) during which comments may be made;
(f) another matter prescribed under a regulation.
(3) The comment period must not end before 30 business days
after the notice is published.
43 Public notification
(1) The chief executive must publish the TOR notice within 5
business days after giving it to the proponent.
Editor’s note—
See section 558 (Publication of decision or document by administering
authority).
(2) The proponent must, if asked by the chief executive, pay the
chief executive’s reasonable costs incurred in publishing the
notice.
(3) The proponent must, within the 5 business days, give a copy
of the notice to—
(a) each affected person for the project; and
(b) each interested person; and
(c) any other person decided by the chief executive.
(4) The chief executive may decide another person for subsection
(3)(c) only by giving the proponent an information notice
about the decision before the notice is published.
44 Proponent to be given comments
The chief executive must, within 10 business days after the
comment period ends, give the proponent a copy of all
comments received by the chief executive within the period.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 63
Section 66
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 45]
45 Advice to chief executive
The proponent must, within the period prescribed under a
regulation, give the chief executive—
(a) a written summary of the comments; and
(b) a statement of the proponent’s response to the
comments; and
(c) any amendments of the draft terms of reference the
proponent proposes because of the comments.
Subdivision 3 Final terms of reference
46 Finalising terms of reference
(1) The chief executive must, within the period prescribed under
a regulation, do the following—
(a) consider the documents mentioned in section 45;
(b) prepare the final terms of reference;
(c) give the proponent a copy of the final terms of reference;
(d) publish the final terms of reference.
(2) The proponent must, if asked by the chief executive, pay the
chief executive’s reasonable costs incurred in publishing the
final terms of reference.
Division 3 Submission stage
47 When EIS may be submitted
(1) The proponent may submit the EIS to the chief executive only
within—
(a) 2 years after the final terms of reference are given to the
proponent; or
Page 64 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 67
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 48]
(b) any longer period decided by the chief executive before
or after the 2 years ends.
(2) The submitted EIS must be accompanied by the fee prescribed
under a regulation.
(3) If an EIS is not submitted under subsection (1)—
(a) the final terms of reference cease to have effect; and
(b) division 2 must be complied with again before the EIS
may be submitted.
48 Chief executive may require copies of EIS
(1) The chief executive may, at any time before the submission
period ends, by written notice require the proponent to give
the chief executive a stated number of copies of the submitted
EIS that the chief executive reasonably requires.
(2) The notice may require—
(a) the copies to be in hard copy form or in an electronic
form or forms; and
(b) a stated part of the stated number to be given in hard
copy form and a stated part of the number to be given in
an electronic form or forms.
49 Decision on whether EIS may proceed
(1) The chief executive must, within the period prescribed under
a regulation, consider the submitted EIS and decide whether
to allow it to proceed under division 4.
(2) The chief executive may allow the EIS to proceed only if the
chief executive considers it addresses the final terms of
reference in an acceptable form.
(3) If the decision is to allow the EIS to proceed, the chief
executive may also fix a minimum period for the making of
submissions about the EIS.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 65
Section 68
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 50]
(4) However, the period fixed must be at least 30 business days
and must end at least 30 business days after the EIS notice is
published.
(5) The chief executive must, within 10 business days after the
decision is made, give the proponent written notice of the
decision and of any submission period fixed.
(6) If the decision is to refuse to allow the EIS to proceed, the
notice must also state—
(a) the reasons for the decision; and
(b) that the proponent may, under section 50, apply to the
Minister to review the decision; and
(c) how to apply for a review.
50 Ministerial review of refusal to allow to proceed
(1) If the chief executive decides to refuse to allow the EIS to
proceed, the proponent may, by written notice, apply to the
Minister to review the decision.
(2) The notice must—
(a) state why the proponent considers the EIS should be
allowed to proceed; and
(b) be given within 10 business days after the proponent
receives a notice under section 49(6) about the decision.
(3) However, the Minister may, at any time, extend the time for
giving the notice.
(4) In reviewing the decision, the Minister—
(a) has the same powers as the chief executive; and
(b) may confirm the chief executive’s decision or decide to
allow the EIS to proceed under division 4.
(5) The Minister’s decision on the review is taken for this part,
other than section 49(6), to be the chief executive’s decision.
Page 66 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 69
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 51]
(6) The chief executive must give the proponent written notice of
the Minister’s decision within 10 business days after it is
made.
(7) If the Minister’s decision is to confirm the chief executive’s
decision, the notice must state reasons for the Minister’s
decision.
Division 4 Notification stage
Subdivision 1 Public notice requirements
51 Public notification
(1) This section applies if the chief executive has given the
proponent a notice, under section 49(5), that the EIS may
proceed under this division.
(2) Within 20 business days after the giving of the notice, the
proponent must—
(a) give written notice about the EIS (the EIS notice) to—
(i) each affected person for the project; and
(ii) each interested person; and
(iii) any other person decided by the chief executive;
and
(b) after giving the EIS notice under paragraph (a), publish
the EIS notice—
(i) at least once in a newspaper circulating in the
locality of the operational land; and
(ii) in another way prescribed under a regulation or
decided by the chief executive; and
(c) make a copy of the submitted EIS available on a
website.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 67
Section 70
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 52]
(3) The chief executive may decide another person for subsection
(2)(a)(iii) or another way of publishing the EIS notice for
subsection (2)(b)(ii) only by giving the proponent an
information notice about the decision before the notice is
published.
(4) The proponent must keep the information mentioned in
subsection (2)(c) available on a website from the start of the
submission period until—
(a) if the proponent is given notice by the chief executive
under section 56A(4) that the submitted EIS may not
proceed and the proponent does not apply to the
Minister to review the decision—the day the notice is
given; or
(b) if the proponent is given notice by the chief executive
under section 50(6), as applied by section 56B(2), that
the submitted EIS may not proceed—the day the notice
is given; or
(c) if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply—the day that is 1
year after the chief executive gives the proponent an EIS
assessment report under section 57(2).
(5) This section is subject to section 68.
52 Required content of EIS notice
(1) The EIS notice must be in the approved form and state the
following—
(a) a description of the project and the operational land;
(b) where the submitted EIS may be inspected;
(c) where copies of, or extracts from, the submitted EIS
may be obtained;
(d) that anyone may make a submission to the chief
executive about the submitted EIS;
(e) the period (the submission period) during which
submissions may be made;
Page 68 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 71
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 53]
(f) how to make a properly made submission;
(g) another matter prescribed under a regulation.
Editor’s note—
For paragraphs (b) and (c), see sections 65 (Public access to draft terms
of reference or submitted EIS), 540A (Registers to be kept by chief
executive) and 542 (Inspection of register).
(2) The submission period must be at least 30 business days and
must end after the later of the following to end—
(a) any minimum period for the making of submissions
about the EIS fixed by the chief executive under section
49(3) before the notice is published under section
51(2)(b);
(b) 20 business days after the publication.
53 Declaration of compliance
(1) The proponent must, within 10 business days after the EIS
notice is published, give the chief executive a statutory
declaration declaring—
(a) whether or not the proponent has complied with the
notice requirements under sections 51 and 52; and
(b) the name and address of each person to whom the EIS
notice was given under section 51.
(2) A copy of the EIS notice must be attached to the declaration.
(3) The proponent is taken to have complied with the
requirements if—
(a) a declaration is given under this section; and
(b) the declaration states the proponent has complied with
the notice requirements.
Editor’s note—
For what happens if the declaration states the requirements have
not been complied with, see section 68 (Substantial compliance
with notice requirements may be accepted).
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 69
Section 72
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 54]
Subdivision 2 Submissions
54 Right to make submission
A person may, within the submission period, make a
submission to the chief executive about the submitted EIS.
55 Acceptance of submissions
(1) The chief executive must accept a submission if it—
(a) is written; and
(b) is signed by or for each person (signatory) who made
the submission; and
(c) states the name and address of each signatory; and
(d) is made to the chief executive; and
(e) is received on or before the last day of the submission
period.
(2) A submission that complies with subsection (1) is called a
properly made submission.
(3) The chief executive may accept a written submission even if it
is not a properly made submission.
56 Response to submissions
(1) The chief executive must, within 10 business days after the
submission period ends, give the proponent a copy of all
submissions accepted by the chief executive.
(2) The proponent must, within the relevant period, consider the
submissions and give the chief executive—
(a) a summary of the submissions; and
(b) a statement of the proponent’s response to the
submissions; and
Page 70 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 73
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 56A]
(c) any amendments of the submitted EIS because of the
submissions, together with an EIS amendment notice
under section 66 for the amendments.
(3) In this section—
relevant period means—
(a) generally—20 business days after the proponent is given
a copy of all submissions accepted by the chief
executive; or
(b) if the chief executive and the proponent have, within the
20 business days, agreed to a different period—the
different period.
56A Assessment of adequacy of response to submission and
submitted EIS
(1) This section applies only if, under section 55, a submission
has been accepted by the chief executive.
(2) The chief executive must, within 20 business days after the
relevant period under section 56—
(a) consider the submitted EIS and the documents given
under section 56(2); and
(b) decide whether to allow the submitted EIS to proceed
under divisions 5 and 6.
(3) The chief executive may allow the submitted EIS to proceed
only if the chief executive considers—
(a) the proponent’s response to the submission is adequate;
and
(b) the proponent has made all appropriate amendments to
the submitted EIS because of the submission.
(4) The chief executive must, within 10 business days after the
decision is made, give the proponent written notice of the
decision.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 71
Section 74
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 56B]
(5) If the decision is to refuse to allow the submitted EIS to
proceed, the notice must also state—
(a) the reasons for the decision; and
(b) that the proponent may, under section 56B, apply to the
Minister to review the decision; and
(c) how to apply for a review.
56B Ministerial review of refusal to allow submitted EIS to
proceed
(1) If, under section 56A, the chief executive decides to refuse to
allow the submitted EIS to proceed, the proponent may, by
written notice, apply to the Minister to review the decision.
(2) Section 50 applies to the notice and the review as if—
(a) they were a notice and review under that section; and
(b) the reference to division 4 in section 50(4)(b) were a
reference to divisions 5 and 6; and
(c) the reference to section 49(6) in section 50(2)(b) were a
reference to section 56A(4).
Division 5 EIS assessment report
57 EIS assessment report
(1) This section applies only if the chief executive has given the
proponent a notice under section 56A(4), or under 50(6) as
applied by section 56B(2), of a decision that the submitted
EIS may proceed under this division and division 6.
(2) The chief executive must give the proponent a report (an EIS
assessment report) about the submitted EIS within 30
business days after—
Page 72 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 75
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 58]
(a) if, at the end of the submission period, the chief
executive has accepted any submissions—the day the
notice mentioned in subsection (1) was given; or
(b) if, under section 56A, the chief executive originally
decided to refuse to allow the submitted EIS to proceed
but, under section 56B, the Minister decided to allow it
to proceed—the giving to the proponent of notice of the
Minister’s decision; or
(c) otherwise—the end of the submission period.
Editor’s note—
For public inspection of the EIS assessment report, see sections 540A
(Registers to be kept by chief executive) and 542 (Inspection of
register).
58 Criteria for preparing report
In preparing an EIS assessment report, the chief executive
must consider the following—
(a) the final terms of reference for the EIS;
(b) the submitted EIS;
(c) all properly made submissions and any other
submissions accepted by the chief executive;
(d) the standard criteria;
(e) another matter prescribed under a regulation.
59 Required content of report
An EIS assessment report must—
(a) address the adequacy of the EIS in addressing the final
terms of reference; and
(b) address the adequacy of any environmental management
plan for the project; and
(c) make recommendations about the suitability of the
project; and
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 73
Section 76
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 60]
(d) recommend any conditions on which any approval
required for the project may be given; and
(e) contain another matter prescribed under a regulation.
Division 6 Completion of process
60 When process is completed
(1) The process under this part is completed for an EIS when the
proponent is given an EIS assessment report for the EIS.
(2) The process is taken to have been completed for a coordinated
project if the Coordinator-General’s report for the project has
been given to the project’s proponent.
(3) The process is taken to have been completed for another
project if—
(a) an EIS or a similar statement, however called, for the
project has been—
(i) finalised under the Commonwealth Environment
Act, section 104(1); or
(ii) completed under another Commonwealth Act or a
State Act; and
(b) the chief executive decides the process under this part
has been complied with, or substantially complied with,
for the EIS or statement.
Division 7 Miscellaneous provisions
Subdivision 1 Inquiries by chief executive
61 Application of sdiv 1
This subdivision applies during—
Page 74 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 77
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 62]
(a) any stage under divisions 2 to 6; and
(b) the taking of a step or the making of a decision within
any stage under divisions 2 to 6.
Example of when subdivision applies—
1 when the chief executive is preparing the final terms of reference
2 when the proponent is preparing the EIS
3 when the administering authority is preparing an EIS assessment
report
62 Chief executive may seek advice, comment or
information
(1) The chief executive may seek and consider relevant advice,
comment or information from the proponent or another
person.
(2) The request may be by public notice.
(3) If the request is made of the proponent, it must be written, and
must state a reasonable period for the giving of the advice,
comment or information sought.
63 Disclosure of relevant documents or information
The chief executive may give anyone a document or
information if it—
(a) is mentioned in this part, required to be given to the
chief executive under this part or relates to the project or
to the process under this part; and
(b) is not subject to a disclosure exemption.
64 Making of inquiry does not of itself alter EIS process
Asking for and receiving, or giving, a document or advice,
comment or information under this subdivision does not—
(a) replace any public notice or other stage or step required
under divisions 2 to 6; or
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 75
Section 78
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 65]
(b) extend or reduce the period required to take a step or
make a decision under divisions 2 to 6; or
(c) affect or limit a provision of divisions 2 to 6 that allows
the chief executive and the proponent to agree about the
period for the taking of a step under the EIS process.
Note—
For the consequences of not giving advice, comment or information
required under section 62, see section 67.
Subdivision 2 Public inspection
65 Public access to draft terms of reference or submitted
EIS
If a person asks the proponent for a copy of the draft terms of
reference for an EIS or the submitted EIS, the proponent must,
on payment of the appropriate fee to the proponent, give the
person the copy.
Editor’s note—
See also sections 540A (Registers to be kept by chief executive) and 542
(Inspection of register).
For the appropriate fee, see section 543 (Appropriate fee for copies).
Subdivision 3 Amending EIS
66 Amending EIS
(1) The proponent may amend or replace the submitted EIS (the
original EIS) at any time before the EIS assessment report is
given to the proponent.
(2) However, the submitted EIS can not be amended during the
submission period for the EIS.
Page 76 Current as at 20 February 2014
Section 79
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 67]
(3) Also, an amendment may be made only by giving the chief
executive written notice of the amendment (an EIS
amendment notice).
(4) An EIS amendment notice must be accompanied by the fee
prescribed under a regulation.
(5) The submitted EIS is taken to be the original EIS, as amended
from time to time by an EIS amendment notice given for the
original EIS.
Subdivision 4 Effects of noncompliance with
process
67 Process is suspended
(1) This section applies if the proponent—
(a) does not comply with a requirement under the EIS
process for an EIS; or
(b) becomes entitled to take the next step under the process
and has not taken the step.
(2) The following are suspended until the requirement is
complied with or the step is taken—
(a) the EIS process for the EIS;
(b) any obligations of the chief executive under this part for
the EIS.
(3) The proponent’s draft terms of reference or submitted EIS
lapse on the later of the following days if the requirement has
not been complied with or the step has not been taken—
(a) the first anniversary of the suspension;
(b) if the chief executive and the proponent have, before the
first anniversary, agreed to a later day—the later day.
(4) This section is subject to sections 47 and 68.
Current as at 20 February 2014 Page 77
Section 80
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 3 Environmental impact statements
Part 1 EIS process
[s 68]
68 Substantial compliance with notice requirements may be
accepted
(1) If the proponent has not complied with the notice
requirements under division 2, subdivision 2 or division 4,
subdivision 1, the chief executive must decide whether to
allow the EIS to proceed under this part as if the
noncompliance had not happened.
(2) The chief executive may decide to allow the EIS to proceed
only if the chief executive is satisfied there has been
substantial compliance with the requirements.
(3) If the chief executive decides not to allow the EIS to proceed,
the chief executive must, within 10 business days after the
decision is made—
(a) fix a new period for compliance with the requirements
(the new notice period); and
(b) either fix—
(i) if the noncompliance was with division 2,
subdivision 2—a new comment period; or
(ii) if the noncompliance was with division 4,
subdivision 1—a new submission period; and
(c) give the proponent an information notice about the
decision not to allow the EIS to proceed and the decision
about the new notice period.
(4) The information notice must state the new notice period and
the new comment or submission period.
(5) The new notice period applies despite the period for giving
the notice under section 43(3) or 51(2).
Page 78 Current as at 20 February 2014
The text continues on section 81.