MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                     Environmental Protection Act 1994
              Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant activities
                                                              Part 4 Notification stage

                                                                                  [s 149]

              (b)    if an information request has not been made—the
                     information request period has ended.




Part 4                      Notification stage

Division 1                  Preliminary

149      When notification stage applies
              Subject to section 150, the notification stage applies to an
              application if—
              (a)    any part of the application is for a mining activity
                     relating to a mining lease; or
              (b)    the application is a site-specific application and any part
                     of the application is for a geothermal activity, GHG
                     storage activity or petroleum activity.

150      Notification stage does not apply if EIS process complete
        (1)   This section applies if—
              (a)    the process under chapter 3 for an EIS for each relevant
                     activity the subject of the application was completed
                     before the application was made; and
              (b)    the environmental risks of the activity have not changed
                     since the EIS was completed; and
              (c)    if the application proposes a change to the way the
                     relevant activity is to be carried out—the administering
                     authority is satisfied the change would not be likely to
                     attract a submission objecting to the thing the subject of
                     the change, if the notification stage were to apply to the
                     change.
        (2)   The notification stage does not apply to the application.
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