MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

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Part 5                        Decision stage

Division 1                    Preliminary

165        When does decision stage start—general
          (1)   The decision stage for an application starts the day after all
                other stages applying to the application have ended.
          (2)   This section only applies for an application if sections 166 and
                167 do not apply to the application.

166        When does decision stage start—application relating to
           development applications
          (1)   This section applies if, under section 115, a development
                application is taken to also be an application for an
                environmental authority.
          (2)   The decision stage for the application for the environmental
                authority starts—
                (a)   if the administering authority is the assessment manager
                      for the development application under the Planning
                      Act—the day the decision stage for the development
                      application starts under the Planning Act; or
                (b)   if the administering authority is a concurrence agency
                      for the development application under the Planning
                      Act—the day the referral agency’s assessment period for
                      the development application starts under the Planning
                      Act.

167        When does decision stage start—site-specific
           application relating to coordinated project
          (1)   This section applies for a site-specific application that relates
                to a coordinated project for which an EIS is required under the
                State Development Act.
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