MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

                                                                                  [s 184]


Subdivision 3               Referrals to Land Court

184      Application of sdiv 3
              This subdivision applies to an application for a mining activity
              relating to a mining lease if—
              (a)    an objection notice for a submission about the
                     application is given to the administering authority under
                     section 182(2); or
              (b)    the applicant has requested under section 183(1) that the
                     application be referred to the Land Court.

185      Referral to Land Court
        (1)   The administering authority must refer the application to the
              Land Court for a decision under this subdivision (the
              objections decision).
        (2)   The referral must be made within 10 business days after the
              later of the following—
              (a)    the receipt of the last objection notice under section 182;
              (b)    the receipt of a request for referral under section 183.
        (3)   The referral must be made by filing with the registrar of the
              Land Court—
              (a)    a notice, in the approved form, referring the application
                     to the Land Court; and
              (b)    a copy of the application; and
              (c)    a copy of any response to an information request; and
              (d)    a copy of any submission for the application; and
              (e)    a copy of the notice given under section 181(1),
                     including any draft environmental authority for the
                     application; and
              (f)    a copy of any objection notice given under section
                     182(2); and
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