MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

                                                                                  [s 194]

        (3)   The advice must be given within the period ending at the later
              of the following—
              (a)    10 business days after the copy of the decision is
                     received;
              (b)    if the relevant Minister and the administering authority
                     have, within the 10 business days, agreed to a longer
                     period—the longer period.
        (4)   In giving the advice, the MRA Minister or State Development
              Minister may seek advice from any entity.
        (5)   A contravention of this section does not invalidate—
              (a)    a decision made about an application under subdivision
                     4; or
              (b)    an environmental authority issued under division 4 for
                     the application.


Subdivision 4               Final decision on application

194      Final decision on application
        (1)   This section applies if—
              (a)    the administering authority referred the application to
                     the Land Court under section 185 and an objections
                     decision is made about the application; or
              (b)    the administering authority referred the application to
                     the Land Court under section 185 because of an
                     objection notice but, before an objections decision is
                     made about the application, all objection notices for the
                     application are withdrawn.
        (2)   The administering authority must decide—
              (a)    if a draft environmental authority was given for the
                     application—



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