MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

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

                                                                                  [s 195]

              (b)    if a draft environmental authority was not given for the
                     application—
                     (i)   comply with any relevant regulatory requirement;
                           and
                     (ii) subject to subparagraph (i), have regard to the
                          following—
                           (A)    the application;
                           (B)    any standard conditions for the relevant
                                  activity or authority;
                           (C)    any response given for an information
                                  request;
                           (D)    the standard criteria.


Division 4                  Steps after deciding application

195      Issuing environmental authority
              If the administering authority decides to approve an
              application or makes a decision under section 170(2)(b) or
              171(2)(b), it must issue an environmental authority to the
              applicant—
              (a)    if the application for the authority is referred to the Land
                     Court under section 185—within 5 business days after a
                     final decision is made under section 194(2); or
              (b)    if notice of the decision is given under section 181 and
                     the application for the authority is not referred to the
                     Land Court under section 185—within 25 business days
                     after the notice is given under section 181; or
              (c)    if a development application is taken, under section 115,
                     to also be an application for an environmental
                     authority—
                     (i)   if the administering authority is the assessment
                           manager for the development application under the
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