MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant activities
Part 7 Amendment of environmental authorities by application

[s 223]

               (b)    does not significantly increase the level of
                      environmental harm caused by the relevant activity; and
               (c)    does not change any rehabilitation objectives stated in
                      the authority in a way likely to result in significantly
                      different impacts on environmental values than the
                      impacts previously permitted under the authority; and
               (d)    does not significantly increase the scale or intensity of
                      the relevant activity; and
               (e)    does not relate to a new relevant resource tenure for the
                      authority that is—
                      (i)    a new mining lease; or
                      (ii) a new petroleum lease; or
                      (iii) a new geothermal lease under the Geothermal
                            Energy Act; or
                      (iv) a new GHG injection and storage lease under the
                           GHG storage Act; and
               (f)    involves an addition to the surface area for the relevant
                      activity of no more than 10% of the existing area; and
               (g)    for an environmental authority for a petroleum
                      activity—
                      (i)    if the amendment involves constructing a new
                             pipeline—the new pipeline does not exceed
                             150km; and
                      (ii) if the amendment involves extending an existing
                           pipeline—the extension does not exceed 10% of
                           the existing length of the pipeline; and
               (h)    if the amendment relates to a new relevant resource
                      tenure for the authority that is an exploration permit or
                      GHG permit—the amendment application under section
                      224 seeks an amended environmental authority that is
                      subject to the standard conditions for the relevant
                      activity or authority, to the extent it relates to the permit.


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