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

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                (a)   state the matters mentioned in section 126(1); and
                (b)   comply with section 126(2).


Division 3                    Assessment level decisions

228        Assessment level decision for amendment application
          (1)   The administering authority must, within 10 business days
                after receiving the amendment application, decide whether the
                proposed amendment is a major or minor amendment.
          (2)   The decision under subsection (1) is the assessment level
                decision for the application.

229        Notice of assessment level decision
                The administering authority must, within 10 business days
                after the assessment level decision is made, give the applicant
                a written notice stating—
                (a)   the assessment level decision; and
                (b)   if the decision is that the proposed amendment is a
                      major amendment—the reasons for the decision.

230        Administering authority may require public notification
           for particular amendment applications
          (1)   This section applies if—
                (a)   an amendment application is for an environmental
                      authority for a resource activity, other than a mining
                      activity; and
                (b)   the assessment level decision is that the amendment is a
                      major amendment.
          (2)   The notice given under section 229 may state that part 4
                applies to the amendment application if the administering
                authority is satisfied that—
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