MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                     Environmental Protection Act 1994
              Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant activities
                                        Part 8 Amalgamating environmental authorities

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              environmental authority (an amalgamated environmental
              authority) for all activities for the authorities.
        (2)   However, if an environmental authority is held jointly by 2 or
              more entities, the environmental authority can not be the
              subject of an amalgamation application unless all of the
              environmental authorities, the subject of the application, are
              held jointly by the same entities.

246      Requirements for amalgamation application
              An amalgamation application must—
              (a)    be made in the approved form; and
              (b)    state whether the application is for—
                     (i)   an amalgamated corporate authority; or
                     (ii) an amalgamated local government authority; or
                     (iii) an amalgamated project authority; and
              (c)    be supported by enough information to allow the
                     administering authority to decide the application; and
              (d)    be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a
                     regulation.


Division 2                  Deciding amalgamation application

247      Deciding amalgamation application
        (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the administering authority
              must, within 20 business days after the day the amalgamation
              application is received, decide to—
              (a)    approve the application; or
              (b)    if the application is for an amalgamated local
                     government authority or amalgamated project
                     authority—refuse the application.


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