MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                 Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                              Chapter 7 Environmental management
                                              Part 4A Temporary emissions licences

                                                                          [s 357A]

              anything specified in the order to prevent a continuation of the
              original offence under the notice.
        (4)   The Court’s power under this section is in addition to its other
              powers.
        (5)   A person who contravenes an order commits an offence
              against this Act.
              Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—3000 penalty units or 2
              years imprisonment.




Part 4A                     Temporary emissions licences

357A What is an applicable event
              An applicable event is an event, or series of events, either
              natural or caused by sabotage, that was not foreseen when
              particular conditions were imposed on an environmental
              authority.

357B Who may apply for temporary emissions licence
        (1)   A person may apply for a licence (a temporary emissions
              licence) that permits the temporary relaxation or modification
              of particular conditions of an environmental authority that
              relate to the release of a contaminant into the environment in
              response to an applicable event.
        (2)   A person may apply for a temporary emissions licence only if
              the person is the holder of an environmental authority.
        (3)   The application may be made—
              (a)    in anticipation of an applicable event; or
              (b)    in response to an applicable event.



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