MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                                        Environmental Protection Act 1994

                                                                                                              Contents

Subdivision 2   Existing authorities for mining activities
586             Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining
                activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   487
586A            Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining
                activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   487
587             Conditions of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     488
Subdivision 3   Existing mining activities without environmental authority
588             New environmental authority (mining activities) for existing
                activities  ........................................                                                488
589             Conditions of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     489
Division 3      Unfinished applications
590             Procedure if certificate of application issued and conditions
                decided      .........................................                                              489
591             Procedure for other unfinished applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       490
Division 4      Transitional authorities for mining activities
Subdivision 1   Preliminary
592             Meaning of transitional authority for div 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    491
Subdivision 2   Special provisions for transitional authorities
593             Transitional authority taken to be non-code compliant . . . . . . . . .                             492
594             Limited application of s 426 for transitional authority . . . . . . . . . .                         492
595             Requirement to apply to amend, surrender or transfer
                transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        493
596             Notice by administering authority to amend, surrender or
                transfer transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             494
597             Consequences of failure to comply with reminder notice . . . . . . .                                494
598             Financial assurance for transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      495
599             Effect of financial assurance on security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     496
600             Plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          497
601             Annual fee and return for first year of transitional period . . . . . . .                           497
602             Anniversary day for certain transitional authorities. . . . . . . . . . . .                         498
Subdivision 3   Amendment and consolidation of transitional authorities
603             Application to convert transitional authority to environmental
                authority for a level 2 mining project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                499
603A            Requirements for conversion application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       499
603B            Automatic conversion for particular applications . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          500
603C            Deciding application if additional conditions requested . . . . . . . .                             500
604             Other amendment applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    501
605             Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority. . .                                    502

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Environmental Protection Act 1994

Contents

 

Subdivision 2
586

586A

587
Subdivision 3
588

589
Division 3
590

591

Division 4
Subdivision 1
592
Subdivision 2
593

594

595

596

597
598
599
600
601
602
Subdivision 3
603

603A
603B
603C
604
605

Existing authorities for mining activities
Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining

activities)... 2. cette eee 487
Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining

activities)... 2. cette eee 487
Conditions of environmental authority ..................000. 488

Existing mining activities without environmental authority

New environmental authority (mining activities) for existing
activities eee 488

Conditions of environmental authority ..................000. 489
Unfinished applications

Procedure if certificate of application issued and conditions
decided wee eee 489

Procedure for other unfinished applications................. 490
Transitional authorities for mining activities

Preliminary

Meaning of transitional authority fordiv4................00. 491
Special provisions for transitional authorities

Transitional authority taken to be non-code compliant......... 492
Limited application of s 426 for transitional authority.......... 492
Requirement to apply to amend, surrender or transfer

transitional authority... 0.0... ee eee 493
Notice by administering authority to amend, surrender or

transfer transitional authority .......... 0.0.00. c eee eee 494
Consequences of failure to comply with reminder notice...... . 494
Financial assurance for transitional authority................ 495
Effect of financial assurance on security .................-. 496
Plan of operations ....... 0... 0c cece eee ee 497
Annual fee and return for first year of transitional period....... 497
Anniversary day for certain transitional authorities............ 498

Amendment and consolidation of transitional authorities

Application to convert transitional authority to environmental

 

authority for a level 2 mining project................0...0005 499
Requirements for conversion application....... 499
Automatic conversion for particular applications 500
Deciding application if additional conditions requested ........ 500
Other amendment applications .................00 0.0000 501
Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority... 502