MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                       Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                    Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
         Part 2 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and Other Legislation
                                                                     Amendment Act 2000
                                                                                    [s 603]


Subdivision 3                Amendment and consolidation of
                             transitional authorities

603      Application to convert transitional authority to
         environmental authority for a level 2 mining project
        (1)   This section applies despite chapter 5, part 8.
        (2)   A transitional authority holder who holds each relevant
              mining tenement may apply (a conversion application) to the
              administering authority to convert the transitional authority to
              either of the following under chapter 5—
              (a)    a code compliant authority;
              (b)    a non-code compliant authority for a level 2 mining
                     project.
        (3)   If the application is for a non-code compliant authority for a
              level 2 mining project, it may also request that conditions
              (additional conditions) other than the relevant standard
              environmental conditions be imposed on the authority.

603A Requirements for conversion application
              A conversion application must—
              (a)    be in the approved form; and
              (b)    state the type of environmental authority (mining
                     activities) under section 603(2) to which the transitional
                     authority is proposed to be converted; and
              (c)    if the application is for a code compliant
                     authority—certify that all mining activities proposed to
                     be carried out under it comply with the criteria
                     prescribed under section 151(2)(a) for the stated type of
                     environmental authority to be a code compliant
                     authority under chapter 5; and
              (d)    if the application is for a non-code compliant authority
                     for a level 2 mining project—certify that the applicant
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