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 608]

          (4)   The administering authority must, within 10 business days
                after it receives the application, decide either to grant or
                refuse it.
          (5)   If the authority decides to grant the application, it must within
                10 business days after the decision is made—
                (a)   amend the stated mining tenement holder’s
                      environmental authority (mining activities) to give effect
                      to the amendment; and
                (b)   record the surrender in the appropriate register; and
                (c)   give the mining tenement holder a copy of the amended
                      authority.
          (6)   The amendment takes effect on the day of the amendment or a
                later day stated in the amended authority.
          (7)   If the authority decides to refuse the application, it must
                within 10 business days after the decision is made, give each
                applicant an information notice about the decision.
          (8)   This section does not limit the authority’s power to amend an
                environmental authority (mining activities) under chapter 5,
                part 12 or section 605.


Subdivision 4                 Environmental management plan
                              requirements

608        Environmental management plan may be required
          (1)   This section applies if a transitional authority is—
                (a)   an environmental authority (exploration); or
                (b)   an environmental authority (mineral development); or
                (c)   an environmental authority (mining lease).
          (2)   During the transitional period, the administering authority
                may require the holder of the transitional authority to submit
                an environmental management plan to it.
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