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 616L]

        (3)   Section 540(1)(e)(vi) does not apply to a plan of operations
              that, under this section, is taken to be the plan of operations
              for a transitional authority (SAA).
        (4)   For this section, the relevant provisions of a mining plan
              approved under part 2 of the agreement defined under the
              Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985 are taken to be
              a plan of operations for each mining lease to which they
              relate.

616L     First anniversary day for transitional authority (SAA)
              The first anniversary day for a transitional authority (SAA)
              is—
              (a)    if the SAA environmental authority (mining) forming
                     the basis for the transitional authority (SAA) was a
                     licence under the existing Act—the next occurring
                     anniversary of the anniversary day of the authority under
                     the existing Act; or
              (b)    otherwise—1 year after the commencement.

616M End of transitional authority (SAA)
        (1)   A transitional authority (SAA) ends if—
              (a)    the holder of the authority does not comply with section
                     616H(1); or
              (b)    the authority is amended under subdivision 6 and the
                     amended authority has taken effect under the current
                     Act; or
              (c)    the authority is transferred under chapter 5, part 9 and
                     the transfer has taken effect under the current Act; or
              (d)    the surrender of the authority is approved under the
                     current Act; or
              (e)    an environmental authority (mining activities) for the
                     SAA mining activity the subject of the transitional


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