MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                       Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                    Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
         Part 7 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and Other Legislation
                                                                     Amendment Act 2004
                                                                                    [s 640]

640      Applications in progress under old chapter 4A
        (1)   An environmental authority application under old chapter 4A
              that, immediately before the commencement, had not been
              decided is taken to be an application—
              (a)    if it is for a level 2 petroleum activity—under new
                     chapter 4A, part 2, division 3, subdivision 2; or
              (b)    if it is for a level 1 petroleum activity—under new
                     chapter 4A, part 2, division 4.
        (2)   An amendment, surrender or transfer application under old
              chapter 4A that, immediately before the commencement had
              not been decided is, on the commencement, taken to be the
              corresponding type of application under new chapter 4A.

641      Existing environmental management documents
              The current environmental management plan or current
              EMOS under the existing Act for, or for an application for, an
              environmental authority (mining activities), is on the
              commencement taken to be the submitted EM plan for the
              environmental authority or application.
              Editor’s note—
                 See the existing Act, sections 187 (Environmental management plan
                 required), 201 (EMOS required) and 253 (Previous environmental
                 management document may be amended).


Division 2                   Provisions inserted under
                             Environmental Protection and Other
                             Legislation Amendment Act 2007

641A Definition for div 2
              In this division—
              commencement means the commencement of the
              Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment
              Act 2004, part 3.
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