MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
Part 13 Transitional provisions for Great Barrier Reef Protection Amendment Act 2009

[s 654]

654        Migration of decisions and documents
          (1)   This section applies to a decision or document in force
                immediately before assent given under former chapter 4A
                about a matter under that chapter.
          (2)   On assent, the decision or document is taken to have been
                given under chapter 5A about the corresponding matter under
                that chapter.
          (3)   However, subsection (2) does not change the time at which the
                decision or document was given.
          (4)   In this section—
                given, for a decision or document, includes its making or
                submission.

655        Migration of outstanding appeals
                If, immediately before assent, an appeal about a matter under
                former chapter 4A had not been decided, on assent the appeal
                is taken to be an appeal about the corresponding matter under
                chapter 5A.




Part 13                      Transitional provisions for
                             Great Barrier Reef Protection
                             Amendment Act 2009

657        Deferral of automatic ERMP requirement for existing
           agricultural ERAs
                Section 88(a) does not apply to an agricultural ERA carried
                out before the commencement of this section until 6 months
                after the commencement.




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