MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
Part 18 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection (Greentape Reduction) and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012
[s 678B]

678B Requirements for conversion application
           (1)   An application under section 678A must—
                 (a)   be written; and
                 (b)   describe all environmentally relevant activities for the
                       application; and
                 (c)   describe the land on which each activity will be carried
                       out; and
                 (d)   state whether the applicant is a registered suitable
                       operator for the carrying out of the activity; and
                 (e)   if the applicant is not a registered suitable operator for
                       the carrying out of the activity, include an application,
                       under section 318F, for registration as a suitable
                       operator for the carrying out of the activity; and
                 (f)   state whether the applicant wants any environmental
                       authority granted for the application to take effect on a
                       day nominated by the applicant.
           (2)   No fee is payable for an application under section 678A.

678C Criterion for decision
                 An application under section 678A may be granted only if the
                 applicant is a registered suitable operator for the carrying out
                 of the activity.

678D Grant of environmental authority for conversion
           (1)   If the chief executive decides to approve an application under
                 section 678A(2)—
                 (a)   the chief executive must grant the applicant an
                       environmental authority for a prescribed ERA; and
                 (b)   the development conditions of the permit become the
                       conditions of the environmental authority.
           (2)   If the chief executive decides to approve an application under
                 section 678A(4)—
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