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
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          (5)   If subsection (4) does not apply and a registration certificate is
                given for the application, the registration certificate is taken to
                be one to which section 677 applies.


Division 3                   Provisions for environmental
                             authorities (mining activities)

682        Continuing effect of existing environmental authority
           (mining activities) as environmental authority
          (1)   This section applies if, immediately before the
                commencement, an environmental authority (mining
                activities) is in effect.
          (2)   From the commencement, the environmental authority
                (mining activities) becomes an environmental authority for
                mining activities.
          (3)   The environmental authority is taken to have had effect on the
                day the environmental authority (mining activities) had effect
                under the unamended Act.
          (4)   The anniversary day for the environmental authority is the
                anniversary day for the environmental authority (mining
                activities).

683        Effect of commencement on particular applications
          (1)   This section applies to the following applications made, but
                not decided, before the commencement—
                (a)   an application for an environmental authority (mining
                      activities) made under former chapter 5; and
                (b)   an application to amend, surrender or transfer an
                      environmental authority (mining activities).
          (2)   From the commencement—




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