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 691]

691        Existing application for environmental authority (chapter
           5A activities)
          (1)   This section applies to the following applications made, but
                not decided, before the commencement—
                (a)   an application for an environmental authority (chapter
                      5A activities) made under former chapter 5A; and
                (b)   an application to amend, surrender or transfer an
                      environmental authority (chapter 5A activities).
          (2)   From the commencement—
                (a)   processing of the application and all matters incidental
                      to the processing must proceed as if the amending Act
                      had not been enacted; and
                (b)   an environmental authority granted, amended or
                      transferred is taken to be an environmental authority to
                      which section 690 applies.

692        Existing surrender notice
          (1)   This section applies if the administering authority has given a
                surrender notice to the holder of an environmental authority
                (chapter 5A activities) under former section 312B(2) before
                the commencement.
          (2)   From the commencement, the surrender notice becomes a
                surrender notice under section 258.

693        Existing notice of proposed amendment, cancellation or
           suspension of environmental authority
          (1)   This section applies if the administering authority has given
                the holder of an environmental authority (chapter 5A
                activities) notice of a proposed action under former section
                312H(1) before the commencement.
          (2)   From the commencement—
                (a)   if the proposed action is to amend the environmental
                      authority—
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