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 695]

695        Application to convert conditions of transitional authority
           to standard conditions
          (1)   The holder of a transitional authority may apply (a conversion
                application) to the administering authority to convert the
                conditions of the transitional authority to the standard
                conditions for the authority or relevant activity.
          (2)   Subsection (1) applies despite chapter 5, part 7.

696        Requirements for conversion application
                A conversion application must be—
                (a)   in the approved form; and
                (b)   accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

697        Deciding conversion application
          (1)   The administering authority must, within 10 business days
                after receiving the application, decide whether to—
                (a)   approve the application; or
                (b)   refuse the application.
          (2)   In deciding the application, the administering authority must
                consider the criteria mentioned in section 175(2).
          (3)   Despite subsection (1), the administering authority may only
                approve an application if—
                (a)   eligibility criteria are in effect for the relevant activity
                      for the authority; and
                (b)   the relevant activity complies with the eligibility
                      criteria.

698        Steps after making decision
          (1)   If the administering authority decides to approve the
                application, it must, within 10 business days—


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