2022-02-08 - S&O Agenda - Item 1 - ATTACHMENT 2 - 2021 DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT UPDATED

DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                                      LEGISLATION

Power, as an administering authority, to make an amendment to an                    Section 215
environmental authority which is necessary or desirable because of a matter
mentioned in section 215(2) or if the holder has agreed in writing to the
amendment.
Power, as an administering authority, to make other amendments to an                Sections 216
environmental authority in accordance with the procedure required by Chapter        and 219
5, Part 6, Division 2 or with the written agreement of the authority holder.
Power, as an administering authority, to refuse an amendment application to         Section 227A
which section 227A(1) applies, to require the environmental authority holder to
make a site specific application and to give written notice of the refusal to the
applicant.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide whether an application made by      Section 228
the holder of an environmental authority to amend the authority is a minor or
major amendment.
Power, as an administering authority, to set the submission period for the          Section 234
application by written notice.
Power, as an administering authority, to give written agreement to the continued    Section 237
assessment of a changed application to amend an environmental authority.

Power, as an administering authority, to request further information needed to      Section 238(3)
assess a changed amendment application which is not a minor change and to
which the information stage applies.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide that the notification stage be      Section 238(7)
repeated in respect of a changed amendment application which would be likely
to attract a submission objecting to the change.
Power, as an administering authority, to:-                                   Section 240
    (a)    decide to approve or refuse an amendment application;             and 242
    (b)    if the amendment is approved, to make other amendments to
           theconditions of the environmental authority;
    (c)    give notice of the decision to the applicant; and
    (d)    include a copy of any amended environmental authority in the
           register.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide to approve an application to Section 247
amalgamate environmental authorities or refuse an amalgamation application
to which section 247(1)(b) applies.
Power, as an administering authority, to:-                                          Section 250C
   (a) de-amalgamate an environmental authority;
   (b) issue 2 or more environmental authorities; and
   (c) include each environmental authority in the relevant register.
Power, as an administering authority, to approve or refuse an application by the Section 254
holder of an environmental authority to transfer all or part of the environmental
authority to another entity.
Power, as an administering authority, to decide whether a final rehabilitation      Section 264
report includes enough information to decide that the requirements in section
264(1)(b)(i) and 264(1)(b)(ii) have been met.
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