47Application

47 Application (1) A person who is conducting or proposing to conduct a prescribed activity may apply to the authority for an environmental authorisation in relation to that activity. (2) An application— (a) must specify the kind of environmental authorisation applied for; and (b) if that kind is an accredited or special environmental authorisation—may specify that in the alternative a standard environmental authorisation is applied for.

(3) If the applicant is not the lessee of the land (or for land under a land sublease, the sublessee) on which the activity is being conducted, or is proposed to be conducted, the application must be accompanied by the written consent to the making of the application of— (a) if the land is leased— (i) the lessee; or (ii) for land under a land sublease—the sublessee and sublessor; or Note A sublessor, under a land sublease, is the lessee under the Crown lease under which the sublease is granted. (b) if the land is unleased territory land—the Territory; or (c) if the land is unleased national land—the Commonwealth.