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60 Variation
(1) Subject to section 61 and section 62, the authority may vary an
environmental authorisation by written notice to the holder of the
authorisation—
(a) on application by the holder; or
(b) if this Act has been amended since the authorisation was
granted; or
(c) if the authority has reasonable grounds for believing—
(i) that—
(A) in conducting the authorised activity, the holder has
contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene
the environmental authorisation, an environment
protection order or a provision of this Act; and
(B) as a result, serious or material environmental harm
has happened, is happening or is likely to happen; or
(ii) that the potential for the authorised activity to cause serious
or material environmental harm has changed; or
(iii) that the circumstances in which the environmental
authorisation was granted or previously varied have
changed in a material respect; or
(iv) that the environmental authorisation was granted or
previously varied on the basis of false or misleading
information.
(2) The authority may not vary the term of an environmental
authorisation under this section.