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Environment Protection Act 1997
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82 Authority may require emergency plan
(1) The authority may, by written notice require a person conducting, or
proposing to conduct, an activity to prepare and submit for approval
to the authority a draft emergency plan in relation to the activity, if
the authority has reasonable grounds for believing that 1 or more
specified environmental emergencies may occur during the conduct
of that activity.
(2) A notice under subsection (1)—
(a) must specify the grounds on which the draft emergency plan is
required; and
(b) must outline the facts and circumstances forming the basis for
the grounds; and
(c) must specify the environmental emergencies that must be
addressed in the draft plan; and
(d) may specify that certain preparation requirements be included in
the draft plan; and
(e) may require that the draft plan be prepared on the person’s
behalf by a person who holds specified qualifications; and
(f) may require that specified inquiries be undertaken by that person
before preparing the draft plan; and
(g) must specify a date (not earlier than 20 working days after the
date of the notice) on or before which the person must submit
the draft plan to the authority; and
(h) must specify—
(i) the fee that must be paid when the draft plan is submitted;
or
(3) A person must not fail to comply with a notice under subsection (1).