468Definitions

468 Definitions

(1) In this Chapter—

commencement day means the day on which section 7 of the Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 comes into operation;

equivalent, in relation to an old permission, has the meaning given by section 470;

new Act means this Act;

new permission means a permission within the meaning of the new Act;

old Act means the Environment Protection Act 1970 as in force from time to time before its repeal by this Act;

old permission means an approval, permission, authorisation or licence (however described) within the meaning of the old Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Chapter an application is finally determined when—

(a) a decision made in respect of the application is not subject to any form of reconsideration or review; or

(b) a decision made in respect of the application was subject to some form of reconsideration or review, but the period within which such a reconsideration or review could be instituted has ended without a reconsideration or review having been instituted.

S. 469 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 18 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 32−40, 3/2020 ss 45, 46, 47/2020 s. 27).