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Environment Protection Act 2019
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182A Further power of CEO to issue emergency environment
protection notice
(1) This section does not apply in relation to an action to which
section 182 applies.
(2) The CEO may issue an emergency environment protection notice
to a person if the CEO believes on reasonable grounds that:
(a) an action is causing material or significant environmental
harm; and
(b) urgent action is required for the protection of the environment
and to meet the objects of this Act.
(3) The emergency environment protection notice may impose any
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(4) An application to NTCAT for review of an emergency environment
protection notice under this section that imposes a requirement
mentioned in section 178(1)(a), (b) or (c) or a requirement
prescribed by regulation does not stay the operation of the notice.
(5) An emergency environment protection notice issued to a person
under this section ceases to have effect at the end of 10 business
days after it is issued unless it is revoked earlier under section 184.