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Div 7AConsolidation or separation of environmental approvals
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Division 7A Consolidation or separation of environmental approvals
Environment Protection Act 2019 59
(2) In determining a time under subsection (1), the Minister may
consider any matters the Minister considers relevant including the
(a) the complexity of the action and the environment affected;
(b) the likelihood of significant change to the environment;
(c) the extent to which the approval holder is required to take the
action;
(d) whether the environmental approval is granted on the basis of
a strategic assessment.
(3) An approval holder may apply to the Minister to extend the time
specified for taking a step in relation to an action.
(4) The Minister may grant an extension of time before, or within
12 weeks after, the time specified in the approval for taking the
step.
(5) If a time is extended under subsection (4):
(a) the extension is taken to have effect from the end of the time
specified for taking the step or that time as previously
extended; and
(b) the environmental approval is taken not to have expired.