Div 7AConsolidation or separation of environmental approvals

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.