156ARequest to vary proposal to take an action

156A  Request to vary proposal to take an action  (a) a proposal (the original proposal) by a person to take an action has been referred to the Minister under Division 1 of Part 7; and  (b) after the referral is made, the person wishes to change the original proposal; the person may, subject to subsection (2), request the Minister to accept a variation (a varied proposal) of the original proposal.  (a) the Minister has made a decision under section 74A to not accept the referral of the original proposal; or  (b) the Minister has made a decision under section 75 that the proposed action is not a controlled action; or  (c) a particular manner for taking the proposed action is identified under subsection 77A(1) in the notice given under section 77 in relation to the action; or  (d) the Minister has made a decision under section 133 approving or refusing to approve the taking of the proposed action; or  (e) the referral of the original proposal has been withdrawn under section 170C.  (3) A request under subsection (1) must:  (a) be made in a way prescribed by the regulations; and  (b) include the information prescribed by the regulations.  (4) If a request is made under subsection (1), any provisions of this Chapter that would, apart from this subsection, have applied in relation to the original proposal cease to apply to that proposal. Note: Provisions that have ceased to apply in relation to the original proposal under subsection (4) will start to apply to that proposal, or to the varied proposal, after the Minister has decided whether or not to accept the varied proposal. See section 156D.  (5) Despite subsection (4):  (a) any determination in force under section 79E at the time the request is made in relation to the action that is the subject of the original proposal continues in force, and section 79E continues to apply in relation to any such determination; and  (b) any such determination continues to have effect for the purposes of sections 67, 67A and 74AA, and those sections continue to apply, in relation to the action that is the subject of the original proposal.