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Environmental Protection Act 1986
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Subdivision 4 — Other matters
133M. Referred proposals 299
133N. Chair and Deputy Chair 300
133O. Transitional regulations 301
133P. *Interpretation Act 1984* not affected 302
Division 5 — Transitional provisions for *Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2024*
Subdivision 1 — Preliminary
133Q. Terms used 303
133R. Application of *Interpretation Act 1984* 303
Subdivision 2 — Main provisions
133S. Transitional regulations 303
133T. Existing Authority members 305
133U. Parallel decision‑making: section 41 305
133V. Parallel decision‑making: Part V 306
133W. Existing appeals against Authority’s decision not to assess proposal 307
133X. Exemption order 308
133Y. Amendment to *Environmental Protection Regulations 1987* r. 5DA 308
Part X — Validation
Division 1 — Provisions relating to *The Wilderness Society v Minister for Environment*
134. Terms used 310
135. Grounds of invalidity 310
136. Certain proceedings of Environmental Protection Authority and other things validated 312
137. Exclusions from validation 313
Division 2 — Provisions relating to licences that ceased to have effect due to non‑payment of licence fee
138. Terms used 314
139. Validation 314
140. CEO notified holder of licence that licence had ceased to have effect 317
141. Licence replaced by new licence before validation day 318
Schedule 1 — Penalties
Part 1 — Tier 1 offences and penalties
Part 2 — Tier 2 offences and penalties
Division 3 — Individuals and bodies corporate
Part 3 — Tier 3 offences and penalties
Schedule 2 — Matters in respect of which regulations may be made
Schedule 3 — Transitional provisions related to *Environmental Protection Act 1971*
Schedule 4 — Transitional provisions not related to *Environmental Protection Act 1971*
Schedule 5 — Principles for clearing native vegetation
1. Principles 342
2. Terms used 342