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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.126C Requirements for PRC plan
A proposed PRC plan must—
be in the approved form; and
describe the following—
each resource tenure, including the area of each tenure, to which the application relates;
the relevant activities to which the application relates;
the likely duration of the relevant activities; and
include—
a proposed PRCP schedule that complies with section 126D ; and
a detailed description, including maps, of how and where the relevant activities are to be carried out; and
details of the consultation undertaken by the applicant in developing the proposed PRC plan; and
details of how the applicant will undertake ongoing consultation in relation to the rehabilitation to be carried out under the plan; and
state the extent to which each proposed post-mining land use for land, or non-use management area, identified in the proposed PRCP schedule for the plan is consistent with—
the outcome of consultation with the community in developing the plan; and
any strategies or plans for the land of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; and
for each proposed post-mining land use for land, state the applicant’s proposed methods or techniques for rehabilitating the land to a stable condition in a way that supports the rehabilitation milestones under the proposed PRCP schedule; and
identify the risks of a stable condition for land mentioned in paragraph (e) not being achieved, and how the applicant intends to manage or minimise the risks; and
for each proposed non-use management area, state the reasons the applicant considers the area can not be rehabilitated to a stable condition because of a matter mentioned in section 126D (2) ; and
for each matter mentioned in paragraph (g) , include copies of reports or other evidence relied on by the applicant for each proposed non-use management area; and
for each proposed non-use management area, state the applicant’s proposed methodology for achieving best practice management of the area to support the management milestones under the proposed PRCP schedule for the area; and
include the other information the administering authority considers necessary to decide whether to approve the PRCP schedule for the plan.
The matters mentioned in subsection (1) , other than the matter mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , are the rehabilitation planning part of the proposed PRC plan.
s 126C ins 2018 No. 30 s 104
amd 2024 No. 30 s 61 sch 1
(sec.126C-ssec.1) A proposed PRC plan must— be in the approved form; and describe the following— each resource tenure, including the area of each tenure, to which the application relates; the relevant activities to which the application relates; the likely duration of the relevant activities; and include— a proposed PRCP schedule that complies with section 126D ; and a detailed description, including maps, of how and where the relevant activities are to be carried out; and details of the consultation undertaken by the applicant in developing the proposed PRC plan; and details of how the applicant will undertake ongoing consultation in relation to the rehabilitation to be carried out under the plan; and state the extent to which each proposed post-mining land use for land, or non-use management area, identified in the proposed PRCP schedule for the plan is consistent with— the outcome of consultation with the community in developing the plan; and any strategies or plans for the land of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; and for each proposed post-mining land use for land, state the applicant’s proposed methods or techniques for rehabilitating the land to a stable condition in a way that supports the rehabilitation milestones under the proposed PRCP schedule; and identify the risks of a stable condition for land mentioned in paragraph (e) not being achieved, and how the applicant intends to manage or minimise the risks; and for each proposed non-use management area, state the reasons the applicant considers the area can not be rehabilitated to a stable condition because of a matter mentioned in section 126D (2) ; and for each matter mentioned in paragraph (g) , include copies of reports or other evidence relied on by the applicant for each proposed non-use management area; and for each proposed non-use management area, state the applicant’s proposed methodology for achieving best practice management of the area to support the management milestones under the proposed PRCP schedule for the area; and include the other information the administering authority considers necessary to decide whether to approve the PRCP schedule for the plan.
(sec.126C-ssec.2) The matters mentioned in subsection (1) , other than the matter mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (i) , are the rehabilitation planning part of the proposed PRC plan.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) describe the following— (i) each resource tenure, including the area of each tenure, to which the application relates; (ii) the relevant activities to which the application relates; (iii) the likely duration of the relevant activities; and
- (i) each resource tenure, including the area of each tenure, to which the application relates;
- (ii) the relevant activities to which the application relates;
- (iii) the likely duration of the relevant activities; and
- (c) include— (i) a proposed PRCP schedule that complies with section 126D ; and (ii) a detailed description, including maps, of how and where the relevant activities are to be carried out; and (iii) details of the consultation undertaken by the applicant in developing the proposed PRC plan; and (iv) details of how the applicant will undertake ongoing consultation in relation to the rehabilitation to be carried out under the plan; and
- (i) a proposed PRCP schedule that complies with section 126D ; and
- (ii) a detailed description, including maps, of how and where the relevant activities are to be carried out; and
- (iii) details of the consultation undertaken by the applicant in developing the proposed PRC plan; and
- (iv) details of how the applicant will undertake ongoing consultation in relation to the rehabilitation to be carried out under the plan; and
- (d) state the extent to which each proposed post-mining land use for land, or non-use management area, identified in the proposed PRCP schedule for the plan is consistent with— (i) the outcome of consultation with the community in developing the plan; and (ii) any strategies or plans for the land of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; and
- (i) the outcome of consultation with the community in developing the plan; and
- (ii) any strategies or plans for the land of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; and
- (e) for each proposed post-mining land use for land, state the applicant’s proposed methods or techniques for rehabilitating the land to a stable condition in a way that supports the rehabilitation milestones under the proposed PRCP schedule; and
- (f) identify the risks of a stable condition for land mentioned in paragraph (e) not being achieved, and how the applicant intends to manage or minimise the risks; and
- (g) for each proposed non-use management area, state the reasons the applicant considers the area can not be rehabilitated to a stable condition because of a matter mentioned in section 126D (2) ; and
- (h) for each matter mentioned in paragraph (g) , include copies of reports or other evidence relied on by the applicant for each proposed non-use management area; and
- (i) for each proposed non-use management area, state the applicant’s proposed methodology for achieving best practice management of the area to support the management milestones under the proposed PRCP schedule for the area; and
- (j) include the other information the administering authority considers necessary to decide whether to approve the PRCP schedule for the plan.
- (i) each resource tenure, including the area of each tenure, to which the application relates;
- (ii) the relevant activities to which the application relates;
- (iii) the likely duration of the relevant activities; and
- (i) a proposed PRCP schedule that complies with section 126D ; and
- (ii) a detailed description, including maps, of how and where the relevant activities are to be carried out; and
- (iii) details of the consultation undertaken by the applicant in developing the proposed PRC plan; and
- (iv) details of how the applicant will undertake ongoing consultation in relation to the rehabilitation to be carried out under the plan; and
- (i) the outcome of consultation with the community in developing the plan; and
- (ii) any strategies or plans for the land of a local government, the State or the Commonwealth; and