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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.146Applicant responds to any information request
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### sec.146 Applicant responds to any information request
If the applicant receives an information request from the administering authority, the applicant must respond by giving the authority—
all of the information requested; or
part of the information requested together with a written notice asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application; or
a written notice—
stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information requested; and
asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application.
Despite subsection (1) , if the information request requires the applicant to provide an EIS for the application under section 143 (2) , the EIS process under chapter 3 must be completed and the EIS provided.
Also, despite subsection (1) , if the information request requires the applicant to submit a proposed PRC plan for the application under section 143A , a proposed PRC plan complying with part 2 , division 3 must be submitted.
s 146 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
amd 2011 No. 47 s 294
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8
amd 2014 No. 40 s 101 ; 2020 No. 26 s 20
(sec.146-ssec.1) If the applicant receives an information request from the administering authority, the applicant must respond by giving the authority— all of the information requested; or part of the information requested together with a written notice asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application; or a written notice— stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information requested; and asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application.
(sec.146-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , if the information request requires the applicant to provide an EIS for the application under section 143 (2) , the EIS process under chapter 3 must be completed and the EIS provided.
(sec.146-ssec.3) Also, despite subsection (1) , if the information request requires the applicant to submit a proposed PRC plan for the application under section 143A , a proposed PRC plan complying with part 2 , division 3 must be submitted.
- (a) all of the information requested; or
- (b) part of the information requested together with a written notice asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application; or
- (c) a written notice— (i) stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information requested; and (ii) asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application.
- (i) stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information requested; and
- (ii) asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application.
- (i) stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information requested; and
- (ii) asking the authority to proceed with the assessment of the application.