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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.160 Right to make submission
An entity may, within the submission period, make a submission to the administering authority about the application or a proposed PRC plan for the application.
However, for an application to which section 153 (3) applies, an entity may, within the submission period, make a submission to the administering authority only about the following matters relating to the application—
for an environmental authority—
the environmental risks of the activity that have changed as a result of the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; or
the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out;
for a proposed PRC plan—
the post-mining land use or non-use management area that has changed; or
the change to the day by which rehabilitation of land to a stable condition will be achieved.
s 160 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8
amd 2014 No. 59 s 117 ; 2018 No. 30 s 115 ; 2020 No. 26 s 26
(sec.160-ssec.1) An entity may, within the submission period, make a submission to the administering authority about the application or a proposed PRC plan for the application.
(sec.160-ssec.2) However, for an application to which section 153 (3) applies, an entity may, within the submission period, make a submission to the administering authority only about the following matters relating to the application— for an environmental authority— the environmental risks of the activity that have changed as a result of the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; or the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; for a proposed PRC plan— the post-mining land use or non-use management area that has changed; or the change to the day by which rehabilitation of land to a stable condition will be achieved.
- (a) for an environmental authority— (i) the environmental risks of the activity that have changed as a result of the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; or (ii) the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out;
- (i) the environmental risks of the activity that have changed as a result of the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; or
- (ii) the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out;
- (b) for a proposed PRC plan— (i) the post-mining land use or non-use management area that has changed; or (ii) the change to the day by which rehabilitation of land to a stable condition will be achieved.
- (i) the post-mining land use or non-use management area that has changed; or
- (ii) the change to the day by which rehabilitation of land to a stable condition will be achieved.
- (i) the environmental risks of the activity that have changed as a result of the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; or
- (ii) the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out;
- (i) the post-mining land use or non-use management area that has changed; or
- (ii) the change to the day by which rehabilitation of land to a stable condition will be achieved.