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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.177Deemed decision for standard application for mining activity relating to mining lease in particular circumstances
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### sec.177 Deemed decision for standard application for mining activity relating to mining lease in particular circumstances
This section applies for a standard application for a mining activity relating to a mining lease.
If the administering authority does not decide the standard application within the period required under subdivision 1 for the application—
the administering authority is taken to have decided to approve the application on the standard conditions for the mining activity under section 170 (2) ; and
the decision is taken to have been made on the last day of the period.
s 177 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 ; 2025 No. 19 s 7
(sec.177-ssec.1) This section applies for a standard application for a mining activity relating to a mining lease.
(sec.177-ssec.2) If the administering authority does not decide the standard application within the period required under subdivision 1 for the application— the administering authority is taken to have decided to approve the application on the standard conditions for the mining activity under section 170 (2) ; and the decision is taken to have been made on the last day of the period.
- (a) the administering authority is taken to have decided to approve the application on the standard conditions for the mining activity under section 170 (2) ; and
- (b) the decision is taken to have been made on the last day of the period.