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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.179Deemed decision for site-specific application in particular circumstances
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### sec.179 Deemed decision for site-specific application in particular circumstances
If the administering authority does not decide a site-specific application within the period required under subdivision 1 for the application—
the administering authority is taken to have refused the application under section 172 (2) (b) ; and
the decision is taken to have been made on the last day of the period.
s 179 prev s 179 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
om 2004 No. 48 s 48
pres s 179 ins 2012 No. 16 s 8
amd 2025 No. 19 s 13 sch 1
- (a) the administering authority is taken to have refused the application under section 172 (2) (b) ; and
- (b) the decision is taken to have been made on the last day of the period.