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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.181Notice of decision
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### sec.181 Notice of decision
Within 5 business days after making a decision under division 2 , the administering authority must give the applicant and any submitters written notice of the decision.
The notice must—
state the decision and the reasons for the decision; and
if the decision is to approve the application or is a decision under section 170 (3) —
for an application for an environmental authority—be accompanied by a draft environmental authority in the approved form; and
for a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority—be accompanied by the draft PRCP schedule for the plan; and
state that a submitter may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask that its submission be taken to be an objection to the application or proposed PRC plan; and
state the applicant may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask the administering authority to refer the application, or a proposed PRC plan for the application, to the Land Court.
s 181 prev s 181 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
amd 2002 No. 45 s 3 (2) sch
om 2004 No. 48 s 48
pres s 181 ins 2012 No. 16 s 8
amd 2018 No. 30 s 119 ; 2020 No. 26 s 118 sch 1 ; 2025 No. 19 s 13 sch 1
(sec.181-ssec.1) Within 5 business days after making a decision under division 2 , the administering authority must give the applicant and any submitters written notice of the decision.
(sec.181-ssec.2) The notice must— state the decision and the reasons for the decision; and if the decision is to approve the application or is a decision under section 170 (3) — for an application for an environmental authority—be accompanied by a draft environmental authority in the approved form; and for a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority—be accompanied by the draft PRCP schedule for the plan; and state that a submitter may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask that its submission be taken to be an objection to the application or proposed PRC plan; and state the applicant may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask the administering authority to refer the application, or a proposed PRC plan for the application, to the Land Court.
- (a) state the decision and the reasons for the decision; and
- (b) if the decision is to approve the application or is a decision under section 170 (3) — (i) for an application for an environmental authority—be accompanied by a draft environmental authority in the approved form; and (ii) for a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority—be accompanied by the draft PRCP schedule for the plan; and (iii) state that a submitter may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask that its submission be taken to be an objection to the application or proposed PRC plan; and
- (i) for an application for an environmental authority—be accompanied by a draft environmental authority in the approved form; and
- (ii) for a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority—be accompanied by the draft PRCP schedule for the plan; and
- (iii) state that a submitter may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask that its submission be taken to be an objection to the application or proposed PRC plan; and
- (c) state the applicant may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask the administering authority to refer the application, or a proposed PRC plan for the application, to the Land Court.
- (i) for an application for an environmental authority—be accompanied by a draft environmental authority in the approved form; and
- (ii) for a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority—be accompanied by the draft PRCP schedule for the plan; and
- (iii) state that a submitter may, by written notice given to the administering authority, ask that its submission be taken to be an objection to the application or proposed PRC plan; and