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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.194AFinal decision on application
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### sec.194A Final decision on application
The administering authority’s final decision on an application for an environmental authority must be—
if a draft environmental authority was given for the application—
the application be approved on the basis of the draft environmental authority for the application; or
the application be approved, but on stated conditions that are different from the conditions in the draft environmental authority ; or
the application be refused; or
if a draft environmental authority was not given for the application—
the application be approved subject to conditions; or
the application be refused.
The administering authority’s final decision on a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority must be—
the draft PRCP schedule for the plan be approved, with or without conditions or amendment; or
the draft PRCP schedule be refused.
If the administering authority refuses to approve a draft PRCP schedule for a proposed PRC plan for an application for an environmental authority, the administering authority must also refuse the application for the environmental authority.
s 194A ins 2018 No. 30 s 122
amd 2020 No. 26 s 118 sch 1 ; 2023 No. 6 s 145 sch 1
(sec.194A-ssec.1) The administering authority’s final decision on an application for an environmental authority must be— if a draft environmental authority was given for the application— the application be approved on the basis of the draft environmental authority for the application; or the application be approved, but on stated conditions that are different from the conditions in the draft environmental authority ; or the application be refused; or if a draft environmental authority was not given for the application— the application be approved subject to conditions; or the application be refused.
(sec.194A-ssec.2) The administering authority’s final decision on a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority must be— the draft PRCP schedule for the plan be approved, with or without conditions or amendment; or the draft PRCP schedule be refused.
(sec.194A-ssec.3) If the administering authority refuses to approve a draft PRCP schedule for a proposed PRC plan for an application for an environmental authority, the administering authority must also refuse the application for the environmental authority.
- (a) if a draft environmental authority was given for the application— (i) the application be approved on the basis of the draft environmental authority for the application; or (ii) the application be approved, but on stated conditions that are different from the conditions in the draft environmental authority ; or (iii) the application be refused; or
- (i) the application be approved on the basis of the draft environmental authority for the application; or
- (ii) the application be approved, but on stated conditions that are different from the conditions in the draft environmental authority ; or
- (iii) the application be refused; or
- (b) if a draft environmental authority was not given for the application— (i) the application be approved subject to conditions; or (ii) the application be refused.
- (i) the application be approved subject to conditions; or
- (ii) the application be refused.
- (i) the application be approved on the basis of the draft environmental authority for the application; or
- (ii) the application be approved, but on stated conditions that are different from the conditions in the draft environmental authority ; or
- (iii) the application be refused; or
- (i) the application be approved subject to conditions; or
- (ii) the application be refused.
- (a) the draft PRCP schedule for the plan be approved, with or without conditions or amendment; or
- (b) the draft PRCP schedule be refused.