sec.196Requirements for issuing environmental authority or PRCP schedule

### sec.196 Requirements for issuing environmental authority or PRCP schedule For section 195 (2) , the period within which an environmental authority or PRCP schedule must be issued is— if the application is referred to the Land Court under section 185 —within 5 business days after a final decision for the application and schedule is made under section 194 ; or if notice of the decision is given under section 181 and the application is not referred to the Land Court under section 185 —within 25 business days after the notice is given under section 181 ; or if there were no submitters for the application and, after notice of the decision is given under section 181 , the applicant gives written notice to the administering authority under section 183 (1) (b) —within 5 business days after the applicant gives the written notice; or for an application for a development approval that, under section 115 , is taken to be an application for an environmental authority— if the administering authority is the assessment manager for the development application—when the decision notice is given under the Planning Act for the development application; or if the administering authority is a referral agency for the development application—when the administering authority gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or if the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or if the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives the applicant a decision notice under the Planning Act for the development application; otherwise—within 5 business days after the decision mentioned in section 194 (2) is made or taken to be made. s 196 prev s 196 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 amd 2004 No. 48 s 61 sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 om 2014 No. 40 s 90 pres s 196 ins 2018 No. 30 s 123 amd 2023 No. 6 s 27 ; 2025 No. 19 s 13 sch 1 - (a) if the application is referred to the Land Court under section 185 —within 5 business days after a final decision for the application and schedule is made under section 194 ; or - (b) if notice of the decision is given under section 181 and the application is not referred to the Land Court under section 185 —within 25 business days after the notice is given under section 181 ; or - (c) if there were no submitters for the application and, after notice of the decision is given under section 181 , the applicant gives written notice to the administering authority under section 183 (1) (b) —within 5 business days after the applicant gives the written notice; or - (d) for an application for a development approval that, under section 115 , is taken to be an application for an environmental authority— (i) if the administering authority is the assessment manager for the development application—when the decision notice is given under the Planning Act for the development application; or (ii) if the administering authority is a referral agency for the development application—when the administering authority gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or (iii) if the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or (iv) if the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives the applicant a decision notice under the Planning Act for the development application; - (i) if the administering authority is the assessment manager for the development application—when the decision notice is given under the Planning Act for the development application; or - (ii) if the administering authority is a referral agency for the development application—when the administering authority gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or - (iii) if the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or - (iv) if the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives the applicant a decision notice under the Planning Act for the development application; - (e) otherwise—within 5 business days after the decision mentioned in section 194 (2) is made or taken to be made. - (i) if the administering authority is the assessment manager for the development application—when the decision notice is given under the Planning Act for the development application; or - (ii) if the administering authority is a referral agency for the development application—when the administering authority gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or - (iii) if the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives its referral agency’s response under the Planning Act to the applicant for the development application; or - (iv) if the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application—within 5 business days after the planning chief executive gives the applicant a decision notice under the Planning Act for the development application;