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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.207Conditions that may be imposed on environmental authority
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### sec.207 Conditions that may be imposed on environmental authority
A condition imposed on an environmental authority or draft environmental authority may—
be a standard condition for the authority or the relevant activity; or
require the holder of the authority to give the administering authority a written notice (a statement of compliance ) about a document or work relating to a relevant activity; or
require or otherwise relate to an environmental offset (an environmental offset condition ); or
for an authority or draft authority for an environmentally relevant activity carried out on land in the Great Barrier Reef catchment—be a Great Barrier Reef water quality offset condition; or
relate to access to land on which the relevant activity for the authority is being carried out; or
relate to rehabilitating or remediating environmental harm because of a relevant activity, other than a relevant activity to which a PRCP schedule applies; or
relate to action taken to prevent environmental harm because of a relevant activity; or
relate to the exercise of underground water rights.
For conditions about ERC decisions and financial assurance, see sections 297 and 308 .
Subsection (1) does not limit the conditions that may be imposed on an authority.
A condition imposed on an authority may state that the condition continues to apply after the authority has ended or ceased to have effect.
Also, a condition imposed on an authority may restrict, or impose requirements on, the carrying out of the relevant activity.
s 207 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
amd 2004 No. 48 s 74 ; 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1 ; 2008 No. 52 s 20
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8
amd 2014 No. 33 s 112 ; 2014 No. 59 s 37 ; 2016 No. 61 s 6 ; 2018 No. 30 s 129 ; 2019 No. 28 s 9
(sec.207-ssec.1) A condition imposed on an environmental authority or draft environmental authority may— be a standard condition for the authority or the relevant activity; or require the holder of the authority to give the administering authority a written notice (a statement of compliance ) about a document or work relating to a relevant activity; or require or otherwise relate to an environmental offset (an environmental offset condition ); or for an authority or draft authority for an environmentally relevant activity carried out on land in the Great Barrier Reef catchment—be a Great Barrier Reef water quality offset condition; or relate to access to land on which the relevant activity for the authority is being carried out; or relate to rehabilitating or remediating environmental harm because of a relevant activity, other than a relevant activity to which a PRCP schedule applies; or relate to action taken to prevent environmental harm because of a relevant activity; or relate to the exercise of underground water rights. For conditions about ERC decisions and financial assurance, see sections 297 and 308 .
(sec.207-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the conditions that may be imposed on an authority.
(sec.207-ssec.3) A condition imposed on an authority may state that the condition continues to apply after the authority has ended or ceased to have effect.
(sec.207-ssec.4) Also, a condition imposed on an authority may restrict, or impose requirements on, the carrying out of the relevant activity.
- (a) be a standard condition for the authority or the relevant activity; or
- (b) require the holder of the authority to give the administering authority a written notice (a statement of compliance ) about a document or work relating to a relevant activity; or
- (c) require or otherwise relate to an environmental offset (an environmental offset condition ); or
- (d) for an authority or draft authority for an environmentally relevant activity carried out on land in the Great Barrier Reef catchment—be a Great Barrier Reef water quality offset condition; or
- (e) relate to access to land on which the relevant activity for the authority is being carried out; or
- (f) relate to rehabilitating or remediating environmental harm because of a relevant activity, other than a relevant activity to which a PRCP schedule applies; or
- (g) relate to action taken to prevent environmental harm because of a relevant activity; or
- (h) relate to the exercise of underground water rights.