sec.240Deciding amendment application

### sec.240 Deciding amendment application The administering authority must decide either to approve or refuse the application— if the application is for a condition conversion for an environmental authority—within 10 business days after the application is received; or otherwise— within 10 business days after notice of the assessment level decision is given to the applicant; or if the applicant agrees to extend the period mentioned in subparagraph (i) by no more than 20 business days—within the extended period. The administering authority may approve the amendment application if it is satisfied the proposed amendment is necessary or desirable. If the administering authority decides to approve the application, it may also make any other amendments to the conditions of the environmental authority or PRCP schedule it considers— relate to the subject matter of the proposed amendment; and are necessary or desirable. s 240 orig s 240 exp 1 March 1996 (see ss 224, 240(3)) prev s 240 ins 1996 No. 10 s 24 exp 1 March 1997 (see ss 224, 241) pres s 240 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 amd 2004 No. 48 s 86 ; 2008 No. 52 s 24 sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 amd 2014 No. 59 s 43 ; 2018 No. 30 s 150 ; 2020 No. 26 s 43 (sec.240-ssec.1) The administering authority must decide either to approve or refuse the application— if the application is for a condition conversion for an environmental authority—within 10 business days after the application is received; or otherwise— within 10 business days after notice of the assessment level decision is given to the applicant; or if the applicant agrees to extend the period mentioned in subparagraph (i) by no more than 20 business days—within the extended period. (sec.240-ssec.2) The administering authority may approve the amendment application if it is satisfied the proposed amendment is necessary or desirable. (sec.240-ssec.3) If the administering authority decides to approve the application, it may also make any other amendments to the conditions of the environmental authority or PRCP schedule it considers— relate to the subject matter of the proposed amendment; and are necessary or desirable. - (a) if the application is for a condition conversion for an environmental authority—within 10 business days after the application is received; or - (b) otherwise— (i) within 10 business days after notice of the assessment level decision is given to the applicant; or (ii) if the applicant agrees to extend the period mentioned in subparagraph (i) by no more than 20 business days—within the extended period. - (i) within 10 business days after notice of the assessment level decision is given to the applicant; or - (ii) if the applicant agrees to extend the period mentioned in subparagraph (i) by no more than 20 business days—within the extended period. - (i) within 10 business days after notice of the assessment level decision is given to the applicant; or - (ii) if the applicant agrees to extend the period mentioned in subparagraph (i) by no more than 20 business days—within the extended period. - (a) relate to the subject matter of the proposed amendment; and - (b) are necessary or desirable.