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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.245 Who may apply
The holder of 2 or more environmental authorities may, at any time, apply to the administering authority for a new environmental authority (an amalgamated environmental authority ) for all activities for the authorities.
However, if an environmental authority is held jointly by 2 or more persons, the environmental authority can not be the subject of an amalgamation application unless all of the environmental authorities, the subject of the application, are held jointly by the same persons.
s 245 orig s 245 ins 1996 No. 10 s 27
exp 1 March 1997 (see s 252)
prev s 245 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
om 2004 No. 48 s 89
pres s 245 ins 2012 No. 16 s 8 (amd 2013 No. 6 s 10 (7) )
amd 2020 No. 26 s 44
(sec.245-ssec.1) The holder of 2 or more environmental authorities may, at any time, apply to the administering authority for a new environmental authority (an amalgamated environmental authority ) for all activities for the authorities.
(sec.245-ssec.2) However, if an environmental authority is held jointly by 2 or more persons, the environmental authority can not be the subject of an amalgamation application unless all of the environmental authorities, the subject of the application, are held jointly by the same persons.