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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.284FSteps after deciding suspension application
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### sec.284F Steps after deciding suspension application
The administering authority must, within 5 business days after deciding a suspension application—
if the decision is to approve the suspension or extension of suspension of the environmental authority—
record the decision in the appropriate register, including when the suspension or extension of suspension starts and ends; and
give the holder of the environmental authority written notice of the decision; or
if the decision is to refuse the suspension or extension of suspension—give the holder an information notice about the decision.
The notice given under subsection (1) (a) (ii) must include a statement about the continued application of provisions under section 278B in relation to the suspended authority.
The environmental authority is suspended for the period stated in the decision notice, unless the holder of the environmental authority terminates the suspension before the end of the period of suspension or extension of suspension.
s 284F ins 2012 No. 16 s 8 (amd 2013 No. 6 s 10 (10) )
amd 2023 No. 6 s 44
(sec.284F-ssec.1) The administering authority must, within 5 business days after deciding a suspension application— if the decision is to approve the suspension or extension of suspension of the environmental authority— record the decision in the appropriate register, including when the suspension or extension of suspension starts and ends; and give the holder of the environmental authority written notice of the decision; or if the decision is to refuse the suspension or extension of suspension—give the holder an information notice about the decision.
(sec.284F-ssec.2) The notice given under subsection (1) (a) (ii) must include a statement about the continued application of provisions under section 278B in relation to the suspended authority.
(sec.284F-ssec.3) The environmental authority is suspended for the period stated in the decision notice, unless the holder of the environmental authority terminates the suspension before the end of the period of suspension or extension of suspension.
- (a) if the decision is to approve the suspension or extension of suspension of the environmental authority— (i) record the decision in the appropriate register, including when the suspension or extension of suspension starts and ends; and (ii) give the holder of the environmental authority written notice of the decision; or
- (i) record the decision in the appropriate register, including when the suspension or extension of suspension starts and ends; and
- (ii) give the holder of the environmental authority written notice of the decision; or
- (b) if the decision is to refuse the suspension or extension of suspension—give the holder an information notice about the decision.
- (i) record the decision in the appropriate register, including when the suspension or extension of suspension starts and ends; and
- (ii) give the holder of the environmental authority written notice of the decision; or