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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.293Amending or replacing plan
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### sec.293 Amending or replacing plan
This section applies if—
the holder of the environmental authority has given the administering authority a plan of operations (the original plan ); and
the plan period for the plan has not ended.
The holder may amend or replace the original plan at any time before the plan period ends by giving the administering authority a written notice that—
states—
the amendment of the original plan; or
that the original plan is replaced; and
is accompanied by—
for a replacement—a replacement plan, in the approved form, that complies with section 292 (1) (b) to (d) ; and
a compliance statement for the original plan, as amended, or for the replacement plan; and
the fee prescribed by regulation.
See section 291 (b) for conditions about when the holder of an environmental authority for a petroleum activity may carry out, or allow the carrying out of, the activity under the petroleum lease.
The compliance statement must comply with section 292 (2) .
The holder’s plan of operations is taken to be the original plan, as amended from time to time by any amendment under this section.
However, an amendment can not extend the plan period.
The original plan ceases to apply if it is replaced.
A replacement plan may apply for a period of no more than 5 years after the day the notice of the replacement plan is given under this section.
s 293 prev s 293 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
amd 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch; 2004 No. 48 s 109
om 2012 No. 16 s 7
pres s 293 ins 2012 No. 16 s 8 (amd 2013 No. 10 s 7 (4) – (10) )
amd 2014 No. 59 s 53
sub 2018 No. 30 s 173
amd 2020 No. 26 s 64
(sec.293-ssec.1) This section applies if— the holder of the environmental authority has given the administering authority a plan of operations (the original plan ); and the plan period for the plan has not ended.
(sec.293-ssec.2) The holder may amend or replace the original plan at any time before the plan period ends by giving the administering authority a written notice that— states— the amendment of the original plan; or that the original plan is replaced; and is accompanied by— for a replacement—a replacement plan, in the approved form, that complies with section 292 (1) (b) to (d) ; and a compliance statement for the original plan, as amended, or for the replacement plan; and the fee prescribed by regulation. See section 291 (b) for conditions about when the holder of an environmental authority for a petroleum activity may carry out, or allow the carrying out of, the activity under the petroleum lease.
(sec.293-ssec.3) The compliance statement must comply with section 292 (2) .
(sec.293-ssec.4) The holder’s plan of operations is taken to be the original plan, as amended from time to time by any amendment under this section.
(sec.293-ssec.5) However, an amendment can not extend the plan period.
(sec.293-ssec.6) The original plan ceases to apply if it is replaced.
(sec.293-ssec.7) A replacement plan may apply for a period of no more than 5 years after the day the notice of the replacement plan is given under this section.
- (a) the holder of the environmental authority has given the administering authority a plan of operations (the original plan ); and
- (b) the plan period for the plan has not ended.
- (a) states— (i) the amendment of the original plan; or (ii) that the original plan is replaced; and
- (i) the amendment of the original plan; or
- (ii) that the original plan is replaced; and
- (b) is accompanied by— (i) for a replacement—a replacement plan, in the approved form, that complies with section 292 (1) (b) to (d) ; and (ii) a compliance statement for the original plan, as amended, or for the replacement plan; and (iii) the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (i) for a replacement—a replacement plan, in the approved form, that complies with section 292 (1) (b) to (d) ; and
- (ii) a compliance statement for the original plan, as amended, or for the replacement plan; and
- (iii) the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (i) the amendment of the original plan; or
- (ii) that the original plan is replaced; and
- (i) for a replacement—a replacement plan, in the approved form, that complies with section 292 (1) (b) to (d) ; and
- (ii) a compliance statement for the original plan, as amended, or for the replacement plan; and
- (iii) the fee prescribed by regulation.