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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.296 Definitions for division
In this division—
ERC decision means a decision of the administering authority under section 300 about the estimated rehabilitation cost for a resource activity.
ERC period , for the estimated rehabilitation cost for a resource activity, means—
if a PRCP schedule applies for the activity—the period of between 1 and 5 years stated in the application for an ERC decision under section 298 (2) (b) ; or
if the activity is a petroleum activity that is an ineligible ERA, other than a petroleum activity to which a plan of operations applies, or the activity relates to a 1923 Act petroleum tenure granted under the Petroleum Act 1923 —the period of between 1 and 5 years stated in the ERC decision about the estimated rehabilitation cost; or
if a plan of operations applies for the activities—the plan period for the plan of operations; or
otherwise—the total period during which the resource activity is likely to be carried out under the environmental authority for the activity.
estimated rehabilitation cost , for a resource activity, see section 300 (2) .
s 296 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 ; 2018 No. 30 s 173
- (a) if a PRCP schedule applies for the activity—the period of between 1 and 5 years stated in the application for an ERC decision under section 298 (2) (b) ; or
- (b) if the activity is a petroleum activity that is an ineligible ERA, other than a petroleum activity to which a plan of operations applies, or the activity relates to a 1923 Act petroleum tenure granted under the Petroleum Act 1923 —the period of between 1 and 5 years stated in the ERC decision about the estimated rehabilitation cost; or
- (c) if a plan of operations applies for the activities—the plan period for the plan of operations; or
- (d) otherwise—the total period during which the resource activity is likely to be carried out under the environmental authority for the activity.