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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.316IAAnnual returns
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### sec.316IA Annual returns
This section applies to the holder of an environmental authority if the administering authority directs the holder, by written notice, to give an annual return for a stated period.
Unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, the holder must give the administering authority an annual return—
in the approved form; and
on or before—
the day prescribed by regulation; or
if no day is prescribed—1 March immediately following the year to which the annual return relates.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
If the environmental authority relates to a resource activity, the annual return must state whether there has been a change to the carrying out of the resource activity that may affect the ERC decision for the activity.
s 316IA ins 2018 No. 30 s 173
(sec.316IA-ssec.1) This section applies to the holder of an environmental authority if the administering authority directs the holder, by written notice, to give an annual return for a stated period.
(sec.316IA-ssec.2) Unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, the holder must give the administering authority an annual return— in the approved form; and on or before— the day prescribed by regulation; or if no day is prescribed—1 March immediately following the year to which the annual return relates. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.316IA-ssec.3) If the environmental authority relates to a resource activity, the annual return must state whether there has been a change to the carrying out of the resource activity that may affect the ERC decision for the activity.
- (a) in the approved form; and
- (b) on or before— (i) the day prescribed by regulation; or (ii) if no day is prescribed—1 March immediately following the year to which the annual return relates.
- (i) the day prescribed by regulation; or
- (ii) if no day is prescribed—1 March immediately following the year to which the annual return relates.
- (i) the day prescribed by regulation; or
- (ii) if no day is prescribed—1 March immediately following the year to which the annual return relates.