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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.320DBDuty of local government to notify administering authority
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### sec.320DB Duty of local government to notify administering authority
A local government mentioned in section 320A (3) (c) must, within 20 business days after becoming aware, or the time when the local government ought reasonably to have become aware, that the activity has been, or is being, carried out on land in its area, give the administering authority written notice of the activity.
A local government mentioned in section 320A (3) (a) or (b) must, within 24 hours after becoming aware, or the time when the local government ought reasonably to have become aware, of the matter mentioned in section 320A (3) (a) or (b) , give the administering authority written notice of—
the nature of the matter mentioned in the section; and
the circumstances in which the local government became aware of the matter.
s 320DB ins 2014 No. 59 s 125
amd 2020 No. 26 s 118 sch 1 ; 2023 No. 6 s 57 ; 2024 No. 30 s 22
(sec.320DB-ssec.1) A local government mentioned in section 320A (3) (c) must, within 20 business days after becoming aware, or the time when the local government ought reasonably to have become aware, that the activity has been, or is being, carried out on land in its area, give the administering authority written notice of the activity.
(sec.320DB-ssec.2) A local government mentioned in section 320A (3) (a) or (b) must, within 24 hours after becoming aware, or the time when the local government ought reasonably to have become aware, of the matter mentioned in section 320A (3) (a) or (b) , give the administering authority written notice of— the nature of the matter mentioned in the section; and the circumstances in which the local government became aware of the matter.
- (a) the nature of the matter mentioned in the section; and
- (b) the circumstances in which the local government became aware of the matter.