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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.357BWho may apply for temporary emissions licence
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### sec.357B Who may apply for temporary emissions licence
A person may apply for a licence (a temporary emissions licence ) that permits the temporary relaxation or modification of—
particular conditions of an environmental authority; or
particular requirements or conditions of a transitional environmental program;
that relate to the release of a contaminant into the environment in response to an applicable event.
A person may apply for a temporary emissions licence only if the person is the holder of—
an environmental authority; or
a transitional environmental program.
The application may be made—
in anticipation of an applicable event; or
in response to an applicable event.
application to release a contaminant into water when flood waters are due to reach the site of an activity within hours or days
application to allow a waste transfer station to change its operating hours, or the types of material it receives, as part of a flood response after flood waters have receded
The application must—
be made—
in person to an authorised person; or
by email or facsimile to the administering authority; and
be supported by enough information to enable the administering authority to decide the application.
The applicant must pay the administering authority the fee for the application prescribed under a regulation.
If the applicant does not pay the fee within the period of at least 20 days stated for payment in a notice given to the applicant by the administering authority, the administering authority may recover it as a debt.
s 357B ins 2012 No. 43 s 232
amd 2012 No. 16 s 24B (amd 2012 No. 43 s 244 ); 2014 No. 59 s 68
(sec.357B-ssec.1) A person may apply for a licence (a temporary emissions licence ) that permits the temporary relaxation or modification of— particular conditions of an environmental authority; or particular requirements or conditions of a transitional environmental program; that relate to the release of a contaminant into the environment in response to an applicable event.
(sec.357B-ssec.2) A person may apply for a temporary emissions licence only if the person is the holder of— an environmental authority; or a transitional environmental program.
(sec.357B-ssec.3) The application may be made— in anticipation of an applicable event; or in response to an applicable event. application to release a contaminant into water when flood waters are due to reach the site of an activity within hours or days application to allow a waste transfer station to change its operating hours, or the types of material it receives, as part of a flood response after flood waters have receded
(sec.357B-ssec.4) The application must— be made— in person to an authorised person; or by email or facsimile to the administering authority; and be supported by enough information to enable the administering authority to decide the application.
(sec.357B-ssec.5) The applicant must pay the administering authority the fee for the application prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.357B-ssec.6) If the applicant does not pay the fee within the period of at least 20 days stated for payment in a notice given to the applicant by the administering authority, the administering authority may recover it as a debt.
- (a) particular conditions of an environmental authority; or
- (b) particular requirements or conditions of a transitional environmental program;
- (a) an environmental authority; or
- (b) a transitional environmental program.
- (a) in anticipation of an applicable event; or
- (b) in response to an applicable event.
- (a) be made— (i) in person to an authorised person; or (ii) by email or facsimile to the administering authority; and
- (i) in person to an authorised person; or
- (ii) by email or facsimile to the administering authority; and
- (b) be supported by enough information to enable the administering authority to decide the application.
- (i) in person to an authorised person; or
- (ii) by email or facsimile to the administering authority; and