sec.540Registers to be kept by administering authority

### sec.540 Registers to be kept by administering authority The administering authority must, for its administration under this Act, keep a register of the following— for chapter 5 , the following— environmental authorities; surrendered environmental authorities; suspended or cancelled environmental authorities; PRC plans; audit reports of PRCP schedules; PRCP schedules that are no longer in effect because the environmental authority for carrying out activities on land to which the schedule relates has been cancelled or surrendered; submitted plans of operations; ERC decisions for environmental authorities; post-surrender management reports; annual returns required under section 316IA (2) and any evaluation required under section 316J or 316K ; information notices given in relation to the amount and form of financial assurance; notices given under section 314 (1) (b) or 315 (5) ; reports about public interest evaluations, other than any confidential information within the meaning of section 316PE ; application documents for an application for an environmental authority or amendment of an environmental authority, including information requests and responses to information requests; application documents for a proposed PRC plan or an amendment of a PRCP schedule, including information requests and responses to information requests; for chapter 7 , part 2 —environmental evaluations and environmental reports; monitoring programs carried out under— this Act; or a development condition of a development approval; the results of monitoring programs mentioned in paragraph (c) ; transitional environmental programs; temporary emissions licences; documents required to be given under— a condition of an environmental authority; or a transitional environmental program or a condition of a transitional environmental program; or a condition of a temporary emissions licence; environmental enforcement orders; cost recovery notices; authorised persons; accepted enforceable undertakings; other documents or information prescribed under regulation. A reference to a document in subsection (1) includes a reference to any amendment of the document made under this Act. s 540 amd 1997 No. 80 s 32 ; 1998 No. 13 s 62 sub 2000 No. 64 s 41 amd 2002 No. 45 s 23 ; 2003 No. 95 ss 38 , 3 sch ; 2004 No. 48 s 126 ; 2005 No. 53 s 87 ; 2007 No. 56 s 6 sch ; 2008 No. 52 s 60 ; 2009 No. 3 s 468 ; 2009 No. 42 s 17 ; 2011 No. 3 s 14 ; 2012 No. 43 s 239 sub 2012 No. 16 s 47 (amd 2012 No. 43 s 246 ) amd 2014 No. 59 s 103 ; 2018 No. 30 s 201 ; 2020 No. 26 s 95 ; 2024 No. 30 s 61 sch 1 (sec.540-ssec.1) The administering authority must, for its administration under this Act, keep a register of the following— for chapter 5 , the following— environmental authorities; surrendered environmental authorities; suspended or cancelled environmental authorities; PRC plans; audit reports of PRCP schedules; PRCP schedules that are no longer in effect because the environmental authority for carrying out activities on land to which the schedule relates has been cancelled or surrendered; submitted plans of operations; ERC decisions for environmental authorities; post-surrender management reports; annual returns required under section 316IA (2) and any evaluation required under section 316J or 316K ; information notices given in relation to the amount and form of financial assurance; notices given under section 314 (1) (b) or 315 (5) ; reports about public interest evaluations, other than any confidential information within the meaning of section 316PE ; application documents for an application for an environmental authority or amendment of an environmental authority, including information requests and responses to information requests; application documents for a proposed PRC plan or an amendment of a PRCP schedule, including information requests and responses to information requests; for chapter 7 , part 2 —environmental evaluations and environmental reports; monitoring programs carried out under— this Act; or a development condition of a development approval; the results of monitoring programs mentioned in paragraph (c) ; transitional environmental programs; temporary emissions licences; documents required to be given under— a condition of an environmental authority; or a transitional environmental program or a condition of a transitional environmental program; or a condition of a temporary emissions licence; environmental enforcement orders; cost recovery notices; authorised persons; accepted enforceable undertakings; other documents or information prescribed under regulation. (sec.540-ssec.2) A reference to a document in subsection (1) includes a reference to any amendment of the document made under this Act. - (a) for chapter 5 , the following— (i) environmental authorities; (ii) surrendered environmental authorities; (iii) suspended or cancelled environmental authorities; (iv) PRC plans; (v) audit reports of PRCP schedules; (vi) PRCP schedules that are no longer in effect because the environmental authority for carrying out activities on land to which the schedule relates has been cancelled or surrendered; (vii) submitted plans of operations; (viii) ERC decisions for environmental authorities; (ix) post-surrender management reports; (x) annual returns required under section 316IA (2) and any evaluation required under section 316J or 316K ; (xi) information notices given in relation to the amount and form of financial assurance; (xii) notices given under section 314 (1) (b) or 315 (5) ; (xiii) reports about public interest evaluations, other than any confidential information within the meaning of section 316PE ; - (i) environmental authorities; - (ii) surrendered environmental authorities; - (iii) suspended or cancelled environmental authorities; - (iv) PRC plans; - (v) audit reports of PRCP schedules; - (vi) PRCP schedules that are no longer in effect because the environmental authority for carrying out activities on land to which the schedule relates has been cancelled or surrendered; - (vii) submitted plans of operations; - (viii) ERC decisions for environmental authorities; - (ix) post-surrender management reports; - (x) annual returns required under section 316IA (2) and any evaluation required under section 316J or 316K ; - (xi) information notices given in relation to the amount and form of financial assurance; - (xii) notices given under section 314 (1) (b) or 315 (5) ; - (xiii) reports about public interest evaluations, other than any confidential information within the meaning of section 316PE ; - (aa) application documents for an application for an environmental authority or amendment of an environmental authority, including information requests and responses to information requests; - (ab) application documents for a proposed PRC plan or an amendment of a PRCP schedule, including information requests and responses to information requests; - (b) for chapter 7 , part 2 —environmental evaluations and environmental reports; - (c) monitoring programs carried out under— (i) this Act; or (ii) a development condition of a development approval; - (i) this Act; or - (ii) a development condition of a development approval; - (d) the results of monitoring programs mentioned in paragraph (c) ; - (e) transitional environmental programs; - (ea) temporary emissions licences; - (eb) documents required to be given under— (i) a condition of an environmental authority; or (ii) a transitional environmental program or a condition of a transitional environmental program; or (iii) a condition of a temporary emissions licence; - (i) a condition of an environmental authority; or - (ii) a transitional environmental program or a condition of a transitional environmental program; or - (iii) a condition of a temporary emissions licence; - (f) environmental enforcement orders; - (i) cost recovery notices; - (j) authorised persons; - (ja) accepted enforceable undertakings; - (k) other documents or information prescribed under regulation. - (i) environmental authorities; - (ii) surrendered environmental authorities; - (iii) suspended or cancelled environmental authorities; - (iv) PRC plans; - (v) audit reports of PRCP schedules; - (vi) PRCP schedules that are no longer in effect because the environmental authority for carrying out activities on land to which the schedule relates has been cancelled or surrendered; - (vii) submitted plans of operations; - (viii) ERC decisions for environmental authorities; - (ix) post-surrender management reports; - (x) annual returns required under section 316IA (2) and any evaluation required under section 316J or 316K ; - (xi) information notices given in relation to the amount and form of financial assurance; - (xii) notices given under section 314 (1) (b) or 315 (5) ; - (xiii) reports about public interest evaluations, other than any confidential information within the meaning of section 316PE ; - (i) this Act; or - (ii) a development condition of a development approval; - (i) a condition of an environmental authority; or - (ii) a transitional environmental program or a condition of a transitional environmental program; or - (iii) a condition of a temporary emissions licence;