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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.678AApplication to convert particular existing conditions into environmental authority
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### sec.678A Application to convert particular existing conditions into environmental authority
Subsection (2) applies if—
immediately before the commencement, a development permit for a chapter 4 activity is in effect, but no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or
after the commencement, a development permit for a chapter 4 activity comes into effect under section 678.
A person may apply to the chief executive to convert the development conditions of the permit into an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA.
Subsection (4) applies if—
immediately before the commencement—
a UDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity is in effect; and
UDA development conditions (the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the ULDA Act, section 58(a); and
no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or
after the commencement—
a PDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity, applied for before the commencement, comes into effect; and
PDA development conditions (also the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 88(a); and
no registration certificate for the activity is issued.
A person may apply to the chief executive to convert the relevant conditions into an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA.
In this section—
PDA development approval see the Economic Development Act 2012 , schedule 1.
PDA development condition see the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 85(4)(b).
s 678A ins 2012 No. 16 s 60 (amd 2013 No. 6 s 15 (3C) )
(sec.678A-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— immediately before the commencement, a development permit for a chapter 4 activity is in effect, but no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or after the commencement, a development permit for a chapter 4 activity comes into effect under section 678.
(sec.678A-ssec.2) A person may apply to the chief executive to convert the development conditions of the permit into an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA.
(sec.678A-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— immediately before the commencement— a UDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity is in effect; and UDA development conditions (the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the ULDA Act, section 58(a); and no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or after the commencement— a PDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity, applied for before the commencement, comes into effect; and PDA development conditions (also the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 88(a); and no registration certificate for the activity is issued.
(sec.678A-ssec.4) A person may apply to the chief executive to convert the relevant conditions into an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA.
(sec.678A-ssec.5) In this section— PDA development approval see the Economic Development Act 2012 , schedule 1. PDA development condition see the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 85(4)(b).
- (a) immediately before the commencement, a development permit for a chapter 4 activity is in effect, but no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or
- (b) after the commencement, a development permit for a chapter 4 activity comes into effect under section 678.
- (a) immediately before the commencement— (i) a UDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity is in effect; and (ii) UDA development conditions (the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the ULDA Act, section 58(a); and (iii) no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or
- (i) a UDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity is in effect; and
- (ii) UDA development conditions (the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the ULDA Act, section 58(a); and
- (iii) no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or
- (b) after the commencement— (i) a PDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity, applied for before the commencement, comes into effect; and (ii) PDA development conditions (also the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 88(a); and (iii) no registration certificate for the activity is issued.
- (i) a PDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity, applied for before the commencement, comes into effect; and
- (ii) PDA development conditions (also the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 88(a); and
- (iii) no registration certificate for the activity is issued.
- (i) a UDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity is in effect; and
- (ii) UDA development conditions (the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the ULDA Act, section 58(a); and
- (iii) no registration certificate for the activity was issued; or
- (i) a PDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity, applied for before the commencement, comes into effect; and
- (ii) PDA development conditions (also the relevant conditions ) of the UDA development approval nominate the administering authority to be the nominated assessing authority for the conditions under the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 88(a); and
- (iii) no registration certificate for the activity is issued.