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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.679Continuing effect of existing UDA development approval for chapter 4 activity as environmental authority
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### sec.679 Continuing effect of existing UDA development approval for chapter 4 activity as environmental authority
This section 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).
See also the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 205 for the application of this provision following the commencement of that Act.
From the commencement—
the relevant conditions of the UDA development approval—
become an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA; and
become conditions of the environmental authority; and
the holder of the registration certificate for the activity the subject of the UDA development approval becomes the holder of the environmental authority; and
the carrying out of the prescribed ERA under the environmental authority is not a UDA development offence.
The environmental authority is taken to have had effect on the day the UDA development approval had effect under the ULDA Act.
The anniversary day for the environmental authority is the anniversary of the day the UDA development approval was given.
In this section—
UDA development offence see the ULDA Act , schedule.
s 679 ins 2012 No. 16 s 60
amd 2012 No. 43 s 221 sch 1
(sec.679-ssec.1) This section 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). See also the Economic Development Act 2012 , section 205 for the application of this provision following the commencement of that Act.
(sec.679-ssec.2) From the commencement— the relevant conditions of the UDA development approval— become an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA; and become conditions of the environmental authority; and the holder of the registration certificate for the activity the subject of the UDA development approval becomes the holder of the environmental authority; and the carrying out of the prescribed ERA under the environmental authority is not a UDA development offence.
(sec.679-ssec.3) The environmental authority is taken to have had effect on the day the UDA development approval had effect under the ULDA Act.
(sec.679-ssec.4) The anniversary day for the environmental authority is the anniversary of the day the UDA development approval was given.
(sec.679-ssec.5) In this section— UDA development offence see the ULDA Act , schedule.
- (a) a UDA development approval for a chapter 4 activity is in effect; and
- (b) 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).
- (a) the relevant conditions of the UDA development approval— (i) become an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA; and (ii) become conditions of the environmental authority; and
- (i) become an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA; and
- (ii) become conditions of the environmental authority; and
- (b) the holder of the registration certificate for the activity the subject of the UDA development approval becomes the holder of the environmental authority; and
- (c) the carrying out of the prescribed ERA under the environmental authority is not a UDA development offence.
- (i) become an environmental authority for a prescribed ERA; and
- (ii) become conditions of the environmental authority; and