sec.683Effect of commencement on particular applications

### sec.683 Effect of commencement on particular applications This section applies to the following applications made, but not decided, before the commencement— an application for an environmental authority (mining activities) made under former chapter 5; and an application to amend, surrender or transfer an environmental authority (mining activities). From the commencement— processing of the application and all matters incidental to the processing must proceed as if the amending Act had not been enacted; and an environmental authority granted, amended or transferred is taken to be an environmental authority to which section 682 applies. See, however, section 749. s 683 ins 2012 No. 16 s 60 amd 2016 No. 61 s 9 (sec.683-ssec.1) This section applies to the following applications made, but not decided, before the commencement— an application for an environmental authority (mining activities) made under former chapter 5; and an application to amend, surrender or transfer an environmental authority (mining activities). (sec.683-ssec.2) From the commencement— processing of the application and all matters incidental to the processing must proceed as if the amending Act had not been enacted; and an environmental authority granted, amended or transferred is taken to be an environmental authority to which section 682 applies. See, however, section 749. - (a) an application for an environmental authority (mining activities) made under former chapter 5; and - (b) an application to amend, surrender or transfer an environmental authority (mining activities). - (a) processing of the application and all matters incidental to the processing must proceed as if the amending Act had not been enacted; and - (b) an environmental authority granted, amended or transferred is taken to be an environmental authority to which section 682 applies.