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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.691Existing application for environmental authority (chapter 5A activities))
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### sec.691 Existing application for environmental authority (chapter 5A activities))
This section applies to the following applications made, but not decided, before the commencement—
an application for an environmental authority (chapter 5A activities) made under former chapter 5A; and
an application to amend, surrender or transfer an environmental authority (chapter 5A 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 690 applies.
s 691 ins 2012 No. 16 s 60
(sec.691-ssec.1) This section applies to the following applications made, but not decided, before the commencement— an application for an environmental authority (chapter 5A activities) made under former chapter 5A; and an application to amend, surrender or transfer an environmental authority (chapter 5A activities).
(sec.691-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 690 applies.
- (a) an application for an environmental authority (chapter 5A activities) made under former chapter 5A; and
- (b) an application to amend, surrender or transfer an environmental authority (chapter 5A 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 690 applies.