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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.794Existing transitional environmental program
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### sec.794 Existing transitional environmental program
An existing transitional environmental program continues in effect as if it had been issued under new chapter 7, part 3.
For the application of new chapter 7, part 3 under subsection (1), all of the following apply—
a requirement of the existing transitional environmental program is taken to be a provision of the program issued under new chapter 7, part 3;
a condition imposed on the existing transitional environmental program is taken to be a condition imposed under new chapter 7, part 3;
the date of issue of the program under new chapter 7, part 3 is taken to be the day the program was approved under the Act as in force before the commencement.
The administering authority must continue to keep in the register of transitional environmental programs under section 540(1)(k) existing documents and information for an existing transitional environmental program.
In this section—
existing transitional environmental program means a transitional environmental program for which an approval was in effect under chapter 7, part 3 immediately before the commencement.
s 794 ins 2023 No. 6 s 122
(sec.794-ssec.1) An existing transitional environmental program continues in effect as if it had been issued under new chapter 7, part 3.
(sec.794-ssec.2) For the application of new chapter 7, part 3 under subsection (1), all of the following apply— a requirement of the existing transitional environmental program is taken to be a provision of the program issued under new chapter 7, part 3; a condition imposed on the existing transitional environmental program is taken to be a condition imposed under new chapter 7, part 3; the date of issue of the program under new chapter 7, part 3 is taken to be the day the program was approved under the Act as in force before the commencement.
(sec.794-ssec.3) The administering authority must continue to keep in the register of transitional environmental programs under section 540(1)(k) existing documents and information for an existing transitional environmental program.
(sec.794-ssec.4) In this section— existing transitional environmental program means a transitional environmental program for which an approval was in effect under chapter 7, part 3 immediately before the commencement.
- (a) a requirement of the existing transitional environmental program is taken to be a provision of the program issued under new chapter 7, part 3;
- (b) a condition imposed on the existing transitional environmental program is taken to be a condition imposed under new chapter 7, part 3;
- (c) the date of issue of the program under new chapter 7, part 3 is taken to be the day the program was approved under the Act as in force before the commencement.