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### sec.164 What is a lower emissions score
Subsection (2) applies to the holder of an environmental authority carrying out only 1 relevant activity under the authority.
The holder has a lower emissions score if the relevant activity has an emission score that is at least 25% less than the emission score stated to apply for the activity under the emission scores profile.
Subsection (4) applies to the holder of an environmental authority carrying out 2 or more relevant activities under the authority.
The holder has a lower emissions score if the relevant activity that has the highest aggregate environmental score has an emission score that is at least 25% less than the emission score stated to apply for the activity under the emission scores profile.
In this section—
emission score , for a relevant activity, means the emission score component of the aggregate environmental score for the activity under the emission scores profile.
emission scores profile means the document called ‘Emission scores profile of environmentally relevant activities’, published on the department’s website.
A copy of the emission scores profile is available, free of charge, during business hours from the department’s head office.
(sec.164-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to the holder of an environmental authority carrying out only 1 relevant activity under the authority.
(sec.164-ssec.2) The holder has a lower emissions score if the relevant activity has an emission score that is at least 25% less than the emission score stated to apply for the activity under the emission scores profile.
(sec.164-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies to the holder of an environmental authority carrying out 2 or more relevant activities under the authority.
(sec.164-ssec.4) The holder has a lower emissions score if the relevant activity that has the highest aggregate environmental score has an emission score that is at least 25% less than the emission score stated to apply for the activity under the emission scores profile.
(sec.164-ssec.5) In this section— emission score , for a relevant activity, means the emission score component of the aggregate environmental score for the activity under the emission scores profile. emission scores profile means the document called ‘Emission scores profile of environmentally relevant activities’, published on the department’s website. A copy of the emission scores profile is available, free of charge, during business hours from the department’s head office.