88PQAuthority may require action on assessment process and declare application withdrawn for failure to comply

#### 88PQ Authority may require action on assessment process and declare application withdrawn for failure to comply Scope (1) This regulation applies if: (a) the Authority has decided in relation to an application for a permission that one of the following approaches must be used for assessment of the impacts of the proposed conduct (and has not revoked the decision): (i) assessment by public information package under Subdivision 2A.3A.2; (ii) assessment by public environment report under Subdivision 2A.3A.3; (iii) assessment by environmental impact statement under Subdivision 2A.3A.4; and (b) the applicant does not comply with the relevant Subdivision within a period that the Authority believes is reasonable, having regard to: (i) the nature and relevant impacts of the proposed conduct; and (ii) any comments about the application or the proposed conduct that have been received in response to any action taken under Subdivision 2A.3A.2, 2A.3A.3 or 2A.3A.4. Invitation to satisfy Authority that assessment should continue (2) The Authority may give the applicant a written notice inviting the applicant to satisfy the Authority within a specified reasonable period that assessment of the application should continue. Application taken to be withdrawn if Authority not satisfied (3) If, by the end of the specified period, the applicant fails to satisfy the Authority that assessment of the application should continue, the Authority may declare in writing that the application is taken to be withdrawn on a day specified in the declaration (which must not be earlier than the day the declaration is made). (4) The declaration has effect for the purposes of this Part according to its terms. (5) The Authority must give a copy of the declaration to the applicant.