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Lord Howe Island Act 1953
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15A Application of EPA Act
15A Application of EPA Act
(1) Parts 4, 4A and 5A and Division 2A of Part 6 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 apply to the Island as if a reference to the consent authority were a reference to the Board.
(2) For the purposes of that Act—
(a) the Island is taken to be a region within the meaning of that Act, and
(b) the Board is taken to be the council of an area situated in that region.
s 15A: Ins 1981 No 50, Sch 4. Subst 2005 No 43, Sch 7.9.