13ENotice of decision on environment plan and submission of summary

13E Notice of decision on environment plan and submission of summary

(1) The Minister must give the titleholder notice in writing of a decision by the Minister to—

(a) accept the environment plan; or

(b) refuse to accept the plan; or

(c) accept the plan in part for a particular stage of the activity, or subject to limitations or conditions.

(2) A notice of a decision mentioned in subregulation (1)(b) or (c) must set out—

(a) the terms of the decision and the reasons for it; and

(b) any limitations or conditions that are to apply to operations for the activity.

(3) Within 10 days after receiving notice that the Minister has accepted an environment plan (whether in full, in part or subject to limitations or conditions), the titleholder must submit a summary of the accepted plan to the Minister for public disclosure.

(4) The summary—

(a) must include the following material from the environment plan—

(i) the location of the activity;

(ii) a description of the receiving environment;

(iii) a description of the activity;

(iv) details of environmental impacts and risks;

(v) a summary of the control measures for the activity;

(vi) a summary of the arrangements for ongoing monitoring of the titleholder's environmental performance;

(vii) a summary of environmental emergency response arrangements;

(viii) details of consultation already undertaken, and plans for ongoing consultation;

(ix) details of the titleholder's nominated liaison person for the activity; and

(b) must be to the satisfaction of the Minister.