135Acceptance of Environment Management Plan

135 Acceptance of Environment Management Plan (1) The Minister must not accept an Environment Management Plan unless he or she is satisfied that the licensee has, in preparing the Plan, consulted any person who owns, occupies or manages the land on which the operation is to be carried out. (2) The Minister must consult with the Minister administering the **Gas Safety Act 1997** before accepting an Environment Management Plan. (3) The Minister may consult with any other Minister, public authority, person or body that the Minister considers to be affected by the Environment Management Plan before accepting the Environment Management Plan. (4) The Minister may request a licensee to provide any further information that the Minister considers necessary to enable him or her to determine whether or not to accept the Environment Management Plan. (5) The Minister must accept an Environment Management Plan if the Minister is satisfied that the Plan is appropriate for the pipeline operation to which it applies and complies with this Act and the regulations relating to Environment Management Plans. (6) The Minister may accept an Environment Management Plan on conditions that relate or are incidental to the impact on the environment of the pipeline operation. Note to s. 135 inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 145. **Note** The giving of acceptance of an Environment Management Plan under this Division may be a land use activity under the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010** if it relates to public land to which a land use activity agreement under that Act applies. S. 136 amended by No. 22/2023 s. 72.