6Suspension or termination of authorisation

6 Suspension or termination of authorisation

6 Suspension or termination of authorisation

(1) The authorisation of cloud seeding operations by this Act may be suspended or terminated on a ground specified in subsection (2) by an order jointly made by the relevant Ministers and served on Snowy Hydro Limited.

(2) The authorisation may be suspended or terminated if the relevant Ministers are satisfied that:

(a) the cloud seeding operations are having or will have a significant adverse environmental impact, or

(b) Snowy Hydro Limited has not complied with any conditions of the authorisation conferred by this Act or any other requirement imposed by or under this Act, or

(c) Snowy Hydro Limited has not provided the relevant Ministers with information about the cloud seeding operations that has been requested by the relevant Ministers to assess the environmental impact of the operations, or

(d) Snowy Hydro Limited has not complied with a requirement made of it under Chapter 7 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 in connection with a review carried out by the EPA under this Act.

(3) A suspension or termination under this section may extend to all or any of the cloud seeding operations authorised by this Act.

(4) The relevant Ministers are to consult Snowy Hydro Limited about any proposed suspension or termination under this section.

(5) A requirement may be imposed and information may be requested under this section by an order jointly made by the relevant Ministers and served on Snowy Hydro Limited.

s 6: Am 2012 No 73, Sch 1 [11]–[13].