164GDetermination of application to amend permit

164G Determination of application to amend permit

[Section 164G Inserted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]

(1)  In considering an application to amend a Division 3 permit made under section 164F the Minister –

(a) is to take into consideration the matters specified in section 155 ; and

(b) is to comply with section 156(2) .

(2)  After considering an application to amend a Division 3 permit made under section 164F , the Minister may –

(a) grant the application and amend the permit accordingly; or

(b) if the applicant agrees, grant the application subject to the amendments to the application that the Minister considers appropriate and amend the permit accordingly; or

(c) refuse to grant the application.

(3)  Despite subsection (2) , the Minister may only grant the application under subsection (2)(a) or (b) if satisfied that the proposed amendment of the permit –

(a) does not substantially alter the dam works to which the permit applies; and

(b) does not increase the risk of an event that may affect dam safety arising from those dam works.

(4)  When granting an application under subsection (2)(a) or (b) and amending the permit, the Minister may determine under section 164 conditions to which the permit is subject.