ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 71 Approval of environmental improvement plan

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 71

    (1)     If the authority receives a draft environmental improvement plan submitted in compliance with—

        (a)     a notice under section 69 (1); or

        (b)     a condition of an environmental authorisation;

the authority must, within 20 working days of that receipt, by written notice—

        (c)     approve the draft plan and require the person who submitted the plan to implement the plan as approved; or

        (d)     reject the draft plan and require the person to—

              (i)     amend the draft plan in accordance with any requirements specified in the notice; and

              (ii)     resubmit the draft plan to the authority.

    (2)     If the authority requires a person to resubmit a draft plan under subsection (1) (d), the authority must, by written notice to the person within 10 working days of receipt of the resubmitted draft plan—

        (a)     approve the draft plan and require the person to implement the plan as approved; or

        (b)     reject the draft plan.

    (3)     A person must not fail to comply with—

        (a)     a notice under subsection (1) (c) or (2) (a) requiring the person to implement the plan approved under that paragraph; or

        (b)     a notice under subsection (1) (d) requiring the person to amend the draft plan and resubmit it to the authority.

Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): 50 penalty units.