Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 77

    (1)     If the authority receives an environmental audit report submitted in compliance with—

        (a)     a notice under section 76 (1); or

        (b)     a condition of an environmental authorisation;

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

        (c)     require the person who submitted the report to provide further specified information by the specified date, not less than 10 working days after the date of the notice; or

        (d)     advise the person that the authority intends to take specified action under this Act in relation to the activity assessed by the audit; or

        (e)     advise the person that no further action will be taken by the authority in relation to the audit report.

    (2)     If the authority requires a person to provide further information under subsection (1) (c), the authority must take action under subsection (1) (d) or (e) by written notice to the person within 10 working days of—

        (a)     receipt of the further information; or

        (b)     the end of the date specified in the notice under subsection (1) (c);

whichever happens first.

    (3)     A person must not fail to comply with a notice under subsection (1) (c) requiring the person to provide further specified information by a specified date.

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