ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2019 - SECT 95B Separation of environmental approvals

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2019 - SECT 95B

    (1)     The Minister may, at the request of the proponent or approval holder, separate an environmental approval applying to a particular site and grant 2 or more environmental approvals in its place.

    (2)     The Minister may make any amendments to the conditions applying to each environmental approval that the Minister considers necessary for the purposes of the separation.

    (3)     Section 107 applies in relation to an amendment to the conditions of an environmental approval under subsection (2) other than an administrative amendment.

    (4)     The Minister must publish the following as soon as practicable after the environmental approvals are granted under subsection (1):

        (a)     the environmental approvals granted under subsection (1);

        (b)     a statement of reasons for:

            (i)     the separation of the environmental approval; and

            (ii)     any amendment made under subsection (2) to the conditions of each environmental approval.

    (5)     If the Minister grants 2 or more environmental approvals under subsection (1), the replaced environmental approval is revoked.