ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 160 Right to make submission

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 160

160 Right to make submission

(1) An entity may, within the submission period, make a submission to the administering authority about the application or a proposed PRC plan for the application.

(2) However, for an application to which section 153 (3) applies, an entity may, within the submission period, make a submission to the administering authority only about the following matters relating to the application—

(a) for an environmental authority—

(i) the environmental risks of the activity that have changed as a result of the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out; or

(ii) the proposed changes to the way the relevant activity is to be carried out;

(b) for a proposed PRC plan—

(i) the post-mining land use or non-use management area that has changed; or

(ii) the change to the day by which rehabilitation of land to a stable condition will be achieved.