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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 262 Requirements for surrender application

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 262

Requirements for surrender application

262 Requirements for surrender application

(1) A surrender application must—
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) be supported by enough information to allow the administering authority to decide the application; and
(c) if the relevant activity was not carried out—be accompanied by a declaration stating that the activity was not carried out; and
(d) if the relevant activity was carried out—be accompanied by—
(i) if the environmental authority contains conditions about rehabilitation and a PRCP schedule does not apply for the relevant activity—a final rehabilitation report for the authority that complies with section 264 ; and
(ii) if the environmental authority is for a resource activity, whether or not a PRCP schedule applies for the activity—a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application that complies with section 264A ; and
(iii) a compliance statement for the environmental authority and, if a PRCP schedule applies for the relevant activity, the PRCP schedule and the conditions imposed on the schedule; and
(iv) the fee prescribed by regulation.
(2) The compliance statement must—
(a) be made by or for the environmental authority holder; and
(b) state the following—
(i) the extent to which relevant activities carried out under the environmental authority have complied with the conditions of the authority;
(ii) if a final rehabilitation report is required for the application—the extent to which the report is accurate;
(iii) if a post-surrender management report is required for the application—the extent to which the report is accurate; and
(c) if a PRCP schedule applies for the relevant activities—state the following—
(i) whether the rehabilitation milestones and management milestones under the schedule have been met;
(ii) the extent to which conditions imposed on the schedule have been complied with.