ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 303 Administering authority may direct holder to re-apply for ERC decision

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 303

303 Administering authority may direct holder to re-apply for ERC decision

(1) This section applies if the administering authority—

(a) becomes aware of a change relating to the carrying out of a resource activity by a holder of an environmental authority that may result in an increase in the estimated rehabilitation cost for the activity; or

(b) approves an application to amalgamate an environmental authority with another environmental authority under section 247 ; or

(c) becomes aware an ERC decision was made on the basis of materially incorrect or misleading information.

(2) The administering authority—

(a) may decide to direct the holder to re-apply, under section 298 for an ERC decision for the resource activity; and

(b) must give the holder an information notice for a decision to give a direction under paragraph (a) .

(3) The notice must state a reasonable period within which the holder must comply with the direction.

(4) The holder must comply with the direction.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.