ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 318A
Notice of proposed ERA standards
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 318A
Notice of proposed ERA standards
318A Notice of proposed ERA standards
(1) Before the chief executive makes an ERA standard, the chief executive must
publish the following on the department’s website—
(a) a copy of the
proposed ERA standard;
(b) a notice stating—
(i) that a person may make a
submission to the chief executive about the proposed ERA standard; and
(ii)
the period, of at least 30 business days, (the
"consultation period" ) during which a submission may be made; and
(iii) how
to make a submission; and
(iv) if standard conditions provided for under the
proposed ERA standard will apply to relevant existing authorities—that the
standard conditions provided for under the proposed ERA standard will apply to
relevant existing authorities.
(2) The chief executive must ensure the
documents mentioned in subsection (1) are published on the department’s
website throughout the consultation period.
(3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply
if standard conditions provided for under the proposed ERA standard will apply
to relevant existing authorities.
Note—
The administering authority may
amend a relevant existing authority to reflect new standard conditions in
particular circumstances. See section 213.
(4) The chief executive must
give written notice about the proposed ERA standard to each holder of a
relevant existing authority that is in effect immediately before the
consultation period starts under subsection (1) and for which the proposed
standard conditions in the ERA standard will apply.
(5) A notice under
subsection (4) must state—
(a) that the chief executive proposes to make an
ERA standard that will apply to the holder’s relevant existing authority;
and
(b) details of the department’s website address; and
(c) that the
holder may make a submission to the chief executive about the proposed ERA
standard during the consultation period.