ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 703 Plan of operations for environmental authority for petroleum activity that relates to petroleum lease

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 703

703 Plan of operations for environmental authority for petroleum activity that relates to petroleum lease

(1) This section applies for an environmental authority for a petroleum activity authorised under a petroleum lease if the authority—

(a) was issued before the commencement; and

(b) chapter 5, part 12, division 1 applies to the authority.

(2) The holder of the authority must, within 6 months after the commencement, give the administering authority a plan of operations for all relevant activities.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) Section 287 does not apply to the holder of the authority until the earlier of the following—

(a) the day a plan of operations is given to the administering authority for all relevant activities;

(b) the day that is 6 months after the commencement.

(4) If a plan of operations for the environmental authority is given to the administering authority, the administering authority may amend the environmental authority to remove any conditions that relate to matters included in the plan.

(5) However, an amendment mentioned in subsection (4) may only be made if—

(a) the procedure under chapter 5, part 6, division 2 is followed or the holder of the authority has agreed in writing to the amendment; and

(b) the amendment is made within 12 months after the commencement.

(6) Section 221 applies to the amendment as if the amendment was made under chapter 5, part 6.