Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 - SECT 21

Period of work authority

21. Period of work authority



(1) A work authority granted under section 19 must describe the land in
respect of which the work authority is granted.

(2) A work authority remains in force for the period for which the carrying
out of an extractive industry is permitted on the land under the relevant
planning scheme or a planning permit unless-

   (a)  the work authority is sooner cancelled; or

   (b)  the land owner's consent (if required) is revoked, lapses or otherwise
        ceases to have effect; or

   (c)  it is varied under section 22.

(3) Despite subsection (2)(b), if a work authority has been granted in respect
of land owned by more than one person and the consent of one of those persons
is revoked, lapses or otherwise ceases to have effect, the work authority
continues to remain in force in accordance with subsection (2) in respect of
the land owned by the other persons.