ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 57 Amendment of licence or permit on application

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 57

    (1)     The holder of a licence or permit may apply for the amendment of the licence or permit.

    (2)     An application under subsection (1) must be made—

        (a)     in the case of a licence or permit issued by the Authority, to the Authority; or

        (b)     in the case of a permit issued by a council, to that council.

    (3)     An application under subsection (1) must—

        (a)     be made—

              (i)     in the case of an application made to the Authority, in a form and manner approved by the Authority; or

              (ii)     in the case of an application made to a council, in the prescribed form and manner; and

S. 57(3)(b) amended by No. 36/2022 s. 36(1).

        (b)     be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any) for the application; and

Note to s. 57(3)(b) inserted by No. 36/2022 s. 36(2).

Note

An additional fee may be payable under section 50A.

        (c)     be accompanied by any information or thing required by the Authority or council.

    (4)     On receiving an application under subsection (1), the Authority or council must—

        (a)     refuse to amend the licence or permit; or

        (b)     amend the licence or permit subject to any conditions that the Authority or council considers appropriate.

S. 57(5) amended by No. 36/2022 s. 36(3).

    (5)     Subject to section 51B, a decision under subsection (4) must be made within—

        (a)     in the case of an application to amend a licence, 42 business days after receiving the application; or

        (b)     in the case of an application to amend a permit made to the Authority—

              (i)     any prescribed period not exceeding 42 business days after receiving the application; or

              (ii)     if no period is prescribed, 15 business days after receiving the application; or

        (c)     in the case of an application to amend a permit made to a council, the prescribed period.

    (6)     When determining whether to amend a licence or permit under this section, the Authority or council must take into account—

        (a)     in the case of a development licence, the considerations set out in section 69(3); and

        (b)     in the case of an operating licence, the considerations set out in section 74(3); and

        (c)     in the case of a pilot project licence, the considerations set out in section 78(2); and

        (d)     in the case of a permit, the considerations set out in section 81(3) and (4)(b) and (c).

    (7)     The Authority must refuse to amend a licence under this section if—

        (a)     the Authority considers that the activity specified in the licence as proposed to be amended poses an unacceptable risk of harm to human health or the environment; or

        (b)     in the case of an operating licence, the Authority considers the activity specified in the licence as proposed to be amended to be a development activity and the holder of the operating licence does not hold a development licence in respect of the activity; or

        (c)     any prescribed circumstances exist.

    (8)     The Authority or council must, as soon as practicable after making a decision under subsection (4), give the holder of the licence or permit written notice stating—

        (a)     the decision; and

        (b)     in the case of a decision to amend the licence or permit, the date on which the amendment takes effect; and

        (c)     in the case of a decision to refuse to amend the licence or permit, or to amend the licence subject to conditions—

              (i)     the reasons for the decision; and

              (ii)     that the holder of the licence or permit may apply to VCAT for review of the decision.

S. 58 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12− 30, 3/2020 ss 42– 44, 47/2020 s. 26).