Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (Qld)

Queensland ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2000 Act No. 64 of 2000

Queensland ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 3 Act amended in pt 2 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4 Insertion of new ch 1, pt 3, div 2, sdiv 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Subdivision 3A—Environmentally relevant activities 17A Meaning of “environmentally relevant activity” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 17B Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed . . . . . . . . . . . 31 17C Levels for environmentally relevant activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 5 Replacement of s 20 (Effect of Act on other Acts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 20 Relationship with other Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 6 Insertion of new chs 2A–2D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CHAPTER 2A—ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS PART 1—EIS PROCESS Division 1—Preliminary Subdivision 1—Application 34 When EIS process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Subdivision 2—Definitions for pt 1 34AA Who is an “affected person” for a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 34AB Other definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

2 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Subdivision 3—Purposes of EIS 34AC Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Division 2—Terms of reference stage Subdivision 1—Draft terms of reference 34AD Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Subdivision 2—Public notification of draft terms of reference 34AE Preparation of TOR notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 34AF Public notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 34AG Proponent to be given comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 34AH Advice to chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Subdivision 3—Final terms of reference 34AI Finalising terms of reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Division 3—Submission stage 34AJ When EIS may be submitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 34AK Chief executive may require copies of EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 34AL Decision on whether EIS may proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 34AM Ministerial review of refusal to allow to proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Division 4—Notification stage Subdivision 1—Public notice requirements 34AN Public notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 34AO Required content of EIS notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 34AP Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Subdivision 2—Submissions 34AQ Right to make submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 34AR Acceptance of submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 34AS Response to submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Division 5—EIS assessment report 34AT EIS assessment report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 34AU Criteria for preparing report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 34AV Required content of report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Division 6—Completion of process

3 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 34AW When process is completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Division 7—Miscellaneous provisions Subdivision 1—Inquiries by chief executive 34AX Application of sdiv 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 34AY Chief executive may seek advice, comment or information . . . . . . 50 34AZ Disclosure of relevant documents or information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 34BA Inquiry does not alter process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Subdivision 2—Public inspection 34BC Public access to draft terms of reference or submitted EIS . . . . . . . 51 Subdivision 3—Amending EIS 34BD Amending EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Subdivision 4—Effects of noncompliance with process 34BE Process is suspended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 34BF Substantial compliance with notice requirements may be accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 PART 2—VOLUNTARY PREPARATION OF EIS 34BG Purpose of pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 34BH Projects that may be approved for EIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 34BI Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 34BJ Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 CHAPTER 2B—DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES OTHER THAN FOR MINING ACTIVITIES PART 1—PRELIMINARY 34BK Application of ch 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 34BL Types of environmental authority under ch 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 PART 2—DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS Division 1—Assessable development use for Integrated Planning Act 34BM Development for Integrated Planning Act, sch 8, pt 1, item 6 . . . . 57 34BN Additional material change of use for Integrated Planning Act . . . . 57 Division 2—Assessing development applications 34BO Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 34BP Assessing development applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 34BQ Conditions of development approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Division 3—Effect of issue of certain development approvals 34BR Development approvals continue to have effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 PART 3—ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY APPLICATIONS Division 1—Obtaining licence (with development approval) 34BS Operation of div 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 34BT Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 34BU Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 34BV Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 34BW Conditions that may be imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 34BX Steps after granting application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Division 2—Obtaining licence (without development approval) Subdivision 1—General provisions for obtaining licence 34BY Operation of sdiv 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 34BZ Definitions for sdiv 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 34CA Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 34CB Public access to application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 34CC Public notice of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 34CD Required content of application notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 34CE Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 34CF Substantial compliance may be accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 34CG Right to make submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 34CH Acceptance of submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 34CI Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 34CJ Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 34CK Conditions that may and must be imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 34CL Steps after granting application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Subdivision 2—Provisional licences 34CM When provisional licence may be issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 34CN Steps after decision to grant provisional licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 34CO Term of provisional licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

5 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 34CP Reminder notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 34CQ Application for new licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Division 3—Obtaining level 2 approval 34CR Operation of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 34CS Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 34CT Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 34CU Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 34CV Conditions that may and must be imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 34CW Steps after granting application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Division 4—Miscellaneous provisions 34CX When environmental authorities under pt 3 take effect . . . . . . . . . . 74 34CY Term of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 34CZ Information notice about decision on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 PART 4—CONVERSION OF LICENCE TO LEVEL 1 APPROVAL Division 1—Conversion applications 34DA When conversion application may be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 34DB Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Division 2—Processing conversion applications 34DC Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 34DD Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 34DE Conditions of converted environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 34DF Steps after granting application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 34DG When conversion takes effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 34DH Information notice about decision on conversion application . . . . . 79 PART 5—AMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES BY APPLICATION 34DI Environmental authorities that may be amended by application . . . 80 34DJ Requirements for amendment application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 34DK Public notice may be required for licence amendment . . . . . . . . . . 80 34DL Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 34DM Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 34DN Decision on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 34DO Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 34DP When amendment takes effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 PART 6—DEALINGS WITH LICENCES Division 1—Required notice to proposed transferee 34DQ Notice of disposal by licence holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Division 2—Transfer of licences (without development approval) 34DR Transfer only by approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 34DS Requirements for transfer application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 34DT Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 34DU Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Division 3—Surrender of licences (without development approval) 34DV Surrender of licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 PART 7—AMENDMENT, CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES BY ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY Division 1—Conditions for amendment, cancellation or suspension Subdivision 1—Amendments 34DW Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 34DX Other amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Subdivision 2—Cancellation or suspension 34DY Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Division 2—Procedure for amendment without agreement, cancellation or suspension 34DZ Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 34EA Notice of proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 34EB Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 34EC Decision on proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 34ED Notice of proposed action decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Division 3—Steps after making decision 34EE Steps for corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 34EF Steps for amendment by agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 34EG Steps for amendment without agreement or for cancellation or suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

7 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 34EGA Environmental authorities for new environmentally relevant activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 34EH Administering authority may call conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 34EI Failure to decide application taken to be refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 34EJ Grounds for refusing application for or to transfer environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 34EK No dealings with licence (with development approval) or approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 34EL Notice of ceasing activity under certain environmental authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 34EM Death of licence holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 CHAPTER 2C—ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES FOR MINING ACTIVITIES PART 1—PRELIMINARY Division 1—Introduction 34EN Purpose of ch 2C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Division 2—Key definitions for ch 2C 34EO What is a “mining activity” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 34EP Types of “environmental authority (mining activities)” . . . . . . . . . 97 34EQ What is a “mining project” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 34ER What are “application documents” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Division 3—Standard mining activities 34ES Standard mining activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 PART 2—GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR OBTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (MINING ACTIVITIES) Division 1—Introduction 34ET Outline of process to obtain environmental authority (mining activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Division 2—Applications Subdivision 1—General provisions about applications 34EU Who may apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 34EV General requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

8 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Subdivision 2—Applications for mining projects 34EW Single application required for mining project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 34EX Single environmental authority required for mining project . . . . . . . 104 Subdivision 3—Joint applications 34EY Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 34EZ Joint application may be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 34FA Appointment of principal applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 34FB Effect of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Division 3—Assessment level decision for certain applications 34FC Operation of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 34FD Assessment level decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 34FE Consequence of failure to decide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 34FF Decision about EIS requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 34FG Ministerial decision about assessment level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 34FH Notice for non-standard applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 PART 3—PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (PROSPECTING) APPLICATIONS 34FI Operation of pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 34FJ Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 34FK Consequence of failure to decide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 34FL Grant of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 34FM Notice of refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 PART 4—PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (MINING CLAIM) APPLICATIONS Division 1—Preliminary 34FN Operation of pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Division 2—Decision to refuse or to allow to proceed 34FO Administering authority may refuse application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 34FP Notice of refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Division 3—Draft environmental authority stage 34FQ Obligation to prepare draft environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 34FR Additional conditions may be included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

9 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 4—Public notice, objection and decision stage 34FS Mining lease process under pt 6, divs 6–8 applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 PART 5—PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (EXPLORATION) AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (MINERAL DEVELOPMENT) APPLICATIONS Division 1—Preliminary 34FT Operation of pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Division 2—Standard applications 34FU Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 34FV Additional conditions may be imposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 34FW Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 34FX Consequence of failure to decide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 34FY Grant of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 34FZ Notice about refusal or condition decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Division 3—Non-standard applications Subdivision 1—Preliminary 34GA Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Subdivision 2—EIS stage 34GB EIS process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Subdivision 3—Environmental management document stage 34GC Environmental management plan required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 34GD Purpose of environmental management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 34GE Environmental management plan—content requirements . . . . . . . . 118 34GF Amending environmental management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 34GG EM plan assessment report may be prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 34GH Requirements for EM plan assessment report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Subdivision 4—Decision stage 34GI Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 34GJ Grant of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 34GK Information notice about refusal or condition decision . . . . . . . . . . . 122

10 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 PART 6—PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (MINING LEASE) APPLICATIONS Division 1—Preliminary 34GL Operation of pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 34GM Summary of pt 6 process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Division 2—EIS stage for non-standard applications 34GN Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 34GO EIS process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Division 3—Environmental management document stage for non-standard applications 34GP Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 34GQ EMOS required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 34GR Purpose of EMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 34GS EMOS—content requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 34GT Amending EMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 34GU EMOS assessment report may be prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 34GV Requirements for EMOS assessment report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Division 4—Decision to refuse or to allow to proceed 34GW Administering authority may refuse application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Division 5—Draft environmental authority stage 34GX Obligation to prepare draft environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 34GY Conditions—standard applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 34GZ Conditions—non-standard applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Division 6—Public notice and objections stage for all applications 34HA Public notice of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 34HB Required content of application notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 34HC Public access to application documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 34HD Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 34HE Substantial compliance may be accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 34HF Right to make objection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 34HG Acceptance of objections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 34HH Amendment or withdrawal of objection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

11 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 7—Decision stage Subdivision 1—Referral to tribunal if current objection 34HI Referral to tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 34HJ Objections decision hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 34HK Tribunal mediation of objections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 34HL Nature of objections decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 34HM Matters to be considered for objections decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 34HN Advice from MRA Minister about objections decision . . . . . . . . . . 138 34HO EPA Minister’s decision on application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 34HP Grant of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Subdivision 2—Grant if no current objection at end of objection period or before objections decision 34HQ Application of sdiv 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 34HR Grant of application on basis of draft environmental authority . . . . 140 Division 8—Miscellaneous provisions 34HS Withdrawing an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 34HT Certain objections apply for later applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 34HU Effects of noncompliance with application process . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 PART 7—PLAN OF OPERATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY (MINING LEASE) 34HV Application of pt 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 34HW Plan of operations required before acting under relevant mining lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 34HX Content requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 34HY Amending or replacing plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 34HZ Environmental authority overrides plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 PART 8—AMENDMENT OF AUTHORITIES BY APPLICATION Division 1—Preliminary 34IA Exclusions from amendment under pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Division 2—General provisions for amendment applications 34IB Who may apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 34IC Additional conditions may be sought for standard authorities . . . . . 146 34ID Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

12 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 3—Processing amendment applications for standard authorities 34IE Application of div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 34IF Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 34IG Consequence of failure to decide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 34IH Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Division 4—Processing other amendment applications Subdivision 1—Preliminary 34II Application of div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Subdivision 2—Assessment level decision 34IJ Assessment level and EIS decisions for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 34IK Ministerial decision about assessment level and EIS decisions . . . 149 34IL Automatic refusal if EIS required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 34IM Notice of assessment level decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Subdivision 3—Process if decision is significant increase in environmental harm likely and EIS not required 34IN Application of sdiv 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 34IO Relevant application process applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 34IP Refusal on ground that replacement environmental authority needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 34IQ Previous environmental management document may be amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 34IR Public notice of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 34IS Objection period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Subdivision 4—Process if decision is significant environmental harm increase unlikely 34IT Application of sdiv 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 34IU Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 34IV Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 PART 9—TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES Division 1—Transfer applications 34IW Transfer only by approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 34IX Requirements for transfer application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 34IY Audit statement may be required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

13 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 2—Processing transfer applications 34IZ Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 34JA Refusal on ground that amendment required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 34JB Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 34JC Effect of plan of operations and environmental management documents after transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 34JD Notice to owners of transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 PART 10—SURRENDER OF AUTHORITIES Division 1—General provisions for surrender 34JE Prospecting permit can not be surrendered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 34JF Surrender only by approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 34JG Surrender may be partial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 34JH When surrender application required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 34JI Notice by administering authority to make surrender application . . 161 34JJ Failure to comply with surrender notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Division 2—Surrender applications Subdivision 1—Requirements for surrender applications 34JK Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Subdivision 2—Final rehabilitation reports 34JL Content requirements for report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 34JM Amending report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 34JN FRR assessment report may be given . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Subdivision 3—Processing surrender applications 34JO Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 34JP Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 34JQ Steps after making decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 PART 11—ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS FOR MINING ACTIVITIES Division 1—Audit requirements 34JR Administering authority may require environmental audit . . . . . . . . 165 34JS Failure to comply with audit notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 34JT Costs of complying with audit notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

14 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 2—Audits by administering authority 34JU Administering authority may conduct environmental audit . . . . . . . 166 34JV Administering authority’s costs of environmental audit or report . . 167 Division 3—Auditors and conduct of environmental audits 34JW Appointment of auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 34JX Appointment conditions and term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 34JY Who may conduct environmental audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 34JZ Impersonation of auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Division 4—Miscellaneous provisions 34KA False or misleading information about environmental audits . . . . . 168 PART 12—AMENDMENT, CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION BY ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY Division 1—Conditions for amendment, cancellation or suspension Subdivision 1—Amendments 34KB Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 34KC Other amendments—standard authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 34KD Other amendments—non-standard authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Subdivision 2—Cancellation or suspension 34KE Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Division 2—Procedure for amendment without agreement or for cancellation or suspension 34KF Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 34KG Notice of proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 34KH Considering representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 34KI Decision on proposed action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 34KJ Notice of proposed action decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Division 3—Steps after making decision 34KK Steps for corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 34KL Steps for amendment by agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 34KM Steps for amendment without agreement or for cancellation or suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

15 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 PART 13—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Division 1—Advice from MRA chief executive 34KN Requirement to seek advice from MRA chief executive . . . . . . . . . 177 Division 2—When authorities or transfers take effect 34KO Restrictions on environmental authority or transfer taking effect . . 178 Division 3—General provisions for applications and conditions 34KP Grounds for refusing application for or to transfer environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 34KQ Conditions that may be made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 34KR Additional conditions override standard environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Division 4—Principal holder of authority 34KS Application of div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 34KT Appointment of principal holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 34KU Effect of appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Division 5—Death of authority holder 34KV Personal representative becomes the holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 CHAPTER 2D—GENERAL PROVISIONS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES PART 1—INTEGRATED AUTHORITIES 34KW Integrated authority may be issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 34KX Requirements for integrated authority application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 34KY IEMS submission—content requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 34KZ Requirements for integrated authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 34LA Effect of issue of integrated authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 34LB Annual fee and return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 34LC Reference to environmental authority includes its conditions . . . . . 186 34LD Effect of Integrated Planning Act, s 6.1.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 7 Omission of ch 3, pt 1 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 8 Omission of ch 3, pts 3–4C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 9 Amendment of s 72 (When environmental audit required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 10 Amendment of s 73 (When environmental investigation required) . . . . . . . 187

16 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 11 Amendment of s 76 (Administering authority to consider and act on environmental reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 12 Amendment of s 82 (Administering authority may require draft program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 13 Omission of s 86 (Administering authority may require additional information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 14 Amendment of s 94A (Application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 15 Omission of s 96 (Compliance with program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 16 Amendment of s 97 (Effect of compliance with program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 17 Amendment of s 109 (When order may be issued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 18 Amendment of s 115 (When financial assurance may be required) . . . . . . 189 19 Amendment of s 116 (Person may show cause why financial assurance should not be required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 20 Amendment of s 117 (Application for amendment or discharge of financial assurance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 21 Amendment of s 118 (Claims on financial assurances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 22 Omission of s 118D (Meaning of “owner” for pt 9B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 23 Replacement of ch 3, pt 9B, div 5, sdiv 3 (Compliance with site management plan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Subdivision 3—Restriction on local government approvals and authorities 118ZY Approval or authority must not allow contravention of site management plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 24 Amendment of s 118ZZF (Removal and disposal of contaminated soil) . . 193 25 Insertion of new s 118ZZG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 118ZZG Failure to comply with disposal permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 26 Replacement of ch 3, pt 10, hdg (Environmental offences) . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 CHAPTER 3A—GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES PART 1—OFFENCES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT ACTIVITIES Division 1—Offences 118ZZH Environmental authority required for level 1 environmentally relevant activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 118ZZI Environmental authority or development approval required for level 2 environmentally relevant activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

17 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 118ZZJ New approval required for certain activities if significant change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Division 2—Exemptions 118ZZK Special provisions for interstate transporters of controlled waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 PART 2—OFFENCES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS Division 1—Environmental authorities 118ZZL Contravention of condition of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 118ZZM Environmental authority holder responsible for ensuring conditions complied with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Division 2—Environmental management programs 118ZZN Contravention of program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 118ZZO Approval holder responsible for ensuring program complied with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Division 3—Site management plans 118ZZP Contravention of plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Division 4—Development approvals 118ZZQ Offence to contravene development condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 PART 3—OFFENCES RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL HARM 27 Amendment of s 119 (Unlawful environmental harm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 28 Insertion of new ch 3A, pt 3 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 PART 4—OTHER OFFENCES 29 Amendment of s 135 (Entry of place) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 30 Amendment of s 136A (Entry of land—preliminary investigation) . . . . . . . 203 31 Insertion of new s 136B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 136B Entry of land for access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 32 Amendment of s 138A (Order to enter land to conduct investigation or conduct work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 33 Amendment of s 180 (Evidentiary provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 34 Amendment of s 181 (Special evidentiary provision—environmental nuisance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 35 Amendment of s 188 (Notice of defence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

18 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 36 Replacement of s 198 (Delegation by chief executive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 198 Delegation by chief executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 198A Delegation by other administering executives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 37 Amendment of s 200 (Dissatisfied person) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 38 Amendment of s 203 (Stay of operation of original decisions) . . . . . . . . . . 209 39 Replacement of ch 6, pt 3, div 3, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Division 3—Appeals Subdivision 1—Appeals to tribunal 203A Review decisions subject to tribunal appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 203B Right of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 203C Appeal period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 203D Tribunal mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 203E Nature of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 203F Tribunal’s powers for appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 203G Decision for appeals against refusals under s 34GW . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 203H Decision for other appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Subdivision 2—Appeals to Court 40 Amendment of s 204 (Who may appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 41 Replacement of s 213 (Registers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 213 Required registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 213A Keeping of registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 42 Amendment of s 214 (Inspection of register) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 43 Insertion of new s 214A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 214A Appropriate fee for copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 44 Amendment of s 215 (Approved forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 45 Insertion of new ch 7, pt 1 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 PART 1—APPROVAL OF CODES OF PRACTICE AND STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 46 Insertion of new ss 219AA–219BE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 219AA Minister may approve standard environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 219AB Effect of changes to standard environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

19 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 PART 2—GENERAL PROVISIONS ABOUT APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS Division 1—Preliminary 219AC Definitions for pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Division 2—General provisions 219AD What is the “application date” for application or EMP submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 219AE Electronic applications and submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 219AF Electronic notices about applications and submissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 219AG Extension of decision period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 219AH Administering authority may seek advice, comment or information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 219AI Decision criteria are not exhaustive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 219AJ Publication of decision or document by administering authority . . . 221 Division 3—Investigating suitability 219AK Investigation of applicant suitability or disqualifying events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 219AL Use of information in suitability report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 219AM Notice of use of information in suitability report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 219AN Confidentiality of suitability reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 219AO Destruction of suitability reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 PART 3—EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE Division 1—Obtaining disclosure exemption 219AP Who may apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 219AQ Requirements for application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 219AR Deciding application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 219AS Criteria for decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 219AT Exemption may be limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 219AU Notice of refusal or decision to limit exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

20 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 2—Effects of disclosure exemption Subdivision 1—Preliminary 219AV Application of div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 219AW Meaning of “exempted material” for div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Subdivision 2—Effects 219AX Effect on operation of disclosure requirements under Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 219AY Effect on administering authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 219AZ Effect on officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 PART 4—ENTRY TO LAND TO COMPLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT 219BA Entry orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 219BB Procedure for entry under entry order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 219BC Duty to avoid damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 219BD Notice of damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 219BE Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 PART 5—REGULATIONS 47 Amendment of s 220 (Regulation-making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 48 Replacement of ch 8, hdg (Chapter 8—Repeals, savings, transitional, validations and related provisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 CHAPTER 8—SAVINGS, TRANSITIONAL AND RELATED PROVISIONS 49 Omission of ch 8, pt 1 (Repeals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 50 Replacement of ch 8, pt 2, hdg (Savings and transitional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 PART 1—PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1997 51 Omission of ss 235 and 236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 52 Insertion of new ch 8, pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 PART 2—PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2000 Division 1—Preliminary 239 Definitions for pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

21 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 Division 2—Existing environmental authorities and mining activities Subdivision 1—Preliminary 240 What is a “condition” of a mining tenement for div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Subdivision 2—Existing authorities for mining activities 241 Existing authority becomes an environmental authority (mining activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 242 Conditions of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Subdivision 3—Existing mining activities without environmental authority 243 New environmental authority (mining activities) for existing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 244 Conditions of environmental authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Division 3—Unfinished applications 245 Procedure if certificate of application issued and conditions decided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 246 Procedure for other unfinished applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Division 4—Transitional authorities for mining activities Subdivision 1—Preliminary 247 Meaning of “transitional authority” for div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Subdivision 2—Special provisions for transitional authorities 248 Transitional authority taken to be non-standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 249 Limited application of s 118ZZI for transitional authority . . . . . . . . 241 250 Requirement to apply to amend or surrender transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 251 Notice by administering authority to amend or surrender transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 252 Consequences of failure to comply with reminder notice . . . . . . . . 243 253 Financial assurance for transitional authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 254 Effect of financial assurance on security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 255 Plan of operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 256 Annual fee and return for first year of transitional period . . . . . . . . . 246 257 Anniversary day for certain transitional authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Subdivision 3—Amendment and consolidation of transitional authorities 258 Conversion to standard authority by application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

22 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 259 Other amendment applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 260 Additional grounds for amendment by administering authority . . . . 249 261 Ministerial power to amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 262 Consolidation of conditions for same mining project . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Subdivision 4—Environmental management document requirements 263 Environmental management document may be required . . . . . . . . . 252 264 Consequence of failure to comply with requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Division 5—Transitional provisions other than for mining activities 265 Application of div 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 266 Unfinished applications under existing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 267 Environmental authorities under existing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Division 6—Miscellaneous provisions 268 Requirement to seek advice from MRA chief executive . . . . . . . . . 255 269 Existing Act continues to apply for special agreement Acts . . . . . . 255 270 Transitional regulation-making power for pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 271 Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 272 Numbering and renumbering of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 53 Replacement of sch 1 (Original decisions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 SCHEDULE 1 ORIGINAL DECISIONS 54 Omission of sch 2 (Acts repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 55 Amendment of sch 3 (Notifiable activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 56 Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997 57 Act amended in pt 3 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 58 Amendment of s 2.6.8 (Minister may proceed straight to designation in certain circumstances) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 59 Amendment of sch 8 (Assessable, self-assessable and exempt development) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 PART 4—AMENDMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 60 Act amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 61 Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

23 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 62 Omission of s 6 (Meaning of “contaminated land”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 63 Insertion of new s 6C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 6C What is carrying out “improvement restoration” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 64 Amendment of s 21 (Application for prospecting permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 65 Amendment of s 22 (Reasons for rejection of application to be given) . . . 285 66 Amendment of s 25 (Conditions of prospecting permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 67 Amendment of s 26 (Provision of security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 68 Amendment of s 31 (Mining registrar to notify owners of occupied land of grant of parcel prospecting permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 69 Amendment of s 37 (Surrender of prospecting permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 70 Omission of s 45 (Holder of prospecting permit to rehabilitate land) . . . . . 286 71 Amendment of s 47 (Staying on occupied land) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 72 Amendment of s 50 (Entitlements under mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 73 Amendment of s 61 (Application for grant of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 74 Amendment of s 64 (Certificate of application etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 75 Insertion of new ss 64A–64D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 64A Issue of certificate of public notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 64B Applicant’s obligations for certificate of public notice . . . . . . . . . . 289 64C Declaration of compliance with obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 64D Continuing obligation to notify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 76 Amendment of s 72 (Mining registrar to fix hearing date) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 77 Amendment of s 73 (Rejection of application for grant of mining claim for noncompliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 78 Amendment of s 74 (Grant of mining claim to which no objection is lodged) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 79 Amendment of s 75 (Mining registrar may refer application for grant of mining claim to tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 80 Amendment of s 76 (Reference of application to tribunal if consent of reserve’s owner is not given) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 81 Amendment of s 80 (Grant of mining claim at instruction of tribunal or with consent of Governor in Council) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 82 Amendment of s 81 (Conditions of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 83 Amendment of s 82 (Variation of conditions of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . 293 84 Amendment of s 83 (Provision of security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

24 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 85 Amendment of s 89 (Reasons for rejection of application for grant of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 86 Amendment of s 93 (Renewal of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 87 Amendment of s 94 (Reasons for rejection of application for renewal of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 88 Amendment of s 96 (Assignment etc. of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 89 Amendment of s 105 (Mining other minerals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 90 Amendment of s 106 (Contravention by holder of mining claim) . . . . . . . . 296 91 Amendment of s 107 (Surrender of mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 92 Amendment of s 108 (Abandonment of application for mining claim) . . . . 297 93 Amendment of s 109 (Rehabilitation of land covered by mining claim) . . 297 94 Amendment of s 116 (Appeals about mining claim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 95 Amendment of s 123 (Property remaining on former mining claim may be sold etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 96 Amendment of s 129 (Entitlements under exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . 298 97 Amendment of s 133 (Application for exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 98 Amendment of s 137 (Grant of exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 99 Amendment of s 139 (Periodic reduction in land covered by exploration permit for mineral other than coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 100 Amendment of s 140 (Periodic reduction in land covered by exploration permit for coal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 101 Amendment of s 141 (Conditions of exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 102 Omission of ss 142 and 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 103 Amendment of s 144 (Provision of security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 104 Amendment of s 147 (Renewal of exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 105 Amendment of s 151 (Assignment of exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 106 Amendment of s 159 (Abandonment of application for exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 107 Amendment of s 160 (Contravention by holder of exploration permit) . . . . 302 108 Amendment of s 161 (Surrender of exploration permit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 109 Omission of s 165 (Holder of exploration permit to rehabilitate land) . . . . 303 110 Amendment of s 166 (Rehabilitation of land covered by exploration permits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

25 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 111 Amendment of s 181 (Obligations and entitlements under mineral development licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 112 Amendment of s 183 (Application for mineral development licence) . . . . 304 113 Amendment of s 186 (Minister may grant or reject application for mineral development licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 114 Amendment of s 189 (Abandonment of application for mineral development licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 115 Amendment of s 190 (Provision of security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 116 Amendment of s 194 (Conditions of mineral development licence) . . . . . . 305 117 Omission of ss 195 and 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 118 Amendment of s 197 (Renewal of mineral development licence) . . . . . . . 306 119 Amendment of s 198 (Assignment etc. of mineral development licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 120 Amendment of s 208 (Adding other minerals to licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 121 Amendment of s 209 (Contravention by holder of mineral development licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 122 Amendment of s 210 (Surrender of mineral development licence) . . . . . . . 307 123 Omission of s 213 (Holder of mineral development licence to rehabilitate land) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 124 Amendment of s 214 (Rehabilitation of land covered by mineral development licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 125 Amendment of s 230 (Plant remaining on former mineral development licence may be sold etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 126 Amendment of s 234 (Governor in Council may grant mining lease) . . . . . 309 127 Amendment of s 235 (Entitlements of holder of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . 310 128 Amendment of s 236 (Entitlement to use sand, gravel and rock) . . . . . . . . 310 129 Amendment of s 237 (Drilling and other activities on land not included in surface area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 130 Amendment of s 245 (Application for grant of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . 311 131 Amendment of s 250 (Rejection of application by mining registrar) . . . . . 311 132 Amendment of s 252 (Certificate of application etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 133 Insertion of new ss 252A–252D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 252A Issue of certificate of public notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 252B Applicant’s obligations for certificate of public notice . . . . . . . . . . 314 252C Declaration of compliance with obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

26 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 252D Continuing obligation to notify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 134 Amendment of s 253 (Reissue of certificate of application) . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 135 Amendment of s 260 (Objection to application for grant of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 136 Omission of ss 261–264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 137 Amendment of s 265 (Mining registrar to fix hearing date) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 138 Amendment of s 267 (Minister may reject application at any time) . . . . . 317 139 Amendment of s 268 (Hearing of application for grant of mining lease) . . 317 140 Omission of s 270A (Minister to approve environmental management overview strategy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 141 Amendment of s 271 (Minister to consider recommendation made in respect of application for grant of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 142 Amendment of s 272 (Minister may remit to tribunal for additional evidence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 143 Amendment of s 275 (Application for inclusion of surface of land in mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 144 Amendment of s 276 (Conditions of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 145 Amendment of s 277 (Provision of security) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 146 Insertion of new ss 283A and 283B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 283A Agreement to amend compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 283B Review of compensation by tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 147 Amendment of s 286 (Renewal of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 148 Replacement of s 287 (Reasons for rejection of application for renewal of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 287 Notice of rejection of renewal application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 149 Omission of ss 291–293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 150 Amendment of s 294 (Variation of conditions of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . 322 151 Amendment of s 298 (Mining other minerals or use for other purposes) . . 323 152 Amendment of s 299 (Consolidation of mining leases) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 153 Amendment of s 300 (Assignment etc. of mining lease or application therefor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 154 Amendment of s 307 (Abandonment of application for the grant of a mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 155 Amendment of s 308 (Contravention by holder of mining lease) . . . . . . . . 325

27 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 156 Amendment of s 309 (Surrender of mining lease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 157 Amendment of s 314 (Property remaining on former mining lease may be sold) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 158 Amendment of s 315 (Approval of additional activities upon mining lease application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 159 Amendment of s 318 (Rehabilitation of land covered by mining lease) . . 328 161 Amendment of s 343 (Seizure of minerals produced by or vehicles, machinery etc. used in unauthorised mining) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 162 Amendment of s 363 (Substantive jurisdiction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 163 Insertion of new s 391A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 391A Restriction on decisions or recommendations about mining tenements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 164 Amendment of s 416A (Approval of forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 165 Amendment of s 417 (Regulations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 166 Amendment of s 669 (Referral of proposed mining lease to tribunal) . . . . 331 167 Insertion of new pt 19, div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Division 3—Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 735 Existing Act continues to apply for special agreement Acts . . . . . . 331 736 Amendment of EMOS after grant of particular mining leases and before amending Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 168 Insertion of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 SCHEDULE DICTIONARY PART 5—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 169 Act amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 170 Amendment of s 39B (Chief executive may require EIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 PART 6—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994 171 Act amended in pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 172 Amendment of s 233 (Continuation of certain by-laws and provisions of Harbours Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 173 Amendment of s 236 (Continuation of certain provisions of Harbours Act requiring approval for certain matters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

28 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 PART 7—MINOR AMENDMENTS OF ACTS 174 Acts amended in schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 MINOR AMENDMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Queensland Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 Act No. 64 of 2000 An Act to amend the EnvironmentalProtectionAct1994 and the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , and for other purposes [Assented to 24 November 2000]

s 1 30 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment The Parliament of Queensland enacts— s2 No. 64, 2000 PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 . ˙ Commencement 2.(1) The following provisions commence on assent— (a) section 46, to the extent it inserts the Environmental ProtectionAct 1994 , section 219AA; (b) section 47; (c) section 56; (d) section 146; (e) section 167, to the extent it inserts the MineralResourcesAct1989 , part 19, division 3, heading, and section 736. 1 (2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 1 Sections 46 (Insertion of new ss 219AA–219BE), 47 (Amendment of s 220 (Regulation-making power)), 56 (Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)), 146 (Insertion of new ss 283A and 283B) and 167 (Insertion of new pt 19, div 3)

s 3 31 s 4 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 ˙ Act amended in pt 2 and schedule 3.(1) This part amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994 . (2) The schedule also includes amendments of the EnvironmentalProtection Act 1994 . ˙ Insertion of new ch 1, pt 3, div 2, sdiv 3A 4. After section 17— insert— ‘ Subdivision 3A—Environmentally relevant activities ˙ ‘ Meaning of “environmentally relevant activity” ‘ 17A. An “environmentally relevant activity” means— (a) a mining activity; 2 or (b) another activity prescribed under section 17B as an environmentally relevant activity. ˙ ‘ Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed ‘ 17B. A regulation may prescribe an activity, other than a mining activity, as an environmentally relevant activity if the Governor in Council is satisfied— (a) a contaminant will or may be released into the environment when the activity is carried out; and (b) the release of the contaminant will or may cause environmental harm. 2 See section 34EO (What is a “mining activity”).

s 5 32 s 5 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 ˙ ‘ Levels for environmentally relevant activities ‘ 17C.(1) An environmentally relevant activity, other than a mining activity, must be prescribed under a regulation as a level 1 or level 2 environmentally relevant activity, depending on the risk of environmental harm. ‘ (2) A standard mining activity is a level 2 environmentally relevant activity. ‘ (3) A mining activity other than standard mining activity is a level 1 environmentally relevant activity.’. ˙ Replacement of s 20 (Effect of Act on other Acts) 5. Section 20— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Relationship with other Acts ‘ 20.(1) This Act is in addition to, and does not limit, any other Act. ‘ (2) If this Act conflicts with an Act as follows, that Act prevails, but only to the extent of the conflict— • Ambulance Service Act 1991 • Fire and Rescue Authority Act 1990 • Radiation Safety Act 1999 • State Counter-Disaster Organisation Act 1975 • Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995. ’.

s 6 33 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 ˙ Insertion of new chs 2A–2D 6. After chapter 2— insert— ‘ CHAPTER 2A—ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ‘ PART 1—EIS PROCESS ‘ Division 1—Preliminary ‘ Subdivision 1—Application ˙ ‘ When EIS process applies ‘ 34.(1) This part applies for a project if— (a) an EIS requirement is in force in relation to an application for an environmental authority (mining activities) and a relevant mining activity for the application is, or is part of, the project; or (b) an EIS has been required for the project under an Act as follows for which it has, under the Act, been decided or required that this part applies to the preparation of the EIS— (i) the Commonwealth Environment Act; (ii) the State Development Act; 3 (iii) another State Act or another Commonwealth Act; or (c) the voluntary preparation of an EIS for the project has been approved under part 2; 4 or 3 See the State Development Act, part 4, divisions 2 (Significant project) and 3 (EIS process). 4 Part 2 (Voluntary preparation of EIS)

s 6 34 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 (d) the project is of a type prescribed under a regulation for which approval by a Commonwealth or State authority is required. ‘ (2) However, an EIS under this Act can not be used for making a decision under the Integrated Planning Act, other than a decision in relation to a project mentioned in subsection (1)(a). ‘ (3) In this section— “authority” , for the Commonwealth, includes the Minister of the Commonwealth for the time being administering the Commonwealth Environment Act. “EIS” includes a statement, however called, that is similar to an EIS. “project” includes— (a) a development or proposed development; and (b) an action or proposed action; and (c) a plan or policy. ‘ Subdivision 2—Definitions for pt 1 ˙ ‘ Who is an “affected person” for a project ‘ 34AA.(1) A person is an “affected person” for a project if the person is— (a) a person mentioned in subsection (2) for the operational land or any land joining it; or (b) any of the following under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) for the operational land or for an area that includes any of the land— (i) a registered native title body corporate; (ii) a registered native title claimant; (iii) a representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body; or (c) a relevant local government for the operational land. ‘ (2) For subsection (1)(a), the persons are as follows—

s 6 35 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 (a) for freehold land—a registered proprietor; (b) for land that is held from the State for an estate or interest less than fee simple and for which the interest is recorded in a register mentioned in the Land Act 1994 ( “Land Act” ), section 276 5 —a person recorded in the register as the registered holder of the interest; (c) for land subject to a mining claim, mineral development licence or mining lease—a holder of, or an applicant for, the tenement; (d) for land subject to an authority to prospect or a lease or licence under the Petroleum Act 1923 — (i) a holder of the authority; or (ii) a lessee under the lease; or (iii) a licensee under the licence; (e) for land under the Land Act or the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ( “NCA” ) for which there are trustees—a trustee of the land; (f) for Aboriginal land under the AboriginalLandAct1991 ( “ALA” ) that is taken to be a reserve because of section 87(2) or 87(4)(b) 6 of that Act—a grantee of the land; (g) for DOGIT land under the ALA or the TorresStraitIslanderLand Act 1991 —a trustee for the land; (h) for land held under a lease under the LocalGovernment(AboriginalLands)Act1978 , section 6 7 —a relevant local government; (i) for Torres Strait Islander land under the TorresStraitIslanderLandAct1991 that is taken to be a reserve because of section 84(2) or 84(4)(b) 8 of that Act—a grantee of the land; 5 Land Act 1994 , section 276 (Registers to be kept by chief executive) 6 Aboriginal Land Act 1991 , section 87 (Application of Mineral Resources Act) 7 LocalGovernment(AboriginalLands)Act1978 , section 6 (Grant of leases to councils) 8 TorresStraitIslanderLandAct1991 , section 84 (Application of MineralResources Act)

s 6 36 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 (j) for land under a lease from the State under the Aborigines andTorresStraitIslanders(LandHolding)Act1985 that has been excised from land granted in trust for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander purposes under the Land Act—a trustee of the land; (k) for land that is any of the following, the State— (i) unallocated State land; (ii) a reserve under the Land Act for which there is no trustee; (iii) a national park, national park (Aboriginal land), national park (scientific), national park (Torres Strait Islander land), national park (recovery) or forest reserve under the NCA; (iv) a conservation park under the NCA for which there are no trustees; (v) a State forest or timber reserve under the Forestry Act 1959 ; (vi) a State controlled road under the TransportInfrastructureAct 1994 ; (vii) a fish habitat area under the Fisheries Act 1994 . (l) another person prescribed under a regulation. ˙ ‘ Other definitions ‘ 34AB. In this part— “business days” does not include a business day between 20 December and 5 January in the following year. “comment period” , for an EIS, means the comment period for the EIS under section 34AE(2)(e) and (3) or section 34BF(3)(b)(i). “draft terms of reference” , for an EIS, means draft terms of reference submitted under section 34AD. “environmental management plan” means— (a) an environmental management document; or (b) another document, however called, that proposes conditions and mechanisms to manage the potential environmental impact of the

s 6 37 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 project. “final terms of reference” , for an EIS, means the final terms of reference for the EIS published under section 34AI. “interested person” means an interested person proposed by the proponent under section 34AD(3)(b). “operational land” means the land on which the project is to be carried out. “person” includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated. “properly made submission” see section 34AR(2). “proponent” means the person who proposes the project to which this part applies. “submission period” , for an EIS, means— (a) the submission period for the EIS under section 34AO(1)(e) and (2); or (b) if section 34BF applies—any new submission period fixed under section 34BF(3)(b)(ii). ‘ Subdivision 3—Purposes of EIS ˙ ‘ Purposes ‘ 34AC. The purposes of an EIS are as follows— (a) to assess— (i) the potential adverse and beneficial environmental, economic and social impacts of the project; and (ii) management, monitoring, planning and other measures proposed to minimise any adverse environmental impacts of the project; (b) to consider feasible alternative ways to carry out the project; (c) to give enough information about the matters mentioned in

s 6 38 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 paragraphs (a) and (b) to the proponent, Commonwealth and State authorities and the public; (d) to prepare or propose an environmental management plan for the project; (e) to help the administering authority decide an environmental authority application for which the EIS is required; (f) to give information to other Commonwealth and State authorities to help them make informed decisions; (g) to meet any assessment requirements under— (i) the Commonwealth Environment Act for a project that is, or includes, a controlled action under that Act; or (ii) a bilateral agreement; 9 (h) to allow the State to meet its obligations under a bilateral agreement. ‘ Division 2—Terms of reference stage ‘ Subdivision 1—Draft terms of reference ˙ ‘ Submission ‘ 34AD.(1) The proponent must submit to the chief executive draft terms of reference for the EIS that allow the purposes of the EIS to be achieved for the project. ‘ (2) The submitted draft must— (a) be in the approved form; and 9 For what is a “controlled action” under the Commonwealth Environment Act, see section 67 (What is a controlled action?) of that Act. For assessment requirements of controlled actions, see the Commonwealth Environment Act, chapter 4, part 8 (Assessing impacts of controlled actions). For bilateral agreements, see the Commonwealth Environment Act, chapter 3 (Bilateral agreements).

s 6 39 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 (b) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation; and (c) include any matter prescribed under a regulation. ‘ (3) Also, if an approval has not been given under part 2 10 for the project, the submitted draft must be accompanied by the following— (a) a written description of the project and the operational land; (b) a list stating the name and address of each person the proponent proposes as an interested person for the project; (c) a statement of how the proponent proposes to consult with the interested persons; (d) a list of the names and addresses of the affected persons for the project. ‘ Subdivision 2—Public notification of draft terms of reference ˙ ‘ Preparation of TOR notice ‘ 34AE.(1) The chief executive must, within 15 business days after the draft terms of reference are submitted, give the proponent written notice about the draft (the “TOR notice” ) for public notification. ‘ (2) The notice must state the following— (a) a description of the project and the operational land; (b) that the proponent has prepared draft terms of reference for the EIS; (c) where or how the draft may be obtained; 11 (d) that anyone may make written comments to the chief executive about the draft; (e) a period decided by the chief executive (the “comment period” ) during which comments may be made; 10 Part 2 (Voluntary preparation of EIS) 11 See section 34BC (Public access to draft terms of reference or submitted EIS).

s 6 40 s 6 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 (f) another matter prescribed under a regulation. ‘ (3) The comment period must not end before 30 business days after the notice is published. ˙ ‘ Public notification ‘ 34AF.(1) The chief executive must publish the TOR notice within 5 business days after giving it to the proponent. 12 ‘ (2) The proponent must, if asked by the chief executive, pay the chief executive’s reasonable costs incurred in publishing the notice. ‘ (3) The proponent must, within the 5 business days, give a copy of the notice to— (a) each affected person for the project; and (b) each interested person; and (c) any other person decided by the chief executive. ‘ (4) The chief executive may decide another person for subsection (3)(c) only by giving the proponent an information notice about the decision before the notice is published. ˙ ‘ Proponent to be given comments ‘ 34AG. The chief executive must, within 10 business days after the comment period ends, give the proponent a copy of all comments received by the chief executive within the period. ˙ ‘ Advice to chief executive ‘ 34AH. The proponent must, within the period prescribed under a regulation, give the chief executive— (a) a written summary of the comments; and (b) a statement of the proponent’s response to the comments; and 12 See section 219AJ (Publication of decision or document by administering authority).

s 146 321 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 146 No. 64, 2000 ˙ ‘ Review of compensation by tribunal ‘ 283B.(1) This section applies if— (a) compensation has been agreed under section 279 or 280 or determined under section 281 or 282 for a mining lease (the “original compensation” ); and (b) there has, since the agreement or determination, been a material change in circumstances for the mining lease. Example of a ‘material change in circumstances’ — A different mining method that changes the impact of mining operations under the lease. ‘ (2) The mining lease holder or any owner in relation to the mining lease mentioned in section 279(1)(a) or 280(1) may apply to the tribunal for it to review the original compensation. ‘ (3) Sections 281(3) to (7) and 282 apply, with necessary changes, to the review as if it were an application under section 281(1). ‘ (4) The tribunal may, after conducting the review, decide to confirm the original compensation or amend it in a way the tribunal considers appropriate. ‘ (5) However, before making the decision, the tribunal must have regard to— (a) the original compensation, other than any part of it that consists of an additional amount under section 281(4)(e); and (b) whether the applicant has attempted to mediate or negotiate an amendment agreement for the original compensation; and (c) any change in the matters mentioned in section 281(3) and (4) since the original compensation was agreed or determined. ‘ (6) If the decision is to amend the original compensation, the original compensation, as amended under the decision, is for this Act, other than this section, taken to be the original compensation.’.

s 147 322 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 150 No. 64, 2000 ˙ Amendment of s 286 (Renewal of mining lease) 147.(1) Section 286(2)(b) and (c)— omit . (2) Section 286— insert— ‘ (4A) The mining registrar must give the EPA administering authority a copy of the application within 5 business days after the later of the following— (a) the day the application is made; (b) when the Minister is satisfied under subsection (3).’. ˙ Replacement of s 287 (Reasons for rejection of application for renewal of mining lease) 148. Section 287— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Notice of rejection of renewal application ‘ 287.(1) If the Minister decides to reject an application to renew a mining lease, the Minister must promptly give the applicant a written notice stating the decision and the reasons for it. ‘ (2) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after receiving notice of the decision, give written notice of it to the EPA administering authority.’. ˙ Omission of ss 291–293 149. Sections 291 to 293— omit . ˙ Amendment of s 294 (Variation of conditions of mining lease) 150.(1) Section 294—

s 151 323 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 152 No. 64, 2000 insert— ‘ (1A) However, the Governor in Council must not vary a condition of a mining lease if the condition as varied is the same, or substantially the same, or inconsistent with, a relevant environmental condition for the lease.’. (2) Section 294— insert— ‘ (3A) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after receiving notice of a variation under subsection (1), give the EPA administering authority written notice of the variation.’. ˙ Amendment of s 298 (Mining other minerals or use for other purposes) 151.(1) Section 298(9), from ‘purposes but’— omit, insert— ‘purposes. 156 ’. (2) Section 298— insert— ‘ (12) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after receiving notice of an approval under this section, give the EPA administering authority written notice of the approval.’. ˙ Amendment of s 299 (Consolidation of mining leases) 152.(1) Section 299(8), ‘251, 252, 254’— omit, insert— ‘251 to 254’. (2) Section 299(11)— 156 See however the EnvironmentalProtectionAct, section 118ZZH (Environmental authority required for level 1 environmentally relevant activity) and chapter 2C, part 7 (Plan of operations for environmental authority (mining lease)).

s 153 324 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 154 No. 64, 2000 omit, insert— ‘ (11) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after receiving notice of the grant under this section of a consolidated mining lease, give the EPA administering authority written notice of the grant.’. ˙ Amendment of s 300 (Assignment etc. of mining lease or application therefor) 153. Section 300, words before subsection (2)— omit, insert— ‘ Assignment, mortgage or sublease of mining lease ‘ 300.(1) The following may be done only if the conditions under subsection (2) are complied with— (a) an assignment, mortgage or sublease of a mining lease; (b) an assignment or mortgage of an interest in a mining lease; (c) an assignment of an application for a mining lease, or an interest in an application for a mining lease. ‘ (2) For subsection (1) the conditions are— (a) the mining registrar has, under this section, approved the assignment, mortgage or sublease; and (b) the assignment, mortgage or sublease is made in the approved form and lodged with the mining registrar; and (c) the lodgment is accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation. ‘ (3) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after an assignment is lodged, give the EPA administering authority a copy of the assignment.’. ˙ Amendment of s 307 (Abandonment of application for the grant of a mining lease) 154. Section 307—

s 155 325 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 156 No. 64, 2000 insert— ‘ (5) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after an abandonment or partial abandonment, give written notice of it to the EPA administering authority.’. ˙ Amendment of s 308 (Contravention by holder of mining lease) 155. Section 308— insert— ‘ (6) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after the cancellation takes effect, give the EPA administering authority written notice of the cancellation.’. ˙ Amendment of s 309 (Surrender of mining lease) 156.(1) Section 309(2)(d) and (e)— omit. (2) Section 309— insert— ‘ (2A) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after a notice of surrender is lodged, give a copy of it to the EPA administering authority.’. (3) Section 309(3), from ‘rehabilitating the land’— omit, insert— ‘carrying out improvement restoration for the mining lease.’. (4) Section 309(5)— omit, insert— ‘ (5) However, the Minister may give the consent only if the Minister is satisfied— (a) the holder has complied with the condition to carry out improvement restoration for the mining lease; and (b) the relevant environmental authority (mining lease) has been

s 157 326 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 158 No. 64, 2000 cancelled or surrendered under the EnvironmentalProtectionAct.’. ˙ Amendment of s 314 (Property remaining on former mining lease may be sold) 157. Section 314(3)— insert— ‘(ba)any costs or expenses under the Environmental Protection Act, section 118(1) 157 for a relevant environmental authority (mining lease); (ca) any other amounts owing to the State under the EnvironmentalProtectionAct for a relevant environmental authority (mining lease);’. ˙ Amendment of s 315 (Approval of additional activities upon mining lease application) 158.(1) Section 315(1), after ‘under this Act.’— insert— ‘(the “existing mining tenement” )’. (2) Section 315(1), after ‘under a mining lease’— insert— ‘(an “additional activity” )’. (3) Section 315(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The applicant may apply to the Minister for an approval (an “additional activity approval” ) to enter and carry out an additional activity on land subject to existing mining tenement and the mining lease application.’. 157 Environmental Protection Act, section 118 (Claims on financial assurances)

s 158 327 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 158 No. 64, 2000 (4) Section 315— insert— ‘ (4A) The mining registrar must, within 5 business days after an application for an additional activity approval is made, give a copy of it to the EPA administering authority.’. (5) Section 315(5), ‘The Minister’s approval may be’— omit, insert— ‘The Minister may grant an additional activity approval’. (6) Section 315(6)— omit, insert— ‘ (6) However, the Minister may grant an additional activity approval only if— (a) the tribunal has made a recommendation under section 269 or 270 about the relevant mining lease application; and (b) compensation has, under section 279 or 281, been agreed or determined for the granting of the proposed mining lease; and (c) if the application relates to a reserve—the Minister has sought and considered the views of the reserve’s owner.’. (7) Section 315(7), ‘upon an approval under subsection (1)’— omit . (8) Section 315(9), ‘an approval under subsection (2)’— omit, insert— ‘an additional activity approval’. (9) Section 315(11), ‘an approval under this section’— omit, insert— ‘an additional activity approval’.

s 159 328 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 159 No. 64, 2000 ˙ Amendment of s 318 (Rehabilitation of land covered by mining lease) 159.(1) Section 318, words before subsection (3)— omit, insert— ‘ Improvement restoration for mining lease ‘ 318.(1) This section applies on the termination of a mining lease, other than— (a) by surrender under section 309; 158 or (b) for the granting of a new mining lease over the land the subject of the terminated mining lease. ‘ (2) The Minister may, if not satisfied the holder of the terminated mining lease has not carried out improvement restoration for the mining lease, give the holder reasonable written directions about the restoration.’. (2) Section 318(5)— omit . Amendment of s 319 (Effect on planning provisions) 160.(1) Section 319(1)— omit, insert— ‘ 319.(1) The Integrated Planning Act 1997 does not apply to the use of land if the use is authorised under this Act.’. (2) Section 319(4) and (5), ‘ Local Government (Planning and Environment) Act 1990 ’— omit, insert— ‘ Integrated Planning Act 1997 ’. 158 Section 309 (Surrender of mining lease)

s 161 329 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 162 No. 64, 2000 ˙ Amendment of s 343 (Seizure of minerals produced by or vehicles, machinery etc. used in unauthorised mining) 161.(1) Section 343(2)— insert— ‘(d) carry out any improvement restoration the mining registrar or officer considers appropriate for the land on which the mineral is or has been mined as if a mining tenement had been granted for the land.’. (2) Section 343(9)— insert— ‘(ba)thirdly, in payment of the cost of any improvement restoration that is, or is likely to be, carried out under subsection (2)(d);’. (3) Section 343(9)(c), ‘thirdly’— omit, insert— ‘fourthly’. (4) Section 343(9)(c), after ‘relating to mining’— insert— ‘or under the Environmental Protection Act’. (5) Section 343(9)(d), ‘fourthly’— omit, insert— ‘fifthly’. ˙ Amendment of s 363 (Substantive jurisdiction) 162. Section 363(2)(f), after ‘determination’— insert— ‘or review’.

s 163 330 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 165 No. 64, 2000 ˙ Insertion of new s 391A 163. After section 391— insert— ˙ ‘ Restriction on decisions or recommendations about mining tenements ‘ 391A.(1) This section applies if, apart from this section, a person may— (a) decide to grant, assign, vary or renew a mining tenement; or (b) recommend that a mining tenement be granted, assigned, varied or renewed. ‘ (2) However, this section does not apply to a decision or recommendation by the tribunal. ‘ (3) The decision or recommendation to grant, vary or renew must not be done or made unless a relevant environmental authority has been issued. ‘ (4) The decision or recommendation to assign must not be done or made unless the proposed assignee holds a relevant environmental authority. ‘ (5) This section applies despite any other provision of this Act. ‘ (6) In this section— “relevant environmental authority” means an environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act for all activities authorised, or to be authorised, under the mining tenement.’. ˙ Amendment of s 416A (Approval of forms) 164. Section 416A— insert— ‘ (2) A form may be approved for use under this Act that is combined with, or is to be used together with, an approved form under another Act.’. ˙ Amendment of s 417 (Regulations) 165.(1) Section 417, heading—

s 166 331 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 167 No. 64, 2000 omit, insert— ‘ Regulation-making power ’. (2) Section 417(2)(e) and (f)— omit, insert— ‘(e) the making and content of statements under section 245(1)(o)(iii); (f) matters the mining registrar must consider in deciding whether or not to accept a statement under section 245(1)(o)(iii);’. ˙ Amendment of s 669 (Referral of proposed mining lease to tribunal) 166.(1) Section 669(6)(a), ‘is not required to be completed under part 7 for the proposed mining lease’— omit, insert— ‘for the proposed mining lease is not required to be prepared under another State Act or a Commonwealth Act’. (2) Section 669(6)(b)(i), from ‘mining registrar’— omit, insert— ‘environmental impact statement is publicly notified under the other State Act or the Commonwealth Act;’. ˙ Insertion of new pt 19, div 3 167. Part 19— insert— ‘ Division 3—Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 ˙ ‘ Existing Act continues to apply for special agreement Acts ‘ 735.(1) The existing Act continues to apply for an activity, circumstance, or matter provided for under, or to which, a special agreement Act applies as if the amending Act had not been enacted.

s 167 332 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 167 No. 64, 2000 ‘ (2) In this section— “amending Act” means the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000 . “existing Act” means this Act as it was in force immediately before the amending Act, section 6 159 commenced. “special agreement Act” means any of the following Acts and any agreement or lease under or mentioned in the Acts— (a) Alcan Queensland Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1965 ; (b) Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 1975 ; (c) Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Act 1968 ; (d) Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement and QueenslandCoal Trust Act 1984 ; (e) CentralQueenslandCoalAssociatesAgreement(Amendment)Act 1986 ; (f) Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Amendment Act1989 ; (g) Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty. Limited AgreementAct 1957 ; (h) Greenvale Agreement Act Amendment Act 1974 ; (i) Greenvale Agreement Act Amendment Act 1975 ; (j) Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985 ; (k) QueenslandCement&LimeCompanyLimitedAgreementAct1977 ; (l) Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1970 ; (m) Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1988 ; (n) Thiess Peabody Coal Pty. Ltd. Agreement Act 1962 ; (o) Thiess Peabody Mitsui Coal Pty. Ltd. Agreements Act 1965 . 159 Amending Act, section 6 (Insertion of new chs 2A–2D)

s 168 333 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 168 No. 64, 2000 ˙ ‘ Amendment of EMOS after grant of particular mining leases and before amending Act ‘ 736.(1) This section applies to— (a) any mining lease granted or renewed after 30 April 1995 but before this section commences; or (b) a mining lease granted or renewed before 1 May 1995 if it has a condition requiring an environmental management overview statement (an “EMOS” ) to be given to the department. ‘ (2) An amendment or purported amendment of an EMOS for the mining lease is taken to have been validly made under this Act if, before the commencement, the amendment was accepted or approved, or purportedly accepted or approved, by the Minister, the department or an officer of the department. ‘ (3) Subsection (2) applies— (a) whether or not the amendment or its acceptance or approval could lawfully have been done or made under this Act; and (b) despite any requirement under this Act relating to the variation of the conditions of the mining lease. ‘ (4) A reference in the mining lease to an EMOS for the mining lease is taken to be, and is taken to have always been, a reference to the EMOS for the lease as amended from time to time by any amendment mentioned in subsection (2). ‘ (5) This section expires the day after it commences. ‘ (6) This section is declared to be a law to which the Acts InterpretationAct 1954 , section 20A 160 applies.’. ˙ Insertion of schedule 168. After part 19— insert— 160 ActsInterpretationAct1954 , section 20A (Repeal does not end saving, transitional or validating effect etc.)

s 169 334 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment ‘ SCHEDULE ‘ DICTIONARY s 170 No. 64, 2000 section 5’. PART 5—AMENDMENT OF NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 ˙ Act amended in pt 5 169. This part amends the Nature Conservation Act 1992. ˙ Amendment of s 39B (Chief executive may require EIS) 170. Section 39B(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The EIS process under the EnvironmentalProtectionAct1994 applies for the EIS as if the use or stated use were a project to which chapter 2A, part 1 of that Act applies. 161 ’. 161 EnvironmentalProtectionAct1994 , chapter 2A, part 1 (EIS process). See section 34 (When EIS process applies) of that Act.

s 171 335 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment s 174 No. 64, 2000 PART 6—AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994 ˙ Act amended in pt 6 171. This part amends the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 . ˙ Amendment of s 233 (Continuation of certain by-laws and provisions of Harbours Act) 172. Section 233(9), ‘2000’— omit, insert— ‘2002’. ˙ Amendment of s 236 (Continuation of certain provisions of Harbours Act requiring approval for certain matters) 173. Section 236(8), ‘2000’— omit, insert— ‘2002’. PART 7—MINOR AMENDMENTS OF ACTS ˙ Acts amended in schedule 174. The schedule amends the Acts it mentions.

336 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 ¡ SCHEDULE MINOR AMENDMENTS sections 3(2), 57(2), 60(2) and 174 ´ ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 1. Chapter 1, part 3, division 1, heading— omit, insert — ‘ Division 1—Dictionary ’. 2. Chapter 1, part 3, division 2, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Division 2—Key concepts ’. 3. Section 75, ‘auditor or investigator’— omit, insert— ‘person who carried out the environmental evaluation’. 4. Section 76(2), after ‘it may’— insert— ‘do 1 or more of the following’. 5. Section 76(2)(a), (c) and (d), ‘or’— omit.

337 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) 6. Section 76(2)(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) if the recipient is the holder of an environmental authority—amend the conditions of the environmental authority;’. 7. Section 76(6)— insert— ‘(e) state the review or appeal details.’. 8. Section 78(2) and (3)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The authority must, before the extension starts, give the applicant an information notice about the decision to make the extension.’. 9. Section 87(1), ‘all or any interested parties for the program’— omit, insert— ‘another person who has made a submission under section 85 about the program,’. 10. Section 91— omit, insert— ‘ Notice of refusal or conditions ‘ 91.(1) This section applies if the administering authority decides to— (a) refuse to approve a draft environmental management program; or (b) give an approval for a draft environmental management program subject to conditions.

338 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) ‘ (2) The authority must give the person or public authority that submitted the program an information notice about the decision.’. 11. Section 92(2) and (3)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The authority must, before the extension starts, give the applicant an information notice about the decision to make the extension.’. 12. Section 104(3)(a)(iii)— omit, insert— ‘(iii) the review or appeal details; or’. 13. Section 105, ‘a certificate of approval’— omit, insert— ‘an approval’. 14. Section 111(1)(d)— omit, insert— ‘(d) must state the review or appeal details; and’. 15. Section 118C, definition “owner”— omit . 16. Sections 118E(3) and 118F(3), after ‘given notice’— insert— ‘under the subsection’.

339 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 17. Section 118H(5)(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) the relevant local government.’. No. 64, 2000 18. Section 118H(7), from ‘that the owner’— omit, insert— ‘the review or appeal details.’. 19. Sections 118J(2)(b), 118R(3)(c) and (d)(i), 118Y(1)(b), 118ZE(1)(c), 118ZM(2)(b)(ii), 118ZU(4) and 118ZZA(2)(b)(ii) ‘the local government for the area in which the land is located’— omit, insert— ‘the relevant local government’. 20. Sections 118J(5) and118Y(4), ‘under section 118D(2)’— omit, insert — ‘of the land’. 21. Sections 118K(3)(e), 118S(4)(e) and 118ZF(4)(e)— omit, insert— ‘(e) state the review or appeal details.’. 22. Sections 118L(6)(b) and 118ZO((6)(b), after ‘the application—’— omit, insert— ‘the review or appeal details.’.

340 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) 23. Section 118R(4)(b), after ‘under subsection (2)(b) to (d)—’— omit, insert— ‘the review or appeal details.’. 24. Section 118V(2) and (3)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The authority must give an information notice about its decision to extend the time to— (a) the recipient; and (b) if the recipient is not the land’s owner—the owner. ‘ (3) The notice must be given before the extension starts.’. 25. Section 118Y(5)(d), ‘remove and dispose’— omit, insert— ‘remove and treat or dispose’. 26. Sections 118Y(5)(f) and 134(3)(f)— omit, insert— ‘(f) state the review or appeal details; and’. 27. Section 118Z(5) from ‘written notice’— omit, insert— ‘the recipient an information notice about the decision.’. 28. Sections 118Z(6), 118ZV(2) and 118ZZE(3)— omit .

341 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 29. Section 118ZE(2)(b), from ‘that the land’s’— omit, insert— ‘the review or appeal details.’. No. 64, 2000 30. Section 118ZG(2) and (3)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The authority must give an information notice about its decision to extend the time to— (a) the person (the “submitter” ) who submitted the report; and (b) if the submitter is not the land’s owner—the owner. ‘ (3) The notice must be given before the extension starts.’. 31. Section 118ZM(5), ‘mentioned in section 118D(2)’— omit, insert — ‘of the land’. 32. Section 118ZN(3)(d)— omit, insert— ‘(d) the review or appeal details.’. 33. Section 118ZS— insert— ‘ (3) If the authority decides to make a requirement under subsection (2)(a), it must give the person of whom the requirement is made an information notice about the decision.’.

342 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 34. Section 118ZU(3)(c)— omit, insert— ‘(c) state the review or appeal details.’. No. 64, 2000 35. Section 118ZV(1), ‘written notice’— omit, insert— ‘an information notice about the decision’. 36. Section 118ZW(2) and (3)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) The authority must give an information notice about its decision to extend the time to— (a) the person (the “submitter” ) who submitted the draft plan; and (b) if the submitter is not the land’s owner—the owner. ‘ (3) The notice must be given before the extension starts.’. 37. Section 118ZZE(2), from ‘written notice’— omit, insert— ‘the owner of the land an information notice about the decision to erect the sign.’. 38. Section 118ZZF(5)(b) and (c)— omit, insert— ‘(b) if the decision is to grant the application but to impose conditions on the permit—give the applicant an information notice about the decision to impose the conditions; or

343 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) (c) if the decision is to refuse the application—give the applicant an information notice about the decision.’. 39. Sections 128(1)(a), 129(3)(a) and 197, ‘an officer of the public service’— omit, insert— ‘an appropriately qualified public service officer’. 40. Section 199(1)(b)(i), ‘officer of the public service’— omit, insert— ‘public service officer’. 41. Section 199(2), after ‘of the power’— insert — ‘to another appropriately qualified employee of the local government’. 42. Section 200— relocate and renumber as section 201. 43. Section 201— renumber as section 200. 44. Section 211(1)(b), ‘a local government’s decision under the LocalGovernment (Planning and Environment) Act 1990 ’— omit, insert— ‘the assessment manager’s decision under the Integrated Planning Act’.

344 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) 45. Schedule 4, definition “assessment manager”, after ‘by’— insert— ‘section’. 46. Schedule 4, definition, “contaminated land register”, ‘section 213(1A)(b)’— omit, insert— ‘section 213(1)(e)(ii).’. 47. Schedule 4, definition “development offence”, ‘section 60ZF’— omit, insert — ‘section 118ZZQ’. 48. Schedule 4, definition, “dissatisfied person”, ‘200’— omit, insert— ‘201’. 49. Schedule 4, definition, “environmental management register”, ‘section 213(1A)(a)’— omit, insert— ‘section 213(1)(e)(i)’. 50. Schedule 4, definition, “original decision”, ‘201’— omit, insert— ‘200’.

345 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) ´ INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997 1. Section 2.2.17(4)(b), after ‘review;’— insert— ‘and’. 2. Sections 3.6.4 and 5.8.3, ‘ Organization’ — omit, insert— ‘ Organisation ’. 3. Section 2.6.8(a)(ii)— renumber as section 2.6.8(a)(iii). 4. Section 3.7.8(1)(a) and (b), ‘schedule 2’— omit, insert— ‘the schedule’. 5. Section 3.7.8(1)(c), ‘schedule 2’— omit, insert— ‘schedule’. 6. Section 5.7.5(3)(e)(v), after ‘approval;’ insert— ‘and’

346 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 7. Section 6.1.50(2), ‘section 3.5(1A)’— omit, insert— ‘section 3.5(2A)’. No. 64, 2000 8. Schedule 3, section 7(2)(a), ‘and’— omit . 9. Schedule 4, section 9(3)(e), ‘and’— omit . 10. Schedule 8, items 4(c) and (d) and 15(c) and (d), ‘schedule 2’— omit, insert— ‘the schedule’. 11. Schedule 8, items 4(e) and 15(e), ‘schedule 2’— omit, insert— ‘schedule’. 12. Schedule 8, item 10(a), ‘ Mount Isa Mines Agreement Act 1985’ — omit, insert— ‘ Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985 ’. 13. Schedule 10, definition “negotiated decision notice”, ‘section 3.5.17(1)’— omit, insert— ‘section 3.5.17(2)’.

347 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) ´ MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 1. Section 4(1)(a), after ‘mining lease’— insert— ‘(the “mining tenement” )’. 2. Section 4, ‘tenement’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenement’. 3. Sections 4(2) and (3) and 401A, ‘tenure’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenement’. 4. Sections 9(3), 10, 226(1), 338(1), 363(2)(c), 393(1) and 396 ‘prospecting permit, mining claim, exploration permit, mineral development licence or mining lease’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenement’. 5. Section 10A(3), from ‘96(10)’ to ‘300(11)’— omit, insert— ‘96(11), 125, 169, 198(10), 217, 231(6), 300(13)’. 6. Section 25(1A) to (6)— renumber as section 25(1) to (8).

348 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 7. Section 57(5), ‘64(3)(a) and (b)’— omit, insert— ‘64B(1)(a) and (b)’. No. 64, 2000 8. Section 61(6), ‘subsection (5)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (7)’. 9. Section 61(3A) to (6)— renumber as section 61(4) to (8). 10. Section 65(1)(a), ‘after receiving a copy of a signed certificate of application’— omit, insert— ‘before the last objection day for an application’. 11. Sections 65(1)(a) and 254(1)(a), ‘longer’— omit, insert— ‘shorter’. 12. Sections 65(3)(a) and (b) and 254(3)(a) and (b), ‘; and’— omit, insert— ‘; or’. 13. Section 74(2A) to (4)— renumber as section 72(3) to (5).

349 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 14. Section 80(1A) to (3)— renumber as section 80(2) to (4). No. 64, 2000 15. Section 81(1)(g) to (p)— renumber as section 81(1)(f) to (o). 16. Section 81(4), ‘subsection (1)(f), (h)(ii) and (m)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (1)(e), (g)(ii) and (l)’. 17. Section 81(2A) to (4)— renumber as section 81(3) to (5). 18. Section 93(6), ‘subsection (5)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (6)’. 19. Section 93(3A) to (8)— renumber as section 93(4) to (9). 20. Section 96(3), (4) and (6), ‘subsection (2)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (3)’.

350 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 21. Section 96(5), ‘subsection (4)(a)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (5)(a)’. 22. Section 96(6), ‘subsections (2) and (4)’— omit, insert — ‘subsections (3) and (5)’. 23. Section 96(6), ‘subsection (5)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (6)’. 24. Section 96(6), ‘subsection (4)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (5)’. 25. Section 96(9), ‘subsection (5) or (6)’— omit, insert— ‘subsections (6) or (7)’. 26. Section 96(1A) to (10)— renumber as section 96(2) to (11). 27. Section 107(1)(d)— renumber as section 107(1)(c). No. 64, 2000

351 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 28. Section 107(3) and (4), ‘subsection (2)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (3)’. No. 64, 2000 29. Section 107(5), ‘subsection (4)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (5)’. 30. Section 107(8), ‘subsection (6)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (7)’. 31. Section 107(11), ‘subsection (11)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (12)’. 32. Section 107(1A) to (11)— renumber as section 107(2) to (12). 33. Sections 108(2), and 307(3), ‘certificate of application’— omit, insert— ‘certificate of public notice’. 34. Section 109(4), ‘for subsection (4)’— omit .

352 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 35. Section 109(3) to (5)— renumber as section 109(2) to (4). 36. Section 123(3)(ba) to (e)— renumber as section 123(3)(c) to (g). 37. Section 141(1)(d) to (k)— renumber as section 141(1)(c) to (j). 38. Section 141(2A) and (3)— renumber as section 141(3) and (4). 39. Section 141C(3)(a), ‘141(1)(k)’— omit, insert— ‘141(1)(j)’. 40. Section 144(13) to (16)— renumber as section 144(12) to (15). 41. Section 147(3), ‘subsection (2)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (4)’. 42. Section 147(1A) to (3)— renumber as section 147(2) to (5). No. 64, 2000

353 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 43. Section 151(4), ‘subsection (3)(a)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (4)(a)’. 44. Section 151(5), ‘subsections (1) and (3)’— omit, insert— ‘subsections (1) and (4)’. 45. Section 151(7), ‘subsection (4)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (5)’. 46. Section 151(2A) to (7)— renumber as section 151(3) to (8). 47. Section 160(4A) and (5)— renumber as section 160(5) and (6). 48. Section 166(3) to (5)— renumber as section 166(2) to (4). 49. Section 176A(3)(a), ‘141(1)(k)’— omit, insert— ‘141(1)(j)’. No. 64, 2000

354 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 50. Section 183(n)— renumber as section 183(m). 51. Section 189(2A) to (4)— renumber as section 189(3) to (5). 52. Section 194(1)(d) to (k)— renumber as section 194(1)(c) to (j). 53. Section 194(2A) and (3)— renumber as section 194(3) and (4). 54. Section 194(5A) and (6)— renumber as section 194(6) and (7). 55. Section 194AC(3)(a), ‘194(1)(k)’— omit, insert— ‘194(1)(j)’. 56. Section 197(5), ‘subsection (4)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (6)’. 57. Section 197(3A) to (6)— renumber as section 197(4) to (8). No. 64, 2000

355 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 58. Section 198(4), ‘subsection (3)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (4)’. 59. Section 198(5), ‘subsection (4)(a)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (5)(a)’. 60. Section 198(6), ‘subsections (3) and (4)’— omit, insert— ‘subsections (4) and (5)’. 61. Section 198(8), ‘subsection (5)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (6)’. 62. Section 198(1A) to (9)— renumber as section 198(2) to (10). 63. Section 209(4A) and (5)— renumber as section 209(5) and (6). 64. Section 210(2)(d)— renumber as section 210(2)(c). No. 64, 2000

356 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 65. Section 210(3), ‘subsection (12)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (13)’. 66. Section 210(9) and (10), ‘subsection (8)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (9)’. 67. Section 210(10), ‘subsection (9)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (10)’. 68. Section 210(11), ‘subsection (10)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (11)’. 69. Section 210(1A) to (12)— renumber as section 210(2) to (13). 70. Section 214(3) to (5)— renumber as section 214(2) to (4). 71. Section 226AA(3)(a), ‘194(1)(k)’— omit, insert— ‘194(1)(j)’. No. 64, 2000

357 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 72. Section 230(3)(ba) to (d)— renumber as section 230(3)(c) to (f). No. 64, 2000 73. Section 235(1A) and (2)— renumber as section 235(2) and (3). 74. Section 237(2A) to (4)— renumber as section 237(3) to (6). 75. Section 241(5), ‘252(7)(a) and (b)’— omit, insert— ‘252B(1)(a) and (b)’. 76. Section 254(1)(a), ‘after receiving a signed certificate of application’— omit, insert— ‘before the last objection day for an application’. 77. Section 266, ‘a mining lease’— omit, insert— ‘the mining lease’. 78. Section 266, ‘the issue of a certificate of application’— omit, insert— ‘a certificate of public notice is given for a mining lease’.

358 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 79. Section 268(9) to (11)— renumber as section 268(8) to (10). 80. Section 276(1)(e) to (p)— renumber as section 276(1)(c) to (n). 81. Section 276(2), ‘subsection (1)(d), (e) and (k)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (1)(c) and (i)’. 82. Section 276(4A) to (5)— renumber as section 276(5) to (7). 83. Section 277(5), ‘subsection (10)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (9)’. 84. Section 277(7), ‘subsection (8)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (7)’. 85. Section 277(12), ‘subsection (14)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (13)’. No. 64, 2000

359 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 86. Section 277(12), ‘subsection (6)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (5)’. 87. Section 277(13) and (14), ‘subsection (12)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (11)’. 88. Section 277(5) to (14)— renumber as section 277(4) to (13). 89. Section 286(2)(d)— renumber as section 286(2)(b). 90. Section 286(8) and (10), ‘subsection (7)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (8)’. 91. Section 286(4A) to (10)— renumber as section 286(5) to (11). 92. Section 290(8), ‘286(7)’— omit, insert— ‘286(8)’. No. 64, 2000

360 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 93. Section 294(1A) to (3A)— renumber as section 294(2) to (5). 94. Section 295(11)(a), words before ‘that applied’— omit, insert— ‘(a) the condition under section 276(1)(c)’. 95. Section 295(11)(b), ‘than conditions’— omit, insert— ‘than the condition’. 96. Section 299(10), ‘section 277(12)’— omit, insert — ‘section 277(11)’. 97. Section 300(3), (4) and (7), ‘subsection (2)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (4)’. 98. Section 300(6), ‘subsection (4)(a)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (6)(a)’. 99. Section 300(7), ‘subsections (2) to (5)’— omit, insert— ‘subsections (4) to (7)’. No. 64, 2000

361 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 100. Section 300(7), ‘subsection (4)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (6)’. 101. Section 300(7) and (10), ‘subsection (6)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (8)’. 102. Section 300(2) to (11)— renumber as section 300(4) to (13). 103. Section 309(2)(c) and (f)— renumber as section 309(2)(b) and (c). 104. Section 309(8) and (9), ‘subsection (7)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (8)’. 105. Section 309(13), ‘subsection (11)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (12)’. 106. Section 309(2A) to (13)— renumber as section 309(3) to (14). No. 64, 2000

362 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 107. Section 314(3)(ba) to (e)— renumber as section 314(3)(c) to (g). No. 64, 2000 108. Section 315(10), ‘subsection (9)’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (10)’. 109. Section 315(4A) to (11)— renumber as section 315(5) to (12). 110. Section 342(1)(e)(iii), from ‘prospecting permit’ to ‘or any’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenement or’. 111. Section 343(9)(ba) to (d)— renumber as section 343(9)(c) to (e). 112. Sections 363(2)(b), 391(b), 399(1), 412(3) and 417(2)(d), from ‘prospecting permit’ to ‘mining lease’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenement’. 113. Section 389(1), from ‘prospecting permit’ to ‘or lease’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenement who has lost the instrument of, or for, the tenement’.

363 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment No. 64, 2000 SCHEDULE (continued) 114. Section 389(3), ‘applicant’s permit, certificate or’— omit . 115. Section 389(4), ‘a duplicate permit, certificate or’— omit, insert— ‘the duplicate’. 116. Section 391(a), from ‘prospecting’— omit, insert— ‘mining tenements; or’. 117. Section 422, definition “registered indigenous land use agreement”— omit. 118. Sections 471(4), 478(4), 524(3), 581(3), 695(2), 705(2), 730(8) and 731(8), ‘and (ii)’— omit . 119. Section 652(3)(b)(i), ‘or reissued under section 253’— omit . 120. Section 652(3)(b)(ii)— omit . 121. Section 653(1)(h)— omit.

364 Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment SCHEDULE (continued) 122. Section 653(1)(i) and (j)— renumber as section 653(1)(h) and (i). No. 64, 2000 © State of Queensland 2000