Whyalla Steel Works (Environmental Authorisation) Amendment Act 2015 (SA)

South Australia

Whyalla Steel Works (Environmental Authorisation) Amendment Act 2015

An Act to amend the Whyalla Steel Works Act 1958.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Whyalla Steel Works (Environmental Authorisation) Amendment Act 2015.

2Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2Amendment of Whyalla Steel Works Act 1958

3Amendment of section 15 – Company granted environmental authorisation under Environment Protection Act 1993

Section 15(7)—delete "10th anniversary" and substitute:

20th anniversary

4Insertion of section 20

After section 19 insert:

20—Commissioner may revise Schedule 3 following variation of environmental authorisation

1. (1)

   The Commissioner may, on the written request of the Minister, revise Schedule 3 to reflect a variation of the environmental authorisation set out in that Schedule made in accordance with this Act.

2. (2)

   The Commissioner may, in revising Schedule 3—

   1. (a)

      substitute the environmental authorisation as varied for the environmental authorisation set out in the Schedule; and

   2. (b)

      make such other alterations as he or she thinks necessary to reflect a variation.

3. (3)

   The Commissioner may, in respect of a revision under this section—

   1. (a)

      rely on such information as the Commissioner thinks fit; and

   2. (b)

      include (whether in the legislative history or otherwise) such notes or other information as the Commissioner thinks fit in respect of the revision.

4. (4)

   A revision of Schedule 3 under this section will, for the purposes of the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002, be taken to be legislation revised under that Act.

5. (5)

   This section applies in relation to a variation whether made before or after the commencement of this section.

6. (6)

   This section is in addition to, and does not derogate from, the provisions of the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002.

7. (7)

   In this section—

Commissioner means the Commissioner for Legislation Revision and Publication under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002.