Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 136A

136A Administering authority must obtain report about public interest evaluation for particular applications

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the application stage for a site-specific application for a mining activity relating to a mining lease has ended; and

(b) there is a proposed PRC plan for the application that includes a proposed PRCP schedule identifying an area of land as a non-use management area under section 126D (2) (b) ; and

(c) either—

(i) a public interest evaluation by a qualified entity for the area of land mentioned in paragraph (b) has not been carried out for an EIS; or

(ii) a public interest evaluation by a qualified entity for the area of land mentioned in paragraph (b) has been carried out for an EIS and, since the evaluation was carried out, the proposed non-use management area has changed.

(2) The administering authority must, as soon as practicable after the later of the application stage ending or the proposed PRC plan being submitted, ask a qualified entity to—

(a) carry out a public interest evaluation for each area of land mentioned in subsection (1) (b) ; and

(b) give the administering authority a report about the evaluation that complies with section 316PB .

Note—

See section 167A (4) for when particular reports must be given to the administering authority under paragraph (b) .

(3) In this section—

"EIS" includes an EIS under the State Development Act .

"qualified entity" means an entity, other than the applicant, that has the experience and qualifications, prescribed by regulation, necessary to carry out a public interest evaluation.