Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 194A

194A Final decision on application

(1) The administering authority’s final decision on an application for an environmental authority must be—

(a) if a draft environmental authority was given for the application—

(i) the application be approved on the basis of the draft environmental authority for the application; or

(ii) the application be approved, but on stated conditions that are different from the conditions in the draft environmental authority; or

(iii) the application be refused; or

(b) if a draft environmental authority was not given for the application—

(i) the application be approved subject to conditions; or

(ii) the application be refused.

(2) The administering authority’s final decision on a proposed PRC plan for the application for the environmental authority must be—

(a) the draft PRCP schedule for the plan be approved, with or without conditions or amendment; or

(b) the draft PRCP schedule be refused.

(3) If the administering authority refuses to approve a draft PRCP schedule for a proposed PRC plan for an application for an environmental authority, the administering authority must also refuse the application for the environmental authority.