Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 246

246 Requirements for amalgamation application

An amalgamation application must—

(a) be made in the approved form; and

(b) state whether the application is for—

(i) an amalgamated corporate authority; or

(ii) an amalgamated local government authority; or

(iii) an amalgamated project authority; and

(c) be supported by enough information to allow the administering authority to decide the application; and

(d) if PRC plans relating to the environmentally relevant activities for the environmental authorities will require amalgamation if the application is approved—be accompanied by a proposed amalgamated PRC plan for the activities; and

(e) if the application is for an amalgamated corporate authority—be accompanied by an application under section 316L to change the anniversary day for each of the existing environmental authorities to a new day that is the same for all of the authorities; and

(f) if the application is for an amalgamated local government authority or amalgamated project authority and the highest annual fee is the same for 2 or more of the existing environmental authorities—nominate the anniversary day for 1 of the authorities with the highest annual fee as the anniversary day for the amalgamated environmental authority; and

(g) be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.