Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 266

266 Deciding surrender application

(1) The administering authority must decide to—

(a) approve the surrender application; or

(b) refuse the surrender application.

(2) Of the following periods that apply to a surrender application, a decision under subsection (1) about the application must be made within the later of the periods to end—

(a) if the administering authority requests further information under section 265 (1) —40 business days after the further information is received by the authority;

(b) if the administering authority does not request further information under section 265 (1) —40 business days after the application is made;

(c) if the environmental authority is for a resource activity and the relevant tenure is an exploration permit or mineral development licence—60 business days after the relevant tenure ends;

(d) if the environmental authority is for a resource activity and the relevant tenure is a mining lease or petroleum lease—90 business days after the relevant tenure ends.