Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 274

274 Directions to carry out rehabilitation may be given if surrender refused

(1) This section applies if the administering authority decides to refuse a surrender application for an environmental authority for a resource activity.

(2) The administering authority may give the applicant a written direction (the
"rehabilitation direction" ) to carry out further stated rehabilitation within a stated reasonable period.

(3) The direction must be given to the applicant with the notice of the refusal of the application required under section 275 (b) .

(4) The notice of refusal must also include an information notice about the decision to give the direction.

(5) In this section—

"rehabilitation" includes environmental management.