Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 326G

326G Decision about environmental report

(1) Subsection (2) applies if an environmental report is about an environmental audit.

(2) The administering authority must accept the report.

Note—

An environmental report about an environmental audit must be prepared by an auditor. See section 574A .

(3) Subsection (4) applies if an environmental report is about an environmental investigation.

(4) The administering authority must decide to—

(a) accept the report; or

(b) refuse to accept the report.

(5) The administering authority may only make a decision under subsection (4) (b) if the authority is satisfied the report does not adequately address the relevant matters for the environmental investigation to which the report relates.

(6) A decision under subsection (4) must be made—

(a) if a request for further information was made under section 326F —within 20 business days after the further information is received; or

(b) otherwise—within 20 business days after the environmental report is received.

(7) The administering authority may extend the period mentioned in subsection (6) for making the decision if—

(a) the authority is satisfied there are special circumstances for extending the time; and

(b) before the extension starts, it gives an information notice about the decision to extend to the recipient.

(8) The administering authority must give the recipient written notice of the decision within 5 business days after making the decision.

(9) In this section—

"recipient" , for an environmental report about an environmental investigation, means the person required to submit the report to the administering authority under section 326B (2) or 326BA (2) .