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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 520

Dissatisfied person

520 Dissatisfied person

(1) A
"dissatisfied person" , for an original or review decision, is—
(a) if the decision is about an EIS or the EIS process for an EIS—the relevant proponent under chapter 3 , part 1 , for the project to which the EIS relates; or
(b) if the decision is about an application for an environmental authority or proposed PRC plan for the application—the applicant; or
(c) if the decision is about an environmental authority, including financial assurance for the environmental authority, or a PRCP schedule—the holder of the authority or schedule; or
(d) if the decision is about an application for registration of a person as a suitable operator—the applicant; or
(e) if the decision is about a registered suitable operator—the operator; or
(f) if the decision is about taking action after receiving an audit report for an audit of a PRCP schedule—the holder of the schedule; or
(g) if the decision is to refuse an application to recognise an accreditation program for an agricultural ERA—the applicant; or
(h) if the decision is about a recognised accreditation program for an agricultural ERA—the owner of the program; or
(i) if the decision is to give an audit notice under section 322 , 322A or 323 —the recipient; or
(j) if the decision is to conduct an environmental audit or prepare an environmental report for an audit under section 326 —the relevant environmental authority holder; or
(k) if the decision is about an environmental investigation or environmental protection order—the recipient; or
(l) if the decision is about a transitional environmental program—the holder of the program or person or public authority that is required to apply for the issue of the program; or
(m) if the decision is about a temporary emissions licence—
(i) the applicant for the licence; or
(ii) the holder of the licence; or
(n) if the decision is to issue a direction notice, clean-up notice or cost recovery notice—the recipient; or
(o) if the decision is about recording particulars of land in, or removing particulars of land from, the environmental management register or contaminated land register—the land’s owner; or
(o) if the decision is about a site management plan for contaminated land—
(i) the recipient for the notice to prepare or commission the site management plan, other than for a decision under section 399 ; and
(ii) the land’s owner; and
(iii) if another person prepares or commissions the plan—the other person, other than for a decision under section 399 ; or
(p) if the decision is about erecting signs on contaminated land—the land’s owner; or
(q) if the decision is about a disposal permit—the applicant for the permit; or
(r) if the decision is about an exemption under chapter 8 , part 3F , division 3 —the person applying for, or given, the exemption; or
(s) if the decision is to give a notice under section 451 (1) —the person to whom the notice is given; or
(t) if the decision is about an application for approval as an auditor under chapter 12 , part 3A , division 2 —the applicant; or
(u) if the decision is about an auditor—the auditor; or
(v) if the decision is about a complaint under chapter 12 , part 3A , division 5 —the person who made the complaint; or
(w) if the decision is about a conversion application under section 695 —the applicant; or
(x) if the decision is a decision under an environmental protection policy or a regulation that the policy or regulation declares to be a decision to which this part applies—the person declared under the policy or regulation to be a dissatisfied person for the decision.
(2) A submitter for an application is also a
"dissatisfied person" if the decision is about—
(a) a site-specific application for an environmental authority for a petroleum activity; or
(b) an amendment application under chapter 5 , part 7 for an environmental authority for a resource activity, other than a mining activity; or
(c) an application for the issue of a transitional environmental program to which section 335 applies.



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