Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 820

820 Applications made before commencement

(1) This section applies in relation to each of the following applications (each a
"relevant application" ) made before the commencement—

(a) an application for an environmental authority for a GHG storage activity if the relevant tenure for the application is a relevant proposed GHG permit;

(b) an amendment application mentioned in new section 225(4);

(c) an amendment application for a former authority.

(2) If the relevant application was not decided before the commencement, the relevant application is taken to be withdrawn on the commencement.

(3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply if—

(a) an original decision was made in relation to the relevant application before the commencement; and

(b) no review decision for the original decision was made before the commencement.

(4) If, on the commencement, the review application period for the original decision has not ended, the review application period for the original decision is taken to have ended.

(5) If, on the commencement, an application for review of the original decision has not been finally dealt with, the application for review is taken to be withdrawn.

(6) Subsections (7) and (8) apply if—

(a) an original decision was made in relation to the relevant application before the commencement; and

(b) a review decision for the original decision was made before the commencement.

(7) If, on the commencement, the appeal period for the review decision has not ended, the appeal period for the review decision is taken to have ended.

(8) If, on the commencement, an appeal against the review decision has not been finally dealt with—

(a) the appeal is taken to be withdrawn; and

(b) if a court has started to hear the appeal—the court must stop hearing the appeal.

(9) In this section—

"appeal period" , for a review decision, means the period mentioned in section 525 or 532(2) or (3).

"CTSCo" means Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo) Pty Limited ACN 143 012 971.

"Origin" means Origin Energy Future Fuels Pty Ltd ACN 105 431 534.

"relevant proposed GHG permit" means each of the following proposed GHG permits—

(a) the proposed GHG permit applied for by CTSCo and described as ‘EPQ12’;

(b) the proposed GHG permit applied for by Origin and described as ‘EPQ16’;

(c) the proposed GHG permit applied for by Origin and described as ‘EPQ17’.

"review application period" , for an original decision, see section 521(2)(a).