Queensland Consolidated Acts

PLANNING ACT 2016 - SECT 274A

274A Provisions relating to new or amended authority for registered premises

(1) This section applies if, during the registration period for registered premises—

(a) a new or amended authority starts applying for the premises; and

(b) the new or amended authority authorises greater emissions from the premises than the original authority of the same type for the premises.

(2) Within 20 business days after the day the new or amended authority starts applying for the registered premises, the owner of the premises must—

(a) publish a notice about the greater emissions authorised under the new or amended authority in a relevant online newspaper for the affected area for the premises; and

(b) if the owner has a website for the premises—publish details about the greater emissions authorised under the new or amended authority on the website.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) Within 10 business days after complying with subsection (2) , the owner of the registered premises must give the Minister—

(a) notice of the compliance; and

(b) a copy of the new or amended authority; and

(c) a copy of the notice mentioned in subsection (2) (a) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) As soon as practicable after receiving the documents mentioned in subsection (3) , the Minister must give notice of the new or amended authority to each local government in whose local government area the affected area for the registered premises is situated.

(5) In this section—

"new or amended authority" see section 274 (5) .

"original authority" see section 274 (5) .

"registration period" , for registered premises, means the period of registration that applies to the premises under section 267 (11) .