Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The registered holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit may apply to the Minister for the renewal by the Minister of the permit.
S. 311(1A) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 26(1).
(1A) Despite subsection (1), an application to renew a consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit must not be made if each of the existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 305A was granted by way of second renewal.
S. 311(2) amended by No. 26/2021 s. 26(2).
(2) A greenhouse gas assessment permit cannot be renewed more than twice.
S. 311(2A) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 26(3).
(2A) However, a consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit cannot be renewed more than once if—
(a) each of the existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 305A was granted by way of first renewal; or
(b) both—
(i) one of the existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 305A was granted by way of first renewal; and
(ii) the other existing work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit mentioned in section 305A was granted by way of second renewal.
(3) An application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit must be made—
(a) not more than 12 months before the expiry date of the permit; and
(b) at least 180 days before the expiry date of the permit.
(4) Despite subsection (3), the Minister may accept an application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit if the application is made—
(a) later than 180 days before the expiry date of the permit; and
(b) before the expiry date of the permit.
(5) An application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit must be accompanied by details of—
(a) the permittee's proposals for work and expenditure in relation to the permit area; and
(b) such other information (if any) as is specified in the regulations.
Notes
1 Part 3.8 contains additional provisions about application procedures.
2 Section 459 requires the application to be accompanied by an application fee.
3 Section 461 enables the Minister to require the applicant to give further information.
(6) If—
(a) a greenhouse gas assessment permittee makes an application to renew the permit; and
(b) the permit would, apart from this subsection, expire—
(i) before the Minister grants, or refuses to grant, the renewal of the permit; or
(ii) before the application lapses as provided by section 463—
the permit continues in force—
(c) until the Minister grants, or refuses to grant, the renewal of the permit; or
(d) until the application so lapses—
whichever happens first.
(7) Subsection (6) has effect subject to this Chapter but despite section 294.
Note
See the notes at the end of section 294.