Victorian Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 (NO 16 OF 2006) - SECT 50

In this Division—

"decision maker" , in relation to statutory authorisation, means a person or body empowered under an Act or regulations to grant that authorisation;

"earth resource authorisation" means any of the following—

        (a)     an approval given under section 40 of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990 ;

        (b)     a work authority granted under section 19 of the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 ;

        (c)     a written consent given under section 138 of the Petroleum Act 1998 ;

        (d)     the acceptance under Division 3 of Part 9 of the Pipelines Act 2005 of an Environment Management Plan;

        (e)     a licence to construct and operate a pipeline under the Pipelines Act 1967 ;

        (f)     a written consent given under section 80 of the Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005 ;

        (g)     the acceptance by the Minister under the regulations made under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 of an environment plan;

"earth resource law" means any of the following—

        (a)     the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990 ;

        (b)     the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 ;

        (c)     the Petroleum Act 1998 ;

        (d)     the Pipelines Act 2005 ;

        (e)     the Pipelines Act 1967 ;

        (f)     the Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005 ;

        (g)     the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 and any regulations made under that Act;

"statutory authorisation" means any of the following—

        (a)     a permit under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to use or develop land for all or part of an activity;

        (b)     an amendment to a permit referred in paragraph (a) if the amendment allows a change to the use or development of the land for all or part of the activity;

        (c)     an earth resource authorisation;

        (d)     an amendment to an earth resource authorisation if the amendment allows a change to the activity authorised by that authorisation;

        (e)     an approval under any Act or regulations to develop land for all or part of an activity, other than an approval—

              (i)     under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ; or

              (ii)     under an earth resource law; or

              (iii)     that is required for a purpose that relates to a purpose for which an earth resource authorisation is also required;

        (f)     the amendment to an approval included in this definition by paragraph (e) that allows a change to the development of the land for all or part of an activity.