Victorian Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2023 (NO. 35 OF 2023) - SECT 31

        After section 218 of the Environment Protection Act 2017 insert —

        " 218A     Definitions

In this Part—

"impact" includes any detrimental effect resulting from a relevant activity or from an action that is ancillary to that activity;

"material change" means a significant change in circumstances that would have a bearing on the assessment of any of the factors set out in section 231C, 231D, 231E or 231F or the considerations specified in section 231G;

"refusal review date" means—

        (a)     the date determined under section 231I(1); or

        (b)         any later date agreed to or determined under section 231M;

"relevant activity" means the activity to which a prescribed permission, site management order, environmental action notice or Order relating to environmentally hazardous substances relates, as applicable;

"significant relevant new information" means information relevant to the Authority's assessment of risk in connection with a financial assurance that—

        (a)     has not previously been provided to the Authority or was not available to the Authority; and

        (b)     would have a significant bearing on the assessment of any of the factors set out in section 231C, 231D, 231E or 231F or the considerations specified in section 231G—

other than information relating to a material change;

"trigger event "means an event specified in section 231A(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d).".