Environmental Protection and Another Act Amendment Bill 2002 (Qld)

Queensland

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ANOTHER ACT AMENDMENT BILL 2002

Queensland

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ANOTHER ACT AMENDMENT BILL 2002

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title... eee eee ene 4 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994

2 Act amended in pt 2......... 0.00. e ccc 4 3 Amendment of s 75 (Development for Integrated Planning Act, sch 8,

ptl,item6) oe eee eee eee 4 4 Amendment of s 76 (Additional material change of use for Integrated

Planning Act)... 2... eee eee eee 5 5 Insertion of new ch 13, pt3. 0.0.0... eee eee eee 5

PART 3— VALIDATION PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ANOTHER ACT AMENDMENT ACT 2002

617 Validation of particular environmental authorities............... 5 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF INTEGRATED PLANNING ACT 1997 6 Act amended in pt 3.. 0.00... 0.00 e cece eee eee eee 6

7 Amendment of sch 8, pt3..... 2... eee eee ee 6

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and Integrated Planning Act 1997

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Environmental Protection and Another Act Amendment Bill 2002

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Clause 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Environmental Protection and Another Act Amendment Act 2002.

PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994

Clause 2 Act amended in pt 2

This part amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

Clause 3 Amendment of s 75 (Development for Integrated Planning Act, sch 8, pt 1, item 6)

(1) Section 75(1), after 'mining activity'— insert—

'or petroleum activity'.

(2) Section 75(2)—

insert—

' "Hetroleum activity" means an environmentally relevant activity that is carried out—

(a) on land the subject of any of the following authorities granted or issued under the Petroleum Act 1923—

(i) a prospecting petroleum permit;

(ii) an authority to prospect;