An environmental authority that omits land from its scope due to a clerical error in reformatting an application may be validly corrected under s 129 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 without a fresh application. An environmental authority that took effect as a development approval under s 619 cannot be invalidated by a purported amendment under s 73H(1) that exceeds the power conferred by that section. A failure by a primary judge to address uncontroversial evidence going to the heart of critical issues, without explanation, constitutes inadequate reasons and an error of law.
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