Kinds of authorisation
46 Kinds of authorisation
The authority may, on application, grant—
a standard environmental authorisation in relation to any prescribed activity; or
an accredited environmental authorisation in relation to a prescribed activity in relation to which effect has been given or is being given to an environmental improvement initiative; or
a special environmental authorisation in relation to a prescribed activity that is being conducted for the purposes of research and development, including for the purpose of trialling experimental equipment.
In this section:
environment improvement initiative means—
an environmental protection agreement that has as one of its terms a requirement that a party comply with a code of practice accredited under section 31; or
an environmental improvement plan accredited under section 72; or
a prescribed standard of the International Organization for Standardization; or
a prescribed initiative.
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