Authority may require emergency plan
82 Authority may require emergency plan
The authority may, by written notice require a person conducting, or proposing to conduct, an activity to prepare and submit for approval to the authority a draft emergency plan in relation to the activity, if the authority has reasonable grounds for believing that 1 or more specified environmental emergencies may occur during the conduct of that activity.
A notice under subsection (1)—
must specify the grounds on which the draft emergency plan is required; and
must outline the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; and
must specify the environmental emergencies that must be addressed in the draft plan; and
may specify that certain preparation requirements be included in the draft plan; and
may require that the draft plan be prepared on the person’s behalf by a person who holds specified qualifications; and
may require that specified inquiries be undertaken by that person before preparing the draft plan; and
must specify a date (not earlier than 20 working days after the date of the notice) on or before which the person must submit the draft plan to the authority; and
must specify—
the fee that must be paid when the draft plan is submitted; or
the rate at which, or the formula or other method by which, that fee is to be calculated.
A person must not fail to comply with a notice under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): 50 penalty units.
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