Environmental (mining) licence not to be inconsistent with environmental approval
124ZI Environmental (mining) licence not to be inconsistent with environmental approval
(1) An environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity is of no effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with an environmental approval applying to that activity.
For subsection (1):
(a) an environmental (mining) licence that contains conditions that are more stringent than the environmental approval is not inconsistent with the environmental approval in relation to those conditions; and
(b) an environmental (mining) licence that contains conditions to address matters that are not included in the environmental approval is not inconsistent with the environmental approval in relation to those conditions.
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