Environment Protection Act 2019

(i) issue or vary an environment protection notice requiring a person to carry out an action; or

(ii) issue a notice confirming an emergency environment protection notice under section 183(6) requiring a person to carry out an action; and

(b) but for section 180, a statutory authorisation would be required for that action.

(a) give notice of the proposed environment protection notice or the proposed variation or confirmation of an environment protection notice to the statutory decision-maker responsible for granting the statutory authorisation; and

(b) consider any written comments received within the time specified in the notice from the statutory decision-maker.

(3) The notice must be given before the environment protection notice is issued or varied or confirmed, as the case requires.

(a) for a notice under section 183(6) to confirm an emergency environment protection notice – at least 24 hours; or

(5) This section does not apply to the issue of an emergency environment protection notice.