Environmental Protection Act 1994

This section applies to an environmental authority that—

is in effect on the commencement of the section; and

is for a mining activity that—

is an eligible ERA; and

is a small scale mining activity; and

is carried out under a mining claim or an exploration permit, including a mining claim that, under the Mineral Resources Act, section 816, has been converted from a mining lease.

The holder of the environmental authority may give the chief executive a notice in the approved form asking the chief executive to cancel the authority.

On receiving a notice under this section, the chief executive must cancel the environmental authority.

If the chief executive cancels an environmental authority, the chief executive must—

give the holder notice of the cancellation; and

record the cancellation in the relevant register.

Divisions 2 and 3 do not apply to a cancellation of an environmental authority under this section.

No amount of any annual fee paid by the holder is refundable to the holder because of a cancellation under this section.