Administering authority may direct holder to re-apply for ERC decision
303 Administering authority may direct holder to re-apply for ERC decision
This section applies if the administering authority—
becomes aware of a change relating to the carrying out of a resource activity by a holder of an environmental authority that may result in an increase in the estimated rehabilitation cost for the activity; or
approves an application to amalgamate an environmental authority with another environmental authority under section 247; or
becomes aware an ERC decision was made on the basis of materially incorrect or misleading information.
The administering authority—
may decide to direct the holder to re-apply, under section 298 for an ERC decision for the resource activity; and
must give the holder an information notice for a decision to give a direction under paragraph (a).
The notice must state a reasonable period within which the holder must comply with the direction.
The holder must comply with the direction.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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