Environmental Protection Act 1994

This section applies if a transitional authority is an environmental authority (mining lease).

If a plan of operations for a relevant mining lease is in force under the Mineral Resources Act immediately before the commencement day, the plan—

is taken to be the plan of operations for the transitional authority submitted under section 233; but

continues in force only until the earlier of the following—

the end of the period that the plan would, other than for the amending Act, have been in force under the Mineral Resources Act;

the plan is replaced under section 235.

If there is no plan of operations in force for a relevant mining lease immediately before the commencement day, the most recent expired plan of operations under the Mineral Resources Act for the lease—

is taken to be the plan of operations for the transitional authority submitted under section 233; but

continues in force only until 6 months after the commencement day.

Section 540(1)(e)(iv) does not apply to a plan of operations that, under this section, is taken to be the plan of operations for an authority.