Environmental Protection Act 1994

This section applies for the geothermal lease that, under the Geothermal Act, section 389(1) Ergon Energy is taken to have been granted on the date of assent of that Act.

Section 426 does not apply to Ergon Energy or another person who, under the Geothermal Act, carries out an authorised activity for the lease—

within 12 months after the commencement of this section; and

if, within the 12 months, Ergon Energy applies for an environmental authority for authorised activities for the lease—until the application has been decided.

In this section—Ergon Energy means Ergon Energy Corporation Limited ACN 087 646 062 or anyone else who holds the lease mentioned in subsection (1).