Environment Protection Act 1993

The following appeals may be made to the Environment, Resources and

a person who applied for a works approval or licence may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority—

refusing to grant the approval or licence; or

determining the term of the approval or licence; or

imposing a condition of the approval or licence;

an applicant for the transfer of a works approval or licence may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority to refuse to approve the transfer;

the holder of a works approval or licence may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority—

determining the term of the approval or licence on application for its renewal; or

varying or imposing a condition of the approval or licence or determining a matter in relation to such a condition (including a matter relating to a financial assurance lodged with the Authority); or

suspending or cancelling the approval or licence or imposing a disqualification on the holder; or

refusing to approve the surrender of the approval or licence;

the holder of a licence may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority to renew the licence of its own initiative and without application by the holder of the licence;

an applicant for endorsement of a licence under

an applicant for approval of a transfer of an endorsement of a licence under Part

the holder of a licence may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority to revoke an endorsement of the licence under

a person who applied for a beverage container approval may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority—

refusing to grant the approval; or

imposing a condition of the approval;

the holder of a beverage container approval may appeal to the Court against a decision of the Authority—

varying the approval or varying or imposing a condition of the approval; or

revoking the approval;

a person to whom an environment protection order, information discovery order, clean‑up order, site contamination assessment order or site remediation order has been issued may appeal to the Court against the order or any variation of the order.

An appeal must be made in a manner and form determined by the

Subject to this section, an appeal must be made—

in the case of an appeal against an environment protection order, information discovery order, clean‑up order, site contamination assessment order or site remediation order or variation of such an order—within 14 days after the order is issued or the variation is made;

in any other case—within two months after the making of the decision.

The Court may, if it is satisfied that it is just and reasonable in the circumstances to do so, dispense with the requirement that an appeal be made within the period fixed by this section.

An appeal must be referred in the first instance to a conference under section 16 of the Environment, Resources and Development