Annual fees and returns
48 Annual fees and returns
This section—
applies to an environmental authorisation granted or renewed for a term of two years or more; and
does not apply to an environmental authorisation of a prescribed class.
The holder of an environmental authorisation must—
in each year lodge with the Authority, before the date prescribed for that purpose, an annual return containing the information required by the
Authority by condition of the authorisation or by notice in writing;
and
in each year (other than a year in which the authorisation is due to expire) pay to the Authority, before the date prescribed for that purpose, the annual authorisation fee prescribed or determined under the regulations.
The Authority may, by condition of an environmental authorisation or by notice in writing, require the holder of the authorisation to verify any information required under subsection (2) in such manner as the Authority thinks fit.
Where an annual authorisation fee is to be determined by the
Authority under the regulations, the Authority must, not less than one month before the date prescribed for payment of the fee, notify the holder of the authorisation of the fee so determined.
Where the holder of an authorisation fails to lodge the annual return or pay the annual authorisation fee in accordance with subsection (2), the Authority may, by notice in writing, require the holder to make good the default and, in addition, to pay to the Authority the amount prescribed as a penalty for default.
An annual authorisation fee (including any penalty for default) payable under this section is recoverable by the Authority as a debt due to the
Authority.
In this section—
holder of an environmental authorisation includes the holder of an authorisation that has been suspended.
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