Environment Protection Act 2017

The holder of a permit may apply for the renewal of the permit—

in the case of a permit issued by the Authority, to the Authority; or

in the case of a permit issued by a council, to that council.

An application for renewal must be made at least 15 business days before the day on which the permit is due to expire.

An application for renewal must—

be made—

in the case of a permit issued by the Authority, in a form and manner approved by the Authority; or

in the case of a permit issued by a council, in the prescribed form and manner; and

be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any) for the application; and

include any prescribed information.

On receiving an application that complies with subsections (2) and (3), the Authority or council must—

renew the permit; or

refuse to renew the permit.

Subject to section 51B, a decision under subsection (4) must be made within—

in the case of an application made to the Authority—

any prescribed period not exceeding 42 business days after receiving the application; or

if no period is prescribed, 15 business days after receiving the application; or

in the case of an application made to a council, the prescribed period.

If the permit is due to expire before the end of the period described in subsection (5), the permit is taken to remain in force until the end of that period.

When determining whether to renew a permit, the Authority or council must take into account any prescribed matter.

A permit may be renewed for—

a period of not more than 5 years; or

any shorter period prescribed in relation to a particular activity or class of activity.

A permit may be renewed more than once.