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You have identified that you are able to meet the eligibility criteria and comply with the standard conditions set for:
You can apply for your environmental authority (EA) by:
The application fee for your environmental authority is .
You have identified that you are able to meet the eligibility criteria but wish to vary one or more of the standard conditions set for:
The activity you have chosen is ineligible for a standard application. activities you have chosen include at least one activity that is ineligible for a standard application. You can apply for your environmental authority (EA) by:
If your environmental authority is approved, you will be required to pay an annual fee of . The first annual fee will be payable 20 business days after the date your environmental authority takes effect (your 'anniversary day'). After this initial payment, the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) will send you a notice each year before the anniversary day requesting payment of your annual fee. If you have registered with Online Services:
Environmental authorities for mining claims are exempt from paying annual fees, therefore if your application is approved, you will not be required to pay any annual fees to DETSI.
When preparing your supporting information and impact assessment, you should refer to the:
For advice about applications for environmental authorities contact Permit and Licence Management:
The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation also offers a pre-lodgement meeting service. If you are interested, you can request a pre-lodgement meeting or submit a draft application for written advice by completing the form application for a pre-lodgement services for an environmental authority.
Because is a 'concurrence ERA' and constitutes a 'material change of use' under the Planning Act 2016, in addition to an environmental authority, a development permit is required. Your application for the development permit will also be the application for the environmental authority. To make your application, refer to the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS) forms and checklists.
Your application for the development permit must be made to the assessment manager (e.g. your local government). Because administration of this ERA is devolved to local government, your local government will also be the concurrence agency for your environmental authority application. Your local government will assess the ERA component of your application. If the decision is to grant an environmental authority, this will be a separate document to your development permit.
Please note that if you (the applicant) are a local government or state department, the concurrence agency will be the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation. Your application fee will be $551 and your ongoing annual fees (payable 20 business days after your environmental authority takes effect) will be .
Because administration of is devolved to local governments under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and because a mobile and temporary activity does not trigger a development permit, you must make your application for your environmental authority directly to the local government where your operation will be sited. To find the contact details of your local government, search the local government directory.
Different local governments have different application and annual fees for these ERAs. In addition, each local government may also have specific assessment criteria relevant to local environmental values. It is therefore important to contact the local government in question to determine:
If you are proposing to operate your mobile and temporary activity in 2 or more local government areas (that is, the activity will not be confined to one local government area) or if you (the applicant) are a local government or state department, you will be required to apply with the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation by using the site-specific application form. Your application fee will be $551 and your ongoing annual fees (payable 20 business days after your environmental authority takes effect) will be .
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