Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Panel consideration of substantive application - EPA powers and duties relating to substantive application

93: EPA must publish notices and other documents

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"EPA shares important papers on their website for everyone to see"

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has to publish certain documents on their website. These documents include any notices or papers that the EPA or a panel receives from someone, or sends to someone, as required by law.

You can find these documents on the EPA's website. The EPA tries to make sure the website is easy to use and free for everyone to access.

Sometimes, the EPA might not share all the information in a document. They can choose to keep some information private if they think there's a good reason to, based on the rules in the Official Information Act 1982.

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Panel consideration of substantive application: EPA powers and duties relating to substantive application

93EPA must publish notices and other documents

  1. This section applies to every written notice or other document that this Act requires to be—

  2. received by the EPA or a panel from any person; or
    1. sent by the EPA or a panel to any person.
      1. The EPA must publish the written notice or other document on an internet site that is administered by or on behalf of the EPA and is publicly available as far as practicable and free of charge.

      2. In complying with subsection (1), the EPA may withhold information if the EPA is satisfied that there would be good reason to withhold the information under the Official Information Act 1982 if the information were requested under that Act.

      Compare
      • 2020 No 35 Schedule 6 cl 8(2)
      • 2023 No 46 Schedule 10 cl 44
      Notes
      • Section 93 compare note: editorial change made by the PCO, on , under sections 86(1) and 87(l)(iii) of the Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 58).