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Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Fast-track approvals process - Other provisions relating to approvals

97: Commencement of approval

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"When your approval starts: what date it begins and the rules that apply to it."

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When you get an approval under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024, it starts on a certain date. This date is when the panel's decision document for the approval is issued under section 88, or a later date the panel specifies. You can find more information about this in the Act.

If your approval is for something specific, like a coastal permit or a mining permit, there are special rules that apply. For example, if you need an aquaculture decision under section 80, certain clauses in Schedule 5 apply. You can find these clauses in clauses 22 and 35 of Schedule 5, or in other relevant sections like section 42(4)(d) for designations, which follow clause 30 of Schedule 5.

There are also rules for other types of approvals, such as concessions, land exchanges, conservation covenants, and archaeological authorities. These rules can be found in different parts of the Act, like clause 12 of Schedule 6 for concessions, or clause 6 of Schedule 8 for archaeological authorities. You can look up the specific rules for your approval type in the relevant sections, such as section 42(4)(e) for concessions, section 42(4)(f) for land exchanges, section 42(4)(g) for conservation covenants, or section 42(4)(i) for archaeological authorities.

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Other provisions relating to approvals

97Commencement of approval

  1. Subject to subsection (2), an approval granted under this Act commences—

  2. on the date on which the panel’s decision document for the approval is issued under section 88; or
    1. on any later date specified by the panel in the decision document.

      1. For the purposes of subsection (1), the following apply:

      2. for an approval described in section 42(4)(a) or (b) that is a coastal permit for which an aquaculture decision is required under section 80 and the aquaculture decision includes a reservation, clauses 22 and 35 of Schedule 5:
        1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(d) (designation), clause 30 of Schedule 5:
          1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(e) (concession), clause 12 of Schedule 6:
            1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(f) (land exchange), clause 35 of Schedule 6:
              1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(g) (conservation covenant), clause 48 of Schedule 6:
                1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(i) (archaeological authority), clause 6 of Schedule 8:
                  1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(l) or (m) (access arrangement), clause 12 of Schedule 11:
                    1. for an approval described in section 42(4)(n) (mining permit), clause 24 of Schedule 11.

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