Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:308:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 308 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 804357–807244

308  Application for renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit)

Scope—exclusion
 (1AA) This section does not apply to a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit.

Application for renewal
 (1) The registered holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit may apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister for the renewal by the responsible Commonwealth Minister of the permit.
 (1A) Despite subsection (1), an application to renew a consolidated work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit must not be made if each of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 302A was granted by way of second renewal.
 (2) A greenhouse gas assessment permit cannot be renewed more than twice.
 (2A) However, a consolidated work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit cannot be renewed more than once if:
 (a) each of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 302A was granted by way of first renewal; or
 (b) both:
 (i) one of the existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits mentioned in section 302A was granted by way of first renewal; and
 (ii) the other existing work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit mentioned in section 302A was granted by way of second renewal.
 (3) An application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit must be made:
 (a) not more than 12 months before the expiry date of the permit; and
 (b) at least 180 days before the expiry date of the permit.
 (4) Despite subsection (3), the responsible Commonwealth Minister may accept an application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit if the application is made:
 (a) later than 180 days before the expiry date of the permit; and
 (b) before the expiry date of the permit.
 (5) An application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit must:
 (a) be in the approved form; and
 (b) be accompanied by any information or documents required by the form.
 (5A) If the approved form requires the application to be accompanied by information or documents, an application to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit is taken to be accompanied by the information or documents if the information or documents are given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister before the expiry date of the permit.
 (5B) For the purposes of subsection (5A), disregard the effect of subsection (6).
Note 1: Part 3.8 contains additional provisions about application procedures.
Note 2: Section 427 requires the application to be accompanied by an application fee.
Note 3: Section 429 enables the responsible Commonwealth Minister to require the applicant to give further information.

Extension of duration of greenhouse gas assessment permit pending decision on application
 (6) If:
 (a) a greenhouse gas assessment permittee makes an application to renew the permit; and
 (b) the permit would, apart