Requirements if monitoring system stops operating
65 Requirements if monitoring system stops operating
This section applies to the operator of a waste disposal site given a notice under section 63 requiring the operator to install, maintain and operate a monitoring system.
If the monitoring system stops recording, the operator must—
bring the system back into operation in the shortest practicable time; and
keep a written record detailing the period within which the system was not recording and the reason it was not recording.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Further, if any event results in the monitoring system not recording for any period of more than 24 hours, the operator must notify the chief executive of the following details within 3 days after the system stops recording, whether or not the system is still not recording—
the event that resulted in the monitoring system not recording;
when the monitoring system stopped recording;
whether the monitoring system is still not recording;
if the monitoring system is still not recording—what actions are being taken to bring the monitoring system back into operation.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
If the monitoring system is still not recording when the chief executive is notified under subsection (3) but later starts recording again, the operator must notify the chief executive that it is recording again within 3 days after it starts recording.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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