Environment Protection Act 1993

Waste recovery the conduct of a waste recovery facility, being a depot, facility or works (including, but not limited to, a transfer station or material recovery facility) that, during a 12 month period, receives for preliminary treatment, or has the capacity for the preliminary treatment of—

more than 100 tonnes of solid waste or matter; or

more than 100 kilolitres of liquid waste or matter, prior to its transfer elsewhere for lawful reuse, further treatment or disposal, but excluding a prescribed approved activity or an activity in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified. In this subclause—

Waste reprocessing the conduct of—

composting works, being a depot, facility or works with the capacity to treat, during a 12 month period—

in the case of works located wholly or partly within a water protection area—more than 200 tonnes of organic waste or matter;

in the case of works located wholly outside of a water protection area—more than 1 000 tonnes of organic waste or matter, for the production of compost; or

scrap metal treatment works, being a depot, facility or works for the treatment of scrap metal (by processes involving electrically heated furnaces or other fuel burning equipment or by mechanical processes); or

tyre waste treatment works, being a depot, facility or works with the capacity to treat more than 5 tonnes of tyre waste during a 12 month period; or

waste lead acid battery treatment works, being a depot, facility or works with the capacity to treat more than 500 waste lead acid batteries during a 12 month period; or

any other waste reprocessing facility, being a depot, works or facility other than a depot, facility or works specified in a preceding paragraph) that, during a 12 month period, receives or has the capacity to treat—

more than 100 tonnes of solid waste or matter; or

more than 100 kilolitres of liquid waste or matter, for the production of energy or materials that are ready for use (without requiring further treatment), but excluding a prescribed approved activity or an activity in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified.

Waste disposal the conduct of—

a landfill depot, being a depot, facility or works for the disposal of waste to land; or

a liquid waste depot, being a depot, facility or works for the reception and disposal of liquid waste, or the reception, treatment and disposal of liquid waste; or

an incineration depot, being a depot, facility or works for the disposal, by incineration, pyrolysis or gasification by high temperature chemical decomposition, or thermal oxidation using fuel burning equipment, of solid waste, a listed waste or quarantine waste, but excluding a prescribed approved activity or an activity in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified.

Wastewater treatment the conduct of wastewater treatment works, being sewage treatment works, a CWMS, winery wastewater treatment works or any other wastewater treatment works with the capacity to treat, during a 12 month period—

in the case of works located wholly or partly within a water protection area—more than 5 megalitres of wastewater;

in the case of works located wholly outside of a water protection area—more than 50 megalitres of wastewater.

Activities involving listed wastes (a) an activity producing listed waste—the conduct of an activity in which a listed waste is produced as waste or becomes waste, but excluding the following:

a domestic activity;

retail pharmacy;

medical practice (other than the practice of pathology);

nursing practice;

dental practice;

veterinary practice;

the conduct of a nursing home or other residential aged care facility;

the conduct of an immunisation clinic;

the conduct of a hospital with capacity of fewer than

a prescribed industrial activity;

an activity in which the waste produced is lawfully disposed of to a sewer;

an activity in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified;

reception or storage of listed waste—the conduct of a depot, facility or works for the reception or storage of a listed waste, but excluding the following:

the temporary on-site storage of such waste while awaiting transport to another place;

an activity consisting only of storing or distributing goods, in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified;

the reception or storage by a council or hospital of medical waste produced in the course of a prescribed medical activity;

the reception or storage by a retail pharmacy of personal sharps waste, pharmaceutical waste or other medical waste, in connection with a return system for such waste;

treatment of listed waste—the conduct of a depot, facility or works for the treatment of a listed waste, or wastewater containing a listed waste, by immobilising, stabilising or sterilising the waste by any process (before its further treatment or disposal), but excluding an activity in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified. In this subclause—

building work;

carpentry or joinery;

film processing;

plumbing or gas fitting;

dry cleaning;

primary or secondary school education;

agriculture or horticulture;

french polishing;

manufacturing jewellery;

painting or decorating;

panel beating and associated spray painting;

an activity that results in the production of less than

an activity authorised by a lease or licence under the

an activity authorised by a lease under the Mining

medical practice other than—

medical practice at a hospital; or

the practice of pathology;

nursing practice other than at a hospital;

dental practice other than at a hospital;

operating a nursing home;

veterinary practice;

operating a hospital with a capacity of less than

operating an immunisation clinic.

Waste transport the conduct of—

a waste transport business (category A), being the collection or transport for fee or reward of—

a listed waste; or

liquid waste (not being such waste lawfully disposed of to a sewer) arising from any commercial or industrial premises or from any teaching or research institution; or

a waste transport business (category B), being the collection or transport for fee or reward of—

waste from domestic premises where the waste is collected or transported for or on behalf of a council; or

solid waste from any commercial or industrial premises or from any teaching or research institution (other than building or demolition waste);

human wastewater from a CWMS or a septic tank or other on‑site wastewater system; or

waste soil containing a listed waste in a concentration above that naturally occurring in soil in the area, but excluding an activity in respect of which the Authority is satisfied, having regard to the prescribed factors, that an environmental authorisation is not justified.