Environmental Management and Pollution Control (General) Regulations 2017

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –

Act means the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994;

approved, in relation to a level 2 activity specified in Schedule 1, means one of the following is in force in respect of the activity:a LUPAA permit; an order in accordance with section 26 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993; an environment protection notice in accordance with section 27 or section 44 of the Act; an environmental approval, as defined in the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2010;

capacity, in relation to a level 2 activity specified in Schedule 1, means the maximum capacity for processing, production, melting, consumption, application, treatment, receipt, handling, washing or generation that is specified in relation to the level 2 activity in – a LUPAA permit; or an order made in accordance with section 26 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993; or an environment protection notice issued, or caused to be issued, by the Director in accordance with section 27 or section 44 of the Act; or an environmental approval, as defined in the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2010;

GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth;

hourly rate means 75 fee units for each hour, or part of an hour, spent by the Board or Director on a matter to which a fee prescribed in these regulations relates;

inert waste means waste that is not – controlled waste; or putrescible waste; or likely to cause, either directly or indirectly, material environmental harm or serious environmental harm or environmental nuisance; or contaminated with controlled waste or putrescible waste;

low-risk activity means an environmentally relevant activity determined by the Board to be a low-risk activity under regulation 10;

LUPAA permit means a permit – granted or taken to have been granted under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, with conditions attached by the Board; and in respect of which the Board has carried out an environmental impact assessment;

permissible level 1 activity has the same meaning as in section 24 of the Act;

permissible level 2 activity has the same meaning as in section 25 of the Act;

putrescible waste means waste containing major components that are likely to generate an offensive odour;

wastewater treatment works means works – that are conducted to enable the discharge of treated or untreated sewage, septic tank effluent or industrial or commercial wastewater to land or water; and that have a capacity to treat sewage, septic tank effluent or industrial or commercial wastewater.