Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) (Waste to Energy Scheme) Regulations 2023

For the purposes of section 74ZB(2)(a) of the Act, an application under section 74ZB(1)(b) of the Act must be in writing.

For the purposes of section 74ZB(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed information to be contained in an application under section 74ZB(1)(b) of the Act is—

the applicant's name, address and photographic proof of identity; and

if the applicant is not a natural person—

any Australian Company Number or Australian Business Number; and

the address of the business, company or entity; and

a statement setting out the proposed amendment to the licence or conditions and why it is being sought; and

in the case of an application to amend an existing operator licence, a copy of any modifications or variations to the existing waste processing authority for the existing facility; and

details of any application for any other permit or licence under the Act, the Environment Protection Act 2017, the Planning and Environment Act 1987 or any other law in or outside Victoria in relation to waste to energy, or waste and recycling with respect to the existing facility and, if the application was determined, the details of the determination; and

a statement signed by the applicant confirming that the information contained in the application is, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, true and correct.

For the purposes of section 74ZB(2)(c) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 780 fee units.

For the purposes of section 74ZB(5)(b) of the Act, the prescribed criteria are—

information provided in the application to amend a waste to energy licence under subregulation (2); and

whether the applicant has made a previous application to amend the waste to energy licence and, if the application was determined, the details of the determination and amendment made, if any.

For the purposes of section 74ZB(7)(b) of the Act, the prescribed matters to be contained in a notice under section 74ZB(1) of the Act are—

if the maximum amount of permitted waste to be processed during a financial year has been reduced, that reduced amount; and

if the day on which the waste to energy licence ceases to be in force has changed, that day; and

details of any change to conditions on the waste to energy licence.