Environment Protection (Fees) Variation Regulations 2018 (SA)

South Australia

Environment Protection (Fees) Variation Regulations 2018

under the Environment Protection Act 1993

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Environment Protection Regulations 2009

4            Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation

5            Revocation of regulation 4

6            Substitution of regulation 70

70          Waste depot levy (section 113)

7           Substitution of Schedule 4

Schedule 4—Fees and levy

Part 1—Fees

1            Fee unit

2            Miscellaneous fees

Part 2—Waste depot levy

3            Fee unit

4            Waste depot levy

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Environment Protection (Fees) Variation Regulations 2018.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2018.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Environment Protection Regulations 2009

4—Variation of regulation 3—Interpretation

Regulation 3(1), definition of fee unit—delete the definition and substitute:

fee unit—see Schedule 4 clause 1;

5—Revocation of regulation 4

Regulation 4—delete the regulation

6—Substitution of regulation 70

Regulation 70—delete the regulation and substitute:

70—Waste depot levy (section 113)

(1)The amount of the waste depot levy is set out in Schedule 4 Part 2.

(2)Pursuant to section 113(4) of the Act, the penalty for a failure to pay the levy is the higher of $300 or 5% of the amount due for each month (or part of a month) for which the default continues.

7—Substitution of Schedule 4

Schedule 4—delete the Schedule and substitute:

Schedule 4—Fees and levy

Part 1—Fees

1—Fee unit

In these regulations (except Part 2 of this Schedule), the monetary value of a fee unit is—

(a)for the purposes of the annual authorisation fee for a licence (including a projected annual authorisation fee under regulation 27(4) and (5))—

(i)for the flat fee component—$66.00;

(ii)for the environment management component—$696.00;

(iii)for the pollutant load‑based component—$6.50;

(iv)for the water reuse component—$16.50;

(b)for all other purposes—$20.50.

2—Miscellaneous fees

1	Application for approval of the transfer of an environmental authorisation (section 49(5) of the Act)—
(a)    if the authorisation fee last paid or payable was less than $1 000	5 fee units
(b)    if the authorisation fee last paid or payable was not less than $1 000 but not more than $1 999	10 fee units
(c)     if the authorisation fee last paid or payable was not less than $2 000 but not more than $4 999	20 fee units
(d)    if the authorisation fee last paid or payable was not less than $5 000 but not more than $9 999	30 fee units
(e)     if the authorisation fee last paid or payable was not less than $10 000 but not more than $49 999	50 fee units
(f)     if the authorisation fee last paid or payable was $50 000 or more	100 fee units
2	Beverage container approvals and annual fees (Part 8 Division 2 of the Act)—
(a)    application for approval of a class of containers as category A or category B containers (section 68 of the Act)—
(i)     for 1 class of container	15 fee units
(ii)    for 2 to 5 classes of container (inclusive)	25 fee units
(iii)    for 6 to 10 classes of container (inclusive)	37 fee units
(iv)    for 11 to 20 classes of container (inclusive)	61 fee units
(v)    for more than 20 classes of container	109 fee units
(b)    application for approval to operate a collection depot (section 69 of the Act)—
(i)     for a collection depot other than a reverse vending machine	7 fee units
(ii)    for a reverse vending machine	18 fee units
(c)     application for approval to carry on business as a super collector (section 69 of the Act)	43 fee units
(d)    annual fee for operating a collection depot (section 69A of the Act)—
(i)     for a collection depot within metropolitan Adelaide	15 fee units
(ii)    for a collection depot outside metropolitan Adelaide	7.5 fee units
(e)     annual fee for carrying on business as a super collector (section 69A of the Act)	32 fee units
3	Accreditation as site contamination auditor (section 103V of the Act and Part 5 Division 2 of the regulations)—
(a)    application for accreditation (regulation 54)	$501.00
(b)    grant of accreditation (regulation 55) or renewal of accreditation (regulation 59)	$5 146.00
(c)     annual fee for accreditation (regulation 58)	$2 978.00
(d)    replacement of certificate of accreditation or identity card (regulation 62)	$66.00
4	Inspection of the register (section 109(5) of the Act)—
(a)    each manual inspection	1 fee unit
(b)    each inspection requiring access to a computer—
(i)     for the first 10 minutes (or part of that 10 minutes) of access	1 fee unit
(ii)    for each additional 10 minutes (or part of that 10 minutes) of access	1 fee unit
5	Copy of part of the register (section 109(6) of the Act)—
(a)    first page	$5.25
(b)    each additional page	$1.85

Part 2—Waste depot levy

3—Fee unit

In this Part, the monetary value of a fee unit for the waste depot levy is—

(a)for waste specified in clause 4(a)—$15.90;

(b)for waste specified in clause 4(b) and (c)—$20.50.

4—Waste depot levy

Pursuant to section 113 of the Act (but subject to Part 6 of these regulations), the prescribed levy payable by the holder of a waste depot licence in respect of waste received at the depot for the purpose of being disposed of at the depot is—

(a)    for solid waste other than waste fill (per tonne disposed of at the depot)—
(i)     if the depot is situated outside of metropolitan Adelaide and the waste has been brought to the depot from premises situated outside of metropolitan Adelaide	3.1447 fee units
(ii)    if the depot is situated within metropolitan Adelaide and the waste has been brought to the depot by or on behalf of a council the area of which lies wholly outside of metropolitan Adelaide	3.1447 fee units
(iii)    in any other case	6.2894 fee units
(b)    for waste fill (per tonne disposed of at the depot)	0 fee units
(c)     for liquid waste (per kilolitre disposed of at the depot)	1.7818 fee units

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 21 June 2018

No 115 of 2018

T&F18/018CS