Environment Protection Further Amendment Regulations 2021 (Vic)

Environment Protection Further Amendment Regulations 2021

S.R. No. 123/2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4Determinations of the Authority

5Prescribed exemptions in relation to permit activities

6Municipal districts subject to higher waste levy for municipal and industrial waste

7Authorised to receive industrial waste

8Temporary prescribed exemptions—operating activities

9Temporary prescribed exemptions—permit activities

10Schedule 1—Prescribed permission activities and fees

11Schedule 10—Infringement offences and infringement penalties

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2021

S.R. No. 123/2021

Environment Protection Act 2017

Environment Protection Further Amendment Regulations 2021

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 28 September 2021

Responsible Minister:

LILY D'AMBROSIO
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change

ALEXANDRA DEBELJAKOVIC

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make minor and technical amendments to the Environment Protection Regulations 2021.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 465 of the Environment Protection Act 2017.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Environment Protection Regulations 2021[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4Determinations of the Authority

In regulation 5(3)(a) of the Principal Regulations, after "receiving" insert "and using".

5Prescribed exemptions in relation to permit activities

In regulation 40(2) of the Principal Regulations, in the definition of Class B or C reclaimed wastewater, for "Guidelines for Environmental Management—Use of Reclaimed Water" substitute "Victorian guideline for water recycling".

6Municipal districts subject to higher waste levy for municipal and industrial waste

After regulation 52(s) of the Principal Regulations insert—

"(sa)Maribyrnong;".

7Authorised to receive industrial waste

In regulation 63(b) of the Principal Regulations, after "received" insert "and used".

8Temporary prescribed exemptions—operating activities

In regulation 222(2) of the Principal Regulations omit "the earlier of".

9Temporary prescribed exemptions—permit activities

(1)In regulation 223(3) and (4) of the Principal Regulations omit "the earlier of the following".

(2)In regulation 223(3)(a) and (4)(a) of the Principal Regulations, for "person;" substitute "person; or".

10Schedule 1—Prescribed permission activities and fees

For column 3 of item 15 in the Table in Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations substitute "Transporting reportable priority waste (transport) including the following waste codes B100, E100, G100 or R100".

11Schedule 10—Infringement offences and infringement penalties

In column 2 of item 33 in the table in Schedule 10 to the Principal Regulations, for "Regulation 64(5)" substitute "Regulation 64(6)".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 47/2021 as amended by S.R. Nos 82/2021 and 92/2021.

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 5 which amends regulation 40(2) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2021	Victorian guideline for water recycling, published by the Authority on its website in 2021	The whole