Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1998 No. 179 Environmental Protection Act 1994 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 5 (Approval required to carry out level 2 environmentally relevant activity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Insertion of new s 6A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6A Environmentally relevant activity—waste disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s 39 (Devolution of powers—environmentally relevant activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Insertion of new s 40A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 40A Devolution of Act includes statutory instruments under Act . . . . . . 5 8 Amendment of s 43 (Standard criteria for environmental authority for activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Amendment of s 44 (Fees—general) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10 Insertion of new s 44A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Amendment of s 49 (Application for waiver of application and annual licence fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 12 Amendment of s 51 (Effect of decision on application for waiver of fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 13 Insertion of new s 60A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 60A Environmental management register and contaminated land register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 14 Insertion of new ss 63A—63B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 63A Development for sch 8, pt 1, s 6 of the Integrated Planning Act . . . 7 63B Development for pt 4B, div 3 of the Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 15 Insertion of new s 63C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 63C Prescribed organisations in relation to site investigation . . . . . . . . . 8 16 Amendment of s 80 (Administering authority to give affected person notice about change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 17 Amendment of sch 1 (Levels 1 and 2 environmentally relevant activities and licence fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 18 Replacement of sch 6 (Fees—General) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SCHEDULE 6 FEES 19 Insertion of new sch 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SCHEDULE 8A PRESCRIBED ORGANISATIONS FOR CONTAMINATED LAND MATTERS 20 Amendment of sch 7 (Regulated wastes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 21 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

s1 3 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1998 . ˙ Commencement 2.(1) The following provisions commence on 1 July 1998— • sections 4, 9, 12 and 14 • section 10, so far as it relates to the insertion of a new section 44A • section 18, so far as it relates to the omission of schedule 6 and the insertion of a new schedule 6, part 1 • section 21(2), so far as it relates to the insertion of the definition of “material change of use” . (2) The following provisions commence on 6 July 1998— • section 10, so far as it relates to the insertion of a new section 44B • sections 13, 15 and 19 • section 18, so far as it relates to the insertion of a new schedule 6, part 2. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the EnvironmentalProtectionRegulation1998 . ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Approval required to carry out level 2 environmentally relevant activity) 4.(1) Section 5(1), ‘an approval’— omit, insert— ‘a level 2 approval’. (2) Section 5(2)— omit, insert—

s5 4 s7 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 ‘ (2) This section does not apply if— (a) the activity is carried out under a single environmental authority issued under section 61 1 of the Act; or (b) the person has a development approval for carrying out the activity.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 6A 5. Part 2— insert— ˙ ‘ Environmentally relevant activity—waste disposal ‘ 6A. A person who carries out the environmentally relevant activity of operating a facility mentioned in schedule 1, item 75(a) must ensure the limited regulated waste received at the facility in a year is not more than 10% of the waste received at the facility in the year. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.’. ˙ Amendment of s 39 (Devolution of powers—environmentally relevant activities) 6. Section 39(4)— omit . ˙ Insertion of new s 40A 7. After section 40— insert— 1 On application for an environmental authority to carry out different activities, the administering authority may, under section 61 of the Act, issue a single environmental authority for the activities. Under section 46(1) of the Act, the administering authority may issue an environmental authority subject to the relevant conditions it considers necessary or desirable, including, relevant conditions relating to any activity carried out by the licensee as part of carrying out an environmentally relevant activity.

s 8 5 s 10 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 ˙ ‘ Devolution of Act includes statutory instruments under Act ‘ 40A. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the devolution, under section 39(1) or section 40, of the administration and enforcement of the Act to a local government in relation to an activity includes the administration and enforcement of statutory instruments made under the Act in relation to the activity. 2 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 43 (Standard criteria for environmental authority for activities) 8. Section 43, ‘schedule 10’— omit, insert— ‘schedule 4’. ˙ Amendment of s 44 (Fees—general) 9.(1) Section 44(1), ‘are in schedule 6’— omit, insert— ‘or development application are in schedule 6’. (2) Section 44(2), ‘the schedule’— omit, insert— ‘schedule 6, part 1’. (3) Section 44 (3), ‘schedule 6’— omit, insert— ‘schedule 6, part 1’. ˙ Insertion of new s 44A 10. After section 44— 2 Under the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 7 and the StatutoryInstrumentsAct1992 , section 14, the reference to ‘the Act’ includes a reference to a statutory instrument under the Act, including, for example, an environmental protection policy.

s 11 6 s 12 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 insert— ‘ Application fee for environmental authority not payable if prior application for development approval made ‘ 44A.(1) This section applies if— (a) before a person starts carrying out an environmentally relevant activity, the person applies for a development approval for development for the activity; and (b) before approval of the development application, the person applies for an environmental authority to carry out the activity. ‘ (2) The application fee payable under this regulation for the environmental authority is not payable. ‘ Fees for contaminated land ‘ 44B. The fees payable for contaminated land are in schedule 6, part 2.’. ˙ Amendment of s 49 (Application for waiver of application and annual licence fees) 11. Section 49— insert— ‘ (4) For section 60G(2) of the Act, an application for the waiver of an application fee is a prescribed circumstance. ‘ (5) In addition, for section 68(1)(b) of the Act, an application for the waiver of an annual licence fee is a prescribed circumstance.’. ˙ Amendment of s 51 (Effect of decision on application for waiver of fee) 12. Section 51— insert— ‘ (3) If, on application for waiver of an annual licence fee, the administering authority refuses the application for the fee to be waived or waives the payment partially, the administering authority must give the licensee a notice stating—

s 13 7 s 14 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 (a) the due day for payment of the fee, or the outstanding amount of the fee; and (b) if the licensee fails to pay the fee, or the outstanding amount of the fee, by the due day—the licence is cancelled under section 68(4) of the Act.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 60A 13. After section 60— insert— ˙ ‘ Environmental management register and contaminated land register ‘ 60A. If the administering authority records particulars of land in the environmental management register or contaminated land register, the particulars recorded must include the real property description of the land.’. ˙ Insertion of new ss 63A—63B 14. After section 63— insert— ˙ ‘ Development for sch 8, pt 1, s 6 of the Integrated Planning Act ‘ 63A. For schedule 8, part 1, section 6 of the Integrated Planning Act, a material change of use of premises for an environmentally relevant activity is prescribed as development for carrying out the activity. ˙ ‘ Development for pt 4B, div 3 of the Act ‘ 63B. Carrying out works for construction or alteration of premises, or for the installation or alteration of plant or equipment in premises, for carrying out a level 1 environmentally relevant activity is development for part 4B, division 3 of the Act if the construction, alteration or installation will result in an increase of 10% or more in the release of contaminant into the environment.’.

s 15 8 s 18 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 ˙ Insertion of new s 63C 15. After section 63B— insert— ˙ ‘ Prescribed organisations in relation to site investigation ‘ 63C. The organisations in schedule 8A are prescribed for sections 118O, 118ZC and 118ZR of the Act. 3 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 80 (Administering authority to give affected person notice about change) 16. Section 80, ‘ 80. ’— omit, insert— ‘ 80.(1) ’. ˙ Amendment of sch 1 (Levels 1 and 2 environmentally relevant activities and licence fees) 17. Schedule 1, item 53, ‘sewerage’— omit, insert— ‘sewage’. ˙ Replacement of sch 6 (Fees—General) 18. Schedule 6— omit, insert— 3 Section 1180 of the Act provides that a site investigation must be conducted by a person who is a member of an organisation prescribed under a regulation. Section 118ZC of the Actprovides that a validation report must be prepared by a person who is a member of an organisation prescribed under a regulation. Section 118ZR of the Actprovides that a site management plan must be prepared by a person who is a member of an organisation prescribed under a regulation.

s 18 9 s 18 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 ‘ SCHEDULE 6 ‘ FEES ‘ PART 1—GENERAL FEES section 44 1. Application for approval (s 41 of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Application for licence (ss 41 and 60G of the Act) . . . . . . . 3. Application for single environmental authority to carry out multiple activities (ss 41, 60G and 61 of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . $ $200.00 $200.00 plus an amount equal to the annual licence fee for the activity $200.00 plus an amount equal to the higher or highest annual licence fee for the activities

s 18 10 s 18 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 4. Application for assessment of development application under part 4B of the Act (other than an application to which section 60ZE of the Act applies) 5. Application for assessment of development application to which section 60ZE of the Act applies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Application for amendment of licence (s 49 of the Act) . . . 7. Application for transfer of licence (s 55 of the Act) . . . . . . . 8. Late payment fee (s 68(3)(b)(ii) of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200.00 plus an amount equal to the annual licence fee for the activity $200.00 plus an amount equal to the higher or highest annual licence fee for the activity $150.00 $50.00 $50.00 ‘ PART 2—FEES IN RELATION TO CONTAMINATED LAND section 44B $ 9. Consideration of a site investigation report in relation to— (a) land that— (i) is used exclusively for residential purposes; and (ii)is not the subject of a development application (per lot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

s 19 11 s 19 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 (b) any other land (per lot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00 10. Extract from the environmental management register or contaminated land register (per lot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00’. ˙ Insertion of new sch 8A 19. After schedule 8— insert— ‘ SCHEDULE 8A ‘ PRESCRIBED ORGANISATIONS FOR CONTAMINATED LAND MATTERS section 63C 1. Australasian Radiation Protection Society 2. Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology 3. Australian Institute of Environmental Health 4. Australian Institute of Geoscientists 5. Australian Society of Soil Science 6. Environment Institute of Australia 7. Institute of Explosives Engineers 8. Institution of Chemical Engineers Australia 9. Institution of Engineering and Mining Surveyors Australia 10. Royal Australian Planning Institute 11. South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association 12. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 13. The Institution of Engineers Australia

s 20 12 s 21 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 14. The Institution of Surveyors Australia 15. The Royal Australian Chemical Institute’. ˙ Amendment of sch 7 (Regulated wastes) 20.(1) Schedule 7, ‘Contaminated soils’— omit. (2) Schedule 7— insert— ‘Nightsoil’. (3) Schedule 7, ‘Distillation resides’— omit, insert— ‘Distillation residues’. ˙ Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) 21.(1) Schedule 9, definitions “facility” and “mining authority” — omit. (2) Schedule 9— insert— ‘ “facility” , for an environmentally relevant activity, means a building or structure or complex of buildings or structures specifically used for the activity, and includes— (a) for schedule 1, item 75—a naturally occurring or constructed hollow or pit, including, for example, a gully, mining shaft or quarry (other than a hollow or pit on a farm used for receiving and disposing of general waste produced on the farm); and (b) for schedule 1, item 76(a)—a fixed or mobile apparatus for blowing air into a hole in the ground to facilitate the incineration of vegetation.

s 21 13 s 21 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 1) No. 179, 1998 “material change of use” , of premises, has the meaning given by section 1.3.5 of the Integrated Planning Act 4 .’. (3) Schedule 9, definition “limited regulated waste” , ‘contaminated soil,’— omit. (4) Schedule 9, definition “regulated waste” , ‘schedule 8’— omit, insert— ‘schedule 7’. (5) Schedule 9, definition “regulated waste” , paragraph (b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) anything that has contained the waste.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 28 May 1998. 2. Notified in the gazette on 29 May 1998. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment. © State of Queensland 1998 4 The Integrated Planning Act defines as follows— ‘ “material change of use” , of premises, means— (a) the start of a new use of the premises; or (b) the re-establishment on the premises of a use that has been abandoned; or (c) a material change in the intensity or scale of the use of the premises.’.