Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 Subordinate Legislation 2013 No. 83 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 1, div 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Division 2A Amount and form of financial assurance for environmental authorities 17B Guideline prescribed—Act, ss 294 and 295 . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of ch 3, pt 3, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Insertion of new s 24B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 24B Approval of eligibility criteria—Act, s 318 . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Insertion of new sch 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Schedule 3BApproved eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities 8 Amendment of sch 10 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of sch 12 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the EnvironmentalProtectionRegulation 2008. 3 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 1, div 2A Chapter 3, part 1— insert— Division 2A Amount and form of financial assurance for environmental authorities 17B Guideline prescribed—Act, ss 294 and 295 For sections 294(3)(b)(ii) and 295(3)(b) of the Act, the guideline called ‘Financial Assurance under the Environmental Protection Act 1994’ is prescribed. Editor’s note — The guideline may be accessed on the department’s website at < 4 Replacement of ch 3, pt 3, hdg Chapter 3, part 3, heading— omit, insert— Part 3 Eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities Page 2 2013 SL No. 83

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 [s 5] 5 Insertion of new s 24B Chapter 3, part 3— insert— 24B Approval of eligibility criteria—Act, s 318 Each of the eligibility criteria for an environmentally relevant activity, stated in a document mentioned in schedule 3B, is approved. Editor’s note — The documents mentioned in schedule 3B may be accessed on the department’s website at < Editor’s note — The guideline and code of conduct may be accessed on the department’s website at < 6 Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores) (1) Schedule 2, section 16(4), definition naturally occurring surface waters— omit . (2) Schedule 2, section 49(1) and (2)— omit, insert— (1) Boat maintenance or repair (the relevant activity ) consists of operating, on a commercial basis, a boat maintenance or repair facility for maintaining or repairing hulls, superstructure or mechanical components of boats or seaplanes if the facility is within 50 metres of a bed of naturally occurring surface waters. (2) The relevant activity includes cleaning or maintaining hulls in water at a boat maintenance or repair facility or another place. 7 Insertion of new sch 3B After schedule 3A— 2013 SL No. 83 Page 3

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 [s 8] insert— Schedule 3B Approved eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities section 24B Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Geothermal exploration activities Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Petroleum exploration activities Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Petroleum pipeline activities Eligibility criteria and conditions—Petroleum survey activities standard 8 Amendment of sch 10 (Fees) Schedule 10, item 8, after ‘authority’— insert— , other than an environmental authority for a mining activity that is an eligible ERA and relates to a mining claim 9 Amendment of sch 12 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 12, part 2, definitions eligibility ERA and ineligible ERA — omit. (2) Schedule 12, part 2— insert— Page 4 2013 SL No. 83

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2013 [s 9] naturally occurring surface waters includes artificial waterways that are directly connected to naturally occurring surface waters. Example — a canal connected to naturally occurring surface waters (3) Schedule 12, part 2, definition watercourse , ‘section 5’— omit, insert— section 8 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 30 May 2013. 2 Notified in the gazette on 31 May 2013. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. © State of Queensland 2013 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel 2013 SL No. 83 Page 5