Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 Subordinate Legislation 2015 No. 129 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Omission of s 115C (Prescribed criteria—Act, s 568) . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Omission of ss 135 and 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Insertion of new ch 9, pt 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part 10 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 177 When shortfall in fee for particular major amendment application payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 178 Refunding overpayment of fee for particular major amendment applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Replacement of sch 3B (Approved eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Schedule 3B Approved eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities 9 Amendment of sch 5 (Environmental objective assessment). . . . 6 10 Amendment of sch 10 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11 Amendment of sch 12 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 30 September 2015. 3 Regulation amended This regulation amends the EnvironmentalProtectionRegulation 2008. 4 Omission of s 115C (Prescribed criteria—Act, s 568) Section 115C— omit . 5 Omission of ss 135 and 136 Sections 135 and 136— omit . 6 Insertion of new ch 9, pt 10 Chapter 9— insert — Part 10 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 Page 2 2015 SL No. 129

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 7] 177 When shortfall in fee for particular major amendment application payable (1) This section applies to a major amendment application made, but not decided, before the commencement if, immediately before the commencement, previous section 135 applied to the application. (2) Despite the EnvironmentalProtectionAmendmentRegulation(No. 1)2015 , section 5, previous section 135 continues to apply to the application. (3) In this section— previous section 135 means section 135 as in force immediately before the commencement. 178 Refunding overpayment of fee for particular major amendment applications (1) This section applies to a major amendment application made, but not decided, before the commencement if, immediately before the commencement, previous section 136 applied to the application. (2) Despite the EnvironmentalProtectionAmendmentRegulation(No. 1)2015 , section 5, previous section 136 continues to apply to the application. (3) In this section— previous section 136 means section 136 as in force immediately before the commencement. 7 Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed ERAs and aggregate environmental scores) Schedule 2, part 6, section 25(2)— omit , insert — 2015 SL No. 129 Page 3

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 8] (2) The relevant activity does not include processing meat or meat products that— (a) involves only chilling, curing, drying, freezing, packaging or smoking the meat or meat products; or (b) does not involve any of the following— (i) slaughtering animals; (ii) rendering the meat or meat products; (iii) the release of waste to waters; (iv) the treatment of waste using anaerobic or facultative systems. 8 Replacement of sch 3B (Approved eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities) Schedule 3B— omit , insert — Page 4 2015 SL No. 129

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 8] Schedule 3B Approved eligibility criteria for environmentally relevant activities section 24B 2015 SL No. 129 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Geothermal exploration activities – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Petroleum exploration activities – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Petroleum pipeline activities – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions—Petroleum survey activities – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for cattle feedlotting (ERA 2) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for sheep feedlotting (ERA 2) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for pig keeping (ERA 3) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for poultry farming (ERA 4) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for chemical manufacturing (water based paint) (ERA 7) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for chemical manufacturing (soap, surfactants or cleaning or toiletry products) (ERA 7) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for retreading tyres (ERA 13) – version 2 Page 5

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 9] Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for extracting material (ERA 16) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for screening (5000 tonnes to 100,000 tonnes of material in a year) (ERA 16) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for screening (more than 100,000 tonnes but not more than 1 million tonnes of material in a year) (ERA 16) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for screening (more than 1 million tonnes of material in a year) (ERA 16) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for bottling or canning food (ERA 23) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for meat processing (not including rendering) (ERA 25) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for meat processing (including rendering) (ERA 25) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for milk processing (ERA 26) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for metal foundry (ERA 29) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for surface coating (ERA 38) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for tyre recycling (ERA 59) – version 2 Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for sewage treatment works (ERA 63) – version 2 9 Amendment of sch 5 (Environmental objective assessment) (1) Schedule 5, part 1, section 1, definition regulated structure , from ‘the’ to ‘published’— Page 6 2015 SL No. 129

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 10] omit , insert — the ‘Manual for assessing consequence categories and hydraulic performance of structures’ published (2) Schedule 5, part 3, table 2, entry for Critical Design Requirements, under the heading ‘Performance Outcomes’, item 2(b), from ‘the ‘Manual’ to ‘published’— omit , insert — the ‘Manual for assessing consequence categories and hydraulic performance of structures’ published 10 Amendment of sch 10 (Fees) (1) Schedule 10, item 7— omit , insert — 7 amendment application for environmental authority (Act, s 226(1)(c)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295.60 7A assessment fee for amendment application for environmental authority (Act, s 228(3)) . . . . . . 30% of the annual fee for the authority that is the subject of the application (2) Schedule 10, item 13— omit . 11 Amendment of sch 12 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 12, part 2, definitions high hazard dam and significant hazard dam — omit . (2) Schedule 12, part 2— insert — high consequence dam means a dam that is assessed as being in a high consequence category within the meaning of the document ‘Manual for 2015 SL No. 129 Page 7

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 [s 11] assessing consequence categories and hydraulic performance of structures’ published by the department. significant consequence dam means a dam that is assessed as being in a significant consequence category within the meaning of the document ‘Manual for assessing consequence categories and hydraulic performance of structures’ published by the department. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 17 September 2015. 2 Notified on the Queensland legislation website on 18 September 2015. 3 The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. © State of Queensland 2015 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 8 2015 SL No. 129