Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2000 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2000 No. 179 Environmental Protection Act 1994 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 3) 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Insertion of new pt 3C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3C—QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PETROL AND DIESEL Division 1—Preliminary Subdivision 1—General 38ZI Purpose of pt 3C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Subdivision 2—Definitions 38ZJ Definitions for pt 3C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Division 2—Ether, benzene and lead levels in petrol, and sulfur levels in diesel 38ZK Permitted concentration of ethers and benzene—after 14 July 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 38ZL Permitted concentration of sulfur—after 14 July 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . 5 38ZM Permitted concentration of lead—after 28 February 2001 . . . . . . . . 5 Division 3—Reid vapour pressure of petrol 38ZN Permitted Reid vapour pressure—15 November 2000 to 14 November 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 38ZO Permitted Reid vapour pressure—after 14 November 2002 . . . . . . . 6

2 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 Division 4—Exemptions 38ZP Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 38ZQ Additional information for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 38ZR Deciding applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 38ZS Giving exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 38ZT Refusing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Division 5—Record keeping 38ZU Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Amendment of s 62 (Review of decisions and appeal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

s1 3 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2000 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 14 July 2000. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the EnvironmentalProtectionRegulation1998 . ˙ Insertion of new pt 3C 4. After part 3B— insert— ‘ PART 3C—QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PETROL AND DIESEL ‘ Division 1—Preliminary ‘ Subdivision 1—General ˙ ‘ Purpose of pt 3C ‘ 38ZI. The purpose of this part is to provide for quality standards for petrol and diesel to reduce emission of contaminants into Queensland’s air environment.

s4 4 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ‘ Subdivision 2—Definitions ˙ ‘ Definitions for pt 3C ‘ 38ZJ. In this part— “ASTM” means an American Society for Testing and Materials standard. “distribute” means sell in the State. “ETBE” means ethyl tertiary-butyl ether. “import” means bring into the State for distribution. “low volatility zone” means the area consisting of— (a) the Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Caloundra, Esk, Gatton, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Kilcoy, Laidley, Logan, Maroochy, Pine Rivers, Redcliffe, Redland and Toowoomba local government areas; and (b) the area of the City of Brisbane. “manufacture” , for petrol or diesel, includes blend, treat and add additives to the petrol or diesel. “MTBE” means methyl tertiary-butyl ether. “Reid vapour pressure” , of petrol, means the petrol’s volatility at 37.8°C measured using— (a) the testing method under ASTM D323-99a; 1 or (b) another method that measures volatility at least as accurately as the method mentioned in paragraph (a). “summer period” means the period starting on 15 November in a year and ending on 15 March in the following year. “TAME” means tertiary-amyl methyl ether. 1 ASTM D323-99a Standard test method for vapor pressure of petroleum products (Reid method)

s4 5 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ‘ Division 2—Ether, benzene and lead levels in petrol, and sulfur levels in diesel ˙ ‘ Permitted concentration of ethers and benzene—after 14 July 2000 ‘ 38ZK.(1) A person who manufactures or imports petrol after 14 July 2000 must not distribute the petrol if it has an ETBE, MTBE or TAME content of more than 0.5% by volume. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (2) The person must also ensure— (a) the volumetric average benzene content of the petrol distributed by the person in any 6 months is no more than 3.5% by volume; or (b) the volumetric average benzene content of any 6 consecutive batches of the petrol distributed by the person is no more than 3.5% by volume. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ˙ ‘ Permitted concentration of sulfur—after 14 July 2000 ‘ 38ZL.(1) A person who manufactures or imports diesel after 14 July 2000 must not distribute the diesel if it has a sulfur content of more than 500 mg/kg. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (2) This section does not apply to the distribution of diesel— (a) for use in a boat used at sea; or (b) for diesel distributed before 15 July 2001—in a part of the State north of latitude 20° south, and west of longitude 145° east. ˙ ‘ Permitted concentration of lead—after 28 February 2001 ‘ 38ZM.(1) A person who manufactures or imports petrol after 28 February 2001 must not distribute the petrol if it has a lead content of more than 0.013 g/L. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.

s4 6 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ‘ (2) This section does not apply to the distribution of petrol for use in— (a) an aircraft; or (b) a motor vehicle used solely for motor racing on a racing circuit or track under an environmental authority. ‘ Division 3—Reid vapour pressure of petrol ˙ ‘ Permitted Reid vapour pressure—15 November 2000 to 14 November 2002 ‘ 38ZN.(1) This section applies to a person who manufactures or imports petrol in the period starting on 15 November 2000 and ending on 14 November 2002. ‘ (2) The person must not distribute petrol in the low volatility zone in a summer period before 15 November 2002 if the Reid vapour pressure of the petrol is more than 78 kPa. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (3) The person must ensure the volumetric monthly average Reid vapour pressure of petrol distributed by the person in the low volatility zone in each summer period before 15 November 2002 is no more than 76 kPa. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (4) For calculating the volumetric monthly average Reid vapour pressure of petrol mentioned in subsection (3), petrol with a Reid vapour pressure of less than 74 kPa is taken to have a Reid vapour pressure of 74 kPa. ‘ (5) This section does not apply to the distribution of petrol that is in the person’s possession in the State immediately before the commencement of each summer period. ˙ ‘ Permitted Reid vapour pressure—after 14 November 2002 ‘ 38ZO.(1) This section applies to a person who manufactures or imports petrol after 14 November 2002. ‘ (2) The person must not distribute petrol in the low volatility zone in a

s4 7 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 summer period if the Reid vapour pressure of the petrol is more than 69 kPa. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (3) The person must ensure the volumetric monthly average Reid vapour pressure of petrol distributed by the person in the low volatility zone in each summer period is no more than 67 kPa. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units. ‘ (4) For calculating the volumetric monthly average Reid vapour pressure of petrol mentioned in subsection (3), petrol with a Reid vapour pressure of less than 65 kPa is taken to have a Reid vapour pressure of 65 kPa. ‘ (5) This section does not apply to the distribution of petrol that is in the person’s possession in the State immediately before the commencement of each summer period. ‘ Division 4—Exemptions ˙ ‘ Applications ‘ 38ZP.(1) A person may apply to the chief executive to exempt the person from complying with a provision of division 2 or 3. ‘ (2) The application must contain the information necessary to enable the chief executive to decide the application. ˙ ‘ Additional information for applications ‘ 38ZQ.(1) The chief executive may, by written notice, ask the applicant to give the chief executive further reasonable information or documents about the application by the reasonable date stated in the notice. ‘ (2) The chief executive may refuse the application if the applicant does not give the chief executive the further information or documents by the stated day, without reasonable excuse.

s4 8 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ˙ ‘ Deciding applications ‘ 38ZR.(1) The chief executive must consider the application and either give the exemption, with or without conditions, or refuse the application. ‘ (2) The chief executive may give an exemption only if satisfied— (a) the exemption is necessary— (i) to prevent a significant disruption to the supply of petrol or diesel in the State or a part of the State; or (ii) to allow the applicant to distribute petrol or diesel in the State or a part of the State; and (b) the applicant has no reasonable way of complying with the provision; and (c) the exemption is in the public interest. ‘ (3) Without limiting subsection (1), a condition may be about how the applicant must prevent or minimise environmental harm that may be caused if the exemption is given. ˙ ‘ Giving exemptions ‘ 38ZS.(1) If the chief executive decides to give the exemption, the chief executive must give the applicant a written notice stating— (a) the person to whom the exemption is given; and (b) the provision from which the person is exempted; and (c) the term for which the exemption is given. ‘ (2) If the chief executive decides to impose conditions on the exemption, the notice must also state— (a) the conditions; and (b) the reasons for the decision; and (c) that the applicant may, within 14 days after the notice is given, apply for a review of, or appeal against, the decision. ‘ (3) An exemption given with conditions operates only if the conditions are complied with.

s4 9 s4 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ˙ ‘ Refusing applications ‘ 38ZT. If the chief executive decides to refuse the application the chief executive must, within 7 days after making the decision, give the applicant a written notice stating— (a) the decision and the reasons for it; and (b) that the applicant may, within 14 days after the notice is given, apply for a review of, or appeal against, the decision. ‘ Division 5—Record keeping ˙ ‘ Records ‘ 38ZU.(1) This section applies to a person who manufactures or imports petrol or diesel after 14 July 2000 and distributes it. ‘ (2) The person must keep the following information— (a) for petrol— (i) the volume, and the ETBE, MTBE, TAME and benzene content, of petrol distributed after 14 July 2000; and (ii) the Reid vapour pressure, and the volumetric monthly average Reid vapour pressure, of petrol distributed after 14 November 2000 in the low volatility zone in each summer period; and (iii) the lead content of petrol distributed after 28 February 2001; (b) for diesel—the sulfur content of diesel distributed after 14 July 2000. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. ‘ (3) The person must keep the information for at least 3 years after the day the petrol or diesel is distributed. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.’.

s 5 10 s 5 Environmental Protection Amendment (No. 3) No. 179, 2000 ˙ Amendment of s 62 (Review of decisions and appeal) 5.(1) Section 62(1)— insert— ‘(h) a decision of the chief executive, under part 3C, to— (i) ask for information or documents to enable the chief executive to decide an application for exemption; or (ii) refuse to give an exemption, or impose a condition on an exemption.’. (2) Section 62(2)— insert— ‘(h) for a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(h)(i)—the person to whom the request is given; or (i) for a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(h)(ii)—the applicant for the exemption.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 29 June 2000. 2. Notified in the gazette on 30 June 2000. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2000