Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2011 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2011 Subordinate Legislation 2011 No. 145 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new ch 5, pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part 8 Statutory condition for environmental authority (chapter 5A activities) 81B Prescribed maximum amount for chemicals—Act, s 312W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2011 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2011 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the EnvironmentalProtectionRegulation 2008. 3 Insertion of new ch 5, pt 8 Chapter 5— insert— ‘Part 8 Statutory condition for environmental authority (chapter 5A activities) ‘81B Prescribed maximum amount for chemicals—Act, s 312W ‘(1) For section 312W(2)(a) of the Act, definition restricted stimulation fluids , the prescribed maximum amounts are as follows— (a) for benzene—1 part in a billion in any chemical additive, or combination of chemical additives, included in the restricted stimulation fluid; (b) for ethylbenzene—80 parts in a billion in any chemical additive, or combination of chemical additives, included in the restricted stimulation fluid; (c) for toluene—180 parts in a billion in any chemical additive, or combination of chemical additives, included in the restricted stimulation fluid; (d) for m-xylene—75 parts in a billion in any chemical additive, or combination of chemical additives, included in the restricted stimulation fluid; Page 2 2011 SL No. 145

Environmental Protection Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2011 [s 3] (e) for o-xylene—350 parts in a billion in any chemical additive, or combination of chemical additives, included in the restricted stimulation fluid; (f) for p-xylene—200 parts in a billion in any chemical additive, or combination of chemical additives, included in the restricted stimulation fluid. ‘(2) For section 312W(2)(b) of the Act, definition restricted stimulation fluids , the prescribed maximum amount of a chemical is the amount of the chemical that produces or would be likely to produce, whether on its own or in combination with another chemical, more than any of the following as it breaks down in the environment— (a) 1 part in a billion of benzene; (b) 80 parts in a billion of ethylbenzene; (c) 180 parts in a billion of toluene; (d) 75 parts in a billion of m-xylene; (e) 350 parts in a billion of o-xylene; (f) 200 parts in a billion of p-xylene. ‘(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the amount of a chemical mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) is not measured in relation to water included in the restricted stimulation fluid.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 28 July 2011. 2 Notified in the gazette on 29 July 2011. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Environment and Resource Management. © State of Queensland 2011 2011 SL No. 145 Page 3