Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 175 Environmental Protection Act 1994 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (INTERIM) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 4) 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Amendment of s 4 (Environmentally relevant activities—levels 1 and 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 44 (Fees—general) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Insertion of new s 44A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 44A Waiver of payment of fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Insertion of new s 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 61 Definition for div . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Insertion of new ss 63–65F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 63 Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 1(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 64 Transitional provisions about sch 1, items 1(d) and (e) . . . . . . . . . . 4 65 Transitional provision about sch 1, item 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 65A Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 65B Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 65C Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 65D Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 65E Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 65F Transitional provisions about changes in environmentally relevant activities—general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) 8 Amendment of sch 1 (Levels 1 and 2 environmentally relevant activities and licence fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9 Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

s1 3 s5 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1996 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the EnvironmentalProtection(Interim)Regulation 1995 . ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Environmentally relevant activities—levels 1 and 2) 3. Section 4— insert— ‘ (2A) Also, an associated activity of an environmentally relevant activity in schedule 1, item 24, 40 or 61, is not itself an environmentally relevant activity.’. ˙ Amendment of s 44 (Fees—general) 4. Section 44— insert— ‘ (3) Also, subsection (1) has effect subject to section 44A.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 44A 5. After section 44— insert— ˙ ‘ Waiver of payment of fees ‘ 44A.(1) This section applies if an application for an environmental authority is accompanied by an application, under section 49, for payment of a fee to be waived, wholly or partially. ‘ (2) The annual licence fee component of the application fee is not required to accompany the application.

s6 4 s7 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) ‘ (3) If the administering authority decides to grant the application for an environmental authority but refuses the application for a fee to be waived or waives the payment partially, the applicant must pay the outstanding amount of the fee before the environmental authority is issued.’. ˙ Insertion of new s 61 6. Part 5, division 1— insert— ˙ ‘ Definition for div ‘ 61. In this division— “amending regulation” means the Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1996 .’. ˙ Insertion of new ss 63–65F 7. Part 5, after section 62— insert— ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 1(a) ‘ 63.(1) A licence issued to a person before 1 July 1996 to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 1(a) is taken to be an approval to carry out the activity effective from 1 July 1996 or, if a later day is stated in the notice under section 45 of the Act as the day the licence takes effect, the later day. ‘ (2) The approval is effective for the period the person continues to carry out the activity under it. ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, items 1(d) and (e) ‘ 64. A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement of this section to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 1(d) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 1(e).

s7 5 s7 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) ˙ ‘ Transitional provision about sch 1, item 3 ‘ 65.(1) This section applies to a person who— (a) at 30 June 1996 was carrying out the activity of farming pigs; and (b) on 1 July 1996 the activity becomes an environmentally relevant activity under schedule 1, item 3(a). ‘ (2) The person is taken to have an approval to carry out the activity. ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 22 ‘ 65A. A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement of this section, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 22 is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 22(c). ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 24 ‘ 65B.(1) A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement of this section, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 24 or 27(a) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 24(b). ‘ (2) A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 27(b) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 24(d). ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 29 ‘ 65C. A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement of this section, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 29(a) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 29(a)(iii). ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 40 ‘ 65D.(1) A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement of this section, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 40(a) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 40(a)(ii).

s7 6 s7 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) ‘ (2) A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 40(b) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 40(a)(vi). ‘ (3) A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 40(c) is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 40(a)(vii). ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about sch 1, item 40 ‘ 65E. A licence held by a person immediately before the commencement of this section, to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 55 is taken to be a licence to carry out the activity in schedule 1, item 55(b). ˙ ‘ Transitional provisions about changes in environmentally relevant activities—general ‘ 65F.(1) This section applies if, because of the amending regulation, the activity a person is carrying out is no longer the environmentally relevant activity for which the person’s environmental authority was issued. ‘ (2) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, the administering authority must give written notice to the person— (a) stating that, under the amending regulation— (i) the activity the person is carrying out is no longer the environmentally relevant activity for which the person’s environmental authority was issued; and (ii) the authority held by the person to carry out the activity is taken to be an environmental authority for the environmentally relevant activity stated in the notice; and (b) explaining the procedures for amending the person’s environmental authority, and any applicable refund of fees, because of the amending regulation. ‘ (3) If, because of the amending regulation, an annual licence fee paid by the person is no longer required or is reduced, the administering authority must refund to the person the amount that is reasonable in the circumstances.

s8 7 s8 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) ‘ (4) In deciding the amount of the refund, the administering authority must have regard to— (a) the amount of the fee paid; and (b) the amount of the fee (if any) payable after the commencement of the amending regulation; and (c) the period elapsed since— (i) the issue of the environmental authority; or (ii) the last anniversary day for the authority under section 68 of the Act; and (d) the period before— (i) the environmental authority ends; or (ii) the next anniversary day for the authority under section 68 of the Act. ‘ (5) A decision about the amount of the refund is a decision to which chapter 6, part 3 of the Act applies.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 1 (Levels 1 and 2 environmentally relevant activities and licence fees) 8.(1) Schedule 1, item 1(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) if the total area of the ponds or enclosures is 5 ha or more and no wastes are released to waters . . . . . . . . 2 —’. (2) Schedule 1, item 1(c), ‘2 700.00’— omit, insert— ‘1 000.00’. (3) Schedule 1, item 1(d)— omit, insert— ‘(d) if the total area of the ponds or enclosures is 10 ha or more but less than

s8 8 s8 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) 20 ha and wastes are released to waters (e) if the total area of the ponds or enclosures is 20 ha or more and wastes are released to waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) Schedule 1, item 2, ‘500 head’— omit, insert— ‘50 head’. (5) Schedule 1, item 3— omit, insert— ‘ 3. Piggery—farming pigs in a confined area or roofed structures of— (a) less than 500 sows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) 500 sows or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) Schedule 1, item 15— omit, insert— ‘ 15. Municipal water treatment plant—treating water for domestic use (other than treatment that only involves disinfection) (7) Schedule 1, item 17— omit, insert— ‘ 17. Power station—generating power by consuming fuel at a rated capacity of 10 MW electrical or more— (a) if the fuel used is natural gas . . . . . . . . (b) for any other fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) Schedule 1, item 22— omit, insert— ‘ 22. Abrasive blasting—commercially cleaning equipment or structures using a stream of abrasives— (a) if the activity is carried out at a 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 000.00 3 300.00’. — 500.00’. 1 580.00’. 4 420.00 14 940.00’.

s8 9 s8 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) permanent location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) if the activity is an itinerant activity . . . (c) if the activity is carried out at a permanent location and includes an itinerant activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9) Schedule 1, item 24— omit, insert— ‘ 24. Metal surface coating—commercial spray painting (other than spray painting motor vehicles), powder coating, enamelling, electroplating, anodising or galvanising in works having an annual throughput of metal products of— (a) less than 2 000 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) 2 000 t or more but less than 10 000 t . (c) 10 000 t or more but less than 30 000 t (d) 30 000 t or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10) Schedule 1, item 27— omit. (11) Schedule 1, item 29(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) any non-alcoholic beverage in works having a production output of— (i) 200 000 l or more, but less than 2 000 000 l, per year . . . . . . . . . (ii) 2 000 000 l or more, but less than 14 500 000 l, per year . . . . . . . . (iii) 14 500 000 l or more per year . . (12) Schedule 1, item 39— omit, insert— ‘ 39. Construction of premises or engineering structures—constructing or 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1 1 1 1 400.00 650.00 650.00’. 450.00 600.00 1 200.00 2 800.00’. 715.00 1 430.00 2 860.00’.

s 8 10 s 8 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) demolishing— (a) residential premises (other than a class 1 or 2 building, containing not more than 2 dwelling units, or a class 10 building, under the Standard Building Law) or commercial or industrial premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) bridges, roads or other engineering structures (other than roads, bridges or other engineering structures on rural properties used for primary production or road maintenance or repairs) . . . . . 2* 2* (13) Schedule 1, item 40— omit, insert— ‘ 40. Metal foundry—commercially producing metal castings and associated activities— (a) using ferrous metals in works having an average annual metal tonnage output of— (i) less than 20 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) 20 t or more but less than 100 t . (iii) 100 t or more but less than 300 t (iv) 300 t or more but less than 1 000 t (v) 1000 t or more but less than 5 000 t (vi) 5 000 t or more but less than 10 000 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (vii) 10 000 t or more . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) using non-ferrous metals in works having an average annual metal tonnage output of— (i) less than 20 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) 20 t or more but less than 100 t . (iii) 100 t or more but less than 200 t (iv) 200 t or more but less than 1 000 t (v) 1 000 t or more but less than 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 — — — 300.00 500.00 1 350.00 2 600.00 3 600.00 5 400.00 — 300.00 500.00 1 200.00

s 9 11 s 9 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) 5 000 t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (vi) 5 000 t or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 (14) Schedule 1, item 48, ‘, paper or cardboard’— omit, insert— ‘or paper’. (15) Schedule 1, item 55— omit, insert— ‘ 55. Tyre manufacturing or retreading— (a) tyre manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) tyre retreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 (16) Schedule 1, item 85, ‘treating’— omit, insert— ‘receiving and treating’. 1 800.00 2 400.00’. 1 800.00 500.00’. ˙ Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary) 9. Schedule 10— insert— ‘ “associated activity” , of an environmentally relevant activity, means an activity that is— (a) carried out at the same site as the environmentally relevant activity; and (b) is an essential part of carrying out the environmentally relevant activity.’.

12 Environmental Protection (Interim) Amendment No. 175, 1996 (No. 4) ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 27 June 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 28 June 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Environment. © State of Queensland 1996