Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2004 Subordinate Legislation 2004 No. 209 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Environmental Protection Regulation 1998 Regulation amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6F (General definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6R (Restrictions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6ZJ (Certain environmentally relevant activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 38ZM (Permitted concentration of lead) . . . . . . Amendment of s 39 (Devolution of powers—environmentally relevant activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of pt 4, div 3, sdiv 1, hdg (Fees for environmental authorities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of ss 44 and 44A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Definitions for div 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subdivision 2 Fees for prescribed authorities 44A Fees for prescribed authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insertion of new pt 4, div 3, sdivs 2A and 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8

2 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 Subdivision 2A Additional fee provisions for registration certificates 44AA Fee for anniversary changeover application. . . . . . . . 8 44AB Application fee not payable if prior application for development approval made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 44AC Refund of annual fee component of application fee . . 9 12 Amendment of s 44C (Fee for anniversary changeover applications) .................................. 9 13 Omission of s 44D (Application fee for environmental authority not payable if prior application for development approval made) . 10 14 Omission of pt 4, div 3, sdiv 2 (Application and annual fees for integrated authorities). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 15 Replacement of pt 4, div 3, sdiv 4, hdg (Waiver of fees for environmental or integrated authorities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Subdivision 4 Waiver of fees’. 16 Insertion of new s 48C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 48C Definitions for sdiv 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 17 Amendment of s 49 (Application for waiver of fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 18 Amendment of s 50 (Criteria for deciding waiver application) . . . 11 19 Amendment of s 51A (Fee for late payment of annual fee) . . . . . 12 20 Replacement of ss 53 and 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 53 Register of environmental authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 54 Register of registration certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 21 Amendment of s 55 (Register of environmental reports) . . . . . . . 13 22 Amendment of s 56 (Register of monitoring program results) . . . 13 23 Amendment of s 57 (Register of environmental management programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 24 Amendment of s 58 (Register of environmental protection orders) 14 25 Amendment of s 62 (Review of decisions and appeal) . . . . . . . . 14 26 Amendment of s 63A (Codes of environmental compliance) . . . . 14 27 Omission of pt 5 (Repeal and transitional provisions) . . . . . . . . . 14 28 Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed environmentally relevant activities and amounts for annual fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 29 Amendment of sch 1A (Criteria for standard mining activities) . . 15 30 Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 31 Amendment of sch 8C (Prescribed periods under Act) . . . . . . . . 19 32 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Part 3 33 34 35 Part 4 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Part 5 49 50 3 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 Amendment of Environmental Protection (Interim Waste)Regulation 1996 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 6 (Requirements for waste containers etc.). . . . Amendment of Environmental Protection (WasteManagement) Regulation 2000 Regulation amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 12 (Unlawful disposal of waste at waste facility) Amendment of s 13 (Restrictions on burning waste at waste facility) ......................................... Amendment of s 38 (Consignment numbers for waste transported into Queensland). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 40 (Emergencies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 41 (Trackable waste to be given only to licensed transporter). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 46 (Segregation of waste) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 48 (Sending waste to waste disposal or treatment facility) ................................ Amendment of s 54 (Definitions for pt 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of 66K (Procedure for amendment, cancellation, or suspension of approval) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 67 (Prohibition on use of non-complying waste equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed information for waste tracking) Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation2000 Regulation amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Environmental legislation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 26 27 27

s1 4 s5 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2004 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 4 October 2004. Part 2 Amendment of Environmental Protection Regulation 1998 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the EnvironmentalProtectionRegulation1998. 4 Amendment of s 6F (General definition) (1) Section 6F— insert — ‘(ea) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity;’. (2) Section 6F(ea) and (f)— renumber as section 6F(f) and (g). 5 Amendment of s 6R (Restrictions) Section 6R(b), from ‘under’— omit, insert — ‘under—

s6 5 s9 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (i) for a chapter 4 activity—a development approval or a code of environmental compliance for the activity; or (ii) for a mining or petroleum activity—an environmental authority.’. 6 Amendment of s 6ZJ (Certain environmentally relevant activities) Section 6ZJ(b)— omit, insert — ‘(b) the activity was carried out under— (i) for a chapter 4 activity—a development approval or a code of environmental compliance for the activity; or (ii) for a mining or petroleum activity—an environmental authority.’. 7 Amendment of s 38ZM (Permitted concentration of lead) Section 38ZM(2)(b), ‘an environmental authority’— omit, insert — ‘a registration certificate for the activity’. 8 Amendment of s 39 (Devolution of powers—environmentally relevant activities Section 39(3)(b), ‘an itinerant activity’— omit, insert — ‘a mobile and temporary environmentally relevant activity’. 9 Replacement of pt 4, div 3, sdiv 1, hdg (Fees for environmental authorities) Part 4, division 3, subdivision 1, heading— omit, insert —

s 10 6 s 10 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 ‘Subdivision 1 Preliminary’. 10 Replacement of ss 44 and 44A Sections 44 and 44A— omit, insert — ‘44 Definitions for div 3 ‘In this division— anniversary changeover application , for a registration certificate or environmental authority, means an application under section 318A 1 of the Act to change the anniversary day for the registration certificate or environmental authority. interim year see section 318B(1)(a) 2 of the Act. prescribed authority means any of the following— (a) a registration certificate; (b) an environmental authority; (c) a development approval; (d) an integrated authority. transfer application means a transfer application under chapter 4A, part 4, division 2 or chapter 5, part 9, 3 of the Act. ‘Subdivision 2 Fees for prescribed authorities ‘44A Fees for prescribed authorities ‘(1) The following fees are prescribed for prescribed authorities— (a) for a registration certificate, each of the following— (i) the fees stated in schedule 6, part 1, division 1; 1 Section 318A (Changing anniversary day) of the Act 2 Section 318B (Special provisions for changeover in anniversary day) of the Act 3 Chapter 4A (Environmental authorities for petroleum activities), part 4 (Dealings with environmental authorities), division 2 (Transfers) or chapter 5 (Environmental authorities for mining activities), part 9 (Transfer of authorities) of the Act

s 10 7 s 10 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (ii) the fee under section 44AA for an anniversary changeover application; (iii) the fee under section 51A for late payment of an annual fee; (b) for a development approval for a chapter 4 activity—the fees stated in schedule 6, part 1, division 2; (c) for an environmental authority for petroleum activities, each of the following— (i) the fees stated in schedule 6, part 1A; (ii) the fee under section 44B for a transfer application; (iii) the fee under section 44C for an anniversary changeover application; (iv) the fee under section 51A for late payment of an annual fee; (d) for an environmental authority (mining activities), each of the following— (i) the fees stated in schedule 6, part 2; (ii) the fee under section 44B for a transfer application; (iii) the fee under section 44C for an anniversary changeover application; (iv) the fee under section 51A for late payment of an annual fee; (e) for an integrated authority, each of the following— (i) the fees stated in schedule 6, part 2A; (ii) the fee under section 48A for adding a new constituent part to the integrated authority; (iii) the fee under section 51A for late payment of an annual fee. ‘(2) However, subsection (1)(a) or (b) does not apply if— (a) the registration certificate or development approval relates to a devolved activity; and

s 11 8 s 11 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (b) the local government to which the fee for the registration certificate or development approval is payable has made a resolution or local law prescribing a lower fee. ‘(3) If subsection (1)(a) or (b) does not apply, the fee payable for the registration certificate or development approval is the fee prescribed by the resolution or local law.’. 11 Insertion of new pt 4, div 3, sdivs 2A and 2B After section 44A, as inserted by this regulation— insert — ‘Subdivision 2A Additional fee provisions for registration certificates ‘44AA Fee for anniversary changeover application ‘The fee payable for an anniversary changeover application for a registration certificate must be worked out using the following formula— A = 150 + ⎛⎝ - 3 -- B - 6 --- 5 - × D ⎞⎠ where— A is the amount of the fee for the anniversary changeover application. B is the prescribed annual fee amount for a registration certificate for the chapter 4 activities to which the application relates. D is the number of days in the interim year. ‘44AB Application fee not payable if prior application for development approval made ‘(1) This section applies if—

s 12 9 s 12 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (a) before starting to carry out a chapter 4 activity, a person applies for a development approval for development for the activity; and (b) the person applies for a registration certificate for the activity— (i) before the development application is approved; or (ii) within 10 business days after the development application is approved. ‘(2) The application fee provided for under this regulation for the registration certificate is not payable. ‘44AC Refund of annual fee component of application fee ‘(1) This section applies if— (a) an administering authority refuses an application for a registration certificate for 1 or more chapter 4 activities, other than continuing chapter 4 activities; and (b) no registration certificate is granted for any of the activities. ‘(2) The administering authority must refund to the applicant the annual fee component of the application fee paid by the applicant. ‘Subdivision 2B Additional fee provisions for environmental authorities’. 12 Amendment of s 44C (Fee for anniversary changeover applications) Section 44C(2)— omit .

s 13 10 s 16 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 13 Omission of s 44D (Application fee for environmental authority not payable if prior application for development approval made) Section 44D— omit . 14 Omission of pt 4, div 3, sdiv 2 (Application and annual fees for integrated authorities) Part 4, division 3, subdivision 2, as it was before the commencement of this regulation— omit . 15 Replacement of pt 4, div 3, sdiv 4, hdg (Waiver of fees for environmental or integrated authorities) Part 4, division 3, subdivision 4, heading— omit, insert — ‘Subdivision 4 Waiver of fees’. 16 ‘48C Insertion of new s 48C Part 4, division 3, subdivision 4— insert — Definitions for sdiv 4 ‘In this subdivision— activity means— (a) for a registration certificate—the chapter 4 activity under the registration certificate for which the waiver application is made; or (b) for an environmental authority—the environmentally relevant activity under the environmental authority for which the waiver application is made; or (c) for an integrated authority—the environmentally relevant activity under the each of the constituent parts

s 17 11 s 18 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 of the integrated authority for which the waiver application is made. relevant authority means a prescribed authority other than a development approval.’. 17 Amendment of s 49 (Application for waiver of fee) (1) Section 49(1)(a) and (b), ‘an environmental or integrated’— omit, insert — ‘a relevant’. (2) Section 49(2)(a), ‘environmental authority application’— omit, insert — ‘application for the relevant authority’. (3) Section 49(2)(b), from ‘when’— omit, insert — ‘within the time for payment of the fee stated in an annual notice given to the person under section 316 of the Act.’. (4) Section 49(3)— omit, insert — ‘(3) If a waiver application is made for an application fee, the annual fee component of the application fee is not required to accompany the application for the relevant authority.’. (5) Section 49(4), ‘316(2)(a)’— omit, insert— ‘316(3)(b)’. 18 Amendment of s 50 (Criteria for deciding waiver application) (1) Section 50(3)(a), ‘environmental or integrated’— omit, insert — ‘relevant’. (2) Section 50(4)—

s 19 12 s 19 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 omit, insert — ‘(4) Also, the administering authority may waive payment of an amount of a fee only if— (a) the administering authority is satisfied the activity is being, or will be, carried out in a way that complies with— (i) if the relevant authority is a registration certificate—the development conditions of the development approval for the activity or the standard environmental conditions of the code of environmental compliance for the activity; or (ii) if the relevant authority is an environmental or integrated authority—the authority; and (b) for waiving payment, under subsection (1)(c) or (d), of an annual fee for a registration certificate—the applicant has started to carry out the activity when the application is made.’. (3) Section 50(5), definition activity — omit . 19 Amendment of s 51A (Fee for late payment of annual fee) (1) Section 51A(1)(a), before ‘a holder’— insert — ‘a registered operator or’. (2) Section 51A(1)(a), after ‘for the’— insert — ‘registration certificate or’. (3) Section 51A(2), ‘holder’— omit, insert — ‘operator or holder’.

s 20 13 s 23 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 20 Replacement of ss 53 and 54 Sections 53 and 54— omit, insert — ‘53 Register of environmental authorities ‘An administering authority must record the industry code for the environmentally relevant activity carried out under each environmental authority in its register of environmental authorities. ‘54 Register of registration certificates ‘An administering authority must record the industry code for the chapter 4 activity carried out under each registration certificate in its register of registration certificates.’. 21 Amendment of s 55 (Register of environmental reports) Section 55(d)(ii), after ‘number’— insert — ‘or registration certificate number’. 22 Amendment of s 56 (Register of monitoring program results) Section 56(c), after ‘number’— insert — ‘or registration certificate number’. 23 Amendment of s 57 (Register of environmental management programs) Section 57(1)(c), after ‘number’— insert — ‘or registration certificate number’.

s 24 14 s 28 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 24 Amendment of s 58 (Register of environmental protection orders) Section 58(c), after ‘number’— insert — ‘or registration certificate number’. 25 Amendment of s 62 (Review of decisions and appeal) Section 62(1)(b), after ‘fee for’— insert — ‘a registration certificate or’. 26 Amendment of s 63A (Codes of environmental compliance) (1) Section 63A, heading, after ‘compliance’— insert — ‘ for mining and petroleum activities ’. (2) Section 63A, ‘compliance—’— omit, insert— ‘compliance for the mining or petroleum activities to which they apply—’. 27 Omission of pt 5 (Repeal and transitional provisions) Part 5— omit . 28 Amendment of sch 1 (Prescribed environmentally relevant activities and amounts for annual fees) Schedule 1, item 37, second column— insert — ‘1’.

s 29 15 s 30 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 29 Amendment of sch 1A (Criteria for standard mining activities) (1) Schedule 1A, section 2(j)— omit, insert — ‘(j) an endangered regional ecosystem identified in the database maintained by the department called ‘Regional ecosystem description database’ 4 containing regional ecosystem numbers and descriptions.’. (2) Schedule 1A, section 6(1)(b), ‘area and’— omit, insert — ‘area or’. 30 Amendment of sch 6 (Fees) (1) Schedule 6, part 1— omit, insert — ‘Part 1 Fees for registration certificates and development approvals section 44A(1)(a)(i), (b) and (c)(i) 4 The database is available for inspection— (a) during office hours on business days at the Queensland Herbarium, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, Brisbane and each regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (b) on the department’s website at— < s 30 16 s 30 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 ‘Division 1 Registration certificates $ 1 Application for registration certificate for 1 or more chapter 4 activities, other than continuing chapter 4 activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205.00 plus the prescribed annual fee amount for the registration certificate 2 Application for registration certificate for 1 or more continuing chapter 4 activities . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 3 Annual fee for registration certificate . . . . . . . . . . the prescribed annual fee amount for the registration certificate ‘Division 2 Development approvals for chapter 4 activities $ 4 Application for assessment of development application for 1 or more chapter 4 activities . . . . 205.00 plus the prescribed annual fee amount for the application 5 Request, under the Integrated Planning Act, to do any of the following— (a) extend currency period for development approval (s 3.5.22); (b) change development approval, other than changing a condition imposed on the approval (s 3.5.24); (c) change or cancel condition imposed on development approval (s 3.5.33). . . . . . . . . . . 153.70

s 30 17 s 30 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 ‘Part 1A Fees for environmental authorities for petroleum activities $ 6 Application for environmental authority for a petroleum activity, other than a level 2 approval . . 205.00 plus an amount equal to the annual fee for the authority 7 Application for level 2 approval (Act, s 100) . . . . 205.00 8 Amendment application under the Act, ch 4A, pt 3 153.70 9 Annual fee for environmental authority for a petroleum activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the amount stated, in schedule 1, opposite the petroleum activity’. (2) Schedule 6, part 2, authorising section, ‘section 44A(1)(b)’— omit, insert — ‘section 44A(1)(d)(i)’. (3) Schedule 6, part 2, division 1, heading— omit. (4) Schedule 6, item 9, ‘a’— omit. (5) Schedule 6, item 11, ‘an’— omit. (6) Schedule 6, item 11(a) and (b), second column, ‘items 12 to 14’— omit, insert — ‘ item 14, 15 or 16 ’. (7) Schedule 6, items 8 to 11— renumber as schedule 6, items 10 to 13.

s 30 18 s 30 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (8) Schedule 6, items 15 and 16— renumber as schedule 6, items 19 and 20. (9) Schedule 6, part 2, division 2— omit, insert — ‘14 Annual fee for environmental authority (mining activities) for a mining activity, other than a standard mining activity, carried out using equipment and plant— (a) having a mineral ore throughput of less than 100 000 t a year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 880.00 (b) having a mineral ore throughput of more than 100 000 t, but less than 500 000 t, a year . . . . 12 380.00 (c) having a mineral ore throughput of 500 000 t or more a year or if mineral ores mined are chemically processed to produce concentrates 16 340.00 15 Annual fee for environmental authority (mining activities) for a mining activity, other than a standard mining activity, involving drilling, costeaning or pitting, or geophysical surveys causing significant disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700.00 16 Annual fee for environmental authority (mining activity) for a mining activity, other than a standard mining activity, involving investigation of the potential development of a mineral resource by large bulk sampling, exploratory shaft, adit or open pit construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 960.00’. (10) Schedule 6— insert — ‘Part 2A Fees for integrated authorities

s 31 19 s 32 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 section 44A(1)(e)(i) 17 Application fee for integrated authority . . . . . . . . 205.00 plus the prescribed annual fee amount for the integrated authority 18 Annual fee for integrated authority . . . . . . . . . . . . the prescribed annual fee amount for the integrated authority’. 31 Amendment of sch 8C (Prescribed periods under Act) (1) Schedule 8C, section 20, after ‘following’— insert — ‘periods to end’. (2) Schedule 8C, section 20— insert — ‘(c) if the relevant mining tenement is an exploration permit or mineral development licence—60 business days after the relevant mining tenement ends; (d) if the relevant mining tenement is a mining lease—90 business days after the relevant mining tenement ends.’. 32 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 9, definitions affected person , anniversary changeover application , annual licence fee , licensed vehicle , prescribed activity , repealed regulation and transfer application — omit . (2) Schedule 9— insert — ‘ activity , for part 4, division 3, subdivision 4, see section 48C.

s 32 20 s 32 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 anniversary changeover application , for part 4, division 3, see section 44. continuing chapter 4 activity means a chapter 4 activity— (a) that is carried out by a registered operator who proposes to dispose of the operator’s business to someone else (the proposed buyer ); and (b) for which the proposed buyer applies for a registration certificate. interim year for part 4, division 3, see section 44. licensed vehicle , for transporting regulated waste, means a vehicle authorised to be used for transporting the waste under the required authority. prescribed annual fee amount — (a) for a registration certificate or development application, means— (i) if the certificate or application includes not more than 1 chapter 4 activity—the amount stated in schedule 1 opposite the activity; or (ii) otherwise—an amount equal to the higher or highest of the amounts stated in schedule 1 opposite the chapter 4 activities included in the certificate or application; or (b) for an integrated authority, means an amount equal to the higher or highest annual fee for the environmental authorities that are constituent parts of the integrated authority. prescribed authorit y for part 4, division 3, see section 44. relevant authority , for part 4, division 3, subdivision 4, see section 48C. required authority , for an environmentally relevant activity, means any of the following required under the Act for the activity— (a) for a chapter 4 activity— (i) a registration certificate; and

s 33 21 s 34 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (ii) if the activity is not subject to a code of environmental compliance—a development approval; (b) for a mining or petroleum activity—an environmental authority. transfer application for part 4, division 3, see section 44.’. (3) Schedule 9, definition annual fee component , after ‘fee for the’— insert — ‘registration certificate or’. Part 3 Amendment of Environmental Protection (Interim Waste) Regulation 1996 33 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the EnvironmentalProtection(InterimWaste) Regulation 1996 . 34 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) (1) Section 3— insert — ‘ required authority , for an environmentally relevant activity, means any of the following required under the Act for the activity— (a) for a chapter 4 activity— (i) a registration certificate; and (ii) if the activity is not subject to a code of environmental compliance—a development approval;

s 35 22 s 36 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (b) for a mining or petroleum activity—an environmental authority.’. (2) Section 3, definition recyclable waste , ‘369’— omit, insert — ‘369A’. (3) Section 3, definitions regulated waste treatment and storage facility , waste disposal facility , waste recycling and reprocessing facility and waste transfer station , from ‘a licence’— omit, insert— ‘, or is acting under, the required authority.’. (4) Section 3, definition waste incineration facility , from ‘an approval’— omit, insert— ‘, or is acting under, the required authority.’. 35 Amendment of s 6 (Requirements for waste containers etc.) Section 6(5), ‘owner, occupier or licensee of’— omit, insert — ‘owner or occupier of, or the registered operator or environmental authority holder in relation to,’. Part 4 Amendment of Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Regulation 2000 36 Regulation amended in pt 4 This part amends the EnvironmentalProtection(WasteManagement) Regulation 2000 .

s 37 23 s 39 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 37 Amendment of s 12 (Unlawful disposal of waste at waste facility) Section 12(2)(a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) the person who— (i) is the registered operator for the facility; or (ii) holds an environmental authority for the facility; or’. 38 Amendment of s 13 (Restrictions on burning waste at waste facility) (1) Section 13— insert — ‘(ab) under a development condition of a development approval; or (ac) under a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity; or’. (2) Section 13(ab) to (b)— renumber as section 13(b) to (d). 39 Amendment of s 38 (Consignment numbers for waste transported into Queensland) Section 38(4)— omit, insert — ‘(4) The administering executive must grant the application if the executive is satisfied— (a) the intended transporter holds, or is acting under, the required authority for transporting the waste to the intended receiver; and (b) the intended receiver holds, or is acting under, the required authority for carrying out the intended treatment.’.

s 40 24 s 43 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 40 Amendment of s 40 (Emergencies) Section 40(a), ‘part 5’— omit, insert — ‘part 4 5 ’. 41 Amendment of s 41 (Trackable waste to be given only to licensed transporter) (1) Section 41(1), from ‘the environmental’ to ‘Act’— omit, insert — ‘, or is acting under, the required authority’. (2) Section 41(2), ‘environmental ’— omit . 42 Amendment of s 46 (Segregation of waste) Section 46(2), from ‘authorised’— omit, insert — ‘authorised, under any of the following, to receive waste that is not segregated in the way required under subsection (1)— (a) an environmental authority; (b) a development condition of a development approval; (c) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity.’. 43 Amendment of s 48 (Sending waste to waste disposal or treatment facility) (1) Section 48(1), from ‘does not’— omit, insert — 5 Chapter 9 (Investigation and enforcement), part 4 (Emergency powers of authorised persons) of the Act

s 44 25 s 44 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 ‘is not the holder of, or a person acting under, the required authority for transporting, storing, treating or disposing of the waste.’. (2) Section 48(2), ‘environmental’— omit . 44 Amendment of s 54 (Definitions for pt 6) (1) Section 54, definition licensed disposal facility , paragraph (a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) a facility in Queensland authorised, under any of the following, to be used for disposing of PCB waste— (i) a development condition of a development approval; (ii) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity; (iii) an environmental authority; or’. (2) Section 54, definition licensed treatment facility , paragraph (a)— omit, insert — ‘(a) a facility in Queensland authorised, under any of the following, to be used for treating PCB waste— (i) a development condition of a development approval; (ii) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity; (iii) an environmental authority; or’.

s 45 26 s 48 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 45 Amendment of 66K (Procedure for amendment, cancellation, or suspension of approval) Section 66K(3)(a), ‘administrating’— omit, insert — ‘administering’. 46 Amendment of s 67 (Prohibition on use of non-complying waste equipment) Section 67(1)(a), after ‘holder of’— insert — ‘, or a person acting under, a registration certificate or’. 47 Amendment of sch 2 (Prescribed information for waste tracking) (1) Schedule 2, sections 1(3), third dot point and 2(2), fourth dot point, after ‘number’— insert — ‘or registration certificate number’. (2) Schedule 2, sections 2(3), third dot point and 3(3), third dot point, after ‘number’— insert — ‘or registration certificate number’. 48 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) Schedule 9— insert — ‘ licensed , for schedule 5, means the person who operates the premises holds, or is acting under, the required authority for the activity. required authority , for an environmentally relevant activity, means any of the following required under the Act for the activity—

s 49 27 s 50 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 (a) for a chapter 4 activity— (i) a registration certificate; and (ii) if the activity is not subject to a code of environmental compliance—a development approval; (b) for a mining or petroleum activity—an environmental authority.’. Part 5 Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2000 49 Regulation amended in pt 5 This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation2000. 50 Amendment of sch 2 (Environmental legislation) (1) Schedule 2, entry for the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 427(1)— omit . (2) Schedule 2, entry for the EnvironmentalProtectionAct1994— insert — ‘s 426(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 s 427(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 s 435A(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 s 444A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 20 20 20 20’.

28 Environmental Protection Legislation Amendment No. 209, 2004 Regulation (No. 1) 2004 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 30 September 2004. 2. Notified in the gazette on 1 October 2004. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2004