Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2004 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2004 Subordinate Legislation 2004 No. 208 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Part 3 10 11 12 13 Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 1997 Policy amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 10 (Application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 13 (Air pollution dispersion modelling and monitoring of releases) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 14 (Definition for div 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 22 (Permitted concentration of lead in leaded petrol for use in vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 23 (Permitted concentration of lead or sulfur in liquid fuel for use in stationary fuel burning equipment) . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 1 (Air quality indicators and goals) . . . . . . . . Amendment of Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 1997 Policy amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 12 (Application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 17 (Plan as a condition—environmental authority) ....................................... Amendment of s 27 (Explanation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7

Part 4 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Part 5 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 Amendment Of Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000 Policy amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 8 (Introduction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 14 (Decisions to which this part applies). . . . . . Amendment of s 18 (Definitions for pt 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 19 (Program may be required as a condition of an environmental authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 20 (Decision about requirement to prepare a program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 21 (Matters to consider when preparing a program) ....................................... Amendment of Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997 Policy amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 14 (How administering authority may require certain action) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 26 (Monitoring particular releases) . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 31 (Prohibition on deposit or release of certain things) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 32 (Prohibition on build-up of sediment) . . . . . . Amendment of s 49 (Review of policy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12

s1 3 s5 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This policy may be cited as the Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2004 . 2 Commencement This policy commences on 4 October 2004. Part 2 Amendment of Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 1997 3 Policy amended in pt 2 This part amends the Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 1997. 4 Amendment of s 10 (Application) (1) Section 10(a)(iii)— renumber as section 10(a)(iv). (2) Section 10(a)(ii)— omit, insert — ‘(ii) a development approval; or (iii) the amendment of an environmental authority or development approval; or’. 5 Amendment of s 13 (Air pollution dispersion modelling and monitoring of releases) Section 13(5)(a)— omit, insert —

s6 4 s8 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 ‘(a) whether monitoring is needed to assess compliance with any of the following, as applicable— (i) development conditions of the applicant’s development approval; (ii) the applicant’s environmental authority; (iii) the applicant’s environmental management program; (aa) if monitoring is needed—the frequency of the monitoring;’. 6 Amendment of s 14 (Definition for div 1) Section 14, definition unreasonable release , paragraph (a), example— omit, insert — ‘Example for paragraph (a) — A development approval has been issued for an activity. The release of contaminants to the air environment from the activity causes environmental nuisance. If the activity was carried out in contravention of the development conditions of the development approval, and the activity is not authorised in another way stated in section 436 of the Act, the release of the contaminant would cause unlawful environmental harm.’. 7 Amendment of s 22 (Permitted concentration of lead in leaded petrol for use in vehicles) Section 22(3), ‘an environmental authority’— omit, insert — ‘a registration certificate for the activity’. 8 Amendment of s 23 (Permitted concentration of lead or sulfur in liquid fuel for use in stationary fuel burning equipment) (1) Section 23(2), from ‘under’— omit, insert —

s9 5 s9 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 ‘under any of the following (a relevant authority )— (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; (d) an environmental management program; (e) an environmental protection order; (f) an emergency direction.’. (2) Section 23(3)(a), from ‘under’ to ‘direction’— omit, insert — ‘under a relevant authority’. (3) Section 23(3)(b)(ii), from ‘authority’ to ‘direction’— omit, insert — ‘relevant authority’. 9 Amendment of sch 1 (Air quality indicators and goals) Schedule 1, part 2— omit, insert — ‘Part 2 Indicators and goals relevant to biological integrity Air Quality Indicator Air Quality Goal micrograms per m 3 parts per averaging time (except where million (except noted) where noted) Fluoride—generally 2.9 n/a 24 hrs 0.84 n/a 30 days 0.5 n/a 90 days Fluoride—agricultural 1.5 n/a 24 hrs production areas 0.4 n/a 30 days

s 10 6 s 11 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 Air Quality Indicator Air Quality Goal micrograms per m 3 parts per averaging time (except where million (except noted) where noted) 0.25 n/a 90 days Fluoride—protected 0.1 n/a 90 days areas under the NatureConservation Act 1992 Nitrogen dioxide 95 0.046 4 hrs 30 0.01 1 yr Ozone 210 0.1 1 hr 65 0.03 24 hrs 60 0.03 100 days of a growing season Sulfur dioxide 100 0.04 24 hrs 60 0.02 1 yr Total nitrogen deposited 3 g/m 2 n/a 1 yr’. Part 3 Amendment of Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 1997 10 Policy amended in pt 3 This part amends the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 1997. 11 Amendment of s 12 (Application) (1) Section 12(a)(iii)— renumber as section 12(a)(iv). (2) Section 12(a)(ii)— omit, insert —

s 12 7 s 13 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 ‘(ii) a development approval; or (iii) the amendment of an environmental authority or development approval; or’. 12 Amendment of s 17 (Plan as a condition—environmental authority) (1) Section 17, heading, after ‘authority’— insert — ‘ or development approval ’. (2) Section 17(1), after ‘authority’— insert — ‘or development approval’. 13 Amendment of s 27 (Explanation) Section 27(2)(a) and (b)— omit, insert — ‘(a) to decide an application for any of the following— (i) an environmental authority; (ii) a development approval; (iii) approval of a draft environmental management program; or (b) to monitor compliance with any of the following— (i) a condition of an environmental authority; (ii) a development condition of a development approval; (iii) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity; (iv) an environmental management program; or’.

s 14 8 s 17 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 Part 4 Amendment Of Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000 14 Policy amended in pt 4 This part amends the Environmental Protection (Waste Management) Policy 2000. 15 Amendment of s 8 (Introduction) Section 8(2)(b), from ‘as’— omit, insert — ‘as— (i) a development condition of a development approval; or (ii) a condition of an environmental authority; and’. 16 Amendment of s 14 (Decisions to which this part applies) (1) Section 14(1)(a) and (b)— omit, insert — ‘(a) whether to grant or refuse an application for a development approval or an environmental authority; or (b) what should be the development conditions of a development approval or the conditions of an environmental authority; or’. (2) Section 14(2)— omit . 17 Amendment of s 18 (Definitions for pt 5) Section 18, definitions “authorised activity” and “holder”— omit, insert — ‘ authorised activity —

s 18 9 s 19 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 (a) for a development approval—means an activity carried out under the approval; or (b) for an environmental authority—means an activity carried out under the authority. relevant person — (a) for a development approval, means— (i) a person who is bound by the development conditions of the approval; or (ii) an applicant for the approval; or (b) for an environmental authority—means an applicant for, or the holder of, the authority.’. 18 Amendment of s 19 (Program may be required as a condition of an environmental authority) (1) Section 19, heading, ‘an environmental authority’— omit, insert — ‘ particular authorities ’. (2) Section 19(1), from ‘a condition’ to ‘holder’— omit, insert — ‘a development condition on a development approval, or a condition on an environmental authority, requiring a relevant person’. (3) Section 19(3)(d), ‘the holder’s’— omit . 19 Amendment of s 20 (Decision about requirement to prepare a program) Section 20(2)(d), ‘holder’— omit, insert — ‘relevant person’.

s 20 10 s 23 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 20 Amendment of s 21 (Matters to consider when preparing a program) Section 21, from ‘under a’ to ‘the authority’— omit, insert — ‘under a development condition of a development approval or a condition of an environmental authority, the relevant person’. Part 5 Amendment of Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997 21 Policy amended in pt 5 This part amends the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 1997. 22 Amendment of s 14 (How administering authority may require certain action) (1) Section 14— insert — ‘(ab) for an environmental management decision about a development approval—imposing a development condition on the approval; or’. (2) Section 14(ab) to (c)— renumber as section 14(b) to (d). 23 Amendment of s 26 (Monitoring particular releases) Section 26(3)(a)(i)— omit, insert — ‘(i) to decide if any of the following is being complied with—

s 24 11 s 25 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 (A) a development condition of a development approval; (B) a condition of an environmental authority or environmental management program; (C) an environmental protection order; or’. 24 Amendment of s 31 (Prohibition on deposit or release of certain things) Section 31(3), from ‘under’— omit, insert — ‘under any of the following— (a) a development condition of a development approval; (b) an environmental authority; (c) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity; (d) an environmental management program; (e) an environmental protection order; (f) an emergency direction.’. 25 Amendment of s 32 (Prohibition on build-up of sediment) Section 32(2), from ‘under’— omit, insert — ‘under any of the following— (a) a development condition of a development approval; (b) an environmental authority; (c) a standard environmental condition of a code of environmental compliance for a chapter 4 activity; (d) an environmental management program; (e) an environmental protection order; (f) an emergency direction.’.

s 26 12 s 27 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 26 Amendment of s 49 (Review of policy) (1) Section 49(2)(b), after ‘number of’— insert — ‘registered operators and’. (2) Section 49(2)(c)— omit, insert — ‘(c) the increase in the number of registered operators and holders of environmental authorities who are complying with the relevant conditions and have improved the quality of waste water releases;’. (3) Section 49— insert — ‘(3) In this section— relevant conditions means— (a) for a registered operator for an activity— (i) the development conditions of a development approval for the activity; or (ii) the standard environmental conditions of a code of environmental compliance for the activity; or (b) for the holder of an environmental authority—the conditions of the authority.’. 27 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) (1) Schedule 2, definition environmental management decision , after ‘environmental authority,’— insert — ‘development approval,’. (2) Schedule 2, definition relevant person — insert — ‘(ab) for a decision about a development approval— (i) the applicant for the approval; or

s 27 13 s 27 Environmental Protection Policies Amendment Policy No. 208, 2004 (No. 1) 2004 (ii) a person who is bound by the development conditions of the approval; or’. ENDNOTES 1. Approved 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