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Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions), (Industrial Waste Resource) and (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2015

S.R. No. 25/2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

Part 2—Amendment of the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007

4Definitions

5Regulation 16 substituted

6Scheduled premises Table

7New Schedule 3 inserted

Part 3—Amendment of the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009

8Schedule 1—Industrial wastes

Part 4—Amendment of the Environment Protection (Fees) Regulations 2012

9Schedule 2—Base fee information

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2015

S.R. No. 25/2015

Environment Protection Act 1970

Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions), (Industrial Waste Resource) and (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2015

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 14 April 2015

Responsible Minister:

LISA NEVILLE
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water

YVETTE CARISBROOKE

Clerk of the Executive Council

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)to amend the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007 to prescribe premises that store waste tyres as scheduled premises; and

(b)to make consequential amendments to the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009; and

(c)to make consequential amendments to the Environment Protection (Fees) Regulations 2012.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 71 of the Environment Protection Act 1970.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 29 April 2015.

Part 2—Amendment of the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007

4Definitions

(1)In regulation 5 of the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007[1], in the definition of volatile organic compound, for "carbonate salts." substitute "carbonate salts;".

(2)In regulation 5 of the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007 insert the following definitions—

"EPU (equivalent passenger units), in relation to a type of tyre in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 3, means the corresponding value in column 2 of that Table;

wastetyres means whole rubber tyres which are considered waste for the purposes of the Act.".

5Regulation 16 substituted

For regulation 16 of the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007 substitute—

"16   Transitional provision relating to premises used to store waste tyres

(1)Subject to subregulation (2), section 20(1) of the Act does not apply to an occupier of premises of a type numbered A09 in column 1 of the Table in Schedule 1 until 29 October 2015.

(2)If an occupier of premises who is exempted under subregulation (1) applies for a licence under section 20 of the Act before 30 October 2015, that section does not apply to the occupier until—

(a)the Authority issues a licence to the occupier; or

(b)the Authority refuses to issue a licence to the occupier.".

6Scheduled premises Table

In the Table in Schedule 1 to the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007, after the row commencing "A08 (Waste to energy)" insert—

"A09
(Waste tyre storage) Premises with more than 40 tonnes or 5000 EPU of waste tyres at any time. No No

".

7New Schedule 3 inserted

After Schedule 2 to the Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007 insert—

"Schedule 3—EPU Values Table

Reg. 5

Column 1 Type of tyre	Column 2 EPU value
Motorcycle	0·5
Passenger car	1
Light truck	2
Truck	5
Super single	10
Column 1 Type of tyre	Column 2 EPU value
Solid small (diameter ≤ 0·3m high)	3
Solid medium (diameter > 0·3m ≤ 0·45m)	5
Solid large (diameter > 0·45m ≤ 0·6m)	7
Solid extra large (diameter > 0·6m)	9
Tractor small (diameter ≤ 1m high)	15
Tractor large (diameter > 1m ≤ to 2m)	25
Forklift small (diameter ≤ 0·3m high)	2
Forklift medium (diameter > 0·3m ≤ 0·45m)	4
Forklift large (diameter > 0·45m ≤ 0·6m)	6
Grader	15
Earthmover small (diameter ≤ 1m high)	20
Earthmover medium (diameter > 1m ≤1·5m)	50
Earthmover large (diameter >1·5m ≤ 2m)	100
Earthmover extra large (diameter > 2m ≤ 3·0m)	200
Earthmover giant (diameter > 3m ≤ 4m)	400
Bobcat	2

".

Part 3—Amendment of the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009

8Schedule 1—Industrial wastes

In Schedule 1 to the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009[2], after "Timber" insert "Tyres".

Part 4—Amendment of the Environment Protection (Fees) Regulations 2012

9Schedule 2—Base fee information

In the Table in Schedule 2 to the Environment Protection (Fees) Regulations 2012[3], after item 6 insert—

"6A. A09 (Waste tyre storage) Premises with more than 40 tonnes or 5000 EPU of waste tyres at any time 210 fee units

".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 77/2007 as amended by S.R. No. 152/2009.

[2] Reg. 8: S.R. No. 77/2009.

[3] Reg. 9: S.R. No. 115/2012.