Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 (WA)

Western Australia Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 Western Australia Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 2AA. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Administrative matters 2A. Draft policies, where and when public may inspect (Act s. 26(1)(d)) 1 2B. Publication of Authority minutes and records 1 2C. Proposals of prescribed class (Act s. 38) 1 3. Details prescribed for records of referred proposals 1 Part 2A — Publication and confidentiality 3A. Terms used 1 3B. Authority may keep documentation relating to proposals confidential on request 1 3C. Authority must keep certain matters confidential 1 3D. Authority may keep certain matters relating to proposals confidential 1 Part 2B — Restricted decisions (Act s. 41) 3E. Application of Part 1 3F. Term used: petroleum activity involving hydraulic fracturing 1 3G. Hydraulic fracturing 1 3H. Planning and development 1 Part 3 — Control of pollution generally 4. Terms used; amounts of units for fees 1 5. Premises prescribed (Act Part V) 1 5A. Registration of Sch. 1 Part 2 premises, effect and cancellation of etc. 1 5B. Registration of premises, application for etc. 1 5BA. Fees prescribed for works approval (Act s. 54(1)) 1 5BB. Fees prescribed for amending works approval or licence (Act s. 59B(1)) 1 5C. Fees prescribed for transfer of works approval or licence (Act s. 64(1)) 1 5CA. Fee for works approval, CEO may waive 1 5CAA. Manner of advertising prescribed (Act s. 54(2a)) 1 5CB. Replacement of expiring licence, application for 1 5D. Prescribed premises, fee for licence for 1 5DA. Payment of licence fees 1 5E. Amount in r. 5D(1a)(c), calculation of 1 5EA. Fees under r. 5D(1a)(b) and (c), CEO may waive 1 5EB. Fees under r. 5D, CEO may waive 1 5F. Fee under r. 5D(1a)(c) if discharged waste harmless 1 5G. Maximum fees under r. 5D(1a) 1 5H. Partial refunds of fees for licences 1 5I. Certain matters relevant to fees to be determined by CEO 1 5IA. Compliance with best practice criteria may be condition of licence (Act s. 62(2)) 1 5J. Manner of advertising prescribed (Act s. 57(2a)) 1 5K. Details of discharge prescribed (Act s. 72(1)) 1 5L. Manner of notifying prescribed (Act s. 72) 1 5M. Changes in information given to Department, occupier etc. to notify Department of 1 5N. Transitional provision (reduced fees) 1 5O. Reduction, waiver, or refund of fees, CEO's powers as to 1 Part 3A — Use of mercury in manufacturing 5P. Terms used 1 5Q. Offence to conduct a prohibited manufacturing process 1 Part 4 — Audible alarms 6. Period prescribed for audible alarms (Act s. 99(1)(a)) 1 Part 5 — Appeals 7. Commencing appeals under Act Part VII, manner of 1 8. Decisions on appeals, Minister to publish 1 9. Decisions on appeals, persons to be notified of 1 Part 6 — Tyres 11. Terms used; calculating quantity of used tyres 1 12. Disposal and storage of tyres prescribed as alteration of environment (Act s. 3(1) pollution) 1 13. Transport of used tyres for reward etc., when permitted 1 13A. Tyre retailer not to damage used tyres 1 14. Disposal of tyres, permitted means for 1 15. Used tyres, storage of on licensed premises 1 Part 7 — Anti‑fouling paint 16. Organotin anti‑fouling paint, restrictions on use, sale etc. of 1 Part 7A — Burning on development sites 16A. Terms used 1 16B. Burning vegetation etc. on development sites in Sch. 5A areas restricted 1 Part 8 — Monitoring 17. Terms used 1 18. Conditions prescribed (Act s. 62(2)) 1 19. Approved monitoring equipment, to be used in specified monitoring programmes 1 20. Approved monitoring equipment, duty to ensure accuracy of 1 20A. Approved monitoring equipment, duty to comply with conditions of approval of 1 20B. Approved monitoring equipment, duty to report results of to CEO 1 20C. Approved monitoring equipment, presumption of accuracy of 1 20D. Report of specified monitoring programme, presumption of accuracy of measurement in 1 20E. Inaccurate measurement in r. 20B report, duty to notify CEO of 1 20F. Monitoring equipment, approval of 1 20G. Monitoring equipment, conditions of approval of 1 20H. Approval of monitoring equipment, revoking 1 20I. Appeal against r. 20F, 20G or 20H decision 1 20J. Revocation of approval, use of monitoring equipment pending determination of appeal against 1 20K. CEO's signature, judicial notice of 1 20KA. Guidelines for performance of CEO's functions, Minister may make etc. 1 20L. Review of this Part 1 Part 9 — Landfill levy 21. Terms used 1 22. Application of this Part 1 23. Exemptions from this Part; refunds etc. of levy 1 24. Financial assurance, CEO may require from licensee with r. 23(1)(b) exemption 1 25. Waste received at category 64 or 65 licensed landfill, calculating amount of 1 26. Waste disposed of in category 63 licensed landfill, calculating amount of 1 26A. Breach of r. 26, CEO may estimate amount in case of etc. 1 27. Levy, determining amount of 1 28. Financial assurance, licensees to pay 1 29. Records of waste received, licensees' duties as to 1 30. Levy, payment of; returns to be lodged 1 31. Audits, CEO's powers to direct etc. 1 32. CEO's decisions, review of and appeal against 1 33. Payment of levies is condition of licence 1 Part 9A — Prescribed classes of relevant schemes 33A. Terms used 1 33B. Prescribed classes of amendments to region planning schemes (Act s. 48AAA(2)) 1 33C. Prescribed classes of amendments to local planning schemes (Act s. 48AAA(2)) 1 Part 10 — Things seized or forfeited 34. Ways prescribed of dealing with seized things (Act s. 92B(1)) 1 35. Manner of giving notice prescribed (Act s. 92D) 1 36. Ways prescribed of disposing of thing forfeited to Crown (Act s. 99W(1)) 1 Part 11 — Modified penalties and Tier 2 offences 37. Form of modified penalty notice prescribed (Act s. 99B(1)) 1 38. Form of notice of withdrawal prescribed (Act s. 99D(1)) 1 39. Particulars prescribed (Act s. 99E(3)) 1 40. Where and when public may inspect register (Act s. 99F(2)) 1 Part 12 — Infringement notices and offences 41. Infringement notice offences and modified penalties prescribed (Act s. 99H and 99K) 1 42. Form of infringement notice prescribed (Act s. 99K(1)) 1 43. Form of notice of withdrawal prescribed (Act s. 99N(1)) 1 Part 13 — Miscellaneous 44. Maximum amount prescribed (Act s. 99Y(1)) 1 45. Image data sources (Act s. 116B(1)) 1 Schedule 1 — Prescribed premises Schedule 3 — Works approval fee Schedule 4 — Licence fee Part 1 — Premises component Part 2 — Part 2 waste Part 3 — Discharge component Schedule 5 — Tyre landfill exclusion zone Part 1 — Metropolitan Part 2 — Country Schedule 5A — Areas where burning matter on or from development sites is prohibited 1. Perth metropolitan area 1 2. Mandurah area 1 Schedule 6 — Infringement notice offences Schedule 7 — Forms Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection Regulations 1987