ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - made under the Environment Protection Act 1997 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Name of regulation 3. Dictionary 4. Notes 5. Offences against regulation--application of Criminal Code etc PART 2--EMISSIONS INTO THE AIR Division 2.1--Application of pt 2 6. Application of pt 2 to tobacco products Division 2.2--Chimney emissions causing environmental harm 7. Meaning of national emission guidelines for div 2.2 8. Chimney emissions--pollutants taken to cause environmental Division 2.3--Open-air fires 9. Open-air fires prohibited except in certain circumstances Division 2.4--Burning, fires and firewood 10. Burning certain substances requires environmental authorisation 11. Fire bans in bad weather 12. Indoor fires prohibited unless harm minimised 13. Pollutants emitted from fires--exception for certain fires--Act, s 143 and s 14. Conditions of environmental authorisation to sell or supply 14A. Unapproved sale or supply of painted etc firewood--offence Division 2.5--Air-filtration plants 15. Filters in air-filtration plants Division 2.6--Balloons 16. Release of 20 or more balloons prohibited 17. Balloons--exception if balloons not outside 18. Balloons--exception for hot-air balloons 19. Balloons--exception for science Division 2.7--Pollutants emitted from motor vehicles 20. Motor vehicle emissions not taken to cause environmental harm PART 3--NOISE Division 3.1--Interpretation for pt 3 21. Definitions for pt 3 22. Meaning of affected place 23. Meaning of noise zone 24. Meaning of noise standard Division 3.2--Noise causing environmental harm 25. Noise taken to cause environmental 26. Noise--exception for protecting life or property 27. Noise--exception for reducing environmental harm 28. Noise--exception if allowed by approval 29. Noise--other exceptions Division 3.3--Measuring noise 29A. Noise measurement manual 30. Measurements to be taken at compliance point 31. Taking measurements of noise 32. Compliance point--general rule for leased land 33. Compliance point--general rule for unleased land 34. Compliance point--exception for environmental protection 35. Compliance point--exception for environmental authorisation 36. Compliance point--exception for public land with approval 37. Compliance point--exception for leased land with boundary with different noise 38. Compliance point--exception for units, common wall properties and Division 3.4--Noise offences 39. Offence to make noise louder than noise standard 40. Sale and hiring of things PART 4--WATER Division 4.1--Environmental values 41. Environmental values of waterways for pt 4, sch 3 and 42. Certain pollutants taken to cause environmental 43. Ambient environmental standards for waterways Division 4.2--Protection of waterways 44. Substances not to enter waterways 45. Development waste not to enter stormwater system or waterways 46. Areas near development to be kept clear 47. Entries to and exits from land to be kept stable 48. Washing vehicles etc--commercial activity 49. Washing vehicles etc--non-commercial activity 50. Discharge of stormwater into receiving waters PART 5--POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) 51. Definitions for pt 5 52. PCBs taken to cause environmental PART 6--AGVET CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 53. Agvet chemical products taken to cause environmental 54. Agvet chemical products--exception for registration or 55. Storage and use of certain agvet chemical products PART 7--CONTROLLED WASTE Division 7.1--Interpretation 56. Definitions for pt 7 Division 7.2--Movement of controlled waste between states 57. Application of div 7.2 58. Consignment authorisation for controlled waste 59. Information to accompany controlled waste 60. Records of movement of controlled waste 61. Notification of receipt of controlled waste Division 7.3--Controlled waste taken to cause environmental harm 62. Controlled waste taken to cause environmental PART 8--SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANTS 63. Application of pt 8 64. People who may conduct analysis 65. Procedures and protocols 66. What is a recognised entity? PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS 67. Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6) 68. Inspection of incorporated document 69. Notification of incorporated document SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 DICTIONARY ENDNOTES ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 1 Name of regulation This regulation is the Environment Protection Regulation 2005. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 3 Dictionary The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation. Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere. For example, the signpost definition 'built-up area--see the Emergencies Act 2004, dictionary.' means that the term 'built-up area' is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this regulation. Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 4 Notes A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation. Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 5 Offences against regulation--application of Criminal Code etc Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this regulation. Note 1 Criminal Code The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this regulation (see Code, pt 2.1). The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability). Note 2 Penalty units The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units. Note 1 The Act does not apply to a pollutant emitted into the air by-- (a) a train; or (b) a Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft; or (c) a person using only his or her body; or (d) an animal; or (e) a motor vehicle being driven on a road, unless it-- (i) is being driven on the road to conduct reliability trials or speed tests; and (ii) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits during the trials or tests (see the Act, s 8 (1)). Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 6 Application of pt 2 to tobacco products This part does not apply to the lighting or smoking of a cigar, cigarette or pipe. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 7 Meaning of national emission guidelines for div 2.2 In this division: "national emission guidelines" means the guidelines called the 'National guidelines for control of emission of air pollutants from new stationary sources 1985' published by the Australian Environment Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council, as in force immediately before it was rescinded. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 8 Chimney emissions--pollutants taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (a) (1) This section applies to a pollutant mentioned in the national emission guidelines, table 1 or table 2 that is emitted into the air through a chimney. (2) The pollutant is taken to cause environmental harm if the amount of the pollutant emitted into the air from a source stated in the guidelines for the pollutant is more than the standard stated in the guidelines for the source. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the pollutant is emitted in the circumstances mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.1 (Chimney emissions), column 2 in accordance with the conditions (if any) mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.1, column 3 for the activity. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 9 Open-air fires prohibited except in certain circumstances (1) A person commits an offence if the person lights, uses or maintains a fire in the open air. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. Note The Emergencies Act 2004 contains an offence about lighting etc fire during total fire ban (see s 116). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the person if the person lights, uses or maintains the fire for an activity mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2 (Open-air fires), column 2 in accordance with the conditions (if any) mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2, column 3 for the activity. Note The defendant has the evidential burden of establishing the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fire to which the Act, schedule 1, section 1.2, table, item 28 relates. Note Item 28 relates to burning plant matter to reduce a fire hazard, to clear land or to conserve biological diversity or ecological integrity. For offences in relation to these activities, see the Act, pt 8 (Environmental authorisations). (4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 10 Burning certain substances requires environmental authorisation (1) A person commits an offence if the person-- (a) burns 1 or more of the following substances: (i) a synthetic plastic or other synthetic polymer; (ii) wood that-- (A) is painted, chemically treated or contaminated with a chemical; and (B) has not been approved for sale or supply by the authority and chief health officer; (iii) a chemical other than a chemical recommended by the manufacturer as fuel for a fire; and (b) either-- (i) does not have an environmental authorisation for burning the substance; or (ii) has an environmental authorisation for burning the substance, but the burning is not in accordance with the authorisation. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. Note Environmental authorisations are dealt with in the Act, pt 8. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to anything done in accordance with a direction under the Animal Diseases Act 2005, section 27 (Destruction of infected animals etc--endemic disease) or section 29 (Destruction of infected animals etc--exotic disease). (3) A person commits an offence if the person-- (a) burns 1 or more of the following substances: (i) waste; (ii) unseasoned wood; and (b) either-- (i) does not have an environmental authorisation for burning the substance; or (ii) has an environmental authorisation for burning the substance, but the burning is not in accordance with the authorisation. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply-- (a) to burning paper or cardboard for the purpose of starting a fire; or (b) to anything done in accordance with a direction under the Animal Diseases Act 2005, section 27 (Destruction of infected animals etc--endemic disease) or section 29 (Destruction of infected animals etc--exotic disease); or (c) in relation to the burning of waste on land in an area that is not in the built-up area by a person who is ordinarily resident on the land if-- (i) the waste is waste as a result of the person being the resident of the land; and (ii) the burning happens on that land. (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 11 Fire bans in bad weather (1) This section applies if the Minister is satisfied that the existing or forecasted weather conditions mean a fire would-- (a) cause excessive environmental harm; or (b) unnecessarily increase pollutants in the air. (2) The Minister may, in writing, declare that the lighting, using or maintaining of a fire in the open air is prohibited for the period stated in the declaration. (3) A declaration may be expressed to apply to all or part of the ACT. (4) The declaration must be-- (a) published in a daily newspaper; or (b) broadcast in the ACT by a national or commercial broadcasting service. (5) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a declaration. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the person had a reasonable excuse. (7) This section does not apply to a fire only for cooking or heating food or drink. (8) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 12 Indoor fires prohibited unless harm minimised (1) A person commits an offence if the person lights, uses or maintains a fire in a place other than in the open air. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if-- (a) the person takes all steps that are practicable and reasonable to prevent any environmental harm caused, or likely to be caused, by the emission of pollutants into the air from the fire; or (b) if prevention is not reasonably practicable--the person takes all steps that are practicable and reasonable to minimise any environmental harm caused, or likely to be caused, by the emission of pollutants into the air from the fire. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 13 Pollutants emitted from fires--exception for certain fires--Act, s 143 and s 166 (5) A pollutant being emitted into the air from a fire is not taken to cause environmental harm unless burning the substance burned in the fire, or the lighting, using or maintaining of the fire, is an offence against any of the following sections: (a) section 9 (Open-air fires prohibited except in certain circumstances); (b) section 10 (Burning certain substances requires environmental authorisation); (c) section 11 (Fire bans in bad weather); (d) section 12 (Indoor fires prohibited unless harm minimised). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 14 Conditions of environmental authorisation to sell or supply firewood--Act, s 51 (a) (viii) A person given an environmental authorisation to sell or supply firewood as mentioned in the Act, schedule 1, section 1.2, item 44 or item 45, must comply with the following standards: (a) if practicable, each buyer must be offered a choice of mixed wood loads; (b) wood must be offered and supplied by weight, not by volume; (c) each buyer must be given a written statement of the weight of the load supplied; (d) if the load is a mixed wood load--the buyer must be given a written statement of the approximate weight of hardwood and softwood in the load; (e) unseasoned wood must not be supplied; (f) each buyer must be given a pamphlet supplied by the environment protection authority that sets out recommended wood burning practices and encourages compliance with those practices; (g) each buyer must be given the following information: (i) the common name and species (if known) of the wood or the kind of wood; (ii) the place from which the wood was originally taken; (iii) the type of wood. Examples of common name of wood or kind of wood for par (g) (i) box, gum, pine Examples of place from which wood taken for par (g) (ii) ACT pine forests, Cowra Example of type of wood for par (g) (iii) residue from forestry processing operations of native forest timber Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 14A Unapproved sale or supply of painted etc firewood--offence (1) A person commits an offence if the person-- (a) sells or supplies firewood that is painted, chemically treated or contaminated with a chemical; and (b) does not have the following: (i) an environmental authorisation to sell or supply firewood as mentioned in the Act, schedule 1, section 1.2, item 44 or item 45; (ii) written approval from the authority and the chief health officer to sell or supply the firewood. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 15 Filters in air-filtration plants (1) An occupier of premises commits an offence if-- (a) the premises contains an air-filtration plant; and (b) the air-filtration plant vents into the air; and (c) the air-filtration plant is operating; and (d) the occupier removes a filter from the plant. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) An occupier of premises commits an offence if-- (a) the premises contains an air-filtration plant; and (b) the air-filtration plant vents into the air; and (c) the occupier does not adequately maintain a filter in the plant. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 16 Release of 20 or more balloons prohibited (1) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person releases 20 or more balloons at or about the same time; and (b) 20 or more of the balloons are inflated with a gas that causes them to rise. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. Note A reference to an offence against a territory law includes a reference to a related ancillary offence, eg attempt (see Legislation Act, s 189). This means an offence under this section also covers the offence of inciting the offence or conspiring to commit the offence. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (3) In a prosecution for an offence against this section-- (a) it is not necessary for the prosecution to establish the exact number of balloons released; and (b) evidence that a balloon rose after being released is, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, evidence that the balloon was inflated with a gas that caused it to rise. (4) This section is subject to the following sections: (a) section 17 (Balloons--exception if balloons not outside); (b) section 18 (Balloons--exception for hot-air balloons); (c) section 19 (Balloons--exception for science). Note A person charged with an offence against s (1) has the evidential burden of proving anything mentioned in s 17, s 18 or s 19 (see Criminal Code, s 58). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 17 Balloons--exception if balloons not outside Section 16 does not apply to the release of balloons if the balloons are released inside a building or structure and do not make their way into the open air. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 18 Balloons--exception for hot-air balloons Section 16 does not apply to the release of balloons if the balloons are hot-air balloons that are recovered after landing. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 19 Balloons--exception for science (1) Section 16 does not apply to the release of balloons if the balloons are released for-- (a) a meteorological purpose; or (b) another scientific purpose approved under subsection (2). (2) The environment protection authority may approve a scientific purpose for the release of balloons if the authority is satisfied that the purpose to be achieved by the release of the balloons is proportional to the damage likely to be caused to the environment by the release. (3) An approval is a notifiable instrument. Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 20 Motor vehicle emissions not taken to cause environmental harm A pollutant being emitted into the air from a motor vehicle to which the Act applies is not taken to cause environmental harm if the motor vehicle complies with the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999. Note 1 The Act applies to a pollutant emitted into the air by a motor vehicle being driven on a road only if the motor vehicle-- (a) is being driven on the road for the purpose of conducting reliability trials or speed tests; and (b) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits during the trials or tests (see the Act, s 8 (1) (e)). Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). Note 1 The Act does not apply to noise made by-- (a) a train; or (b) a Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft; or (c) a person using only his or her body; or (d) an animal; or (e) a motor vehicle being driven on a road, unless it-- (i) is being driven on the road to conduct reliability trials or speed tests; and (ii) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits during the trials or tests (see the Act, s 8 (1)). Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 21 Definitions for pt 3 In this part: "adjoining", for noise zones, means noise zones that-- (a) have a common boundary; or (b) would have a common boundary apart from a road separating them. "affected person", for an affected place, means an occupier of the affected place, and includes a person who is lawfully in an affected place that is on-- (a) unleased land; or (b) public land under the Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW), section 153, as in force from time to time. Note See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). "affected place"--see section 22. "as near as practicable", to a boundary, for the measurement of noise level at a compliance point, means as near as practicable for taking the measurement. "compliance point"--see section 32 to section 38. "noise standard"--see section 24. "noise zone"--see section 23. "unit"--see the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 9. "units plan" means a units plan under the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 7. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 22 Meaning of affected place (1) In this regulation: "affected place", for noise being emitted from a place in the ACT, means a place (other than a road or road related area), whether inside or outside the ACT, where a person is affected by the noise. (2) However, a parcel of land held under a territory lease is an affected place for noise emitted from the parcel only if the noise is emitted from a unit and the affected place is another unit on the same units plan. (3) For subsection (1), a person is not affected by noise unless-- (a) the person complains about the noise to an authorised officer; and (b) the noise level at the affected place exceeds the noise standard for the affected place. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 23 Meaning of noise zone In this regulation: "noise zone "means-- (a) for a place in the ACT on land mentioned in schedule 2, table 2.1, column 3--the noise zone mentioned in column 2 for the land; or (b) for a place in New South Wales on land mentioned in schedule 2, table 2.1, column 4--the noise zone mentioned in column 2 for the land. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 24 Meaning of noise standard (1) In this regulation: "noise standard", for a noise zone, means the noise standard mentioned in schedule 2, part 2.2, column 3 or column 4 for the noise zone for the relevant time. (2) However-- (a) if the compliance point for noise emitted from a unit is a point in any of the other units in the units plan, the noise standard for the unit is 5dB(A) below the noise standard that would otherwise apply; and (b) if the compliance point for noise emitted from premises (the 1st premises) on a territory lease with a common wall with premises on another territory lease (the 2nd premises) is a point in the 2nd premises, the noise standard for the 1st premises is 5dB(A) below the noise standard that would otherwise apply; and (c) the noise standard on the boundary between 2 or more noise zones is the average of the noise standards for the noise zones for the time when the noise is emitted, rounded up to the nearest dB(A). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 25 Noise taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (a) (1) For the Act, noise emitted from a place in the ACT is taken to cause environmental harm in an affected place if the noise level at the compliance point for the place from which the noise is emitted is louder than the noise standard for that place. (2) This section is subject to this division. Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 26 Noise--exception for protecting life or property Under section 25 (1), noise is not taken to cause environmental harm in an affected place if the noise is emitted in the course of protecting life or property. Example a fire or other emergency Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 27 Noise--exception for reducing environmental harm Under section 25 (1), noise is not taken to cause environmental harm in an affected place if the noise is emitted in the course of preventing, minimising or remedying another environmental harm. Example noise from pumps cleaning a spill Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 28 Noise--exception if allowed by approval Under section 25 (1), noise is not taken to cause environmental harm in an affected place if the noise is emitted in the course of conducting an activity for which an approval is in force. Example using an amplifier in accordance with an approval Note 1 Approval is defined in the dictionary. Note 2 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 29 Noise--other exceptions Under section 25 (1), noise is not taken to cause environmental harm in an affected place if it is noise mentioned in schedule 2, table 2.3, column 2 and the conditions (if any) mentioned in column 3 for the noise are met. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 29A Noise measurement manual (1) The Minister may approve a manual (the noise measurement manual) for the measurement of noise for this regulation. Note Power given under an Act or statutory instrument to make a statutory instrument (including a manual) includes power to amend or repeal the instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (1)). (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the noise measurement manual may make provision in relation to the following: (a) the procedures for measuring noise; (b) the instruments to be used to measure noise; (c) modifying factors used to correct noise measurements. (3) The noise measurement manual is a disallowable instrument. Note 1 A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act. Note 2 An amendment or repeal of the manual is also a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act, s 46 (2)). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 30 Measurements to be taken at compliance point For the Act, for measuring noise being emitted from a place, the noise level must be measured at the compliance point for the place. Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 31 Taking measurements of noise For the Act, for measuring emission of noise-- (a) the noise level measured must be L10,T; and (b) all measurements must be taken in accordance with the procedures set out in the noise measurement manual. Note 1 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). Note 2 Noise measurement manual--see s 29A. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 32 Compliance point--general rule for leased land (1) The compliance point for a parcel of land held under a territory lease is any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the parcel of land. (2) This section is subject to the following sections: (a) section 34 (Compliance point--exception for environmental protection agreement); (b) section 35 (Compliance point--exception for environmental authorisation); (c) section 36 (Compliance point--exception for public land with approval); (d) section 37 (Compliance point--exception for leased land with boundary with different noise zone); (e) section 38 (Compliance point--exception for units, common wall properties and subleases). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 33 Compliance point--general rule for unleased land (1) The compliance point for unleased land is any point as near as practicable to 5m from the source of the noise. (2) This section is subject to the following sections: (a) section 34 (Compliance point--exception for environmental protection agreement); (b) section 35 (Compliance point--exception for environmental authorisation); (c) section 36 (Compliance point--exception for public land with approval). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 34 Compliance point--exception for environmental protection agreement If noise is emitted in the course of conducting an activity for which an environmental protection agreement is in force and the agreement states a compliance point, the stated point is the compliance point. Note Environmental protection agreements are dealt with in the Act, pt 7. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 35 Compliance point--exception for environmental authorisation If noise is emitted in the course of conducting an activity for which an environmental authorisation is in force and the authorisation states a compliance point, the stated point is the compliance point. Note Environmental authorisations are dealt with in the Act, pt 8. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 36 Compliance point--exception for public land with approval If noise is emitted from public land in the course of conducting an activity for which an approval is in force and the approval states a compliance point, the stated point is the compliance point. Note Approval is defined in the dictionary. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 37 Compliance point--exception for leased land with boundary with different noise zone If the noise is emitted from leased land with a boundary that is also a noise zone boundary, and the adjoining noise zone has a different noise standard, the compliance point is any point as near as practicable to the boundary with the noise zone with the lowest noise standard for the time when the noise is emitted. Note Noise standard is defined in s 24 and detailed in sch 2.Noise zone is defined in s 23 and detailed in sch 2. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 38 Compliance point--exception for units, common wall properties and subleases (1) If noise is emitted from a unit, the compliance point is-- (a) any point in any of the other units in the units plan; or (b) any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the land to which the units plan applies. (2) If noise is emitted from premises (the 1st premises) on a territory lease with a common wall with premises (the 2nd premises) on another territory lease, the compliance point is-- (a) any point in the 2nd premises; or (b) any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the 1st premises. (3) If noise is emitted from part of a parcel of land held under a territory lease consisting of a sublease of the territory lease, the "compliance point "is-- (a) any point in any other part of the parcel of land consisting of another sublease of the territory lease; or (b) any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the parcel of land. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 39 Offence to make noise louder than noise standard (1) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person makes noise in the ACT; and (b) the noise causes environmental harm in an affected place. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. Examples of making noise 1 playing a musical instrument 2 using portable loudspeakers 3 using a leaf blower or vacuum 4 using a power tool Note 1 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). Note 2 Making noise will only cause environmental harm in an affected place if the noise level is louder than the noise standard for the compliance point for the place from which it is emitted (see s 25). Also, the noise standard for the point may be different at different times of day (see sch 2, table 2.2). (2) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person is an occupier of a place in the ACT; and (b) noise is emitted from a thing in the place; and (c) the noise causes environmental harm in an affected place. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. Examples of things that emit noise 1 a swimming pool or spa pump 2 an airconditioner 3 a building intruder alarm 4 a motor vehicle intruder alarm ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 40 Sale and hiring of things (1) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person sells a thing; and (b) the sale is the first retail sale of the thing; and (c) the sale would, if it took place in NSW, be prohibited under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) as in force from time to time. Example A person sells, as a first retail sale, an air conditioner without a noise compliance plate. If the NSW Act prohibits its sale without a noise compliance plate, the person commits an offence under this regulation. Note 1 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). Note 2 The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW), s 136 creates an offence of selling an article of a class prescribed under the regulations if, when in use or operation, the article emits noise in excess of a prescribed level. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person hires out a thing; and (b) a sale of the thing would, if it took place in NSW, be prohibited by the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) as in force from time to time. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. Note See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 41 Environmental values of waterways for pt 4, sch 3 and sch 4 For this part, schedule 3 and schedule 4, the environmental values of a waterway are the environmental values mentioned in the territory plan, Water Use and Catchment Code, for the waterway. Examples 1 water-based recreation--swimming (REC/1) 2 waterscape (VIEW) 3 stock water supply (STOCK) Note 1 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). Note 2 The territory plan is available at www.actpla.act.gov.au. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 42 Certain pollutants taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (b) A pollutant mentioned in a part in schedule 3 is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters a waterway with the environmental value for the part. Example Schedule 3, part 3.2 prescribes pollutants that are taken to cause environmental harm if they enter a waterway with the environmental value that is used for water-based recreation, for example, Lake Tuggeranong. So under that part, any nitrogen that enters Lake Tuggeranong is taken to cause environmental harm. Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 43 Ambient environmental standards for waterways (1) The ambient environmental standards for a waterway with an environmental value mentioned in a part in schedule 4 are the standards stated for the indicators in the part. Example Schedule 4, part 4.5 prescribes the standards for waterways used as stock water supply, for example, the Molonglo River. Under the part, the Molonglo River should have an acidity between pH 6.5 and 9.2. If it does not, the river does not meet the ambient environmental standards. Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply when the waterway's flow conditions exceed the 10-year 5 percentile high-flow value. Example The Cotter River generally meets the ambient environmental standards. Hypothetically, there was excessive rain last spring, which caused the river to flood. The Cotter River rose to the highest level it had been at for 25 years. Under s (2), the ambient environmental standards would not apply during the flood. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 44 Substances not to enter waterways (1) A person commits an offence if the person allows a prohibited substance to enter a waterway. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person leaves a prohibited substance unattended; and (b) the prohibited substance is-- (i) within 10m of a drain or other entry to a waterway; and (ii) exposed to rain or run-off; and (iii) not securely contained in a watertight container. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (4) In this section: "prohibited substance" means any of the following: (a) paint; (b) automotive fuel, oil or grease; (c) cooking fat or oil; (d) degreaser; (e) detergent; (f) animal waste; (g) food waste; (h) any other pollutant. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 45 Development waste not to enter stormwater system or waterways (1) A person commits an offence if the person places soil, sand, building material or waste from development-- (a) in the stormwater system or a waterway; or (b) where it may enter the stormwater system or a waterway. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (3) In this section: "development", in relation to land, means the following: (a) building, altering, repairing or demolishing a building or structure on the land; (b) disposing of waste materials generated by altering or demolishing a building or structure on the land; (c) carrying out earthworks or other construction work on or under the land; (d) carrying out work that would affect the landscape of the land. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 46 Areas near development to be kept clear (1) A person who is in charge of development commits an offence if the person does not ensure that each footpath, gutter and road adjacent to the development is clear of soil, sand, building materials and waste. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (3) In this section: "development", in relation to land--see section 45 (3). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 47 Entries to and exits from land to be kept stable (1) The owner of land commits an offence if the owner does not keep the surface of each vehicle entrance to, or exit from, the land stable by applying concrete, gravel or other solid material to the surface. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) A person who is in charge of development commits an offence if the person does not keep the surface of each vehicle entrance to, or exit from, the land where the development is being carried out stable by applying concrete, gravel or other solid material to the surface. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (4) In this section: "development", in relation to land--see section 45 (3). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 48 Washing vehicles etc--commercial activity (1) This section applies to a person who washes a vehicle or other thing in the course of, or incidental to, carrying on a commercial activity. (2) The person commits an offence if the person allows run-off from the washing to enter a waterway. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 49 Washing vehicles etc--non-commercial activity (1) This section applies to a person who washes a vehicle or other thing on premises where it is ordinarily kept and otherwise than in the course of, or incidental to, carrying on a commercial activity. (2) The person commits an offence if-- (a) there is on the premises-- (i) a grassed or gravelled area where the vehicle or other thing can be washed and run-off from the area does not flow directly into a waterway; or (ii) an area identified as a place where a vehicle or other thing may be washed; and (b) the person allows run-off from the washing to enter a waterway. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 50 Discharge of stormwater into receiving waters (1) A person commits an offence if-- (a) the person discharges stormwater from-- (i) a sediment retention dam; or (ii) footings; or (iii) another stormwater retention area; and (b) the stormwater flows into receiving waters; and (c) the suspended solids concentration in the stormwater is higher than 60mg/L. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (3) In this section: "receiving waters" means ground water or a waterway. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 51 Definitions for pt 5 In this part: "PCB" means a polychlorinated biphenyl with the chemical formula C12H10-nCln, where n is a whole number in the range from 1 to 10 (including 1 and 10). "PCB material" means a material that contains more than 2mg PCB/kg. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 52 PCBs taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (b) (1) A PCB material is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the environment. (2) A thing containing PCB material is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the environment. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 53 Agvet chemical products taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (b) (1) An agvet chemical product is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the environment. (2) This section is subject to section 54. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 54 Agvet chemical products--exception for registration or permit (1) An agvet chemical product is not taken under section 53 (1) to cause environmental harm if it-- (a) is registered under the agvet code, part 2; and (b) is being used in accordance with the conditions of registration. (2) An agvet chemical product is not taken under section 53 (1) to cause environmental harm if it, or an active constituent of the product, is being used in accordance with a permit under the agvet code, part 7. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 55 Storage and use of certain agvet chemical products (1) This section applies to-- (a) an agvet chemical product that is registered under the agvet code, part 2; or (b) an agvet chemical product for which a person has a permit under the agvet code, part 7. (2) A person commits an offence if the person-- (a) stores the product other than in a way authorised by the Australian pesticides and veterinary medicines authority; or (b) uses the product other than in a way authorised by the Australian pesticides and veterinary medicines authority. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. (4) In this section: "Australian pesticides and veterinary medicines authority" means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 (Cwlth), as in force from time to time. Note See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 56 Definitions for pt 7 In this part: "agency" means the entity nominated by a jurisdiction for the NEPM. "consignment authorisation "means an approval allowing the movement of controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination given by an agency or a facility delegated by the agency in the jurisdiction. "controlled waste" means a thing mentioned in the NEPM, schedule A, list 1 (Waste categories) if it has 1 or more of the characteristics mentioned in the NEPM, schedule A, list 2 (Characteristics of controlled wastes). "facility" means a place where controlled waste is received. "jurisdiction of destination", for movement of controlled waste, means the jurisdiction where the facility is located that the waste is being moved to. "jurisdiction of origin", for movement of controlled waste, means the jurisdiction where the waste is being moved from. "jurisdiction of transit", for movement of controlled waste, means a jurisdiction through which the waste is moved that is not the jurisdiction of origin or the jurisdiction of destination. "NEPM" means the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure, as in force from time to time, made under the national scheme laws. Note 1 The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth). Note 2 The NEPM is available at www.ephc.gov.au. Note 3 See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). "producer" means a person who produces controlled waste. "transporter" means a person who moves controlled waste-- (a) from a jurisdiction of origin to a jurisdiction of destination; or (b) through a jurisdiction of transit. "waste" means a thing, whether valuable or not, that is-- (a) discarded; or (b) rejected; or (c) unwanted; or (d) surplus; or (e) abandoned; or (f) intended for recycling, reprocessing, recovery, reuse, or purification. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 57 Application of div 7.2 This division does not apply to the following: (a) the movement of controlled waste only between places within the ACT; Note For the movement of regulated waste (including controlled waste) only between places within the ACT, see the Act, sch 1, table 1.2, item 9. (b) the movement of controlled waste in accordance with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (Cwlth), as in force from time to time; Note See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). (c) the movement of controlled waste in an emergency to protect life, the environment or property; (d) the movement of controlled waste to be used in analysis for waste categorisation; (e) the movement of controlled waste to be used in research if the movement is approved by the agency in the jurisdiction of destination; (f) the movement of controlled waste by pipeline; (g) the movement of containers in which there remains a small amount of residual controlled waste for refilling with the same substance. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 58 Consignment authorisation for controlled waste (1) A producer commits an offence if the producer-- (a) moves controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination; and (b) does not have a consignment authorisation from an agency of the jurisdiction or a facility delegated by the agency to move the controlled waste into the jurisdiction. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) A producer commits an offence if-- (a) the producer consigns controlled waste to a transporter; and (b) the transporter does not hold an environmental authorisation for the consignment. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 59 Information to accompany controlled waste (1) A producer commits an offence if-- (a) the producer consigns controlled waste to a transporter; and (b) the producer does not give the transporter the information mentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 1 for the controlled waste in written or electronic form. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) A transporter commits an offence if-- (a) the transporter moves controlled waste; and (b) the transporter does not keep the following information, in written or electronic form, with the controlled waste during the movement: (i) information, provided by the producer, mentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 1 for the controlled waste; (ii) information mentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 2 for the controlled waste. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 60 Records of movement of controlled waste (1) A producer commits an offence if the producer does not keep a copy of the information mentioned in section 59 (1) (b) for each consignment of controlled waste for at least 1 year after the date of the movement of the controlled waste. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. (2) A transporter commits an offence if the transporter does not keep a copy of the information mentioned in section 59 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) for each consignment of controlled waste for at least 1 year after the date of the movement of the controlled waste. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 61 Notification of receipt of controlled waste (1) A producer commits an offence if the producer-- (a) moves controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination; and (b) does not receive, within 14 days after the day when the controlled waste was due to arrive at the facility, the information mentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 1 for the controlled waste from the agency or facility that gave the consignment authorisation for the controlled waste; and (c) does not tell the environment protection authority in writing that the producer has not received the information. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 62 Controlled waste taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (b) Controlled waste is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the environment. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 63 Application of pt 8 This part does not apply to the sampling and analysis of noise. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 64 People who may conduct analysis (1) The analysis of a pollutant must be conducted by a person employed as an analyst in any of the following organisations: (a) an Australian university; (b) a laboratory operated by or on behalf of the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State; (c) a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities if the laboratory's scope of accreditation includes analysis of the pollutant; Note For information about the National Association of Testing Authorities--see www.nata.asn.au. (d) a laboratory approved under subsection (2). (2) The Minister may approve a laboratory for this section. (3) An approval is a disallowable instrument. Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 65 Procedures and protocols Sampling and analysis of a pollutant must be conducted in accordance with-- (a) a national environment protection protocol for the purpose in a national environment protection measure, as in force from time to time, made under the national scheme laws; or Note 1 The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth). Note 2 See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). Note 3 National environment protection measures are available at www.ephc.gov.au. (b) a procedure for that purpose provided under a law of the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State; or (c) a protocol for the purpose in a standard published by or on behalf of Standards Australia; or (d) a protocol for the purpose in a standard published by or on behalf of the International Standards Organisation; or Note ISO standards are available at www.iso.ch. (e) a protocol for the purpose published by a recognised entity. Note The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated instrument, whether applied as in force at a particular time or from time to time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 66 What is a recognised entity? (1) A "recognised entity" is-- (a) the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State; or (b) the environment protection authority; or (c) an entity established under a law of the Commonwealth or a State that has functions corresponding, or substantially corresponding, to the functions of the environment protection authority; or (d) the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) established by the national scheme laws; or Note The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth). (e) the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) established by the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 (Cwlth), as in force from time to time; or (f) the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC); or (g) a co-operative research centre established under the Commonwealth Co-operative Research Centre Program; or (h) an Australian university; or (i) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or (j) the American Public Health Association; or (k) an entity approved by the Minister under subsection (2). Note For information about-- o the NEPC--see www.ephc.gov.au o the CSIRO--see www.csiro.au o the Environment Protection and Heritage Council--see www.ephc.gov.au o the Commonwealth Co-operative Research Centre Program--see www.crc.gov.au o the United States Environmental Protection Agency--see www.epa.gov o the American Public Health Association--see www.apha.org. (2) The Minister may approve an entity as a recognised entity. (3) An approval is a disallowable instrument. Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 67 Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6) (1) The Legislation Act, section 47 (5) does not apply to the following laws and instruments so far as they are applied under this regulation: (a) Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (Cwlth); (b) Australian Standard 2436; (c) Environmental and Planning Assessment Act 1979 (NSW); Note 1 The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated instrument, whether applied as in force at a particular time or from time to time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)). Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). Note 3 Commonwealth Acts and regulations are available at www.comlaw.gov.au. NSW Acts and regulations are available at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. (2) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to the following laws so far as they are applied under this regulation: (a) Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 (Cwlth); (b) Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth); (c) Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW); (d) Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (Cwlth); (e) national capital plan; (f) National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth); (g) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW); (h) Science and Industry Research Act 1949 (Cwlth); (i) a national environment protection measure; (j) a national environment protection protocol made under the national scheme laws. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 68 Inspection of incorporated document (1) This section applies to an incorporated document, or an amendment or replacement of an incorporated document. (2) The director-general must ensure that the document, amendment or replacement is made available for inspection free of charge to the public on business days at reasonable times at the office of the administrative unit administered by the director-general. (3) In this section: "amendment", of an incorporated document--see section 69 (6). "incorporated document" means Australian standard 2436. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 69 Notification of incorporated document (1) This section applies to-- (a) an incorporated document; or (b) an amendment of, or replacement for, an incorporated document. Example of replacement standard a new edition of the incorporated document Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). (2) The director-general may prepare a written notice (an incorporated document notice) for the incorporated document, amendment or replacement that contains the following information: (a) for an incorporated document--details of the document, including its title, author and date of publication; (b) for a replacement of an incorporated document--details of the replacement, including its title, author and date of publication; (c) for an amendment of an incorporated document--the date of publication of the amendment (or of the standard as amended) and a brief summary of the effect of the amendment; (d) for an incorporated document or any amendment or replacement-- (i) a date of effect (no earlier than the day after the day of notification of the notice); and (ii) details of how access to inspect the document, amendment or replacement may be obtained under section 68 (Inspection of incorporated documents); and (iii) details of how copies may be obtained, including an indication of whether there is a cost involved. (3) An incorporated document notice is a notifiable instrument. Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act. (4) The incorporated document, amendment or replacement has no effect under this regulation unless-- (a) an incorporated document notice is notified in relation to the standard, amendment or replacement; or (b) the document, amendment or replacement is notified under the Legislation Act, section 47 (6). (5) The Legislation Act, section 47 (7) does not apply in relation to the incorporated document, amendment or replacement. (6) In this section: "amendment", of an incorporated document, includes an amendment of a replacement for the incorporated document. "incorporated document"--see section 68 (3). "replacement", for an incorporated document, means-- (a) a standard that replaces the incorporated document; or (b) a document (an initial replacement) that replaces a document mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) a document (a further replacement) that replaces an initial replacement or any further replacement. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - SCHEDULE 1 Schedule 1 Exceptions--chimney emissions and open-air fires Part 1.1 Chimney emissions (see s 8 and s 9) Table 1.1 column 1 item column 2 source column 3 conditions 1 smoke from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney (a) the concentration of smoke is higher than the standard stated in the table for the source for 20 minutes or less in a 24-hour period; and (b) the emission is only because of lighting a boiler or incinerator from cold; and (c) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to-- (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable--minimise the emission 2 smoke from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney (a) the emission is only because of blowing the tubes of a boiler; and (b) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to-- (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable--minimise the emission 3 soot from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney (a) the concentration of soot is higher than the standard stated in the table for the source for 20 minutes or less in a 24-hour period; and (b) the emission is only because of lighting a boiler or incinerator from cold; and (c) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to-- (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable--minimise the emission 4 soot from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney (a) the emission is only because of blowing the tubes of a boiler; and (b) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to-- (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable--minimise the emission Part 1.2 Open-air fires (see s 8 and s 9) Table 1.2 column 1 item column 2 activity column 3 conditions 1 cooking or heating food or drink 2 heating (a) the fire is outside a built-up area; or (b) for a fire in a built-up area--the fire is in a fireplace or container that will contain the fire 3 teaching firefighting methods the teaching is authorised by the chief officer (fire brigade) or chief officer (rural fire service) 4 burning plant matter in course of primary production the fire is outside a built-up area 5 destroying a thing the destruction is in accordance with a direction to destroy the thing under the Animal Diseases Act 2005, section 27 (Destruction of infected animals etc--endemic disease) or section 29 (Destruction of infected animals etc--exotic disease) 6 celebration or similar activity the celebration or activity is held-- (a) on residential land; and (b) during the period starting on the Saturday 9 days before the Queen's birthday public holiday and ending on the Sunday 6 days after the public holiday Note The Queen's birthday public holiday is the 2nd Monday in June (see Holidays Act 1958, s 3 (1) (a) (viii)) 7 display, ceremony, celebration or similar activity the display, ceremony, celebration or activity-- (a) is authorised by the chief officer (fire brigade) or chief officer (rural fire service); and (b) is conducted in accordance with an approval; and (c) is either-- (i) held on unleased land; or (ii) held with the consent of the lessee on leased land that is not residential land Note Approval is defined in the dictionary ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - SCHEDULE 2 Schedule 2 Noise zones, noise standards and conditions (see s 23, s 24 and s 29) Note Noise emitted from land in the ACT may affect NSW land. Accordingly, this regulation prescribes the noise standard for certain NSW land. Part 2.1 Noise zones 2.1 Definitions for pt 2.1 In this part: "broadacre zone" means an area designated as a broadacre zone in the territory plan. "Central National Area (City)" means the area designated as Central National Area (City) in the national capital plan. Note See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). "Central National Area (Fairbairn)" means the area designated as Central National Area (Fairbairn) in the national capital plan. Central National Area (The Parliamentary Zone; Barton; sections 39, 40 and 41 of Yarralumla; Acton; Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue; Russell; Duntroon, ADFA and Campbell Park; Development Nodes and Clubs of Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores) means the area of that name in the national capital plan. "city centre" means the area identified as the city centre in the City Centre Precinct Code in the territory plan. commercial CZ4 zone means an area designated as a commercial CZ4 (Local Centres Zone) zone in the territory plan. commercial CZ5 zone means an area designated as a commercial CZ5 (Mixed Use Zone) zone in the territory plan. "community facility zone "means an area designated as a community facility zone in the territory plan. "group centre" means an area identified as a group centre in the Group Centres Precinct Code in the territory plan. "industrial zone" means an area designated as an industrial zone in the territory plan. "leisure and accommodation zone" means an area designated as a leisure and accommodation zone in the territory plan. "national capital plan" means the national capital plan as in force from time to time. Note National capital plan is defined in the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1. "office site" means an area identified as an office site outside the city centre, group centres and town centres in the territory plan. "Queanbeyan city business zone" means a business zone under the Queanbeyan Local Environmental Plan 1998, as in force from time to time, made under the Environmental and Planning Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). Note See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). "Queanbeyan city industrial zone" means an industrial zone under the Queanbeyan Local Environmental Plan 1998, as in force from time to time, made under the Environmental and Planning Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). "Queanbeyan city special uses zone" means a special uses zone under the Queanbeyan Local Environmental Plan 1998, as in force from time to time, made under the Environmental and Planning Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). "restricted access recreation zone" means an area designated as a restricted access recreation zone in the territory plan. "town centre "means an area identified as a town centre in the Town Centres Precinct Code in the territory plan. TSZ2 services zone means an area identified as a TSZ2 (Services Zone) zone in the territory plan. Table 2.1 column 1 item column 2 noise zone column 3 ACT land column 4 NSW land 1 zone A land in an industrial zone land in the Queanbeyan city industrial zone 2 zone B land in the city centre and town centres land in the Queanbeyan city business zone land in the Central National Area (City) 3 zone C land in group centres and office sites land in the Central National Area (The Parliamentary Zone; Barton; sections 39, 40 and 41 of Yarralumla; Acton; Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue; Russell; Duntroon, ADFA and Campbell Park; Development Nodes and Clubs of Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores) 4 zone D land in a commercial CZ4 zone 5 zone E land in-- o a restricted access recreation zone o a broadacre zone 6 zone F land in-- o a commercial CZ5 zone o a TSZ2 services zone o a community facility zone o a leisure and accommodation zone land in the Queanbeyan city special uses zone 7 zone G all other areas, other than Central National Area (Fairbairn) other NSW land Note The territory plan is available at www.actpla.act.gov.au. Part 2.2 Noise standards Table 2.2 column 1 item column 2 column 3 noise standard (dB(A)) Monday-Saturday7am-10pm Sunday and public holiday 8am-10pm column 4 noise standard (dB(A)) Monday-Saturday10pm-7am Sunday and public holiday 10pm-8am 1 zone A 65 55 2 zone B 60 50 3 zone C 55 45 4 zone D 50 35 5 zone E 50 40 6 zone F same as the noise standard for the adjoining noise zone with the loudest noise standard for the time period 7 zone G 45 35 Part 2.3 Noise conditions 2.2 Interpretation for pt 2.3 (1) In this part: "building intruder alarm" means a device that-- (a) incorporates or connects to a sounding device; and (b) on being triggered, causes the sounding device to emit sound. "habitable room" means a room other than a garage, storage area, bathroom, laundry, toilet or pantry. "major road" means an area identified in the territory plan as being in the transport zone. Note The territory plan is available at www.actpla.act.gov.au. "motor vehicle intruder alarm" means a device that-- (a) incorporates or connects to a sounding device; and (b) on being triggered, causes the sounding device to emit sound; and (c) is attached to, or forms part of, a motor vehicle for use as an intruder alarm (whether or not the device is also designed to deny access to the motor vehicle or to the motor vehicle's steering, fuel or other systems). "network facility"--see the Utilities Act 2000, dictionary. "reserved area"--see the Nature Conservation Act 1980, dictionary. Note Reserved areas include wilderness areas, national parks and nature reserves. "territory network facility"--see the Utilities Act 2000, dictionary. (2) For this part, an intruder alarm that sounds intermittently is taken to sound continuously for the purpose of measuring the period of time for which it sounds. Table 2.3 column 1 item column 2 noise column 3 conditions 1 noise emitted in the course of primary production (a) the noise is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 10 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 10 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (b) the equipment used is maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions 2 noise emitted in the course of managing a reserved area (a) the noise is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 10 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 10 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (b) the equipment used is maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions 3 noise emitted in the course of maintaining a garden or grounds on residential land (a) the noise is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (b) the equipment used is maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions 4 noise emitted in the course of maintaining a garden or grounds on land other than residential land (a) the noise is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 10 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 10 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (b) the equipment used is maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions 5 noise emitted in the course of maintaining or repairing something (a) the noise is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (b) any noise exceeding a zone noise standard is emitted for periods totalling not more than 40 hours in any 8-week period; and (c) the equipment used is maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions 6 noise emitted in the course of building work for which a building approval under the Building Act 2004, division 3.3 is required (a) all of the following: (i) the noise is emitted from a place in noise zone A or B; and (ii) all relevant noise reduction measures mentioned in Australian Standard 2436, as in force from time to time, are implemented; and (iii) the noise is emitted between 6 am and 8 pm; or (b) all of the following: (i) the noise is emitted from a place other than a place in noise zone A or B; and (ii) the building work will be finished within 2 weeks after the day it started; and (iii) all relevant noise reduction measures mentioned in Australian Standard 2436, as in force from time to time, are implemented; and (iv) the noise is emitted-- (A) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (B) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; or (c) all of the following: (i) the noise is emitted from a place other than a place in noise zone A or B; and (ii) the building work will not be finished within 2 weeks after the day it started; and (iii) all relevant noise reduction measures mentioned in Australian Standard 2436, as in force from time to time, are implemented; and (iv) the noise is emitted between 7 am and 6 pm on Monday to Saturday, excluding public holidays 7 noise emitted in the course of-- (a) building work for which a building approval under the Building Act 2004, division 3.3 is not required; or (b) internal building work; or (c) maintenance and repair work on a building. (a) the noise is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (b) the noise level at the affected place is only louder than the noise standard for the affected place at the time when the noise is emitted for less than 40 hours in an 8-week period; and (c) the equipment used is maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions 8 noise emitted by a motor vehicle intruder alarm in a motor vehicle (a) the alarm is sounded, whether continuously or intermittently-- (i) for a motor vehicle manufactured before 1 September 1997--for less than 90 seconds after the alarm first sounds; or (ii) for a motor vehicle manufactured on or after 1 September 1997--for less than 45 seconds after the alarm first sounds; or (b) a window or windscreen in the motor vehicle is broken or removed; or (c) the motor vehicle is involved in an accident; or (d) the motor vehicle is illegally broken into; or (e) there is an illegal attempt to break into the motor vehicle 9 noise emitted by a building intruder alarm in premises (a) for an alarm installed before 1 December 1997-- (i) it automatically ceases to sound, whether continuously or intermittently, within 10 minutes after being activated by a detection device; and (ii) it cannot be reactivated (except by a different detection device) until it has been manually or automatically reset; or (b) for an alarm installed on or after 1 December 1997-- (i) it automatically ceases to sound, whether continuously or intermittently, within 5 minutes after being activated by a detection device; and (ii) it cannot be reactivated (except by a different detection device) until it has been manually reset; or (c) it cannot be heard in a habitable room in any residential premises (whether or not a door or window to the room is open) 10 noise emitted in the course of mobile selling from a vehicle-- (a) using a loudspeaker, loud hailer, chime, horn, siren, bell or whistle; and (b) for the purpose of informing people that articles are on sale from the vehicle the noise is emitted-- (a) only while the vehicle is moving; and (b) between 8 am and 8 pm; and (c) for 30 seconds or less in a 3-minute period; and (d) no more than once in any 1-hour period in the same road between the closest crossroads in either direction 11 noise emitted because of a party from a parcel of land held under a territory lease (a) the noise is music; and (b) the music is only emitted between 6 pm on 31 December in a year and 12.30 am on 1 January the next year; and (c) the music is not louder than 60 dB(A) at any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the parcel of land 12 noise emitted because of a party from a road or road related area (a) the noise is music; and (b) the music is only emitted between 6 pm on 31 December in a year and 12.30 am on 1 January the next year; and (c) the music is not louder than 60 dB(A) at any point as near as practicable to the boundary of any parcel of land held under a territory lease 13 noise emitted in the course of warming up a motor vehicle engine (a) the noise is emitted for-- (i) 5 minutes or less; or (ii) if a longer period is stated in the vehicle's operating manual--the longer period or less; and (b) the vehicle complies with the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999 14 noise emitted in the course of a religious service (a) the noise is not amplified; and (b) the noise is only emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 10 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 10 pm on Sunday or a public holiday 15 noise emitted by portable loudspeakers the noise-- (a) is emitted from public land; and (b) is in accordance with an approval; and (c) is emitted-- (i) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (ii) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday Note Approval is defined in the dictionary 16 noise emitted in the course of constructing or maintaining a major road 17 noise emitted in the course of constructing or maintaining a road, other than a major road the noise is emitted-- (a) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (b) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday 18 noise emitted in the course of commercial collection of waste from commercial premises the collection is in accordance with an accredited code of practice under the Act, part 5 19 noise emitted in the course of carrying out maintenance or repair of a network facility or territory network facility the noise is emitted-- (a) between 7 am and 10 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (b) between 8 am and 10 pm on Sunday or a public holiday 20 noise emitted in the course of conducting a test to decide a noise level for the Act (a) all of the following: (i) the noise is emitted-- (A) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to Saturday; or (B) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public holiday; and (ii) the noise is not emitted for longer than 2 hours in a 1-week period; and (iii) the noise is emitted for the minimum time necessary to complete the tests; or (b) all of the following: (i) the noise is emitted at a time other than a time mentioned in subsection (1) (a); and (ii) the environment protection authority is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable to conduct the test during the times mentioned in subsection (1) (a) because the level of ambient noise during those times is likely to prevent effective testing; and (iii) the noise is not emitted for longer than 2 hours in a 1-week period; and (iv) the noise is emitted for the minimum time necessary to complete the tests Example for item 10 selling ice-cream from a van and using music to attract buyers as the van moves around Note 1 An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132). Note 2 The Act does not apply to noise made by a motor vehicle being driven on a road, unless it-- (a) is being driven on the road to conduct reliability trials or speed tests; and (b) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits during the trials or tests (see the Act, s 8 (1)). Note 3 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104). ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - SCHEDULE 3 Schedule 3 Pollutants entering waterways taken to cause environmental harm (see s 42) Part 3.1 Domestic water supply quality (DOM1/2/3) Table 3.1.1 Group A--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 aluminium 2 ammonia 3 antimony 4 arsenic 5 barium 6 boron 7 cadmium 8 chloride 9 chromium 10 copper 11 cyanide 12 fluoride 13 hydrogen sulfide 14 iodide 15 iron 16 lead 17 manganese 18 mercury 19 molybdenum 20 nickel 21 nitrate 22 nitrite 23 selenium 24 silver 25 sodium 26 sulfate 27 zinc Table 3.1.2 Group B--organic compounds column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 acrylamide 2 benzene 3 carbon tetrachloride 4 chlorobenzene 5 dichlorobenzenes-- 5.1 1,2-dichlorobenzene 5.2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 5.3 1,4-dichlorobenzene 6 dichloroethanes-- 6.1 1,2-dichloroethane 7 dichloroethenes-- 7.1 1,1-dichloroethene 7.2 1,2-dichloroethene 8 dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 9 ethylbenzene 10 ethylenediamine tetracetic acid (EDTA) 11 hexachlorobutadiene 12 nitrilotriacetic acid 13 organotins-- 13.1 tributyltin oxide 14 plasticisers-- 14.1 di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 14.2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 14.3 styrene (vinylbenzene) 14.4 tetrachloroethene 14.5 toluene 14.6 trichlorobenzenes (total) 14.7 vinyl chloride 14.8 xylene Table 3.1.3 Group C--disinfection by-products column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 chloramine (see mono-chloramine) 2 chlorine (free) 3 chlorine dioxide 4 chlorite 5 chloroacetic acids-- 5.1 chloroacetic acid 5.2 dichloroacetic acid 5.3 trichloroacetic acid 6 chlorophenols-- 6.1 2-chlorophenol 6.2 2,4-dichlorophenol 6.3 2,4,6-dichlorophenol 7 cyanogen chloride (as cyanide) 8 formaldehyde 9 mono-chloramine 10 trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral hydrate) 11 trihalomethanes (THMs) (total) Table 3.1.4 Group D--pesticides column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 acephate 2 aldicarb 3 aldrin 4 ametryn 5 amitrole 6 asulam 7 atrazine 8 azinphos-methyl 9 benomyl 10 bentazone 11 bioresmethrin 12 bromacil 13 bromophos-ethyl 14 bromoxynil 15 carbaryl 16 carbendazim 17 carbofuran 18 carbophenthion 19 carboxin 20 chlordane 21 chlorothalonil 22 chloroxuron 23 chlorphenvinphos 24 chlorpyrifos 25 chlorsulfuron 26 cichlorvos 27 clopyralid 28 2,4-D 29 DDT 30 diazinon 31 dicamba 32 dichlobenil 33 diclofop-methyl 34 dicofol 35 dieldrin 36 difenzoquat 37 dimethoate 38 diphenamid 39 diquat 40 disulfoton 41 diuron 42 DPA (2,2-DPA) 43 EDB 44 endosulfan 45 endothal 46 EPTC 47 ethion 48 ethoprophos 49 etridiazole 50 fenamiphos 51 fenarimol 52 fenchlorphos 53 fenitrothion 54 fenoprop 55 fensulfothion 56 fenvalerate 57 flamprop-methyl 58 fluometuron 59 formothion 60 fosamine ammonium 61 glyphosphate 62 heptachlor (including its epoxide) 63 hexaflurate 64 hexazinone 65 lindane 66 maldison 67 methidathion 68 methiocarb 69 methomyl 70 methoxychlor 71 metolachlor 72 metribuzin 73 metsulfuron-methyl 74 mevinphos 75 molinate 76 monocrotophos 77 napropamide 78 nitralin 79 norflurazon 80 oryzalin 81 oxamyl 82 paraquat 83 parathion 84 parathion methyl 85 pebulate 86 pendimethalin 87 pentachlorophenol 88 permethrin 89 picloram 90 piperonyl butoxide 91 pirimcarb 92 pirimiphos-ethyl 93 pirimiphos-methyl 94 profenofos 95 promecarb 96 propachlor 97 propanil 98 propargite 99 propiconazole 100 propozine 101 propyzamide 102 pyrazophos 103 quintozene 104 silvex (see fenoprop) 105 simazine 106 sulprofos 107 2,4,5-T 108 temephos 109 terbacil 110 terbufos 111 terbutryn 112 tetrachlorvinphos 113 thiobencarb 114 thiometon 115 thiophenate 116 thiram 117 triadimefon 118 trichlorfon 119 trichlorpyr 120 trifluralin 121 vernolate Part 3.2 Water-based recreation--swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2) Table 3.2 column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 faecal coliforms 2 nitrogen 3 oil and grease 4 phosphorus Part 3.3 Waterscape (VIEW) Table 3.3 column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 nitrogen 2 oil and grease 3 phosphorus Part 3.4 Stock water supply (STOCK) Table 3.4.1 Group A--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 aluminium 2 arsenic 3 barium 4 beryllium 5 boron 6 cadmium 7 calcium 8 chloride 9 chromium 10 cobalt 11 copper 12 cyanide 13 fluoride 14 iron 15 lead 16 mercury 17 molybdenum 18 nickel 19 nitrate-N 20 nitrite-N 21 selenium 22 sulfate 23 vanadium 24 zinc Table 3.4.2 Group B--organic chemicals column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 atrazine 2 glyphosate 3 metolachlor 4 simazine Part 3.5 Irrigation water supply--(IRRIG) Table 3.5.1 Group A--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 aluminium 2 arsenic 3 beryllium 4 boron 5 cadmium 6 chloride 7 chromium 8 copper 9 fluoride 10 iron 11 lead 12 lithium 13 manganese 14 mercury 15 molybdenum 16 nickel 17 selenium 18 sodium 19 uranium 20 vanadium 21 zinc Table 3.5.2 Group B--organic chemicals column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 atrazine 2 chlordane 3 dieldrin 4 heptachlor 5 metolachlor 6 simazine Part 3.6 Aquatic habitat--mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2), urban lakes and ponds(AQUA/3), urban drains and streams (AQUA/4), urban wetlands (AQUA/5), or mountain reservoirs (AQUA/6) Table 3.6.1 Group A--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 aluminium 2 ammonia 3 antimony 4 arsenic 5 beryllium 6 cadmium 7 chlorine 8 chromium 9 copper 10 cyanide 11 iron 12 lead 13 mercury 14 nickel 15 nitrite 16 phosphorus 17 selenium 18 silver 19 zinc Table 3.6.2 Group B--organic chemicals--pesticides column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 aldrin 2 atrazine 3 captan 4 chlordane 5 chlorpyrifos 6 cyanazine 7 2,4-D 8 DDE 9 DDT 10 demeton 11 dieldrin 12 dinoseb 13 endosulfan 14 endrin 15 glyphosate 16 guthion 17 heptachlor 18 lindane 19 malathion 20 methoxychlor 21 metolachlor 22 metribuzin 23 mirex 24 parathion 25 picrolam 26 simazine 27 toxaphene Table 3.6.3 Group C--organic chemicals--non-pesticideanthropogenic organics column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 acrolein 2 chlorinated benzenes-- 2.1 monochlorobenzene 2.2 1,2-dichlorobenzene 2.3 1,3-dichlorobenzene 2.4 1,4-dichlorobenzene 2.5 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene 2.6 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.7 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene 2.8 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene 2.9 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene 2.10 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene 2.11 pentachlorobenzene 2.12 hexachlorobenzene 3 chlorinated ethylenes-- 3.1 trichlorethylene 3.2 tetrachloroethylene 4 chlorinated phenols-- 4.1 monochlorophenol 4.2 dichlorophenol 4.3 trichlorophenol 4.4 tetrachlorophenol 4.5 pentachlorophenol 5 halogenated aliphatic compounds-- 5.1 hexachlorobutadiene 6 halogenated methanes-- 6.1 carbon tetrachloride 6.2 chloroform 6.3 dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 6.4 trihalomethanes 7 monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-- 7.1 benzene 7.2 ethylbenzene 7.3 phenol 7.4 toluene 8 oil and grease 9 phthallate esters 10 polychlorinated biphenyls 11 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Table 3.6.4 Group D--organic chemicals--organometallics column 1 item column 2 pollutant 1 tributyltin 2 triphenyltin ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - SCHEDULE 4 Schedule 4 Ambient environmental standards (see s 43) Part 4.1 Domestic water supply--fully treated (TAP) Table 4.1.1 Group A--microbiological quality column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 E. coli 0 cfu per 100 mL for 98% of samples Table 4.1.2 Group B--physical quality column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 acidity (pH) 6.5-8.5 2 colour (HU) 15 3 dissolved oxygen >85% 4 hardness 200 mg/L 5 taste and odour acceptable to most people 6 total dissolved solids 500 mg/L 7 turbidity (NTU) 5 Table 4.1.3 Group C--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard (mg/L) 1 aluminium (acid soluble) 0.2 2 ammonia (as NH4) 0.5 3 antimony 0.003 4 arsenic 0.007 5 barium 0.7 6 boron 0.3 7 cadmium 0.002 8 chloride 250 9 chromium (as Cr(6)) 0.05 10 copper 1 11 cyanide 0.07 12 fluoride 1.5 13 hydrogen sulfide 0.05 14 iodide 0.1 15 iron 0.3 16 lead 0.01 17 manganese 0.1 18 mercury 0.001 19 molybdenum 0.05 20 nickel 0.02 21 nitrate (as nitrate) 50 22 nitrite (as nitrite) 3 23 selenium 0.01 24 silver 0.02 25 sodium 180 26 sulfate 250 27 zinc 3 Table 4.1.4 Group D--organic compounds column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard (mg/L) 1 acrylamide 0.0002 2 benzene 0.001 3 carbon tetrachloride 0.003 4 chlorobenzene 0.01 5 dichlorobenzenes-- 5.1 1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.001 5.2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 0.02 5.3 1,4-dichlorobenzene 0.0003 6 dichloroethanes-- 6.1 1,2-dichloroethane 0.003 7 dichloroethenes-- 7.1 1,1-dichloroethene 0.03 7.2 1,2-dichloroethene 0.06 8 dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 0.02 9 ethylbenzene 0.003 10 ethylenediamine tetracetic acid (EDTA) 0.25 11 hexachlorobutadiene 0.0007 12 nitrilotriacetic acid 0.2 13 organotins-- 13.1 tributyltin oxide 0.001 14 plasticisers-- 14.1 di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.01 14.2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 0.00001 14.3 styrene (vinylbenzene) 0.004 14.4 tetrachloroethene 0.05 14.5 toluene 0.025 14.6 trichlorobenzenes (total) 0.005 14.7 vinyl chloride 0.0003 14.8 xylene 0.02 Table 4.1.5 Group E--disinfection by-products column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard (mg/L) 1 chloramine (see mono-chloramine) 2 chlorine (free) 0.6 3 chlorine dioxide 0.4 4 chlorite 0.3 5 chloroacetic acids-- 5.1 chloroacetic acid 1 5.2 dichloroacetic acid 0.05 5.3 trichloroacetic acid 0.1 6 chlorophenols-- 6.1 2-chlorophenol 0.0001 6.2 2,4-dichlorophenol 0.0003 6.3 2,4,6-dichlorophenol 0.002 7 cyanogen chloride (as cyanide) 0.07 8 formaldehyde 0.5 9 mono-chloramine 0.5 10 trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral hydrate) 0.02 11 trihalomethanes (THMs) (total) 0.25 Table 4.1.6 Group F--pesticides column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard (mg/L) 1 acephate 0.01 2 aldicarb 0.001 3 aldrin 0.0003 4 ametryn 0.05 5 amitrole 0.01 6 asulam 0.05 7 atrazine 0.02 8 azinphos-methyl 0.003 9 benomyl 0.1 10 bentazone 0.03 11 bioresmethrin 0.1 12 bromacil 0.3 13 bromophos-ethyl 0.01 14 bromoxynil 0.03 15 carbaryl 0.03 16 carbendazim 0.1 17 carbofuran 0.01 18 carbophenthion 0.0005 19 carboxin 0.3 20 chlordane 0.001 21 chlorothalonil 0.03 22 chloroxuron 0.01 23 chlorphenvinphos 0.005 24 chlorpyrifos 0.01 25 chlorsulfuron 0.1 26 cichlorvos 0.001 27 clopyralid 1 28 2,4-D 0.03 29 DDT 0.02 30 diazinon 0.003 31 dicamba 0.1 32 dichlobenil 0.01 33 diclofop-methyl 0.005 34 dicofol 0.003 35 dieldrin 0.0003 36 difenzoquat 0.1 37 dimethoate 0.05 38 diphenamid 0.3 39 diquat 0.005 40 disulfoton 0.003 41 diuron 0.03 42 DPA (2,2-DPA) 0.5 43 EDB 0.001 44 endosulfan 0.03 45 endothal 0.1 46 EPTC 0.03 47 ethion 0.003 48 ethoprophos 0.001 49 etridiazole 0.1 50 fenamiphos 0.0003 51 fenarimol 0.03 52 fenchlorphos 0.03 53 fenitrothion 0.01 54 fenoprop 0.01 55 fensulfothion 0.01 56 fenvalerate 0.05 57 flamprop-methyl 0.003 58 fluometuron 0.05 59 formothion 0.05 60 fosamine ammonium 0.03 61 glyphosphate 1 62 heptachlor (including its epoxide) 0.0003 63 hexaflurate 0.03 64 hexazinone 0.3 65 lindane 0.02 66 maldison 0.05 67 methidathion 0.03 68 methiocarb 0.005 69 methomyl 0.03 70 methoxychlor 0.3 71 metolachlor 0.3 72 metribuzin 0.05 73 metsulfuron-methyl 0.03 74 mevinphos 0.005 75 molinate 0.005 76 monocrotophos 0.001 77 napropamide 1 78 nitralin 0.5 79 norflurazon 0.05 80 oryzalin 0.3 81 oxamyl 0.1 82 paraquat 0.03 83 parathion 0.01 84 parathion methyl 0.1 85 pebulate 0.03 86 pendimethalin 0.3 87 pentachlorophenol 0.01 88 permethrin 0.1 89 picloram 0.3 90 piperonyl butoxide 0.1 91 pirimcarb 0.005 92 pirimiphos-ethyl 0.0005 93 pirimiphos-methyl 0.05 94 profenofos 0.0003 95 promecarb 0.03 96 propachlor 0.05 97 propanil 0.5 98 propargite 0.05 99 propiconazole 0.1 100 propozine 0.05 101 propyzamide 0.3 102 pyrazophos 0.03 103 quintozene 0.03 104 silvex (see fenoprop) 105 simazine 0.02 106 sulprofos 0.01 107 2,4,5-T 0.1 108 temephos 0.3 109 terbacil 0.03 110 terbufos 0.0005 111 terbutryn 0.3 112 tetrachlorvinphos 0.1 113 thiobencarb 0.03 114 thiometon 0.003 115 thiophenate 0.005 116 thiram 0.003 117 triadimefon 0.1 118 trichlorfon 0.005 119 trichlorpyr 0.01 120 trifluralin 0.05 121 vernolate 0.03 Part 4.2 Domestic water supply (DOM1/2/3) 4.1 Ambient environmental standards to which table 4.2 applies Unless otherwise provided by table 4.2, the ambient environmental standards in relation to water quality for a waterway to which the table applies are the same as the standards stated in the tables in part 4.1. Table 4.2 Domestic water supply column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard DOM1 column 4 standard DOM2 column 5 standard DOM3 1 dissolved oxygen 6 mg/L or 75% saturation, whichever is highest 6 mg/L or 75% saturation, whichever is highest 5 mg/L or 60% saturation, whichever is highest 2 E. coli 10 cfu per 100 mL for 98% of samples 100 cfu per 100 mL for 98% of samples 100 cfu per 100 mL for 98% of samples 3 turbidity (NTU) 5 250 10,000 Part 4.3 Water-based recreation--swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2) Table 4.3.1 Microbiology column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 cyanobacteria ≤5 000 cells/mL (absence of scums) 2 pathogenic free-living protozoans 0 organisms/100mL Table 4.3.2 Chemistry column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 acidity pH 6.5-8.5 2 chlorophyll a ≤10ug/L 3 nitrogen to phosphorus ratio ≥12:1 4 phosphorus (total) ≤100ug/L Table 4.3.3 Aesthetics column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 clarity ≥Secchi depth 1.2 m 2 colour not objectionable 3 odour not objectionable 4 oil and grease not visible Table 4.3.4 Nuisance column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 aquatic macrophytes (floating) not objectionable 2 aquatic macrophytes (rooted) not objectionable 3 flow rates <1.5m/s Part 4.4 Waterscape (VIEW) Table 4.4.1 Microbiology column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 cyanobacteria ≤5 000 cells/mL (absence of scums) Table 4.4.2 Chemistry column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 chlorophyll a ≤10ug/L 2 nitrogen to phosphorus ratio ≥12:1 3 phosphorus (total) ≤100ug/L Table 4.4.3 Aesthetics column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 colour not objectionable 2 oil and grease not visible Table 4.4.4 Nuisance column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 algal growth not objectionable 2 aquatic macrophytes (floating) not objectionable 3 aquatic macrophytes (rooted) not objectionable Part 4.5 Stock water supply (STOCK) Table 4.5.1 Microbiology column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 algae <10 000 cells/mL Table 4.5.2 Chemistry--general column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 acidity pH 6.5-9.2 2 chlorophyll a ≤0.01mg/L 3 dissolved oxygen ≥5mg/L or 60 % saturation 4 total dissolved solids ≤3 000mg/L Table 4.5.3 Chemistry--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 aluminium ≤5mg/L 2 arsenic ≤0.2mg/L 3 barium ≤5mg/L 4 beryllium ≤0.1mg/L 5 boron ≤5mg/L 6 cadmium ≤0.01mg/L 7 calcium ≤1 000mg/L 8 chloride ≤2 400mg/L 9 chromium ≤1mg/L 10 cobalt ≤1mg/L 11 copper ≤0.5mg/L 12 fluoride ≤2mg/L 13 iron ≤50mg/L 14 lead ≤0.1mg/L 15 mercury ≤0.002mg/L 16 molybdenum ≤0.01mg/L 17 nickel ≤1mg/L 18 nitrate-N ≤30mg/L 19 nitrite-N ≤10mg/L 20 selenium ≤0.02mg/L 21 sulfate ≤1 000mg/L 22 vanadium ≤0.1mg/L 23 zinc ≤20mg/L Table 4.5.4 Chemistry--organic chemicals column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 atrazine ≤0.02mg/L 2 glyphosate ≤2mg/L 3 metolachlor ≤0.5mg/L 4 simazine ≤0.02mg/L Part 4.6 Irrigation water supply (IRRIG) 4.2 Faecal coliforms--IRRIG (1) For the indicator faecal coliforms in the table-- (a) the median must be 1 000cfu/100mL or less for at least 5 samples taken at regular intervals within 1 month; and (b) no more than 20% of the samples may contain more than 4 000cfu/100mL. (2) In this section: "cfu", for faecal coliforms, means colony forming units. 4.3 Sodium absorption ratio (1) The sodium absorption rate (SAR) is calculated using the following formula: (2) In this formula, concentrations of Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ are expressed in milli equivalents/L. Table 4.6.1 Microbiology column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 faecal coliforms ≤1 000/100mL Table 4.6.2 Chemistry--general column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 acidity pH 4.5-9.0 2 sodium absorption ratio ≤10mg/L 3 total dissolved solids ≤500mg/L Table 4.6.3 Chemistry--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 aluminium ≤5mg/L 2 arsenic ≤0.1mg/L 3 beryllium ≤0.1mg/L 4 boron ≤6.0mg/L 5 cadmium ≤0.01mg/L 6 chloride ≤700mg/L 7 chromium ≤0.1mg/L 8 copper ≤1.0mg/L 9 fluoride ≤1.0mg/L 10 iron ≤1.0mg/L 11 lead ≤0.2mg/L 12 lithium ≤2.5mg/L 13 manganese ≤0.2mg/L 14 mercury ≤0.002mg/L 15 molybdenum ≤0.01mg/L 16 nickel ≤0.2mg/L 17 selenium ≤0.02mg/L 18 sodium 115-460mg/L 19 uranium ≤0.01mg/L 20 vanadium ≤0.1mg/L 21 zinc-- 21.1 soil pH≤6.5 ≤1mg/L 21.2 soil pH>6.5 ≤5mg/L Table 4.6.4 Chemistry--organic chemicals column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 atrazine ≤0.02ug/L 2 chlordane ≤2ug/L 3 dieldrin ≤0.5ug/L 4 heptachlor ≤2ug/L 5 metolachlor ≤0.5ug/L 6 simazine ≤0.02ug/L Part 4.7 Aquatic habitat--mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2), urban lakes & ponds (AQUA/3), urban drains and streams (AQUA/4), urban wetland (AQUA/5), mountain reservoirs (AQUA/6) 4.4 Acidity For the indicator acidity (see table 4.7.2, item 1)-- (a) the acidity must not be more than 2 standard deviations from the long-term mean for the relevant month; and (b) total alkalinity must not be less than 25% of the long-term mean for the relevant month. 4.5 Colour and turbidity The combined effects of the indicators colour and turbidity must not reduce the depth of the compensation point for photosynthesis by more than 10% of the long-term mean for the relevant month. 4.6 Total dissolved solids The value for the indicator total dissolved solids must not be more than 2 standard deviations from the long-term mean for the relevant month. 4.7 Ammonia levels The ammonia level for discharge of wastewater must be based on the highest pH and highest ambient temperature likely to happen during the year. Note The indicator ammonia is dealt with in table 4.7.8. Table 4.7.1 Indicators other than ammoniamicrobiology column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 cyanobacteria ≤5 000 cells/mL (absence of scums) Table 4.7.2 Indicators other than ammoniachemistry--general column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 acidity-- 1.1 AQUA/1, 2 and 6 pH 6.5-9 1.2 AQUA/3, 4 and 5 pH 6-9 2 chlorophyll a-- 2.1 AQUA/1, 3 and 5 ≤10ug/L 2.2 AQUA/6 ≤2ug/L 3 dissolved oxygen-- 3.1 AQUA/1, 4 and 6 ≥6mg/L 3.2 AQUA/2, 3 and 5 ≥4mg/L 4 nitrogen to phosphorus ratio ≥12:1 5 phosphorus (total)-- 5.1 AQUA/1 and 6 ≤40ug/L 5.2 AQUA/2, 3, 4 and 5 ≤100ug/L 6 suspended solids-- 6.1 AQUA/1 and 6 ≤12.5mg/L 6.2 AQUA/2, 3, 4 and 5 ≤25mg/L 7 turbidity-- 7.1 AQUA/1, 2, 4 and 6 <10 nephelometric turbidity units 7.2 AQUA/3 and 5 <30 nephelometric turbidity units Table 4.7.3 Indicators other than ammoniachemistry--inorganic chemicals column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 aluminium-- 1.1 pH<6.5 ≤5ug/L 1.2 pH≥6.5 ≤100ug/L 2 ammonia see table 4.7.8 3 antimony ≤30ug/L 4 arsenic ≤50ug/L 5 beryllium ≤4ug/L 6 cadmium ≤0.2ug/L 7 chlorine ≤2ug/L 8 chromium ≤2ug/L 9 copper ≤2ug/L 10 cyanide ≤5ug/L 11 iron ≤300ug/L 12 lead ≤1ug/L 13 mercury ≤0.1ug/L 14 nickel ≤25ug/L 15 nitrite ≤60ug/L 16 selenium ≤1ug/L 17 silver ≤0.1ug/L 18 zinc ≤5ug/L Table 4.7.4 Indicators other than ammoniachemistry--organic chemicals--pesticides column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 aldrin ≤10ng/L 2 atrazine ≤2 000ng/L 3 captan ≤2 800ng/L 4 chlordane ≤4ng/L 5 chlorpyrifos ≤1ng/L 6 cyanazine ≤2 000ng/L 7 2,4-D ≤4 000ng/L 8 DDE ≤14ng/L 9 DDT ≤1ng/L 10 demeton ≤100ng/L 11 dieldrin ≤2ng/L 12 dinoseb ≤50ng/L 13 endosulfan ≤10ng/L 14 endrin ≤2.3ng/L 15 glyphosate ≤65 000ng/L 16 guthion ≤10ng/L 17 heptachlor ≤3ng/L 18 lindane ≤3ng/L 19 malathion ≤70ng/L 20 methoxychlor ≤40ng/L 21 metolachlor ≤8 000ng/L 22 metribuzin ≤1 000ng/L 23 mirex ≤1ng/L 24 parathion ≤4ng/L 25 picrolam ≤29 000ng/L 26 simazine ≤10 000ng/L 27 toxaphene ≤8ng/L Table 4.7.5 Indicators other than ammoniachemistry--organic chemicals--non-pesticide anthropogenic organics column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 acrolein ≤200ng/L 2 chlorinated benzenes-- 2.1 monochlorobenzene ≤15 000ng/L 2.2 1,2-dichlorobenzene ≤2 500ng/L 2.3 1,3-dichlorobenzene ≤2 500ng/L 2.4 1,4-dichlorobenzene ≤4 000ng/L 2.5 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene ≤900ng/L 2.6 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene ≤500ng/L 2.7 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene ≤700ng/L 2.8 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene ≤100ng/L 2.9 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene ≤100ng/L 2.10 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene ≤150ng/L 2.11 pentachlorobenzene ≤30ng/L 2.12 hexachlorobenzene ≤7ng/L 3 chlorinated ethylenes-- 3.1 trichlorethylene ≤20ng/L 3.2 tetrachloroethylene ≤260 000ng/L 4 chlorinated phenols-- 4.1 monochlorophenol ≤7 000ng/L 4.2 dichlorophenol ≤200ng/L 4.3 trichlorophenol ≤18 000ng/L 4.4 tetrachlorophenol ≤1 000ng/L 4.5 pentachlorophenol ≤50ng/L 5 halogenated aliphatic compounds-- 5.1 hexachlorobutadiene ≤100ng/L 6 halogenated methanes-- 6.1 carbon tetrachloride ≤13 000ng/L 6.2 chloroform ≤2 000ng/L 6.3 dichloromethane (methylene chloride) ≤98 000ng/L 6.4 trihalomethanes ≤50 000ng/L 7 monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-- 7.1 benzene ≤300 000ng/L 7.2 ethylbenzene ≤140 000ng/L 7.3 phenol ≤1 000ng/L 7.4 toluene ≤300 000ng/L 8 phthallate esters-- 8.1 di-n-butylphthallate (DBP) ≤4 000ng/L 8.2 di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthallate (DEHP) ≤600ng/L 8.3 other phthallate esters ≤200ng/L 9 polychlorinated biphenyls ≤1ng/L 10 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ≤3 000ng/L Table 4.7.6 Indicators other than ammoniachemistry--organic chemicals--organometallics column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 tributyltin ≤8ng/L 2 triphenyltin ≤20ng/L Table 4.7.7 Indicators other than ammoniaaesthetics column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 oil and grease not visible Table 4.7.8 Indicator ammonia column 1 item column 2 acidity column 3 ammonia concentration (mg/L) temperature → 0 degrees C 5 degrees C 10 degrees C 15 degrees C 20 degrees C 25 degrees C 30 degrees C 1 pH 6.50 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.49 <1.04 <0.73 2 pH 6.75 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.49 <1.04 <0.73 3 pH 7.00 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.49 <1.04 <0.74 4 pH 7.25 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.5 <1.04 <0.74 5 pH 7.50 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.5 <1.05 <0.74 6 pH 7.75 <2.3 <2.2 <2.1 <2.0 <1.4 <0.99 <0.71 7 pH 8.00 <1.53 <1.44 <1.37 <1.33 <0.93 <0.66 <0.47 8 pH 8.25 <0.87 <0.82 <0.78 <0.76 <0.54 <0.39 <0.28 9 pH 8.50 <0.49 <0.47 <0.45 <0.44 <0.32 <0.23 <0.17 10 pH 8.75 <0.28 <0.27 <0.26 <0.27 <0.19 <0.16 <0.11 11 pH 9.00 <0.16 <0.16 <0.16 <0.16 <0.13 <0.10 <0.08 Note Available un-ionised or uncomplexed ammonia present is toxic to a wide range of aquatic organisms and varies with acidity (pH) and water temperature. Part 4.8 Secondary ambient environmental standards 4.8 Temperature Temperature changes must not be more than 2 standard deviations from the long-term mean temperature for the relevant month. 4.9 Biological standards (1) Water quality at a site will be considered to be impaired if species richness is more than 20% lower than at an appropriate reference site. (2) Water quality at a site will be considered to be impaired if there is a significant difference in ecosystem community structure from that at an appropriate reference site, as judged by Hocutt's procedure or another appropriate statistical technique. Table 4.8.1 Indicator--biochemical oxygen demand column 1 item column 2 area column 3 standard 1 Lake Burley Griffin <51 200kg/y 2 Lake Ginninderra <8 400kg/y 3 Lake Tuggeranong <5 600kg/y 4 Murrumbidgee River at ACT border <110 600kg/y Table 4.8.2 Indicator--phosphorus (total) column 1 item column 2 area column 3 standard 1 Lake Burley Griffin <8 600kg/y 2 Lake Ginninderra <300kg/y 3 Lake Tuggeranong <600kg/y 4 Murrumbidgee River at ACT border <83 200kg/y Table 4.8.3 Indicator--sediment load column 1 item column 2 area column 3 standard 1 Murrumbidgee River-- 1.1 o from Angle Crossing to Gudgenby River junction <88 000kg/y/river reach 1.2 o from Gudgenby junction to Point Hut Creek junction <166 000kg/y/reach 1.3 o from Point Hut junction to Kambah Pool <133 000kg/y/reach 1.4 o from Kambah Pool to Casuarina Sands <57 000kg/y/reach 1.5 o from Casuarina Sands to Uriarra Crossing <101 000kg/y/reach 1.6 o from Uriarra Crossing to Cusacks Crossing <66 000kg/y/reach 1.7 o from Cusacks Crossing to Halls Crossing <124 000kg/y/reach 1.8 o from Halls Crossing to Taemas Bridge <228 000kg/y/reach 2 Molonglo River-- 2.1 o from Burbong to Oaks Estate Bridge <39 000kg/y/reach 2.2 o from Oaks Estate Bridge to Dairy Flat Bridge <19 000kg/y/reach 2.3 o from Scrivener Dam to Coppins Crossing <20 000kg/y/reach 2.4 o from Coppins Crossing to Sturt Island <25 000kg/y/reach 3 Paddy's River-- 3.1 o from Flints Crossing to confluence with Cotter River <4 800kg/y/reach 4 Ginninderra Creek-- 4.1 o from Ginninderra Dam to Murrumbidgee River <9 800kg/y/reach Table 4.8.4 Sediment contaminants column 1 item column 2 indicator column 3 standard 1 pesticides sediment total pesticide concentrations must not be more than 2 standard deviations higher than the long-term mean 2 heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium and zinc) sediment heavy metal concentrations must not be more than 2 standard deviations higher than the long-term mean 3 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) sediment PAH concentrations must not be more than 2 standard deviations higher than the long-term mean ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - NOTES Dictionary Dictionary (see s 3) Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation. Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms: o chief health officer o chief officer (fire brigade) o chief officer (rural fire service) o contravene o daily newspaper o director-general (see s 163) o environment protection authority o function o law (of the Territory) o may (see s 146) o must (see s 146) o national capital plan o public holiday o State o territory lease o territory plan. Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Environment Protection Act 1997 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Environment Protection Act 1997, dictionary: o authorised officer o environment o environmental authorisation o environmental harm o environmental protection agreement o national scheme laws o pollutant. "adjoining", for noise zones, for part 3 (Noise)--see section 21. "affected person", for part 3 (Noise)--see section 21. "affected place", for part 3 (Noise)--see section 22. "agency", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "agvet chemical product" means-- (a) an agricultural chemical product under the agvet code, section 4; or (b) a veterinary chemical product under the agvet code, section 5. "agvet code" means the Agvet Code of the ACT, under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth), as in force from time to time. Note 1 The Agvet Code of the ACT is set out in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth), sch 1 (see that Act, s 5 (1)). Note 2 See s 67 (Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)). "approval", for an activity, means a licence, lease, permit or other authority (however described) under a territory law if the authority authorises or allows the conduct of the activity on stated public land. "as near as practicable", for part 3 (Noise)--see section 21. "Australian university" means an entity established, recognised or approved as a university under a territory law or the law of the Commonwealth or a State. "broadacre zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "building intruder alarm", for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.3, section 2.2. "building work"--see the Building Act 2004, section 6 (Meaning of building work). "built-up area"--see the Emergencies Act 2004, dictionary. "Central National Area (City)", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "Central National Area (Fairbairn)", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. Central National Area (The Parliamentary Zone; Barton; sections 39, 40 and 41 of Yarralumla; Acton; Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue; Russell; Duntroon, ADFA and Campbell Park; Development Nodes and Clubs of Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores), for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "chimney" means a structure or opening designed to allow the emission of pollutants into the air from premises, whether or not the chimney is structurally part of the premises. "city centre", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. commercial CZ4 zone, for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. commercial CZ5 zone, for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "community facility zone", for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "compliance point", for part 3 (Noise)--see section 32 to section 38. "consignment authorisation", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "controlled waste", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "environmental values", for part 4, schedule 3 and schedule 4--see section 41. "facility", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "group centre", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "industrial zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "jurisdiction of destination", for the movement of waste, for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "jurisdiction of origin", for the movement of waste, for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "jurisdiction of transit", for the movement of waste, for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "habitable room", for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.3, section 2.2. "leisure and accommodation zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "major road", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.3, section 2.2. "motor vehicle intruder alarm", for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.3, section 2.2. "national capital plan", for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "national emission guidelines", for division 2.2 (Chimney emissions causing environmental harm)--see section 7. "NEPM", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "noise measurement manual"--see section 29A. "noise standard", for part 3 (Noise)--see section 24. "noise zone", for part 3 (Noise)--see section 23. "office site", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "owner", of land, includes lessee. "PCB", for part 5--see section 51. "PCB material", for part 5--see section 51. "premises" includes vacant land, a vehicle, a vessel or an aircraft. "primary production" means-- (a) production resulting directly from-- (i) cultivation of land; or (ii) maintaining animals or poultry for their sale, their bodily produce or natural increase; or (iii) fishing operations; or (iv) forest operations; or (v) horticulture; and (b) the manufacture of dairy produce by the person who produced the raw material used in the manufacture. "producer", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. "public land" means land identified under the territory plan as public land. Note The territory plan is available at www.actpla.act.gov.au. "Queanbeyan city business zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "Queanbeyan city industrial zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "Queanbeyan city special uses zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "reserved area", for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)--see the Nature Conservation Act 1980, dictionary. "residential land" means an area identified in the territory plan as being in a residential zone. Note The territory plan is available at www.actpla.act.gov.au. "restricted access recreation zone", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "road"--see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary. "road related area"--see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary. "sell"--see the Act, schedule 2, section 2.1. Note Under the Act, sch 2, s 2.1, sell includes exhibit or offer for sale (whether by wholesale or retail) and supply by way of exchange, lease, hire or credit sale. "stormwater"--see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1. Note Under the Act, sch 1, s 1.1, stormwater means water run-off from an urban area that is normally collected by the stormwater system. "stormwater system"--see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1. Note Under the Act, sch 1, s 1.1, stormwater system means a system of pipes, gutters, drains, floodways and channels, being public works constructed to collect or transport stormwater in or through an urban area. "territory service", for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)--see the Utilities Act 2000, section 226. "town centre", for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "transporter", for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. TSZ2 services zone, for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and conditions)--see schedule 2, part 2.1, section 2.1. "unit", for part 3 (Noise)--see the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 9. "units plan", for part 3 (Noise), means a units plan under the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 7. "unseasoned" wood means wood containing more than 20% moisture. "utility service", for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)--see the Utilities Act 2000, dictionary. "waste"-- (a) see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1; but (b) for part 7 (Controlled waste)--see section 56. Note Under the Act, sch 1, s 1.1, waste means a solid, liquid or gas, or a combination of them, that is a surplus product or unwanted by-product of an activity, whether the product or by-product is of value or not. "waterway"--see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1. Note Under the Act, sch 1, s 1.1, waterway means-- (a) a river, creek, stream or other natural channel in which water flows (whether permanently or intermittently); or (b) a channel formed (whether in whole or part) by altering or relocating a waterway described in paragraph (a), and includes the stormwater system; or (c) a lake, pond, lagoon or marsh (whether formed by geomorphic processes or by works) in which water collects (whether continuously or intermittently); and includes the bed that the water in the waterway normally flows over or is covered by and the banks that the water in the waterway normally flows between or is contained by, but does not include land normally not part of the waterway that may be covered from time to time by floodwaters from the waterway. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - NOTES Endnotes Endnotes 1 About the endnotes Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes. Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history. If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering. The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications. 2 Abbreviation key A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument AF = Approved form o = order am = amended om = omitted/repealed amdt = amendment ord = ordinance AR = Assembly resolution orig = original ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph CN = Commencement notice pres = present def = definition prev = previous DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously dict = dictionary pt = part disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule Assembly reloc = relocated div = division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No Gaz = gazette RI = reissue hdg = heading s = section/subsection IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law LR = legislation register sub = substituted LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced mod = modified/modification or to be expired 3 Legislation history Environment Protection Regulation 2005 SL2005-38 notified LR 17 November 2005 s 1, s 2 commenced 17 November 2005 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 18 November 2005 (LA s 73 (3)) as amended by Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1) SL2006-27 notified LR 2 June 2006 s 1, s 2 commenced 2 June 2006 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 3 June 2006 (s 2) Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.38 notified LR 22 March 2007 s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2)) sch 3 pt 3.38 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1)) Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1) SL2007-24 notified LR 10 September 2007 s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 11 September 2007 (s 2) Planning and Development (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 A2007-25 sch 1 pt 1.13 notified LR 13 September 2007s 1, s 2 commenced 13 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 1 pt 1.13 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and Development Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1) Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3) A2007-39 sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 3 pt 3.14 notified LR 6 December 2007 s 1, s 2 commenced 6 December 2007 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 27 December 2007 (s 2) Planning and Development Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-4 pt 3 notified LR 18 March 2008 s 1, s 2 commenced 18 March 2008 (LA s 75 (1)) pt 3 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and Development Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1) Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 2) SL2008-35 notified LR 14 August 2008 s 1, s 2 commenced 14 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 15 August 2008 (s 2) Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1) SL2009-29 notified LR 22 June 2009 s 1, s 2 commenced 22 June 2009 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 23 June 2009 (s 2) Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 A2009-20 sch 3 pt 3.29 notified LR 1 September 2009 s 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 3 pt 3.29 commenced 22 September 2009 (s 2) Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 2) SL2009-54 notified LR 11 December 2009 s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2009 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 12 December 2009 (s 2) Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1) SL2011-1 notified LR 20 January 2011 s 1, s 2 commenced 20 January 2011 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 21 January 2011 (s 2) Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 2) SL2011-9 notified LR 10 March 2011 s 1, s 2 commenced 10 March 2011 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 11 March 2011 (s 2) Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.63 notified LR 30 June 2011 s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 1 pt 1.63 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1)) Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 2) A2011-28 sch 3 pt 3.14 notified LR 31 August 2011 s 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 21 September 2011 (s 2 (1)) Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.25 notified LR 28 November 2011 s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2) 4 Amendment history Commencements 2 om LA s 89 (4) Burning certain substances requires environmental authorisations 10 am SL2011-1 s 4 Fire bans in bad weathers 11 am A2009-20 amdt 3.71 Unapproved sale or supply of painted etc firewood--offences 14A ins SL2011-1 s 5 Balloons--exception for sciences 19 am A2011-52 amdt 3.91 Definitions for pt 3s 21 def territory lease om A2007-25 amdt 1.55 Meaning of affected places 22 am SL2007-24 s 4 Meaning of noise standards 24 am SL2007-24 s 5 Noise taken to cause environmental harm--Act, s 5 (a)s 25 am SL2007-24 s 6 Noise measurement manuals 29A ins SL2009-29 s 4 Taking measurements of noises 31 am SL2009-29 s 5, s 6 Sale and hiring of thingss 40 am SL2007-24 s 7, s 8 Environmental values of waterways for pt 4, sch 3 and sch 4s 41 am A2007-25 amdt 1.56 Development waste not to enter stormwater system or waterwayss 45 hdg am SL2009-54 s 4s 45 am SL2009-54 s 4, s 5 Areas near development to be kept clears 46 hdg am SL2009-54 s 6s 46 am SL2009-54 s 6, s 7 Entries to and exits from land to be kept stables 47 am SL2009-54 s 8, s 9 People who may conduct analysiss 64 am SL2007-24 s 9; A2011-52 amdt 3.91 What is a recognised entity?s 66 am A2011-52 amdt 3.91 Displacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)s 67 am SL2007-24 s 10; pars renum R4 LA; A2007-39 amdt 1.6, amdt 3.50; SL2009-29 s 7 Inspection of incorporated documents 68 am A2011-22 amdt 1.198 Notification of incorporated documents 69 am A2011-22 amdt 1.199; A2011-52 amdt 3.92 Repeal of Environment Protection Regulation 1997s 70 om LA s 89 (3) Transitional--Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1)pt 12 hdg ins SL2009-29 s 8 exp 1 January 2010 (s 102) Noise control manuals 100 ins SL2009-29 s 8 exp 1 January 2010 (s 102) Inspection of noise control manual--Act, s 19 (1) (r)s 101 ins SL2009-29 s 8 exp 1 January 2010 (s 102) Expiry--pt 12s 102 ins SL2009-29 s 8 exp 1 January 2010 (s 102) Noise zones, noise standards and conditionssch 2 am SL2006-27 s 4; SL2007-24 s 11, s 12 Definitions for pt 2.1s 2.1 table 2.1 sub A2007-25 amdt 1.58 table 2.1 am A2008-4 s 75; SL2008-35 s 5; SL2011-9 s 4 def broadacre zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 def city centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 sub A2008-4 s 71 def commercial C4 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 om A2008-4 s 71 def commercial C5 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 om A2008-4 s 71 def commercial CZ4 zone ins A2008-4 s 71 def commercial CZ5 zone ins A2008-4 s 71 def community facility zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 def group centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 sub A2008-4 s 72 def industrial zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 def leisure and accommodation zone ins SL2008-35 s 4 def office site ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 sub A2008-4 s 72 def restricted access recreation zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 def town centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 sub A2008-4 s 74 def TS2 services zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57 om A2008-4 s 74 def TSZ2 services zone ins A2008-4 s 74 Interpretation for pt 2.3s 2.2 def major road sub A2007-25 amdt 1.59 def network facility ins SL2011-9 s 5 def territory network facility ins SL2011-9 s 5 def territory service om SL2011-9 s 6 def utility service om SL2011-9 s 6 table 2.3 am SL2009-29 s 9; SL2011-9 s 7 Dictionarydict am A2007-3 amdt 3.202; A2007-25 amdt 1.60; A2009-20 amdt 3.72; SL2011-1 s 6; A2011-22 amdt 1.200; A2011-28 amdt 3.113; A2011-52 amdt 3.93 def broadacre zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 def building intruder alarm ins A2011-28 amdt 3.114 def CFC om A2007-39 amdt 3.51 def city centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 def commercial C4 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 om A2008-4 s 76 def commercial C5 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 om A2008-4 s 76 def commercial CZ4 zone ins A2008-4 s 76 def commercial CZ5 zone ins A2008-4 s 76 def community facility zone ins A2011-28 amdt 3.114 def domestic article om A2011-28 amdt 3.115 def group centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 def habitable room ins A2011-28 amdt 3.116 def halon om A2007-39 amdt 3.51 def HCFC om A2007-39 amdt 3.51 def industrial zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 def leisure and accommodation zone ins SL2008-35 s 6 def major road ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 def motor vehicle intruder alarm ins A2011-28 amdt 3.116 def national capital plan ins A2011-28 amdt 3.116 def noise control manual om SL2009-29 s 10 def noise measurement manual ins SL2009-29 s 10 def office site ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61 def primary production sub SL2007-24 s 13 def public holiday om A2011-28 amdt 3.117 def reserved area ins A2011-28 amdt 3.118 def residential land sub A2007-25 amdt 1.62 def restricted access recreation zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.63 def territory lease om A2011-28 amdt 3.119 def territory service ins A2011-28 amdt 3.120 def town centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.63 def TS2 services zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.63 om A2008-4 s 75 TSZ2 services zone ins A2008-4 s 76 def utility service ins A2011-28 amdt 3.120 5 Earlier republications Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order. Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. Republication No and date Effective Last amendment made by Republication for R118 Nov 2005 18 Nov 2005-2 June 2006 not amended new regulation R23 June 2006 3 June 2006-11 Apr 2007 SL2006-27 amendments by SL2006-27 R312 Apr 2007 12 Apr 2007-10 Sept 2007 A2007-3 amendments by A2007-3 R411 Sept 2007 11 Sept 2007-26 Dec 2007 SL2007-24 amendments by SL2007-24 R527 Dec 2007 27 Dec 2007-30 Mar 2008 A2007-39 amendments by A2007-39 R631 Mar 2008 31 Mar 2008-14 Aug 2008 A2008-4 amendments by A2007-25 and A2008-4 R715 Aug 2008 15 Aug 2008-22 June 2009 SL2008-35 amendments by SL2008-35 R823 June 2009 23 June 2009-21 Sept 2009 SL2009-29 amendments by SL2009-29 R922 Sept 2009 22 Sept 2009-11 Dec 2009 A2009-20 amendments by A2009-20 R1012 Dec 2009 12 Dec 2009-1 Jan 2010 SL2009-54 amendments by SL2009-54 R112 Jan 2010 2 Jan 2010-20 Jan 2011 SL2009-54 commenced expiry R1221 Jan 2011 21 Jan 2011-10 Mar 2011 SL2011-1 amendments by SL2011-1 R1311 Mar 2011 11 Mar 2011-30 June 2011 SL2011-9 amendments by SL2011-9 R141 July 2011 1 July 2011-20 Sept 2011 A2011-22 amendments by A2011-22 R1521 Sept 2011 21 Sept 2011-11 Dec 2011 A2011-28 amendments by A2011-28 (c) Australian Capital Territory 2011 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - NOTES Australian Capital Territory SL2005-38 Republication No 16 Effective: 12 December 2011 Republication date: 12 December 2011 Last amendment made by A2011-52Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office About this republication The republished law This is a republication of the Environment Protection Regulation 2005 , made under the Environment Protection Act 1997 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 12 December 2011 . It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 12 December 2011 . The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): o authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies o unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133). Australian Capital Territory Environment Protection Regulation 2005 Part 1.1Chimney emissions48 Part 1.2Open-air fires50 Part 2.1Noise zones52 Part 2.2Noise standards56 Part 2.3Noise conditions57 Part 3.1Domestic water supply quality (DOM1/2/3)69 Part 3.2Water-based recreation--swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2)78 Part 3.3Waterscape (VIEW)79 Part 3.4Stock water supply (STOCK)80 Part 3.5Irrigation water supply--(IRRIG)82 Part 3.6Aquatic habitat--mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2), urban lakes and ponds(AQUA/3), urban drains and streams (AQUA/4), urban wetlands (AQUA/5), or mountain reservoirs (AQUA/6)84 Part 4.1Domestic water supply--fully treated (TAP)89 Part 4.2Domestic water supply (DOM1/2/3)98 Part 4.3Water-based recreation--swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2)100 Part 4.4Waterscape (VIEW)102 Part 4.5Stock water supply (STOCK)103 Part 4.6Irrigation water supply (IRRIG)105 Part 4.7Aquatic habitat--mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2), urban lakes & ponds (AQUA/3), urban drains and streams (AQUA/4), urban wetland (AQUA/5), mountain reservoirs (AQUA/6)108 Part 4.8Secondary ambient environmental standards116 Endnotes126 Australian Capital Territory Environment Protection Regulation 2005