Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(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:
• chief health officer
• chief officer (fire brigade)
• chief officer (rural fire service)
• contravene
• daily newspaper
• director-general (see s 163)
• environment protection authority
• function
• law (of the Territory)
• may (see s 146)
• must (see s 146)
• national capital plan
• public holiday
• State
• territory lease
• 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:
• authorised officer
• environment
• environmental authorisation
• environmental harm
• environmental protection agreement
• national scheme laws
• 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.
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.
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NI = Notifiable instrument |
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AF = Approved form |
o = order |
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am = amended |
om = omitted/repealed |
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amdt = amendment |
ord = ordinance |
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AR = Assembly resolution |
orig = original |
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ch = chapter |
par = paragraph/subparagraph |
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CN = Commencement notice |
pres = present |
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def = definition |
prev = previous |
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DI = Disallowable instrument |
(prev...) = previously |
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dict = dictionary |
pt = part |
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disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
r = rule/subrule |
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Assembly |
reloc = relocated |
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div = division |
renum = renumbered |
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exp = expires/expired |
R[X] = Republication No |
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Gaz = gazette |
RI = reissue |
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hdg = heading |
s = section/subsection |
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IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
sch = schedule |
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ins = inserted/added |
sdiv = subdivision |
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SL = Subordinate law |
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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
2007
s 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
Commencement
s
2 om LA s 89 (4)
Burning certain substances requires
environmental authorisation
s
10 am SL2011-1 s 4
Fire bans in bad
weather
s 11 am A2009-20 amdt
3.71
Unapproved sale or supply of painted etc
firewood—offence
s 14A ins
SL2011-1 s 5
Balloons—exception for
science
s 19 am A2011-52 amdt
3.91
Definitions for
pt 3
s 21 def
territory lease om A2007-25 amdt 1.55
Meaning of affected
place
s 22 am SL2007-24 s
4
Meaning of noise
standard
s 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
manual
s 29A ins SL2009-29 s
4
Taking measurements of
noise
s 31 am SL2009-29 s 5, s
6
Sale and hiring of
things
s 40 am SL2007-24 s 7, s
8
Environmental values of waterways for
pt 4, sch 3 and
sch 4
s 41 am A2007-25 amdt
1.56
Development waste not to enter stormwater
system or waterways
s 45 hdg am
SL2009-54 s 4
s 45 am SL2009-54 s 4,
s 5
Areas near development to be
kept clear
s 46 hdg am
SL2009-54 s 6
s 46 am SL2009-54 s 6,
s 7
Entries to and exits from land to be
kept stable
s 47 am
SL2009-54 s 8, s 9
People who may conduct
analysis
s 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
document
s 68 am A2011-22 amdt
1.198
Notification of incorporated
document
s 69 am A2011-22 amdt
1.199; A2011-52 amdt 3.92
Repeal of Environment Protection Regulation
1997
s 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
manual
s 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
12
s 102 ins SL2009-29 s
8
exp 1 January 2010 (s
102)
Noise zones, noise standards and
conditions
sch 2 am SL2006-27 s
4; SL2007-24 s 11, s 12
Definitions for pt
2.1
s 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
2.3
s 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
Dictionary
dict 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
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.
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Republication No and date |
Effective |
Last amendment made by |
Republication for |
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R1 |
18 Nov
2005– |
not amended |
new regulation |
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R2 |
3 June
2006– |
SL2006-27 |
amendments by SL2006-27 |
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R3 |
12 Apr
2007– |
A2007-3 |
amendments by A2007-3 |
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R4 |
11 Sept
2007– |
SL2007-24 |
amendments by SL2007-24 |
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R5 |
27 Dec
2007– |
A2007-39 |
amendments by A2007-39 |
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R6 |
31 Mar
2008– |
A2008-4 |
amendments by A2007-25 and A2008-4 |
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R7 |
15 Aug
2008– |
SL2008-35 |
amendments by SL2008-35 |
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R8 |
23 June
2009– |
SL2009-29 |
amendments by SL2009-29 |
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R9 |
22 Sept
2009– |
A2009-20 |
amendments by A2009-20 |
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R10 |
12 Dec
2009– |
SL2009-54 |
amendments by SL2009-54 |
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R11 |
2 Jan
2010– |
SL2009-54 |
commenced expiry |
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R12 |
21 Jan
2011– |
SL2011-1 |
amendments by SL2011-1 |
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R13 |
11 Mar
2011– |
SL2011-9 |
amendments by SL2011-9 |
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R14 |
1 July
2011– |
A2011-22 |
amendments by A2011-22 |
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R15 |
21 Sept
2011– |
A2011-28 |
amendments by A2011-28 |
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