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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - NOTES

- made under the Environment Protection Act 1997

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:

              •     chief officer (fire brigade)

              •     chief officer (rural fire service)

              •     contravene

              •     daily newspaper

              •     environment protection authority

              •     function

              •     law (of the Territory)

              •     may (see s 146)

              •     must (see s 146)

              •     national capital plan

              •     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

              •     general environmental duty

              •     national scheme laws

              •     pollutant

              •     pollute.

"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 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.

"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.

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.

"domestic article"—

        (a)     includes—

              (i)     a domestic aerosol; and

              (ii)     a domestic refrigerator; and

              (iii)     domestic airconditioning equipment; but

        (b)     does not include motor vehicle airconditioning equipment.

"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.

"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.

"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 holiday" means a day that is a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1958.

"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.

"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 lease", for part 3 (Noise)—see section 21.

"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.

"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.

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 and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

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

am = amended

ord = ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

ch = chapter

par = paragraph/subparagraph

def = definition

pres = present

dict = dictionary

prev = previous

disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative

(prev...) = previously

Assembly

pt = part

div = division

r = rule/subrule

exp = expires/expired

renum = renumbered

Gaz = gazette

reloc = relocated

hdg = heading

R[X] = Republication No

IA = Interpretation Act 1967

RI = reissue

ins = inserted/added

s = section/subsection

LA = Legislation Act 2001

sch = schedule

LR = legislation register

sdiv = subdivision

LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996

sub = substituted

mod = modified/modification

SL = Subordinate Law

o = order

underlining = whole or part not commenced

om = omitted/repealed

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 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)

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Fire bans in bad weather
s 11     am A2009-20 amdt 3.71

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

People who may conduct analysis
s 64     am SL2007-24 s 9

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

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
    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
    table 2.3 am SL2009-29 s 9

Dictionary
dict     am A2007-3 amdt 3.202; A2007-25 amdt 1.60; A2009-20 amdt 3.72
    def broadacre zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61
    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 group centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61
    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 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 residential land sub A2007-25 amdt 1.62
    def restricted access recreation zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.63
    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

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

R1
18 Nov 2005

18 Nov 2005–
2 June 2006

not amended

new regulation

R2
3 June 2006

3 June 2006–
11 Apr 2007

SL2006-27

amendments by SL2006-27

R3
12 Apr 2007

12 Apr 2007–
10 Sept 2007

A2007-3

amendments by A2007-3

R4
11 Sept 2007

11 Sept 2007–
26 Dec 2007

SL2007-24

amendments by SL2007-24

R5
27 Dec 2007

27 Dec 2007–
30 Mar 2008

A2007-39

amendments by A2007-39

R6
31 Mar 2008

31 Mar 2008–
14 Aug 2008

A2008-4

amendments by A2007-25 and A2008-4

R7
15 Aug 2008

15 Aug 2008–
22 June 2009

SL2008-35

amendments by SL2008-35

R8
23 June 2009

23 June 2009–
21 Sept 2009

SL2009-29

amendments by SL2009-29



© Australian Capital Territory 2009

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SL2005-38

Republication No 9

Effective: 22 September 2009

Republication date: 22 September 2009

Last amendment made by A2009-20





Unauthorised 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 22 September 2009

. It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 22 September 2009

.

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):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • 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 or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

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 Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—

(a) if the person charged is an individual—$100; or

(b) if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

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Environment Protection Regulation 2005


Endnotes

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