Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

AIRPORTS (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1998 (No. 3) 1998 No. 349 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1 Amendment of Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations
(regulation 3) (1) Regulation 1.01
substitute 1.01 Name of regulations
These regulations are the Airports (Environment Protection)  Regulations 1997
. (2) Regulation 1.05
insert rescue and fire fighting service means a rescue and fire fighting
service in accordance with Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation done at Chicago on 7 December 1944. (3) Subparagraph 1.08 (b) (iii)
substitute

        (iii)  the American Society for Testing and Materials. (4) Regulation
               4.02
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An operator
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(1) An operator (5) Paragraph 4.02 (a)
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Part 2 in
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Part 1 of (6) Paragraph 4.02 (a)
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salt water
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marine water (7) Regulation 4.02
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(2) However, the provider of a rescue and fire fighting service for an airport
need not comply with the limit mentioned in item 1 of table 1 in clause 1.02
of Schedule 1 for the emission of dark smoke if the provider is complying with
an agreement with the Secretary of the Department that:

   (a)  provides for education of the public, the airport-lessee company and
        airport tenants about fire training activities; and

   (b)  provides for telling the airport-lessee company and the airport
        environment officer before a fire training event; and

   (c)  provides for limiting fire training activity in unsuitable weather
        conditions; and

   (d)  provides for telling the airport environment officer of any
        environmental incident caused by fire training activities; and

   (e)  promotes the extent of night fire training events; and

   (f)  is in force for a period, stated in the agreement, of not more than 3
        years. (8) After subregulation 5.08 (2)
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(3) The applicant for the authorisation must pay the reasonable costs of the
advertisement, including the cost of preparing the advertisement. (9)
Subregulation 6.02 (1)
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(1) An airport-lessee company must monitor, in accordance with its environment
strategy:

   (a)  the levels of pollution, if any, present in air, water or soil at the
        airport; and

   (b)  the level of noise generated at the airport. (10) Regulation 6.03
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The airport-lessee company for an airport must give the Secretary a report
each year
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(1) The airport-lessee company for an airport must give the Secretary a report
for each financial year, or another reporting period that the Secretary
determines, (11) Regulation 6.03
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(2) The airport-lessee company must give its report for a reporting period to
the Secretary not later than 120 days after the end of the reporting period.
(12) Subregulation 6.04 (1)
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for the airport
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, within 14 days, (13) Subregulation 6.04 (2)
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for the airport
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, within 14 days, (14) After subregulation 6.08 (1)
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(1A) However, for subregulation (1), an airport environment officer need not
carry out a test if:

   (a)  a test of the same kind has been carried out by another person; and

   (b)  that test was in accordance with regulation 1.08; and

   (c)  there is a written record of the result of that test; and

   (d)  the airport environment officer believes it is reasonable to rely on
        the result of that test. (15) Subregulation 6.09 (1)
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subregulation 6.07 (2) or (3)
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subregulation 6.07 (1) (16) Paragraphs 6.19 (1) (a), (b) and (c)
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   (a)  the operator of the undertaking has been given an order under
        regulation 6.18 requiring it to carry out remedial work, but the work
        has not been carried out to the satisfaction of the airport
        environment officer:

        (i)    within the period stated for the purpose in the notice; or

        (ii)   if no period is stated Ñ within a reasonable period; or

   (b)  the airport environment officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that
        because of circumstances of urgency, or in the interests of public
        health or safety, it is necessary to enter the area and carry out the
        work. (17) Paragraph 9.01 (1) (e)
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way; or
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way. (19) Paragraph 9.01 (1) (l)
omit (20) Schedule 1, clause 1.02
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paragraph 2.02 (1)
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subparagraph (a) (i) of the definition of pollutant in subregulation 2.01 (2)
(21) Schedule 1, clause 1.02, table 1, item 1, column 3
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(including Civil Aviation Safety Authority fire control or rescue training)
(22) Schedule 1, clause 1.02, table 1, item 4, column 5
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Clean Air Regulations (NSW) 1962 (Schedule 2 Appendix A)
insert
Manual of Air Quality Testing, published by the NSW Environment Protection
Authority, as in force on 1 August 1997 (23) Schedule 1, clause 1.02, table 1,
item 10, column 5
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Appendix A of Clean Air Regulations (NSW) 1962,
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the Manual of Air Quality Testing, published by the NSW Environment Protection
Authority, as in force on 1 August 1997, (24) Schedule 2, clause 1.03, table,
after item 21
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Total petroleum hydrocarbon
21A        Fuel (C6ÐC9 fractions)                 150.0

21B        Mineral oil (>C9 fractions)            600.0
(25) Schedule 3, clause 1.01, table 1, after item 22
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23      Total petroleum hydrocarbon Ñ fuel (C6ÐC9 fractions)
800
24      Total petroleum hydrocarbon Ñ mineral oil (>C9 fractions)

5,000
25      Benzene                    1

26      Ethylbenzene              50

27      Toluene                  130

28      Xylene                    25
(26) Schedule 3, clause 1.02, table 2, column 2, before item 17
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Monoaromatic hydrocarbons
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Aromatic hydrocarbons (27) Schedule 3, clause 1.02, table 2, item 17, column 3
substitute
0.5 (28) Schedule 3, clause 1.02, table 2, item 18, column 3
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3 (29) Schedule 3, clause 1.02, table 2, after item 18
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18A       Ethylbenzene                 5
18B       Xylene                       5
Total petroleum hydrocarbon
18C       Fuel (C6ÐC9 fractions)     100

18D       Mineral oil (>C9 fractions)

1,000