WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 296 Volumetric survey of levyable waste disposal site before waste levy commencement

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 296

296 Volumetric survey of levyable waste disposal site before waste levy commencement

(1) The operator of a levyable waste disposal site located within the waste levy zone must, in compliance with the requirements stated in this section—

(a) within the period of 14 days immediately preceding 1 December 2011, ensure that a volumetric survey is carried out for—

(i) each active landfill cell at the site; and

(ii) all stockpiled waste at the site; and

(b) before the end December 2011, give the chief executive a copy of the results of the survey in the approved form.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) The volumetric survey must be performed in compliance with the requirements prescribed under a regulation.

(3) The results of the volumetric survey must—

(a) be in electronic form; and

(b) include a topographical plan complying with specifications advised by the chief executive; and

(c) include advice of the following—

(i) the area of the levyable waste disposal site;

(ii) the site’s landfill capacity;

(iii) the stockpiles of waste on the site; and

(d) be certified as accurate by a surveyor under the Surveyors Act 2003 .

(4) The operator of the levyable waste disposal site must ensure that a copy of the results of the volumetric survey is kept as a document in hard copy form at the levyable waste disposal site for 5 years after the survey is performed.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(5) Subsections (6) and (7) apply if the operator of a levyable waste disposal site fails to comply with subsection (1) .

(6) The chief executive may arrange for the volumetric survey to be carried out at the site and for that purpose may direct an authorised person to enter the site and carry out the survey.

(7) The chief executive may recover the cost of the survey from the operator as a debt payable by the operator to the State.