Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   2AA.    Terms used in these regulations  

   PART 2 -- Administrative matters  

   2A.     Public inspection of draft policies  
   2B.     Inspection of minutes  
   2C.     Proposals of prescribed class  
   3.      Public records of proposals  
   3A.     Prescribed number of copies of report by Authority  

   PART 3 -- Control of pollution generally  

   4.      Terms used in this Part  
   5.      Prescribed premises  
   5A.     Occupier of certain prescribed premises may apply for registration  
   5B.     Registration of premises  
   5C.     Works approval fee  
   5CA.    Waiver of fee for works approval where best practice criteria met  
   5CAA.   Advertising applications for works approvals  
   5CB.    Application for renewal of licence  
   5D.     Licence fee  
   5DA.    Payment of licence fees  
   5E.     Determination of amount under PART 3 of Schedule 4  
   5EA.    Waiver of fee components where best practice criteria met  
   5EB.    Waiver of fee where it would be unreasonable to impose it  
   5F.     Amount payable for harmless discharge onto land  
   5G.     Maximum fee  
   5H.     Refunds  
   5I.     Certain matters to be determined by Chief Executive Officer  
   5IA.    Best practice criteria as condition of licence  
   5J.     Advertising applications for licences  
   5K.     Prescribed details of discharge of waste  
   5L.     Notification of details of discharge of waste  
   5M.     Notification of changes in information provided for registration or the grant of a works approval or a licence  
   5N.     Transitional provision (reduced fees)  
   5O.     Reduction, waiver, or refund of fees  

   PART 4 -- Audible alarms  

   6.      Prescribed periods for audible alarms  

   PART 5 -- Appeals  

   7.      Fees and procedures in respect of appeals  
   8.      Publication of details of decisions on appeal  
   9.      Persons to be notified of decisions on appeal  

   PART 6 -- Tyres  

   11.     Terms used in this Part  
   12.     Disposal and storage of tyres  
   13.     Transport of used tyres prohibited  
   13A.    Tyre retailer not to damage used tyres  
   14.     Standards for the disposal of tyres  
   15.     Standards for the storage of used tyres  

   PART 7 -- Anti-fouling paint  

   16.     Control of organotin anti-fouling paint  

   PART 7A -- Burning on development sites  

   16A.    Terms used in this Part  
   16B.    Burning on development sites prohibited in certain areas  

   PART 8 -- Monitoring  

   17.     Terms used in this Part  
   18.     Prescribed conditions for a works approval or licence  
   19.     Approved monitoring equipment to be used in specified monitoring programme  
   20.     Duty to ensure that approved monitoring equipment is accurate  
   20A.    Duty to comply with conditions of approval of monitoring equipment  
   20B.    Report on results of specified monitoring programme  
   20C.    Presumption of accuracy of measurements  
   20D.    Presumption of accuracy of contents of report  
   20E.    Notification of inaccurate measurement  
   20F.    Approval of monitoring equipment  
   20G.    Conditions of approval of monitoring equipment  
   20H.    Revocation of approval  
   20I.    Appeal  
   20J.    Approval of monitoring equipment pending determination of appeal  
   20K.    Judicial notice of signature of the Chief Executive Officer  
   20KA.   Ministerial guidelines  
   20L.    Review of this Part  

   PART 9 -- Landfill levy  

   21.     Terms used in this Part  
   22.     Application  
   23.     Exemptions  
   24.     Financial assurance -- exempt waste  
   25.     Amount of levy -- when waste received at licensed landfill with weighbridge  
   26.     Amount of waste -- category 63 licensed landfills  
   26A.    CEO may make estimates if survey not conducted  
   27.     Determination of amount of levy  
   28.     Financial assurance -- private licensee  
   29.     Records  
   30.     Return and payment of levy  
   31.     Audit  
   32.     Review and appeal  
   33.     Payment of levy as condition of licence (section 62(2))  

   PART 10 -- Things seized or forfeited  

   34.     Prescribed ways of dealing with thing seized -- section 92B(1)  
   35.     Notice that a thing has been seized -- section 92D  
   36.     Disposing of any thing forfeited to the Crown  

   PART 11 -- Modified penalties and Tier 2 offences  

   37.     Modified penalty notice  
   38.     Withdrawal of modified penalty notice  
   39.     Prescribed particulars to be included in notice of payment of modified penalty -- section 99E(3)  
   40.     Public inspection of register of certificates and modified penalty notices -- section 99F(2)  

   PART 12 -- Infringement notices and offences  

   41.     Offences prescribed as an “infringement notice offence” and prescribed penalties -- sections 99H and 99K  
   42.     Infringement notice  
   43.     Withdrawal of infringement notice  

   PART 13 -- Miscellaneous  

   44.     Amount prescribed for costs and expenses and compensation -- section 99Y(1)  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Prescribed premises  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Premises subject to registration  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Works approval fee  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Licence fee  
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Tyre landfill exclusion zone  
           SCHEDULE 5A -- Areas where burning matter on or from development sites is prohibited  
           SCHEDULE 6 -- Infringement notice offences  
           SCHEDULE 7 -- Forms  
           Compilation table