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Environment Protection Regulations 2021 Final
Environment Protection Regulations 2021 Final
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Chapter 1—Preliminary 1
Part 1.1—Preliminary 1
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 3
Part 1.2—Interpretation and introductory matters 4
4 Definitions 4
5 Determinations of the Authority 34
6 Act compliance notes 36
7 References to Chapters and Parts 36
Chapter 2—Contaminated land 37
Part 2.1—Prescribed notifiable contamination 37
8 Soil contamination 37
9 Asbestos in or on soil 38
10 Actual or likely contamination of groundwater or surface
water 38
11 Vapour inhalation pathway (vapour intrusion) 40
12 On-site retention of contaminated soil 42
13 Prescribed exempt notifiable contamination 42
14 Prescribed information for notifications 43
Part 2.2—Non-aqueous phase liquids 44
15 Clean up of non-aqueous phase liquids 44
Chapter 3—Permissions 45
Part 3.1—General 45
16 Permission activities 45
17 Matters to be included in permission applications to the
Authority 46
18 Prescribed conditions under section 64 of the Act 47
19 Prescribed circumstances for refusal of permission 48
20 Permission conditions 48
117 Noise sources that must not be taken into account in this
Division 158
118 Unreasonable noise from commercial, industrial and trade
premises 159
119 Cumulative noise 160
120 Frequency spectrum 160
121 Aggravated noise from commercial, industrial and trade
premises 161
Division 4—Unreasonable and aggravated noise from
entertainment venues and outdoor entertainment events 161
Subdivision 1—General 161
122 Music noise from live music entertainment venues 161
Subdivision 2—Indoor entertainment venues 162
123 Definitions—operating time periods 162
124 Noise sources that must or must not be taken into account 163
125 Unreasonable noise from an indoor entertainment venue 163
126 Cumulative music noise from indoor entertainment venues 164
127 Aggravated noise from an indoor entertainment venue 164
Subdivision 3—Outdoor entertainment venues and outdoor
entertainment events 165
128 When a permit is required for an outdoor entertainment venue 165
129 When a permit is required for an outdoor entertainment event 165
130 Unreasonable noise from outdoor entertainment venues or
outdoor entertainment events 166
131 Aggravated noise from an outdoor entertainment venue or
outdoor entertainment event 167
Part 5.4—Water 168
132 Discharge or deposit of waste from vessels 168
Part 5.5—Plastic shopping bag ban 171
133 Retailer must not sell or provide banned plastic bag 171
134 Provision of false or misleading information 171
Part 5.6—Emissions from motor vehicles 172
Division 1—General 172
135 Application 172
Division 2—Air emissions 172
136 Visible pollution from motor vehicles 172
137 Vehicle exhaust emissions—spark ignition engines
manufactured 1 July 1976 to before 1 February 1986 172
SAMUAL WALLACE
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
Chapter 1—Preliminary
Part 1.1—Preliminary
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are to further
the purposes of, and give effect to, the
Environment Protection Act 2017 by—
(a) imposing obligations in relation to
environmental protection, pollution
incidents, contaminated land and waste,
including in relation to on-site wastewater
management systems; and
(b) providing for activities and other matters for
the purposes of permissions under the Act;
and
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3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 July
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(ii) a campground; or
(iii) a caravan park; or
(c) despite paragraph (b), in the case of a
rural area only, where an outdoor
entertainment event or outdoor
entertainment venue is being operated,
that part of the land within the
boundary of the following are not noise
sensitive areas for the purposes of that
event or venue—
(i) a tourist establishment;
(ii) a campground;
(iii) a caravan park;
noise sensitive residential use has the same
meaning as in the VPPs;
Note
Noise sensitive residential use under the VPPs means
a community care accommodation, dependent
person's unit, dwelling, residential aged care facility,
residential village, retirement village or rooming
house.
non-aqueous phase liquid means an organic or
inorganic liquid that—
(a) is not miscible with water; and
(b) can exist in soil or groundwater in
various forms; and
(c) is commonly present as a measurable
thickness (phase-separated) or sheen;
and
(d) may be identifiable analytically (in soil
or groundwater) when solubility has
been reached or observed to be present
within the unsaturated soil, rock profile
or aquifer matrix;
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Example
Oil in water.
odorous compound means any chemical
compound, including a volatile organic
compound, that is offensive to the senses of
human beings when dispersed in the
atmosphere;
off-road passenger vehicle has the same meaning
as in the relevant design rules;
on-site wastewater management system means an
on-site wastewater treatment plant with a
design or actual flow rate of sewage not
exceeding 5000 litres on any day and
includes all beds, sewers, drains, pipes,
fittings, appliances and land used in
connection with the treatment plant;
on-site wastewater treatment plant means a
treatment plant for the bacterial, biological,
chemical or physical treatment of sewage
generated on site;
Examples
Septic tank system, wet or dry composting toilet,
aerobic treatment and sand filter.
operation, for the purposes of Part 5.3, means an
activity that emits music noise from an
outdoor entertainment venue or outdoor
entertainment event over a 24-hour period;
outdoor entertainment event means an event
where music is played and is held on public
land including a road reservation, public
open space, park, foreshore reserve or land
of a similar nature, including an event held
on such land in a temporary building or
structure, such as a marquee, tent or
temporary soundstage, not being a
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Part 3.1—General
Chapter 3—Permissions
Part 3.1—General
16 Permission activities
(1) For the purposes of section 44 of the Act, an
activity set out in column 3 of the Table in
Schedule 1 is a prescribed development activity if
the corresponding entry in column 4 of that Table
specifies that the activity is a prescribed
development activity.
(2) For the purposes of section 45 of the Act, an
activity set out in column 3 of the Table in
Schedule 1 is a prescribed operating activity if the
corresponding entry in column 4 of that Table
specifies that the activity is a prescribed operating
activity.
(3) For the purposes of section 46 of the Act, an
activity set out in column 3 of the Table in
Schedule 1 is a prescribed permit activity if the
corresponding entry in column 4 of that Table
specifies that the activity is a prescribed permit
activity.
(4) For the purposes of section 47 of the Act, an
activity set out in column 3 of the Table in
Schedule 1 is a prescribed registration activity if
the corresponding entry in column 4 of that Table
specifies that the activity is a prescribed
registration activity.
Note
Subregulations (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply if, in relation to
the activity, an exemption set out in Part 3.5 applies.
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Part 3.2—Licences
Part 3.2—Licences
22 Referral of development licence applications to
prescribed agencies
(1) For the purposes of section 69(2) of the Act, the
following agencies are prescribed—
(a) in the case of an application to conduct
extractive industry or mining activities, the
Minister administering the Mineral
Resources (Sustainable Development)
Act 1990;
(b) in the case of an application relating to an
activity that is to be engaged in within one or
more municipal districts, any responsible
authority within the meaning of the
Planning and Environment Act 1987;
(c) in the case of a significant development
licence application, the Secretary to the
Department of Health;
(d) any agency to which the Authority considers
it appropriate in the circumstances to refer
the application for comment.
(2) If the Minister administering the Mineral
Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
is referred an application under section 69(2) of
the Act, the Minister must advise the Authority,
within 15 business days after the referral—
(a) whether the proposed activity that is the
subject of the application is prohibited by the
planning scheme for the area in which that
activity is to be engaged in; and
(b) if so, whether an amendment to the planning
scheme is to be prepared to allow the activity
in the area.
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Part 3.3—Permits
Part 3.3—Permits
25 Prescribed permit activities to be administered by
councils
An activity set out in item 28 (A20—On-site
wastewater management systems) in the Table in
Schedule 1 is a permit activity that is administered
by the council in whose municipal district the
on-site wastewater management system is located.
Note
All applications for permits to engage in an activity set out in
item 28 in the Table in Schedule 1 must be sent to the council in
whose municipal district the on-site wastewater management
system is located, not the Authority. All other permit activity
applications must be made to the Authority. See also
section 439(1) of the Act regarding fees paid to the council in
relation to this activity.
26 Prescribed matters for applications to councils in
relation to on-site wastewater management systems
(1) For the purposes of section 50(1)(a)(ii) of the
Act, an application to a council for a permit
that specifies an activity set out in item 28
(A20—On-site wastewater management systems)
in the Table in Schedule 1 is in the prescribed
form and manner if it includes the following—
(a) the name, address (postal and email, if any)
and telephone number of the applicant;
(b) the address at which the activity specified in
the application is to be engaged in, if that
address differs from the address required
under paragraph (a);
(c) the name of the owner of the premises at
which the activity specified in the
application is to be engaged in;
(d) the name and contact details of the person
undertaking any plumbing works involved in
the activity;
Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
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Part 3.4—Registrations
36 Prescribed period during which registrations
remain in force
For the purposes of section 85(3)(a) of the Act,
the period prescribed for an activity described as a
registration activity in the Table in Schedule 1 is
the time period specified in the registration if it is
not longer than 5 years.
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(s) Manningham;
(t) Maroondah;
(u) Melbourne;
(v) Melton;
(w) Monash;
(x) Moonee Valley;
(y) Moreland;
(z) Mornington Peninsula;
(za) Nillumbik;
(zb) Port Phillip;
(zc) Stonnington;
(zd) Whitehorse;
(ze) Whittlesea;
(zf) Wyndham;
(zg) Yarra;
(zh) Yarra Ranges.
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Part 4.1—Litter and unsolicited documents
Chapter 4—Waste
Part 4.1—Litter and unsolicited documents
Division 1—Dangerous litter and unsolicited
documents
54 Dangerous litter
For the purposes of paragraph (e) of the definition
of dangerous litter in section 112 of the Act,
priority waste is prescribed.
55 Depositing or affixing unsolicited documents
(1) A person must not deposit an unsolicited
document in, on or at, or affix it to, a place or
premises.
Penalty: 10 penalty units for a natural person;
50 penalty units for a body corporate.
Note
An infringement notice may be served for an offence against
this regulation—see regulation 169 and Schedule 10.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply—
(a) subject to subregulation (3), if the unsolicited
document is deposited—
(i) in a receptacle, slot or other location
that is used for the deposit of mail or
newspapers; or
(ii) under a door of a building; or
(iii) in a location inside a building that is
suitable for the deposit of the
document; or
(b) to an unsolicited document that is—
(i) given personally to a person at the
place or premises; or
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Note
An infringement notice may be served for an offence against
this regulation—see regulation 169 and Schedule 10.
(7) If a person who made a declaration under
subregulation (4)(b) becomes aware of any change
of circumstances that materially affects a
declaration of use so as to render it inaccurate, the
person must, as soon as practicable after the
person becomes aware of the change of
circumstances, notify the person who made the
corresponding declaration under subregulation
(4)(b)(i) or (4)(b)(ii).
Penalty: 60 penalty units for a natural person;
300 penalty units for a body corporate.
(8) A declaration of use has no effect in relation to a
person who is aware of any change of
circumstances that materially affects the
declaration so as to render it inaccurate or has
been notified under subregulation (7), from the
time the person is aware or has been notified of
the change in circumstances.
(9) The Authority may cancel a declaration of use or
impose conditions on a declaration of use by
providing written notice to each person who made
the declaration.
(10) A declaration of use has no effect from the time
the Authority provides written notice of the
cancellation in accordance with subregulation (9).
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Example
The shortest route for the consignment to get to its
destination involves entering Victoria before returning
to the State or the Territory from which the waste was
generated or consigned for transport.
(b) the controlled waste is transported for the
purposes of—
(i) analysis to determine the appropriate
waste classification of the waste; or
(ii) research, subject to the written approval
by an agency of the State or the
Territory to which the waste is to be
transported; or
(c) the controlled waste is transported by
pipeline; or
(d) the controlled waste is included in a
consignment that consists of containers in
which small amounts of residue of a
controlled waste remain and the containers
are used for direct refilling with the same
substance; or
(e) the controlled waste is transported as a result
of a product recall approved by the
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority, Food Standards
Australia New Zealand or the Therapeutic
Goods Administration.
(2) Section 143 of the Act does not apply to the
transport of controlled waste into Victoria from
another State or a Territory or out of Victoria if
the controlled waste is transported in accordance
with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports
and Imports) Act 1989 of the Commonwealth.
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Part 5.2—Air
Part 5.2—Air
Division 1—National pollutant inventory
103 Definitions
In this Division—
emission data, for a substance, means an estimate
of the amount of that substance discharged or
emitted in a reporting period that identifies—
(a) the segment of the environment to
which the substance was discharged or
emitted; and
Example
The atmosphere, land, water.
(b) the estimation technique used;
estimation technique means a method for
estimating the amount of a substance
discharged, emitted or transferred;
facility means any building or land together with
any machinery, plant, appliance, equipment,
implement, tool or other item used in
connection with any activity carried out at
the facility and includes an offshore facility
but does not include the following—
(a) a mobile discharge or emission source
operating outside the boundaries of a
fixed facility;
(b) a petroleum retailing facility engaged in
the retail sale of fuel;
(c) a dry-cleaning facility employing less
than 20 people;
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Part 5.3—Noise
Part 5.3—Noise
Division 1—Noise Protocol
113 Prediction, measurement, assessment and analysis
of noise must be in accordance with Noise Protocol
A person who conducts a prediction,
measurement, assessment or analysis of noise
within a noise sensitive area for the purposes of
the Act or these Regulations, must conduct the
prediction, measurement, assessment or analysis
in accordance with the Noise Protocol.
Note
The Noise Protocol sets out how to conduct the following
noise-related assessments—
(a) noise limits;
(b) background levels;
(c) alternative assessment criterion at an alternative assessment
location, including when the Live music entertainment venues
provisions (which include reference to agent of change) set
out in the VPPs apply;
(d) effective noise levels.
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Column 1 Column 2
Operating time period Aggravated noise level
Day and evening period The noise limit plus 15dB
Night period The noise limit plus 20dB
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Part 5.4—Water
Part 5.4—Water
132 Discharge or deposit of waste from vessels
(1) A person must not discharge or deposit waste
produced or located on a vessel into the surface
water or marine water environment unless any of
the following apply—
(a) the waste is part of a process of managing
aquatic pests on the vessel and the person
has—
(i) minimised, so far as reasonably
practicable, the risks of harm to human
health and the environment posed by
the waste; and
(ii) complied with subregulation (2);
(b) the waste is in the form of greywater
produced or located on a houseboat
operating on the waters of Lake Eildon and
the greywater is discharged or deposited in
compliance with the requirements relating to
the disposal of houseboat greywater
specified in the Water (Lake Eildon
Recreational Area) (Houseboats) Regulations
2013;
(c) the waste is wastewater that is wash down
water used to wash down a vessel or cooling
water used to cool the engine of a vessel and
the person has minimised, so far as
reasonably practicable, the risks of harm to
human health and the environment posed by
the waste;
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Column 1 Column 2
Date of manufacture Noise level (dB(A))
Before 1 November 1983 96
On or after 1 November 1983 90
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Note
An infringement notice may be served for an offence against
this regulation—see regulation 169 and Schedule 10.
(2) An owner of land on which an on-site wastewater
management system is located must make
available for inspection on request by the council
or the Authority any records kept under
subregulation (1).
Penalty: 5 penalty units for a natural person;
25 penalty units for a body corporate.
Note
An infringement notice may be served for an offence against
this regulation—see regulation 169 and Schedule 10.
163 Council may order maintenance
(1) This regulation applies if the council, in whose
municipal district the on-site wastewater
management system is located, or an authorised
officer of the council—
(a) has received a notification under
regulation 161(2); or
(b) has a reasonable belief that an on-site
wastewater management system poses, or
may pose, a risk of harm to human health or
the environment or is not, or may not be, in
good working order.
(2) If an authorised officer of the council has
exercised a power under Part 9.3 of the Act to
enter and inspect a place or premises on or in
which an on-site wastewater management system
is located and forms the reasonable belief that the
system poses a risk of harm to human health or
the environment or is not in good working order,
the officer may give a written notice to the owner
of the place or premises to undertake the
maintenance activities specified in the notice.
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Chapter 7—Enforcement
169 Infringement offences and infringement penalties
(1) For the purposes of section 307(1) of the Act, an
offence set out in column 2 of Schedule 10 is
prescribed as an infringement offence.
(2) For the purposes of section 307(3) of the Act, the
prescribed infringement penalty for—
(a) an infringement offence referred to in
subregulation (1) is the penalty set out in
column 3 of Schedule 10 in respect of the
infringement offence; and
(b) an offence against section 64 of the Act
which is an infringement offence is
10 penalty units for a natural person or
50 penalty units for a body corporate.
170 Monetary benefit orders protocol
For the purposes of section 329(3)(a) and (4)(b) of
the Act, the prescribed protocol is the Protocol for
calculating monetary benefits, published by the
Authority on its website, as in force from time to
time.
171 Council may take proceedings for specified offences
relating to on-site wastewater management systems
(1) For the purposes of section 347(3) of the Act, a
council in whose municipal district the on-site
wastewater management system is located, or a
person appointed by that council, may take
proceedings for an offence against any of the
following provisions of the Act or regulations—
(a) section 46 of the Act in relation to engaging
in the permit activity set out in item 28
(A20—On-site wastewater management
systems) in the Table in Schedule 1 except as
authorised by a permit for that activity;
Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel
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Part 8.1—Development licences
Chapter 8—Fees
Part 8.1—Development licences
172 Prescribed application fee for development licence
(1) For the purposes of section 50(1)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed fee for an application for a
development licence is the greater of—
(a) 1% of the estimated cost of the relevant
prescribed development activity set out in
the Table in Schedule 1; or
(b) 81·83 fee units.
(2) A fee calculated under subregulation (1) must not
exceed 4500 fee units.
(3) In this regulation—
estimated cost means the amount that the
applicant reasonably estimates is required to
carry out the prescribed development activity
set out in the Table in Schedule 1 to which
the application for a development licence
relates, other than—
(a) any amount required for the purchase of
land associated with the prescribed
development activity; or
(b) any amount required to construct or
modify any building relating to the
prescribed development activity, the
construction or modification of which
will not or does not—
(i) control risks of harm to human
health or the environment from
pollution or waste; or
(ii) relate to the production capacity
of the plant.
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Part 8.4—Permits
Part 8.4—Permits
Division 1—Fees for reportable priority waste
transport permits
186 Prescribed application fee for permit to transport
reportable priority waste
For the purposes of section 50(1)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed fee for an application to the
Authority for a permit that specifies an activity set
out in item 15 (A10a—Reportable priority waste
(transport)—high risk) in the Table in Schedule 1
is—
(a) in the case of a permit for a period not
exceeding 3 months, 6·21 fee units; and
(b) in any other case, 24·83 fee units.
Note
Item 15 (A10a—Reportable priority waste (transport)—high risk)
in the Table in Schedule 1 sets out transporting reportable priority
waste including waste codes B100, E100, G100 or R100. For the
prescribed fees for applications that specify the transport of
reportable priority waste other than waste codes B100, E100, G100
or R100, see regulation 201.
187 Prescribed transfer fee for permit to transport
reportable priority waste
For the purposes of section 56(3)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed fee for an application to the
Authority to transfer a permit that specifies an
activity set out in item 15 (A10a—Reportable
priority waste (transport)—high risk) in the Table
in Schedule 1 is 8·57 fee units.
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Part 8.5—Registrations
Part 8.5—Registrations
201 Prescribed application fee for registration to
transport reportable priority waste
For the purposes of section 50(1)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed fee for an application for a
registration that specifies the activity set out in
item 16 (A10b—Reportable priority waste
(transport)—other) in the Table in Schedule 1 is
14·38 fee units.
202 Prescribed exemption fee for reportable priority
waste transport registration—interstate
authorisation
For the purposes of section 68(2)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed fee for an application seeking an
exemption in relation to an activity set out in
item 16 (A10b—Reportable priority waste
(transport)—other) in the Table in Schedule 1 is
13·91 fee units.
203 Prescribed renewal fee for registration to transport
reportable priority waste
For the purposes of section 86(3)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed fee for an application to renew a
registration that specifies the activity set out in
item 16 (A10b—Reportable priority waste
(transport)—other) in the Table in Schedule 1 is
2·6 fee units.
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Part 8.8—Other fees
Example
Services may include any of the following—meeting with
proponent(s) to discuss and agree on scope, objectives,
participation, responsibilities, reporting requirements, and
other matters of proposed better environment plans;
reviewing draft better environment plans for assessment and
comment prior to formal submission.
(2) A fee calculated under subregulation (1) must not
exceed 593·72 fee units plus GST.
(3) For the purposes of section 181(3)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed fee is—
(a) 103·29 fee units; and
(b) if the assessment by the Authority exceeds
14·9 hours, an additional fee of 6·94 fee
units for each hour (or part of an hour) of
assessment.
(4) The total fee calculated under subregulation (3)
must not exceed 593·72 fee units.
(5) In this regulation—
GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax
System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
of the Commonwealth.
211 Prescribed amendment fee for better environment
plan
(1) The fee for the Authority to amend a better
environment plan on application of a participant
under section 184(1) of the Act is—
(a) 103·29 fee units; and
(b) if the assessment by the Authority exceeds
14·9 hours, an additional fee of 6·94 fee
units for each hour (or part of an hour) of
assessment.
(2) The total fee calculated under subregulation (1)
must not exceed 593·72 fee units.
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Part 10.2—Permissions
219 Prescribed equivalent permissions
(1) For the purposes of the Table in section 470 of the
Act, the following new permissions are
prescribed—
(a) in relation to the old permission set out in
item 3, an operating licence;
(b) in relation to the old permission set out in
item 5, a permit that specifies an activity set
out in item 15 (A10a—Reportable priority
waste (transport)—high risk) in the Table in
Schedule 1 or a registration that specifies an
activity set out in item 16 (A10b—
Reportable priority waste (transport)—other)
in the Table in Schedule 1, as appropriate.
(2) For the purposes of item 6 of the Table in
section 470 of the Act—
(a) a permit, exemption, authorisation or
approval specified in column 2 of an item of
the Table is a prescribed old permission; and
(b) a permission specified in column 3 of an
item of the Table is a prescribed new
permission.
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Schedule 4—Class 1, 2 and 3 substances
Class 2 substances
Acetaldehyde
Acetic acid
Acetone
Acrylic acid
Ammonia
Aniline
Antimony and compounds
Asphalt (petroleum) fumes
Barium (soluble compound)
Biphenyl
Bromochloromethane
Bromoform (tribromomethane)
Bromotrifluoromethane
n-Butanol
n-Butyl acetate
Butyl acrylate
Butyl mercaptan
Carbon black
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Carbon disulphide
Carbon tetrachloride (tetrachloromethane)
Chlorine
Chlorine dioxide
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform (Trichloromethane)
Chloromethane (methyl chloride)
Chromium (III) compounds
Copper dusts and mists
Copper fume
Cotton dust (raw)
Crotonaldehyde
Cumene (isopropyl benzene)
Cyanide (as CN)
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanone
Diacetone alcohol
o-Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloroethylene
Dichlorvos
Diethylamine
Dimethylamine
Dinitrobenzene (all isomers)
Dinitrotoluene
Diphenyl ether
Ethanol
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Ethanolamine
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl acrylate
Ethyl butyl ketone
Ethyl chloride (chloroethane)
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene glycol (vapour)
Fluoride
Fluorine
Formaldehyde
n-Hexane
2-Hexanone
Hydrogen chloride
Hydrogen sulfide
Iron oxide fume
Magnesium oxide fume
Maleic anhydride
Manganese and compounds
Mercury (inorganic)
Mercury (organic)
Methanol
Methyl acrylate
Methyl bromide (bromomethane)
Methyl ethyl ketone
Methyl isobutyl ketone
Methyl mercaptan
Methyl methacrylate
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Methyl styrene
Methylamine
Methylene chloride (dichloromethane)
Nitric acid
Nitrobenzene
Particles as PM2.5
n-Pentane
2-Pentanone
Perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene)
Phenol
Phosphine
Phthalic anhydride
n-Propanol
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether
Pyridine
Silver metal
Silver, soluble compounds (as Ag)
Styrene (monomer)
Sulfuric acid
Toluene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Trichlorofluoromethane
Triethylamine
Trimethylbenzene (mixed isomers)
Vinyl toluene
Welding fume (total particulate)
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Class 3 substances
Acrolein
Acrylonitrile
Alpha chlorinated toluenes and benzoyl chloride
Arsenic and compounds
Benzene
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
1,3-butadiene
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Chromium VI compounds
1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride)
Dioxins and Furans (as TCDD I-TEQs, being
2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzodioxin as international
toxic equivalents)
Epichlorohydrin
Ethylene oxide
Hydrogen cyanide
MDI (Diphenylmethane diisocyanate)
Nickel and nickel compounds
PAH (as BaP)
Pentachlorophenol
Phosgene
Propylene oxide
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Radionuclides
Respirable crystalline silica (inhaled in the form
of quartz or crystobalite) (measured as PM2.5)
TDI (toluene-2,4-diisocyanate and toluene-2,
6-diisocyanate)
Trichloroethylene
Vinyl chloride
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99 Clinical and Waste from the R140 Pre Yes Yes Yes
pharma- production of
ceutical pharmaceutical
wastes products and
cosmetics, not
otherwise
specified in
items 96, 97
or 98 of this
Table
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Schedule 9—Method for determining the concentration of carbon monoxide
and hydrocarbons in the exhaust gases of a motor vehicle
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Column 1 Column 2
Component Component rate
(c) for each degree Celsius of temperature 0·00309
above ambient temperature that may be
discharged or deposited under a licence
(2) If a licence permits the discharge or deposit of
bacteria (E. coli) at a concentration of—
(a) greater than 10 organisms per 0·00103
100 millilitres or more but not greater
than 200 organisms per 100 millilitres;
(b) greater than 200 organisms per 0·0103
100 millilitres or more, but not greater
than 2000 organisms per 100 millilitres;
(c) greater than 2000 organisms per 0·103
100 millilitres
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Endnotes
Endnotes
Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the
meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 is
$14.81. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within
the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the
penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary
Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the
value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 is
$165.22.
The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette
and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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