Victorian Numbered Regulations

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021 (SR NO 47 OF 2021) - REG 38

For the purposes of section 45(2)(c) of the Act, the following are prescribed exemptions—

        (a)     in relation to an activity set out in item 5 (A03—Sewage treatment) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person—

              (i)     engages in an activity that discharges or deposits waste solely to land at a design capacity of 100 000 litres per day or less; and

              (ii)     has a permit for the activity set out in item 22 (A14—Reclaimed wastewater supply or use) or item 23 (A15—Biosolids supply or use) of that Table;

        (b)     in relation to an activity set out in item 36 (B03—Fish farms) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or deposits waste solely to land;

        (c)     in relation to an activity set out in item 38 (D01—Abattoirs) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person—

              (i)     engages in an activity that discharges or deposits less than 100 000 litres per day of treated wastewater solely to land; and

              (ii)     has a permit for the activity set out in item 22 (A14—Reclaimed wastewater supply or use) of that Table;

        (d)     in relation to an activity set out in item 46 (D09—Beverage manufacturing) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or deposits waste solely to land;

        (e)     in relation to an activity set out in item 47 (E01—Textile works) of the Table in Schedule 1 (other than engaging in textile finishing using chemical treatment), if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits waste solely to the atmosphere;

        (f)     in relation to an activity set out in item 50 (F03—Paper pulp mills) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that produces less than 30 000 tonnes per year of pulp, paper or cardboard;

        (g)     in relation to an activity set out in item 66 (I04—Metal finishing) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits waste solely to the atmosphere;

        (h)     in relation to an activity set out in item 67 (I05—Can and drum coating) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits solely to the atmosphere less than 100 kilograms per day of volatile organic compounds;

              (i)     in relation to an activity set out in item 70 (K01—Power generation) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that uses solely natural gas turbines which have a total rated capacity of less than 20 megawatts (MW);

        (j)     in relation to an activity set out in item 73 (L01—General discharges or emissions to the atmosphere) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits solely to the atmosphere from boilers fired solely by natural gas with a total rated capacity of less than 20 MW.