{"id":"sl-2005-38","name":"Environment Protection Regulation 2005","slug":"environment-protection-regulation-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"38 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173359,"registerId":"act-sl-2005-38-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"7 Aquatic habitat—mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland","content":"Part 4.7 Aquatic habitat—mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland\nstreams (AQUA/2), urban lakes & ponds (AQUA/3),\nurban drains and streams (AQUA/4), urban wetland\n(AQUA/5), mountain reservoirs (AQUA/6) 128\n4.4 Acidity 128\n4.5 Colour and turbidity 128\n4.6 Total dissolved solids 128\n4.7 Ammonia levels 129\nPart 4.8 Secondary ambient environmental standards 136\n4.8 Temperature 136\n4.9 Biological standards 136\nDictionary 139\n1 About the endnotes 147\n2 Abbreviation key 147\n3 Legislation history 148\n4 Amendment history 155\n5 Earlier republications 165\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 168\n\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Environment Protection Regulation 2005.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘built-up area—see the\nEmergencies Act 2004, section 6A.’ means that the term ‘built-up area’\nis defined in that section and the definition applies to this regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notes","content":"4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n\nPreliminary Part 1\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offences against regulation—application of Criminal","content":"5 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal\nCode etc\nOther legislation applies in relation to offences against this\nregulation.\nNote 1 Criminal Code\nThe Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this regulation\n(see Code, pt 2.1).\nThe chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility\n(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used\nfor offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,\nrecklessness and strict liability).\nNote 2 Penalty units\nThe Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties\nthat are expressed in penalty units.\n\nNote 1 The Act does not apply to a pollutant emitted into the air by—\n(a) a light rail vehicle or other train; or\n(b) a Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft; or\n(c) a person using only the person’s body; or\n(d) an animal; or\n(e) a motor vehicle being driven on a road, unless it—\n(i) is being driven on the road to conduct reliability trials or\nspeed tests; and\n(ii) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from\nthe provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to\nthe exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and\nspeed limits during the trials or tests (see Act, s 8 (1)).\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of pt 2 to tobacco products","content":"6 Application of pt 2 to tobacco products\nThis part does not apply to the lighting or smoking of a cigar, cigarette\nor pipe.\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Div 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"2 Chimney emissions causing","content":"Division 2.2 Chimney emissions causing\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of national emission guidelines for div 2.2","content":"7 Meaning of national emission guidelines for div 2.2\nIn this division:\nnational emission guidelines means the guidelines called the\n‘National guidelines for control of emission of air pollutants from\nnew stationary sources 1985’ published by the Australian\nEnvironment Council and the National Health and Medical Research\nCouncil, as in force immediately before it was rescinded.\n\nOpen-air fires Division 2.3\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Chimney emissions—pollutants taken to cause","content":"8 Chimney emissions—pollutants taken to cause\nenvironmental harm—Act, s 5 (a)\n(1) This section applies to a pollutant mentioned in the national emission\nguidelines, table 1 or table 2 that is emitted into the air through a\nchimney.\n(2) The pollutant is taken to cause environmental harm if the amount of\nthe pollutant emitted into the air from a source stated in the guidelines\nfor the pollutant is more than the standard stated in the guidelines for\nthe source.\n(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the pollutant is emitted in the\ncircumstances mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.1 (Chimney\nemissions), column 2 in accordance with the conditions (if any)\nmentioned in schedule 1, part 1.1, column 3 for the activity.\nDivision 2.3 Open-air fires\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Open-air fires prohibited except in certain circumstances","content":"9 Open-air fires prohibited except in certain circumstances\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person lights, uses or maintains a\nfire in the open air.\nNote The Emergencies Act 2004 contains an offence about lighting etc fire\nduring total fire ban (see s 116).\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the person if the person lights, uses\nor maintains the fire for an activity mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2\n(Open-air fires), column 2 in accordance with the conditions (if any)\nmentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2, column 3 for the activity.\nNote The defendant has the evidential burden of establishing the matters\nmentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n\n(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fire to which the Act, schedule 1,\nsection 1.2, table, item 28 relates.\nNote Item 28 relates to burning plant matter to reduce a fire hazard, to clear\nland or to conserve biological diversity or ecological integrity. For\noffences in relation to these activities, see the Act, pt 8 (Environmental\nauthorisations).\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Burning certain substances requires environmental","content":"10 Burning certain substances requires environmental\nauthorisation\n(a) burns 1 or more of the following substances:\n(i) a synthetic plastic or other synthetic polymer;\n(ii) wood that—\n(A) is painted, chemically treated or contaminated with a\nchemical; and\n(B) has not been approved for sale or supply by the\nauthority and chief health officer;\n(iii) a chemical other than a chemical recommended by the\nmanufacturer as fuel for a fire; and\n(b) either—\n(i) does not have an environmental authorisation for burning\nthe substance; or\n\n(ii) has an environmental authorisation for burning the\nsubstance, but the burning is not in accordance with the\nauthorisation.\nNote Environmental authorisations are dealt with in the Act, pt 8.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to anything required to be done under\nthe Biosecurity Act 2023.\n(3) A person commits an offence if the person—\n(a) burns 1 or more of the following substances:\n(i) waste;\n(ii) unseasoned wood; and\n(b) either—\n(i) does not have an environmental authorisation for burning\nthe substance; or\n(ii) has an environmental authorisation for burning the\nsubstance, but the burning is not in accordance with the\nauthorisation.\n(4) Subsection (3) does not apply—\n(a) to burning paper or cardboard for the purpose of starting a fire;\nor\n(b) to anything required to be done under the Biosecurity Act 2023;\nor\n\n(c) in relation to the burning of waste on land in an area that is not\nin the built-up area by a person who is ordinarily resident on the\nland if—\n(i) the waste is waste as a result of the person being the\nresident of the land; and\n(ii) the burning happens on that land.\n(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fire bans in bad weather","content":"11 Fire bans in bad weather\n(1) This section applies if the Minister is satisfied that the existing or\nforecasted weather conditions mean a fire would—\n(a) cause excessive environmental harm; or\n(b) unnecessarily increase pollutants in the air.\n(2) The Minister may, in writing, declare that the lighting, using or\nmaintaining of a fire in the open air is prohibited for the period stated\nin the declaration.\n(3) A declaration may be expressed to apply to all or part of the ACT.\n(4) The declaration must be—\n(a) notified in a public notice; or\n(b) broadcast in the ACT by a national or commercial broadcasting\nservice.\nNote Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily\nnewspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).\n(5) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a declaration.\n(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the person had a reasonable excuse.\n(7) This section does not apply to a fire only for cooking or heating food\nor drink.\n\n(8) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Indoor fires prohibited unless harm minimised","content":"12 Indoor fires prohibited unless harm minimised\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person lights, uses or maintains a\nfire in a place other than in the open air.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—\n(a) the person takes all steps that are practicable and reasonable to\nprevent any environmental harm caused, or likely to be caused,\nby the emission of pollutants into the air from the fire; or\n(b) if prevention is not reasonably practicable—the person takes all\nsteps that are practicable and reasonable to minimise any\nenvironmental harm caused, or likely to be caused, by the\nemission of pollutants into the air from the fire.\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pollutants emitted from fires—exception for certain","content":"13 Pollutants emitted from fires—exception for certain\nfires—Act, s 143 and s 166 (5)\nA pollutant being emitted into the air from a fire is not taken to cause\nenvironmental harm unless burning the substance burned in the fire,\nor the lighting, using or maintaining of the fire, is an offence against\nany of the following sections:\n(a) section 9 (Open-air fires prohibited except in certain\ncircumstances);\n(b) section 10 (Burning certain substances requires environmental\n(c) section 11 (Fire bans in bad weather);\n(d) section 12 (Indoor fires prohibited unless harm minimised).\n\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conditions for sale or supply of firewood","content":"14 Conditions for sale or supply of firewood\n(1) This section applies to a person who—\n(a) sells or supplies firewood in the ACT unless—\n(i) the quantity of firewood sold or supplied is less than\n100kg; or\n(ii) the firewood is sold under a scheme in which an annual fee\nis paid for the right to collect waste softwood in pine\nplantations; or\n(b) prepares firewood for sale or supply in the ACT.\n(2) The following conditions apply to the preparation, sale or supply of\nfirewood by the person:\n(a) if practicable, each buyer must be offered a choice of mixed\nwood loads;\n(b) wood must be offered and supplied by weight, not by volume;\n(c) each buyer must be given a written statement of the weight of\nthe load supplied;\n(d) if the load is a mixed wood load—the buyer must be given a\nwritten statement of the approximate weight of hardwood and\nsoftwood in the load;\n(e) unseasoned wood must not be supplied;\n(f) each buyer must be given a pamphlet supplied by the\nenvironment protection authority that sets out recommended\nwood burning practices and encourages compliance with those\npractices;\n(g) each buyer must be given the following information:\n(i) the common name and species (if known) of the wood;\n(ii) the place from which the wood was originally taken;\n\n(iii) the kind of wood;\nExamples—par (g) (i)\nbox, gum, pine\nExamples—par (g) (ii)\nACT pine forests, Cowra\nExample—par (g) (iii)\nresidue from forestry processing operations of native forest timber\n(h) an annual report for a reporting year must be given to the\nenvironment protection authority by 31 January in the year\nfollowing the reporting year;\n(i) wooden sleepers must only be obtained from a wholesaler who\nsupplies sleepers in the ACT with the agreement of the chief\nhealth officer and the environment protection authority;\n(j) the sale or supply of wooden sleepers must be accompanied by\nan information sheet, agreed with the environment protection\nauthority, about the risks of burning sleepers, including that\nsleepers should not be burnt in open fires or for cooking.\n(3) A person commits an offence if the person—\n(a) prepares firewood for sale or supply; and\n(b) fails to comply with a condition mentioned in subsection (2).\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units\n(4) A person commits an offence if the person—\n(a) sells or supplies firewood; and\n(b) fails to comply with a condition mentioned in subsection (2).\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units\n(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\n(6) In this section:\nprepare, firewood for sale or supply, means cut, store or season the\nfirewood.\nreporting year means 1 January to 31 December.\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"14A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Unapproved sale or supply of painted etc firewood—","content":"14A Unapproved sale or supply of painted etc firewood—\noffence\n(a) sells or supplies firewood that is painted, chemically treated or\ncontaminated with a chemical; and\n(b) does not have the written agreement of the environment\nprotection authority and the chief health officer to sell or supply\nthe firewood.\n","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"14B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minimum overall average efficiency—Act, sch 2,","content":"14B Minimum overall average efficiency—Act, sch 2,\ns 2.4 (3) (a) (ii)\nThe prescribed minimum overall average efficiency is 60%.\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"14C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Maximum appliance particulate emission factor—Act,","content":"14C Maximum appliance particulate emission factor—Act,\nsch 2, s 2.4 (3) (b) (ii)\nThe prescribed maximum appliance particulate emission factor is—\n(a) for a heater without a catalytic combustor—1.5g/kg; and\n(b) for a heater with a catalytic combustor—0.8g/kg.\n\nAir-filtration plants Division 2.5\nDivision 2.5 Air-filtration plants\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Filters in air-filtration plants","content":"15 Filters in air-filtration plants\n(1) An occupier of premises commits an offence if—\n(a) the premises contains an air-filtration plant; and\n(b) the air-filtration plant vents into the air; and\n(c) the air-filtration plant is operating; and\n(d) the occupier removes a filter from the plant.\n(2) An occupier of premises commits an offence if—\n(a) the premises contains an air-filtration plant; and\n(b) the air-filtration plant vents into the air; and\n(c) the occupier does not adequately maintain a filter in the plant.\n\n","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Release of 20 or more balloons prohibited","content":"16 Release of 20 or more balloons prohibited\n(a) the person releases 20 or more balloons at or about the same\ntime; and\n(b) 20 or more of the balloons are inflated with a gas that causes\nthem to rise.\nNote A reference to an offence against a territory law includes a reference to a\nrelated ancillary offence, eg attempt (see Legislation Act, s 189). This\nmeans an offence under this section also covers the offence of inciting\nthe offence or conspiring to commit the offence.\n(3) In a prosecution for an offence against this section—\n(a) it is not necessary for the prosecution to establish the exact\nnumber of balloons released; and\n(b) evidence that a balloon rose after being released is, in the\nabsence of any evidence to the contrary, evidence that the\nballoon was inflated with a gas that caused it to rise.\n(4) This section is subject to the following sections:\n(a) section 17 (Balloons—exception if balloons not outside);\n(b) section 18 (Balloons—exception for hot-air balloons);\n(c) section 19 (Balloons—exception for science).\nNote A person charged with an offence against s (1) has the evidential burden\nof proving anything mentioned in s 17, s 18 or s 19 (see Criminal Code,\ns 58).\n\nBalloons Division 2.6\n","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Balloons—exception if balloons not outside","content":"17 Balloons—exception if balloons not outside\nSection 16 does not apply to the release of balloons if the balloons are\nreleased inside a building or structure and do not make their way into\nthe open air.\n","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Balloons—exception for hot-air balloons","content":"18 Balloons—exception for hot-air balloons\nSection 16 does not apply to the release of balloons if the balloons are\nhot-air balloons that are recovered after landing.\n","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Balloons—exception for science","content":"19 Balloons—exception for science\n(1) Section 16 does not apply to the release of balloons if the balloons are\nreleased for—\n(a) a meteorological purpose; or\n(b) another scientific purpose approved under subsection (2).\n(2) The environment protection authority may approve a scientific\npurpose for the release of balloons if the authority is satisfied that the\npurpose to be achieved by the release of the balloons is proportional\nto the damage likely to be caused to the environment by the release.\n(3) An approval is a notifiable instrument.\n\nDivision 2.7 Pollutants emitted from motor vehicles\nDivision 2.7 Pollutants emitted from motor\nvehicles\n20 Motor vehicle emissions not taken to cause\nA pollutant being emitted into the air from a motor vehicle to which\nthe Act applies is not taken to cause environmental harm if the motor\nvehicle complies with the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)\nAct 1999.\nNote 1 The Act applies to a pollutant emitted into the air by a motor vehicle being\ndriven on a road only if the motor vehicle—\n(a) is being driven on the road for the purpose of conducting reliability\ntrials or speed tests; and\n(b) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the\nprovisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to the\nexhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits\nduring the trials or tests (see Act, s 8 (1) (e)).\n\nInterpretation for pt 3 Division 3.1\nNote 1 The Act does not apply to noise made by—\n(a) a light rail vehicle or other train; or\n(b) a Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft; or\n(c) a person using only the person’s body; or\n(d) an animal; or\n(e) a motor vehicle being driven on a road, unless it—\n(i) is being driven on the road to conduct reliability trials or\nspeed tests; and\n(ii) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from\nthe provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to\nthe exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and\nspeed limits during the trials or tests (see Act, s 8 (1)).\n","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions for pt 3","content":"21 Definitions for pt 3\nadjoining, for noise zones, means noise zones that—\n(a) have a common boundary; or\n(b) would have a common boundary apart from a road separating\nthem.\naffected place—see section 22.\nas near as practicable, to a boundary, for the measurement of noise\nlevel at a compliance point, means as near as practicable for taking\nthe measurement.\ncompliance point—see section 32 to section 38.\nnoise standard—see section 24.\n\nnoise zone—see section 23.\nunit—see the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 9.\nunits plan means a units plan under the Unit Titles Act 2001,\nsection 7.\n","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of affected place","content":"22 Meaning of affected place\n(1) In this regulation:\naffected place, for noise being emitted from a place in the ACT,\nmeans a place (other than a road or road related area), whether inside\nor outside the ACT, where a person is affected by the noise.\n(2) However, a parcel of land held under a territory lease is an affected\nplace for noise emitted from the parcel only if the noise is emitted\nfrom a unit and the affected place is another unit on the same units\n(3) For subsection (1), a person at a place (the first place) is affected by\nnoise being emitted from another place in the ACT (emitted noise)\nif—\n(a) the person is an occupier of the first place (an affected person);\nand\n(b) the affected person complains about the emitted noise to an\nauthorised officer; and\n(c) the noise level at the first place, as a result of the emitted noise,\nexceeds the noise standard for the first place.\n(4) In this section:\noccupier, of a place, includes a person who is lawfully at a place that\nis on—\n(a) unleased land; or\n(b) public land under the Crown Lands Act 1989 (NSW),\nsection 153, as in force from time to time.\n\nInterpretation for pt 3 Division 3.1\n","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"23","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of noise zone","content":"23 Meaning of noise zone\nIn this regulation:\nnoise zone means—\n(a) for a place in the ACT on land mentioned in schedule 2,\ntable 2.1, column 3—the noise zone mentioned in column 2 for\nthe land; or\n(b) for a place in New South Wales on land mentioned in\nschedule 2, table 2.1, column 4—the noise zone mentioned in\ncolumn 2 for the land.\n","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of noise standard","content":"24 Meaning of noise standard\n(1) In this regulation:\nnoise standard, for a noise zone, means the noise standard mentioned\nin the following provisions for the particular zone at a particular time:\n(a) for a zone other than zones B1, B3, B4 and C1—schedule 2,\ntable 2.2, column 3 or column 4 (whichever applies);\n(b) for zone B1—schedule 2, table 2.2A, column 3 or column 4\n(whichever applies);\n(c) for zones B3 and B4—\n(i) if the noise emitted is entertainment noise from a place\nother than a dwelling in the city centre entertainment\nprecinct—schedule 2, table 2.2AA, columns 3 to 6\n(whichever applies); or\nExamples—place other than a dwelling\n1 a place on unleased land\n2 licensed premises\n","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Territory premises","content":"3 Territory premises\n\n(ii) in any other case in which noise is emitted from a place in\nthe city centre entertainment precinct—\n(A) if the place is on land in the Central National Area\n(City Hill Precinct) within zone B4—schedule 2,\ntable 2.2, column 3 or column 4 (whichever applies)\nas if the place was on land within zone B2; or\n(B) if the place is anywhere else in zones B3 or B4—\nschedule 2, table 2.2A, column 3 or column 4\n(whichever applies) as if the place was on land within\nzone B1;\n(d) for zone C1—schedule 2, table 2.2B, column 3 or column 4\n(whichever applies).\n(2) However—\n(a) if the compliance point for noise emitted from a unit is a point\nin any of the other units in the units plan, the noise standard for\nthe unit is 5dB below the noise standard that would otherwise\napply; and\n(b) if the compliance point for noise emitted from premises (the\n1st premises) on a territory lease with a common wall with\npremises on another territory lease (the 2nd premises) is a point\nin the 2nd premises, the noise standard for the 1st premises is\n5dB below the noise standard that would otherwise apply; and\n(c) the noise standard on the boundary between 2 or more noise\nzones is the average of the noise standards for the noise zones\nfor the time when the noise is emitted, rounded up to the\nnearest dB.\nCentral National Area (City Hill Precinct)—see schedule 2,\ndwelling—see the Planning (General) Regulation 2023, section 6.\n\nNoise causing environmental harm Division 3.2\nentertainment noise means noise generated for entertainment\npurposes.\nExamples\n1 amplified music\n2 live acoustic music\nNote The Act does not apply to noise made by a person using only the person’s\nbody (see Act, s 8 (1) (c)).\n","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"Div 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"2 Noise causing environmental harm","content":"Division 3.2 Noise causing environmental harm\n","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Noise taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (a)","content":"25 Noise taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (a)\n(1) For the Act, noise emitted from a place in the ACT is taken to cause\nenvironmental harm in an affected place if the noise level at the\ncompliance point for the place from which the noise is emitted is\nlouder than the noise standard for that place.\n(2) This section is subject to this division.\nNote A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments\n","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Noise—exception for protecting life or property","content":"26 Noise—exception for protecting life or property\nin an affected place if the noise is emitted in the course of protecting\nlife or property.\na fire or other emergency\n\n","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"27","sectionType":"section","heading":"Noise—exception for reducing environmental harm","content":"27 Noise—exception for reducing environmental harm\nin an affected place if the noise is emitted in the course of preventing,\nminimising or remedying another environmental harm.\nnoise from pumps cleaning a spill\n","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"28","sectionType":"section","heading":"Noise—exception if allowed by approval","content":"28 Noise—exception if allowed by approval\nin an affected place if the noise is emitted in the course of conducting\nan activity for which an approval is in force.\nusing an amplifier in accordance with an approval\n","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"29","sectionType":"section","heading":"Noise—other exceptions","content":"29 Noise—other exceptions\nin an affected place if it is noise mentioned in schedule 2, table 2.3,\ncolumn 2 and the conditions (if any) mentioned in column 3 for the\nnoise are met.\n","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"29A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Noise measurement manual","content":"29A Noise measurement manual\n(1) The Minister may approve a manual (the noise measurement\nmanual) for the measurement of noise for this regulation.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the noise measurement manual may\nmake provision in relation to the following:\n(a) the procedures for measuring noise;\n(b) the instruments to be used to measure noise;\n(c) modifying factors used to correct noise measurements.\n\nMeasuring noise Division 3.3\n(3) The noise measurement manual is a disallowable instrument.\n","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"30","sectionType":"section","heading":"Measurements to be taken at compliance point","content":"30 Measurements to be taken at compliance point\nFor the Act, for measuring noise being emitted from a place, the noise\nlevel must be measured at the compliance point for the place.\nNote A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments\n","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"31","sectionType":"section","heading":"Taking measurements of noise","content":"31 Taking measurements of noise\nFor the Act, for measuring emission of noise—\n(a) the noise level measured must be L10,T; and\n(b) all measurements must be taken in accordance with the\nprocedures set out in the noise measurement manual.\nNote 1 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments\nNote 2 Noise measurement manual—see s 29A.\n","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"32","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—general rule for leased land","content":"32 Compliance point—general rule for leased land\n(1) The compliance point for a parcel of land held under a territory lease\nis any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the parcel of\nland.\n(2) This section is subject to the following sections:\n(a) section 34 (Compliance point—exception for environmental\nprotection agreement);\n(b) section 35 (Compliance point—exception for environmental\n(c) section 36 (Compliance point—exception for public land with\napproval);\n\n(d) section 37 (Compliance point—exception for leased land with\nboundary with different noise zone);\n(e) section 38 (Compliance point—exception for units, common\nwall properties and subleases).\n","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"33","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—general rule for unleased land","content":"33 Compliance point—general rule for unleased land\n(1) The compliance point for unleased land is any point as near as\npracticable to 5m from the source of the noise.\n(2) This section is subject to the following sections:\n(a) section 34 (Compliance point—exception for environmental\nprotection agreement);\n(b) section 35 (Compliance point—exception for environmental\n(c) section 36 (Compliance point—exception for public land with\napproval).\n","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"34","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—exception for environmental","content":"34 Compliance point—exception for environmental\nprotection agreement\nIf noise is emitted in the course of conducting an activity for which\nan environmental protection agreement is in force and the agreement\nstates 1 or more compliance points, each stated point is a compliance\npoint.\nNote Environmental protection agreements are dealt with in the Act, pt 7.\n","sortOrder":37},{"sectionNumber":"35","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—exception for environmental","content":"35 Compliance point—exception for environmental\nauthorisation\nIf noise is emitted in the course of conducting an activity for which\nan environmental authorisation is in force and the authorisation states\n1 or more compliance points, each stated point is a compliance point.\nNote Environmental authorisations are dealt with in the Act, pt 8.\n\nMeasuring noise Division 3.3\n","sortOrder":38},{"sectionNumber":"36","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—exception for public land with","content":"36 Compliance point—exception for public land with\nIf noise is emitted from public land in the course of conducting an\nactivity for which an approval is in force and the approval states 1 or\nmore compliance points, each stated point is a compliance point.\n","sortOrder":39},{"sectionNumber":"37","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—exception for leased land with","content":"37 Compliance point—exception for leased land with\nboundary with different noise zone\nIf the noise is emitted from leased land with a boundary that is also a\nnoise zone boundary, and the adjoining noise zone has a different\nnoise standard, the compliance point is any point as near as\npracticable to the boundary with the noise zone with the lowest noise\nstandard for the time when the noise is emitted.\nNote Noise standard is defined in s 24 and detailed in sch 2.\nNoise zone is defined in s 23 and detailed in sch 2.\n","sortOrder":40},{"sectionNumber":"38","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance point—exception for units, common wall","content":"38 Compliance point—exception for units, common wall\nproperties and subleases\n(1) If noise is emitted from a unit, the compliance point is—\n(a) any point in any of the other units in the units plan; or\n(b) any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the land to\nwhich the units plan applies.\n(2) If noise is emitted from premises (the 1st premises) on a territory\nlease with a common wall with premises (the 2nd premises) on\nanother territory lease, the compliance point is—\n(a) any point in the 2nd premises; or\n(b) any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the\n1st premises.\n\n(3) If noise is emitted from part of a parcel of land held under a territory\nlease consisting of a sublease of the territory lease, the compliance\npoint is—\n(a) any point in any other part of the parcel of land consisting of\nanother sublease of the territory lease; or\n(b) any point as near as practicable to the boundary of the parcel of\nland.\n","sortOrder":41},{"sectionNumber":"39","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offence to make noise louder than noise standard","content":"39 Offence to make noise louder than noise standard\n(a) the person makes noise in the ACT; and\n(b) the noise causes environmental harm in an affected place.\nExamples of making noise\n1 playing a musical instrument\n2 using portable loudspeakers\n3 using a leaf blower or vacuum\n4 using a power tool\nNote Making noise will only cause environmental harm in an affected place if\nthe noise level is louder than the noise standard for the compliance point\nfor the place from which it is emitted (see s 25). Also, the noise standard\nfor the point may be different at different times of day (see sch 2,\npart 2.2).\n(a) the person is an occupier of a place in the ACT; and\n(b) noise is emitted from a thing in the place; and\n\nNoise offences Division 3.4\n(c) the noise causes environmental harm in an affected place.\nExamples of things that emit noise\n1 a swimming pool or spa pump\n2 an air conditioner\n3 a building intruder alarm\n4 a motor vehicle intruder alarm\n","sortOrder":42},{"sectionNumber":"40","sectionType":"section","heading":"Sale and hiring of things","content":"40 Sale and hiring of things\n(a) the person sells a thing; and\n(b) the sale is the first retail sale of the thing; and\n(c) the sale would, if it took place in NSW, be prohibited under the\nProtection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) as\nin force from time to time.\nA person sells, as a first retail sale, an air conditioner without a noise compliance\nplate. If the NSW Act prohibits its sale without a noise compliance plate, the person\ncommits an offence under this regulation.\nNote 1 The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW), s 136\ncreates an offence of selling an article of a class prescribed under the\nregulations if, when in use or operation, the article emits noise in excess\nof a prescribed level.\nNote 2 The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) does not\nneed to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does not\napply (see Act, s 164B).\n\n(a) the person hires out a thing; and\n(b) a sale of the thing would, if it took place in NSW, be prohibited\nby the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997\n(NSW) as in force from time to time.\n\nEnvironmental values Division 4.1\n","sortOrder":43},{"sectionNumber":"Div 4","sectionType":"division","heading":"1 Environmental values","content":"Division 4.1 Environmental values\n","sortOrder":44},{"sectionNumber":"41","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environmental values of waterways for pt 4, sch 3 and","content":"41 Environmental values of waterways for pt 4, sch 3 and\nsch 4\nFor this part, schedule 3 and schedule 4, the environmental values of\na waterway are the environmental values mentioned in an instrument\nmade under the Water Resources Act 2007, section 15A\n(Environmental values for waterways), for the waterway.\nExamples\n1 water-based recreation—swimming (REC/1)\n2 waterscape (VIEW)\n3 stock water supply (STOCK)\n","sortOrder":45},{"sectionNumber":"42","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain pollutants taken to cause environmental harm—","content":"42 Certain pollutants taken to cause environmental harm—\nAct, s 5 (b)\nA pollutant mentioned in a part in schedule 3 is taken to cause\nenvironmental harm if it enters a waterway with the environmental\nvalue for the part.\nSchedule 3, part 3.2 prescribes pollutants that are taken to cause environmental\nharm if they enter a waterway with the environmental value that is used for\nwater-based recreation, for example, Lake Tuggeranong. So under that part, any\nnitrogen that enters Lake Tuggeranong is taken to cause environmental harm.\n\n","sortOrder":46},{"sectionNumber":"43","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ambient environmental standards for waterways","content":"43 Ambient environmental standards for waterways\n(1) The ambient environmental standards for a waterway with an\nenvironmental value mentioned in a part in schedule 4 are the\nstandards stated for the indicators in the part.\nSchedule 4, part 4.5 prescribes the standards for waterways used as stock water\nsupply, for example, the Molonglo River. Under the part, the Molonglo River\nshould have an acidity between pH 6.5 and 9.2. If it does not, the river does not\nmeet the ambient environmental standards.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply when the waterway’s flow conditions\nexceed the 10-year 5 percentile high-flow value.\nThe Cotter River generally meets the ambient environmental standards.\nHypothetically, there was excessive rain last spring, which caused the river to flood.\nThe Cotter River rose to the highest level it had been at for 25 years. Under s (2),\nthe ambient environmental standards would not apply during the flood.\n","sortOrder":47},{"sectionNumber":"44","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pollution of waterways","content":"44 Pollution of waterways\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person pollutes a waterway.\npollutes a waterway—a person pollutes a waterway if the person—\n(a) allows, causes, or fails to prevent the discharge, emission,\ndepositing, disturbance or escape of a pollutant into or on a\nwaterway; or\n(b) places a pollutant in a position where it is likely to pollute a\nwaterway by entering a stormwater system or other entry into a\nwaterway.\n\nProtection of waterways Division 4.2\n","sortOrder":48},{"sectionNumber":"45","sectionType":"section","heading":"Development waste not to enter stormwater system or","content":"45 Development waste not to enter stormwater system or\nwaterways\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person places soil, sand, building\nmaterial or waste from development—\n(a) in the stormwater system or a waterway; or\n(b) where it may enter the stormwater system or a waterway.\n","sortOrder":49},{"sectionNumber":"46","sectionType":"section","heading":"Areas near development to be kept clear","content":"46 Areas near development to be kept clear\n(1) A person who is in charge of development commits an offence if the\nperson does not ensure that each footpath, gutter and road adjacent to\nthe development is clear of soil, sand, building materials and waste.\n","sortOrder":50},{"sectionNumber":"47","sectionType":"section","heading":"Entries to and exits from land to be kept stable","content":"47 Entries to and exits from land to be kept stable\n(1) The owner of land commits an offence if the owner does not keep the\nsurface of each vehicle entrance to, or exit from, the land stable by\napplying concrete, gravel or other solid material to the surface.\n(2) A person who is in charge of development commits an offence if the\nperson does not keep the surface of each vehicle entrance to, or exit\nfrom, the land where the development is being carried out stable by\napplying concrete, gravel or other solid material to the surface.\n\n","sortOrder":51},{"sectionNumber":"48","sectionType":"section","heading":"Washing vehicles etc—commercial activity","content":"48 Washing vehicles etc—commercial activity\n(1) This section applies to a person who washes a vehicle or other thing\nin the course of, or incidental to, carrying on a commercial activity.\n(2) The person commits an offence if the person allows run-off from the\nwashing to enter a waterway.\n","sortOrder":52},{"sectionNumber":"49","sectionType":"section","heading":"Washing vehicles etc—non-commercial activity","content":"49 Washing vehicles etc—non-commercial activity\n(1) This section applies to a person who washes a vehicle or other thing\non premises where it is ordinarily kept and otherwise than in the\ncourse of, or incidental to, carrying on a commercial activity.\n(2) The person commits an offence if—\n(a) there is on the premises—\n(i) a grassed or gravelled area where the vehicle or other thing\ncan be washed and run-off from the area does not flow\ndirectly into a waterway; or\n(ii) an area identified as a place where a vehicle or other thing\nmay be washed; and\n(b) the person allows run-off from the washing to enter a waterway.\n\nProtection of waterways Division 4.2\n","sortOrder":53},{"sectionNumber":"50","sectionType":"section","heading":"Discharge of stormwater into receiving waters","content":"50 Discharge of stormwater into receiving waters\n(a) the person discharges stormwater from—\n(i) a sediment retention dam; or\n(ii) footings; or\n(iii) another stormwater retention area; and\n(b) the stormwater flows into receiving waters; and\n(c) the suspended solids concentration in the stormwater is higher\nthan 60mg/L.\nreceiving waters means ground water or a waterway.\n\nPart 5 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)\nPart 5 Polychlorinated biphenyls\n(PCBs)\n51 Definitions for pt 5\nPCB means a polychlorinated biphenyl with the chemical formula\nC12H10-nCln, where n is a whole number in the range from 1 to 10\n(including 1 and 10).\nPCB material means a material that contains more than 2mg PCB/kg.\n","sortOrder":54},{"sectionNumber":"52","sectionType":"section","heading":"PCBs taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (b)","content":"52 PCBs taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (b)\n(1) A PCB material is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the\nenvironment.\n(2) A thing containing PCB material is taken to cause environmental\nharm if it enters the environment.\n\n","sortOrder":55},{"sectionNumber":"52A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions—pt 5A","content":"52A Definitions—pt 5A\nend use—see the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (Cwlth), section 9.\nNote The Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (Cwlth) does not need to be notified\nunder the Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Act,\ns 164B).\nIChEMS register means the register established under the Industrial\nChemicals Environmental Management (Register) Act 2021 (Cwlth),\nsection 22 (1).\nNote The IChEMS register does not need to be notified under the Legislation\nAct because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B). The IChEMS\nregister is accessible at www.legislation.gov.au.\nIChEMS scheduling decision, for an industrial chemical, means a\nscheduling decision for the industrial chemical in force under the\nIndustrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register)\nAct 2021 (Cwlth), section 11.\nindustrial chemical—see the Industrial Chemicals Environmental\nManagement (Register) Act 2021 (Cwlth), section 8.\nindustrial use—see the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (Cwlth),\nsection 9.\n","sortOrder":56},{"sectionNumber":"52B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain industrial chemicals taken to cause","content":"52B Certain industrial chemicals taken to cause\nenvironmental harm—Act, s 5 (b)\n(1) An industrial chemical listed in the IChEMS register, schedule 6 or 7\nis taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the environment.\n(2) An article or product containing an industrial chemical listed in the\nIChEMS register, schedule 6 or 7 is taken to cause environmental\nharm if the article or product enters the environment.\n\n(3) This section does not apply if the industrial chemical, or the article or\nproduct containing the industrial chemical, enters the environment in\naccordance with all applicable IChEMS scheduling decisions for the\nindustrial chemical in the IChEMS register, schedules 6 and 7.\n","sortOrder":57},{"sectionNumber":"52C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compliance with IChEMS scheduling decisions for","content":"52C Compliance with IChEMS scheduling decisions for\nindustrial chemicals\nA person must comply with an IChEMS scheduling decision that\nspecifies—\n(a) that the manufacture of an industrial chemical is prohibited or\nrestricted; or\n(b) that the manufacture of an article or product containing an\nindustrial chemical is prohibited or restricted; or\n(c) that an end use for an industrial chemical is prohibited or\nrestricted; or\n(d) that a use of an article or product containing an industrial\nchemical is prohibited or restricted; or\n(e) a risk management measure for an industrial chemical or an end\nuse of an industrial chemical; or\n(f) a risk management measure for an article or product containing\nan industrial chemical.\n\n","sortOrder":58},{"sectionNumber":"52D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offence—contravention of IChEMS scheduling decision","content":"52D Offence—contravention of IChEMS scheduling decision\n(a) the person engages in conduct; and\n(b) the conduct contravenes an IChEMS scheduling decision\nmentioned in section 52C (other than a risk management\nmeasure applying the IChEMS Minimum Standards).\nMaximum penalty:\n(a) if the IChEMS scheduling decision is in the IChEMS register,\nschedule 1, 2 or 3—5 penalty units; or\n(b) if the IChEMS scheduling decision is in the IChEMS register,\nschedule 4 or 5—10 penalty units; or\n(c) if the IChEMS scheduling decision is in the IChEMS register,\nschedule 6 or 7—20 penalty units.\nNote Conduct includes acts and omissions (see Act, dict).\n(2) An exception provided in an IChEMS scheduling decision is taken to\nbe an exception to an offence against this section.\nExample—exception provided in IChEMS scheduling decision\nan exception to a prohibition on the end use for an industrial chemical that allows\nits end use for a particular purpose\n(3) This section does not apply to an industrial chemical, or an article or\nproduct containing an industrial chemical, if—\n(a) for an IChEMS scheduling decision that applies to the\nmanufacture of the chemical, article or product—the chemical,\narticle or product was manufactured for purposes that do not\ninclude an industrial use by any person; or\n(b) for an IChEMS scheduling decision that applies to the use\n(including end use) of the chemical, article or product—the use\nby the person was not an industrial use; or\n\n(c) in any case—\n(i) the chemical, article or product was manufactured for\npurposes that do not include an industrial use by any\nperson; and\n(ii) no use (including end use) by any person of the chemical,\narticle or product was an industrial use.\nmentioned in s (2) and s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n","sortOrder":59},{"sectionNumber":"52E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offence—contravention of IChEMS scheduling decision—","content":"52E Offence—contravention of IChEMS scheduling decision—\nIChEMS Minimum Standards\n(a) the person engages in conduct; and\n(b) the conduct contravenes an IChEMS scheduling decision\nmentioned in section 52C that is a risk management measure\napplying the IChEMS Minimum Standards.\nMaximum penalty:\n(a) if the IChEMS scheduling decision is in the IChEMS register,\nschedule 1, 2 or 3—5 penalty units; or\n(b) if the IChEMS scheduling decision is in the IChEMS register,\nschedule 4 or 5—10 penalty units; or\n(c) if the IChEMS scheduling decision is in the IChEMS register,\nschedule 6 or 7—20 penalty units.\nNote Conduct includes acts and omissions (see Act, dict).\n(2) This section does not apply to an industrial chemical, or an article or\nproduct containing an industrial chemical, if—\n(a) the chemical, article or product was manufactured for purposes\nthat do not include an industrial use by any person; and\n\n(b) no use (including end use) by any person of the chemical, article\nor product was an industrial use.\nmentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n\n","sortOrder":60},{"sectionNumber":"53","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions—pt 6","content":"53 Definitions—pt 6\nagricultural chemical product—see the agvet code, section 4.\nagvet chemical product means—\n(a) an agricultural chemical product; or\n(b) a veterinary chemical product.\nagvet code means the Agvet Code of the ACT, under the Agricultural\nand Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth) as in force from\ntime to time.\nNote 1 The Agvet Code of the ACT is set out in the Agricultural and Veterinary\nChemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth), sch (see that Act, s 5 (1)).\nNote 2 The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth) does\nnot need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does\nnot apply (see Act, s 164B).\nagvet permit means a permit issued under the agvet code, part 7.\napproved label, for a registered agvet chemical product—see the\nagvet code, section 3.\ninstruction on the approved label for a registered agvet chemical\nproduct—see the agvet code, section 3.\nregistered, for an agvet chemical product, means registered under the\nagvet code, part 2.\nveterinary chemical product—see the agvet code, section 5.\n\nInterpretation Division 6.1\n","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"53A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Using registered agvet chemical product in accordance","content":"53A Using registered agvet chemical product in accordance\nwith instructions\n(1) In this part, a registered agvet chemical product is taken to be used in\naccordance with the instructions on the approved label for the product\nif—\n(a) the person uses the product—\n(i) at a concentration less than the concentration stated in the\ninstructions; or\n(ii) at a rate of application lower than the rate stated in the\ninstructions; or\n(iii) less frequently than is stated in the instructions; or\n(iv) to control a pest not stated in the instructions; or\n(v) by mixing the product with another substance; and\n(b) the use is not prohibited by the instructions.\n(2) In this section:\npest—see the agvet code, section 3.\n","sortOrder":62},{"sectionNumber":"53B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agvet permits—eligible laws for agvet code","content":"53B Agvet permits—eligible laws for agvet code\nFor the agvet code, section 3, definition of eligible law, each of the\nfollowing sections is declared to be an eligible law for the agvet code,\nsection 109, definition of permit, paragraph (b):\n(a) section 55 (Use of agricultural chemical products);\n(b) section 55A (Use of veterinary chemical products).\nNote Under the agvet code, the APVMA may issue a permit allowing a person\nto do something with an agvet chemical product that would otherwise be\nan offence under an ACT law declared to be an eligible law (see the agvet\ncode, s 3, definition of eligible law and s 109, definition of permit,\npar (b)).\n\nDivision 6.2 Agvet chemical products causing environmental harm\nDivision 6.2 Agvet chemical products causing\n54 Agvet chemical products taken to cause environmental\nharm—Act, s 5 (b)\n(1) An agvet chemical product is taken to cause environmental harm if it\nenters the environment.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the agvet chemical product enters the\nenvironment while being used in accordance with—\n(a) an agvet permit; or\n(b) for a registered agvet chemical product—the instructions on the\napproved label for the product.\nNote It is an offence for a person to pollute the environment causing\nenvironmental harm (see Act, s 137, s 138 and s 139).\n","sortOrder":63},{"sectionNumber":"55","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of agricultural chemical products","content":"55 Use of agricultural chemical products\n(a) the person stores, uses or disposes of a registered agricultural\nchemical product; and\n(b) the storage, use or disposal is not in accordance with the\ninstructions on the approved label for the product.\n(a) the person stores, uses or disposes of an agricultural chemical\nproduct; and\n(b) the product is not a registered agricultural chemical product.\n\nUsing agvet chemical products Division 6.3\n(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if—\n(a) the person holds an agvet permit for the product; and\n(b) the storage, use or disposal is in accordance with the permit.\nmentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n","sortOrder":64},{"sectionNumber":"55A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of veterinary chemical products","content":"55A Use of veterinary chemical products\n(a) the person stores, uses or disposes of a registered veterinary\nchemical product; and\n(b) the storage, use or disposal is not in accordance with the\ninstructions on the approved label for the product.\n(a) the person stores, uses or disposes of a veterinary chemical\nproduct; and\n(b) the product is not a registered veterinary chemical product.\n(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if—\n(a) the person holds an agvet permit for the product; and\n(b) the storage, use or disposal is in accordance with the permit.\n(5) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person—\n(a) is a veterinary practitioner storing, using or disposing of the\nproduct in the course of treating an animal in their care; or\n\n(b) stores, uses or disposes of the product in accordance with\ninstructions provided by a veterinary practitioner in the course\nof treating an animal in their care.\nmentioned in s (4) and s (5) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n","sortOrder":65},{"sectionNumber":"55B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Recording use of agricultural chemical products","content":"55B Recording use of agricultural chemical products\n(a) uses an agricultural chemical product; and\n(b) fails to do any of the following:\n(i) record the required information about the use;\n(ii) make the record within 48 hours after the use;\n(iii) keep the record for 2 years after the date of the use.\n(3) The record of use of an agricultural chemical product must include\nthe following information (the required information):\n(a) the trade name of the product;\n(b) the date and time the product was used;\n(c) the rate at which the product was applied or information that\nwould allow the rate to be worked out;\n(d) the crop or commodity to which, or the circumstance in which,\nthe product was applied;\n(e) the address of the parcel of land, and a description of the location\nwithin the parcel, where the product was used;\n(f) the name and contact details of the person who used the product;\n\nUsing agvet chemical products Division 6.3\n(g) for a product used in providing a service—the name and contact\ndetails of the recipient of the service;\n(h) for a registered agricultural chemical product—any other\ninformation required to be kept by an instruction on the\napproved label for the product;\n(i) for an agricultural chemical product used under an agvet\npermit—any other information required to be kept under the\npermit.\n(4) This section does not apply to the use of an agricultural chemical\nproduct if the product is—\n(a) a household product or a home garden product that is—\n(i) ordinarily used for household use; and\n(ii) ordinarily available in a retail store; and\n(iii) applied by hand or by using a hand-held device; or\n(b) used to sanitise pool or spa water.\nNote Under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code\nRegulations 1995 (Cwlth), sch 3, certain pool and spa products are\ndeclared to be, or not to be, agricultural chemical products.\n(5) In this section:\nhand-held device, for applying an agricultural chemical product,\nmeans a device—\n(a) operated manually by a person to apply the product; and\n(b) in which the product is stored before it is applied; and\n(c) that the person is reasonably able to carry while the device is\nbeing used to store or apply the product.\na manually operated backpack spray unit\n\npool or spa means a structure ordinarily holding or using water that\nis ordinarily used for recreation or mainly for recreation, whether\nintended for public or private use.\n","sortOrder":66},{"sectionNumber":"Div 6","sectionType":"division","heading":"4 Training requirements for use of","content":"Division 6.4 Training requirements for use of\ncertain agvet chemical products\n","sortOrder":67},{"sectionNumber":"55C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions—div 6.4","content":"55C Definitions—div 6.4\nIn this division:\napproved VET course unit of competency—see section 55E (1)\nregistered training organisation—see the National Vocational\nEducation and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cwlth), section 3, as in\nforce from time to time.\nNote The National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011\n(Cwlth) does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because\ns 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B).\nrestricted agvet chemical product—see the agvet code, section 3,\ndefinition of restricted chemical product.\nschedule 7 poison means a chemical mentioned in the Poisons\nStandard, schedule 7.\nstatement of attainment means a VET statement of attainment under\nthe National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011\n(Cwlth), section 3, as in force from time to time.\nVET course—see the National Vocational Education and Training\nRegulator Act 2011 (Cwlth), section 3, as in force from time to time.\n","sortOrder":68},{"sectionNumber":"55D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declared agvet chemical products","content":"55D Declared agvet chemical products\n(1) The authority may declare a restricted agvet chemical product, or an\nagvet chemical product containing a schedule 7 poison, that is—\n(a) a liquid fumigant to be a declared liquid fumigant for\nsection 55F (1); and\n\n(b) a vertebrate poison to be a declared vertebrate poison for\nsection 55G (1); and\n(c) an avicide to be a declared avicide for section 55H (1); and\n(d) an industrial timber treatment to be a declared industrial timber\ntreatment for section 55I (1); and\n(e) a termiticide to be a declared termiticide for section 55J (1).\n(2) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.\n","sortOrder":69},{"sectionNumber":"55E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approved VET course units of competency","content":"55E Approved VET course units of competency\n(1) The authority may approve a VET course unit of competency\n(an approved VET course unit of competency) for the following\nprovisions:\n(a) section 55F (3) (a);\n(b) section 55G (3) (a);\n(c) section 55H (3) (a);\n(d) section 55I (3) (a);\n(e) section 55J (3) (a);\n(f) section 55K (3) (a);\n(g) section 55L (3) (a).\n(2) An approval is a notifiable instrument.\n","sortOrder":70},{"sectionNumber":"55F","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of declared liquid fumigants","content":"55F Training—use of declared liquid fumigants\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared liquid\nfumigant.\n\n","sortOrder":71},{"sectionNumber":"55G","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of declared vertebrate poisons","content":"55G Training—use of declared vertebrate poisons\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared vertebrate\npoison.\n(4) Subsection (1) does not apply if—\n(a) the declared vertebrate poison is in the form of a prepared bait;\nand\n(b) the use is in accordance with an environmental authorisation.\nNote 1 Environmental authorisation—see the Act, dictionary.\n\nNote 2 It is an offence to conduct a class A activity without an environmental\nauthorisation—see the Act, s 42. The commercial use of a registered\nagvet chemical product for pest control or turf management is a class A\nactivity—see the Act, sch 1, table 1.2, item 29.\nNote 3 The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters\n","sortOrder":72},{"sectionNumber":"55H","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of declared avicides","content":"55H Training—use of declared avicides\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared avicide.\n(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person—\n(a) holds—\n(i) a VET statement of attainment issued by a registered\ntraining organisation stating that the person has\nsuccessfully completed each approved VET course unit of\ncompetency required for this section; or\n(ii) a qualification that is substantially equivalent to the\nstatement of attainment mentioned in subparagraph (i); and\n(b) has successfully completed an approved avicide training course.\n(4) The authority may approve a VET course unit of competency or other\ntraining course for this section (an approved avicide training course)\nif satisfied that it includes appropriate training in—\n(a) identifying pest birds and understanding their behaviour; and\n(b) assessing how to manage pest birds and control them using agvet\nchemical products.\n(5) An approval is a notifiable instrument.\n\n","sortOrder":73},{"sectionNumber":"55I","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of declared industrial timber treatments","content":"55I Training—use of declared industrial timber treatments\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared industrial\ntimber treatment.\n","sortOrder":74},{"sectionNumber":"55J","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of declared termiticides","content":"55J Training—use of declared termiticides\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared termiticide\nas a pre-construction termiticide product.\n\n(4) For subsection (1), a person uses a declared termiticide as a\npre-construction termiticide product if the person uses the declared\ntermiticide to install a chemical soil barrier to impede and discourage\nthe concealed entry of termites into a structure before construction of\nthe structure is completed.\n","sortOrder":75},{"sectionNumber":"55K","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of other agricultural chemical products","content":"55K Training—use of other agricultural chemical products\ncontaining schedule 7 poisons\n(a) the person uses an agricultural chemical product; and\n(b) the product contains a schedule 7 poison; and\n(c) the product is not any of the following:\n(i) a declared liquid fumigant;\n(ii) a declared vertebrate poison;\n(iii) a declared avicide;\n(iv) a declared industrial timber treatment;\n(v) a declared termiticide.\n\n(4) Subsection (1) does not apply if—\n(a) the person uses the product—\n(i) as part of a farming or grazing activity; and\n(ii) under the supervision of another person (the supervisor)\nwho holds a qualification mentioned in subsection (3); and\n(b) before the use, the supervisor—\n(i) chooses the product and prepares it for the use; and\n(ii) checks that any equipment that is to be used to apply the\nproduct is in good working order; and\n(iii) instructs the user how to use the product; and\n(c) the person has used the product on not more than—\n(i) 4 days in the last month; and\n(ii) 12 days in the last year.\n","sortOrder":76},{"sectionNumber":"55L","sectionType":"section","heading":"Training—use of registered veterinary chemical products","content":"55L Training—use of registered veterinary chemical products\ncontaining schedule 7 poisons\n(a) the person uses a registered veterinary chemical product; and\n(b) the product contains a schedule 7 poison; and\n(c) the person is not a veterinary practitioner.\n\n(4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person—\n(a) holds a FeedSafe accreditation for manufacturing animal feed;\nand\n(b) uses the product in manufacturing animal feed at a place where\nan accredited animal feed manufacturer holds a FeedSafe\naccreditation for manufacturing animal feed.\n(5) In this section:\nFeedSafe accreditation means the accreditation given by SFMCA\nunder the quality assurance accreditation program known as FeedSafe\noperated by SFMCA.\nSFMCA means the Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia\nIncorporated ABN 84 816 063 155.\n\n","sortOrder":77},{"sectionNumber":"56","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions for pt 7","content":"56 Definitions for pt 7\nagency means the entity nominated by a jurisdiction for the NEPM.\nconsignment authorisation means an approval allowing the\nmovement of controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination given\nby an agency or a facility delegated by the agency in the jurisdiction.\ncontrolled waste means a thing mentioned in the NEPM, schedule A,\nlist 1 (Waste categories) if it has 1 or more of the characteristics\nmentioned in the NEPM, schedule A, list 2 (Characteristics of\ncontrolled wastes).\nfacility means a place where controlled waste is received.\njurisdiction of destination, for movement of controlled waste, means\nthe jurisdiction where the facility is located that the waste is being\nmoved to.\njurisdiction of origin, for movement of controlled waste, means the\njurisdiction where the waste is being moved from.\njurisdiction of transit, for movement of controlled waste, means a\njurisdiction through which the waste is moved that is not the\njurisdiction of origin or the jurisdiction of destination.\n\nInterpretation Division 7.1\nNEPM means the National Environment Protection (Movement of\nControlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure, as in\nforce from time to time, made under the national scheme laws.\nNote 1 The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection\nCouncil Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection Council\nAct 1994 (Cwlth).\nNote 2 The NEPM does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because\ns 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B). The NEPM is accessible at\nwww.legislation.gov.au.\nproducer means a person who produces controlled waste.\ntransporter means a person who moves controlled waste—\n(a) from a jurisdiction of origin to a jurisdiction of destination; or\n(b) through a jurisdiction of transit.\nwaste means a thing, whether valuable or not, that is—\n(a) discarded; or\n(b) rejected; or\n(c) unwanted; or\n(d) surplus; or\n(e) abandoned; or\n(f) intended for recycling, reprocessing, recovery, reuse, or\npurification.\n\n","sortOrder":78},{"sectionNumber":"Div 7","sectionType":"division","heading":"2 Movement of controlled waste","content":"Division 7.2 Movement of controlled waste\nbetween states\n","sortOrder":79},{"sectionNumber":"57","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of div 7.2","content":"57 Application of div 7.2\nThis division does not apply to the following:\n(a) the movement of controlled waste only between places within\nthe ACT;\nNote For the movement of regulated waste (including controlled waste)\nonly between places within the ACT, see the Act, sch 1, table 1.2,\nitem 9.\n(b) the movement of controlled waste in accordance with the\nHazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989\n(Cwlth), as in force from time to time;\nNote The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports)\nAct 1989 (Cwlth) does not need to be notified under the Legislation\nAct because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B).\n(c) the movement of controlled waste in an emergency to protect\nlife, the environment or property;\n(d) the movement of controlled waste to be used in analysis for\nwaste categorisation;\n(e) the movement of controlled waste to be used in research if the\nmovement is approved by the agency in the jurisdiction of\ndestination;\n(f) the movement of controlled waste by pipeline;\n(g) the movement of containers in which there remains a small\namount of residual controlled waste for refilling with the same\nsubstance.\n\nMovement of controlled waste between states Division 7.2\n","sortOrder":80},{"sectionNumber":"58","sectionType":"section","heading":"Consignment authorisation for controlled waste","content":"58 Consignment authorisation for controlled waste\n(1) A producer commits an offence if the producer—\n(a) moves controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination; and\n(b) does not have a consignment authorisation for the movement of\nthe waste.\n(2) A producer commits an offence if—\n(a) the producer consigns controlled waste to a transporter; and\n(b) the transporter does not hold an environmental authorisation for\nthe consignment.\n(3) A person in charge of a facility commits an offence if the person—\n(a) accepts a consignment of controlled waste; and\n(b) does not have a consignment authorisation for the movement of\nthe waste.\n","sortOrder":81},{"sectionNumber":"59","sectionType":"section","heading":"Information to accompany controlled waste","content":"59 Information to accompany controlled waste\n(1) A producer commits an offence if—\n(a) the producer consigns controlled waste to a transporter; and\n(b) the producer does not give the transporter the information\nmentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 1 for the controlled\nwaste in written or electronic form.\n\n(2) A transporter commits an offence if—\n(a) the transporter moves controlled waste; and\n(b) the transporter does not keep the following information, in\nwritten or electronic form, with the controlled waste during the\nmovement:\n(i) information, provided by the producer, mentioned in the\nNEPM, schedule B, part 1 for the controlled waste;\n(ii) information mentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 2 for\nthe controlled waste.\n","sortOrder":82},{"sectionNumber":"60","sectionType":"section","heading":"Records of movement of controlled waste","content":"60 Records of movement of controlled waste\n(1) A producer commits an offence if the producer does not keep a copy\nof the information mentioned in section 59 (1) (b) for each\nconsignment of controlled waste for at least 1 year after the date of\nthe movement of the controlled waste.\n(2) A transporter commits an offence if the transporter does not keep a\ncopy of the information mentioned in section 59 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) for\neach consignment of controlled waste for at least 1 year after the date\nof the movement of the controlled waste.\n\nControlled waste taken to cause environmental harm Division 7.3\n","sortOrder":83},{"sectionNumber":"61","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notification of receipt of controlled waste","content":"61 Notification of receipt of controlled waste\n(1) A producer commits an offence if the producer—\n(a) moves controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination; and\n(b) does not receive, within 14 days after the day when the\ncontrolled waste was due to arrive at the facility, the information\nmentioned in the NEPM, schedule B, part 1 for the controlled\nwaste from the agency or facility that gave the consignment\nauthorisation for the controlled waste; and\n(c) does not tell the environment protection authority in writing that\nthe producer has not received the information.\nDivision 7.3 Controlled waste taken to cause\n","sortOrder":84},{"sectionNumber":"62","sectionType":"section","heading":"Controlled waste taken to cause environmental harm—","content":"62 Controlled waste taken to cause environmental harm—\nAct, s 5 (b)\nControlled waste is taken to cause environmental harm if it enters the\nenvironment.\n\nPart 8 Sampling and analysis of\npollutants\n63 Application of pt 8\nThis part does not apply to the sampling and analysis of noise.\n64 People who may conduct analysis\n(1) The analysis of a pollutant must be conducted by a person employed\nas an analyst in any of the following organisations:\n(a) an Australian university;\n(b) a laboratory operated by or on behalf of the Territory, the\nCommonwealth or a State;\n(c) a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing\nAuthorities if the laboratory’s scope of accreditation includes\nanalysis of the pollutant;\nNote For information about the National Association of Testing\nAuthorities—see www.nata.com.au.\n(d) a laboratory approved under subsection (2).\n(2) The Minister may approve a laboratory for this section.\n(3) An approval is a disallowable instrument.\n\nSampling and analysis of pollutants Part 8\n","sortOrder":85},{"sectionNumber":"65","sectionType":"section","heading":"Procedures and protocols","content":"65 Procedures and protocols\nSampling and analysis of a pollutant must be conducted in accordance\nwith—\n(a) a national environment protection protocol for the purpose in a\nnational environment protection measure, as in force from time\nto time, made under the national scheme laws; or\nNote The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection\nCouncil Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection\nCouncil Act 1994 (Cwlth).\n(b) a procedure for that purpose provided under a law of the\nTerritory, the Commonwealth or a State; or\n(c) a protocol for the purpose in a standard published by or on behalf\nof Standards Australia; or\n(d) a protocol for the purpose in a standard published by or on behalf\nof the International Standards Organisation; or\n(e) a protocol for the purpose published by a recognised entity.\nNote A law or instrument applied by this section does not need to be notified\nunder the Legislation Act because s 47 (5) and (6) do not apply (see Act,\ns 164B). A law or instrument applied by this section is available:\n• for a law of another jurisdiction—on the jurisdiction’s legislation\nwebsite\n• for a standard published by or on behalf of Standards Australia—at\nwww.standards.org.au\n• for another law or instrument—in accordance with the Act,\ns 164B (3).\n","sortOrder":86},{"sectionNumber":"66","sectionType":"section","heading":"What is a recognised entity?","content":"66 What is a recognised entity?\n(1) A recognised entity is—\n(a) the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State; or\n(b) the environment protection authority; or\n\n(c) an entity established under a law of the Commonwealth or a\nState that has functions corresponding, or substantially\ncorresponding, to the functions of the environment protection\nauthority; or\n(d) the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC)\nestablished by the national scheme laws; or\nNote The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection\nCouncil Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection\nCouncil Act 1994 (Cwlth).\n(e) the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research\nOrganisation (CSIRO) established by the Science and Industry\nResearch Act 1949 (Cwlth), as in force from time to time; or\n(f) a co-operative research centre established under the\nCommonwealth Co-operative Research Centre Program; or\n(g) an Australian university; or\n(h) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or\n(i) the American Public Health Association; or\n(j) an entity approved by the Minister under subsection (2).\nNote For information about—\n• the NEPC—see www.nepc.gov.au\n• the CSIRO—see www.csiro.au\n• the Commonwealth Co-operative Research Centre Program—see\nwww.cooperativeresearch.org.au\n• the United States Environmental Protection Agency—see\nwww.epa.gov\n• the American Public Health Association—see www.apha.org.\n(2) The Minister may approve an entity as a recognised entity.\n(3) An approval is a disallowable instrument.\n\nErosion and sediment control measures for development sites Part 8A\n","sortOrder":87},{"sectionNumber":"Part 8A","sectionType":"part","heading":"Erosion and sediment control","content":"Part 8A Erosion and sediment control\nmeasures for development sites\n","sortOrder":88},{"sectionNumber":"66A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of erosion and sediment control measures—","content":"66A Meaning of erosion and sediment control measures—\npt 8A\nerosion and sediment control measures means measures to prevent\nor limit pollution on a development site.\nExamples—erosion and sediment control measures\n• diversion structures\n• dust suppression\n• geotextile sediment and control barriers\n• sediment control ponds\n• stabilised access or egress points\n","sortOrder":89},{"sectionNumber":"66B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Development sites 0.3ha or greater","content":"66B Development sites 0.3ha or greater\nA person who is in charge of development on a development site\ncommits an offence if—\n(a) the site is 0.3ha or greater; and\n(b) the person does not install and maintain on the site erosion and\nsediment control measures required under the environmental\nprotection agreement that is in effect in relation to the\ndevelopment.\n","sortOrder":90},{"sectionNumber":"66C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Development sites less than 0.3ha","content":"66C Development sites less than 0.3ha\n(1) A person who is in charge of development on a development site\ncommits an offence if—\n(a) the site is less than 0.3ha; and\n\nPart 8A Erosion and sediment control measures for development sites\n(b) the person does not install and maintain on site erosion and\nsediment control measures—\n(i) if it is a condition of a development approval that measures\nbe installed and maintained—in accordance with the\ncondition; or\n(ii) otherwise as approved by a certifier for building work.\ncertifier, for building work—see the Building Act 2004, dictionary.\n\nMiscellaneous Part 9\n","sortOrder":91},{"sectionNumber":"Part 9","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"Part 9 Miscellaneous\n","sortOrder":92},{"sectionNumber":"70","sectionType":"section","heading":"Entity to be consulted—Act, s 25 (5)","content":"70 Entity to be consulted—Act, s 25 (5)\nThe following entities are prescribed:\n(a) the Conservation Council ACT Region Incorporated (ABN 68\n248 339 828);\n(b) the Canberra Business Chamber Ltd (ACN 600 390 538).\n\nSchedule 1 Exceptions—chimney emissions and open-air fires\nPart 1.1 Chimney emissions\nSchedule 1 Exceptions—chimney\nemissions and open-air fires\nPart 1.1 Chimney emissions\n(see s 8 and s 9)\nTable 1.1\nitem\nsource\n1 smoke from a source\n(a) the concentration of smoke is higher than the\nstandard stated in the table for the source for\n20 minutes or less in a 24-hour period; and\n(b) the emission is only because of lighting a\nboiler or incinerator from cold; and\n(c) all steps that are practicable and reasonable\n2 smoke from a source\n(a) the emission is only because of blowing the\ntubes of a boiler; and\n(b) all steps that are practicable and reasonable\n\nExceptions—chimney emissions and open-air fires Schedule 1\nChimney emissions Part 1.1\nitem\nsource\n3 soot from a source\n(a) the concentration of soot is higher than the\nstandard stated in the table for the source for\n20 minutes or less in a 24-hour period; and\n(b) the emission is only because of lighting a\nboiler or incinerator from cold; and\n(c) all steps that are practicable and reasonable\n4 soot from a source\n(a) the emission is only because of blowing the\ntubes of a boiler; and\n(b) all steps that are practicable and reasonable\n\nSchedule 1 Exceptions—chimney emissions and open-air fires\nPart 1.2 Open-air fires\nPart 1.2 Open-air fires\n(see s 8 and s 9)\nTable 1.2\nitem\n1 cooking or heating\nfood or drink\n2 heating (a) the fire is outside a built-up area; or\n(b) for a fire in a built-up area—the fire is in a\nfireplace or container that will contain the fire\n3 teaching firefighting\nmethods\nthe teaching is authorised by the chief officer (fire and\nrescue service) or chief officer (rural fire service)\n4 burning plant matter in\ncourse of primary\nproduction\nthe fire is outside a built-up area\n5 destroying a thing the destruction is required under the Biosecurity\nAct 2023\n6 celebration or similar\nthe celebration or activity is held—\n(a) on residential land; and\n(b) during the period starting on the Saturday\n9 days before the Queen’s birthday public\nholiday and ending on the Sunday 6 days after\nthe public holiday\nNote The Queen’s birthday public holiday is the\n2nd Monday in June (see Holidays Act 1958,\ns 3 (1) (a) (viii))\n\nExceptions—chimney emissions and open-air fires Schedule 1\nOpen-air fires Part 1.2\nitem\n7 display, ceremony,\ncelebration or similar\nthe display, ceremony, celebration or activity—\n(a) is authorised by the emergency services\ncommissioner; and\n(b) is conducted in accordance with an approval;\nand\n(c) is either—\n(i) held on unleased land; or\n(ii) held with the consent of the lessee on\nleased land that is not residential land\n\n","sortOrder":93},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Noise zones, noise standards","content":"Schedule 2 Noise zones, noise standards\nand conditions\n(see s 23, s 24 and s 29)\nNote Noise emitted from land in the ACT may affect NSW land. Accordingly,\nthis regulation prescribes the noise standard for certain NSW land.\n2.1 Definitions for pt 2.1\nbroadacre zone means an area designated as a broadacre zone in the\nCCEP core means the area identified as the core area within the city\ncentre entertainment precinct in the territory plan.\nCCEP frame means the area identified as the frame area within the\ncity centre entertainment precinct in the territory plan.\nCentral National Area (City Hill Precinct) means the area identified\nas City Hill Precinct in the national capital plan.\nNote The national capital plan does not need to be notified under the\nLegislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B). The\nnational capital plan is accessible at www.legislation.gov.au.\nCentral National Area (Fairbairn) means the area identified as\nCentral National Area (Fairbairn) in the national capital plan.\nCentral National Area (Parliamentary Zone and Other Areas)\nmeans the following areas identified in the national capital plan:\n(a) Central National Area (The Parliamentary Zone);\n(b) Central National Area (Barton);\n(c) sections 39, 40 and 41 of Central National Area (Yarralumla);\n\nNoise zones Part 2.1\n(d) Central National Area (Acton);\n(e) Central National Area (Constitution Avenue and Anzac Parade);\n(f) Central National Area (Duntroon, ADFA and Campbell Park);\n(g) Central National Area (Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores).\ncity centre means the area identified as the city in the territory plan.\ncommercial CZ3 zone means an area designated as a\ncommercial CZ3 (Services Zone) zone in the territory plan.\ncommercial CZ4 zone means an area designated as a commercial\nCZ4 (Local Centre Zone) zone in the territory plan.\ncommercial CZ5 zone means an area designated as a commercial\nCZ5 (Mixed Use Zone) zone in the territory plan.\ncommunity facility zone means an area designated as a community\nfacility zone in the territory plan.\ncorridor site means an area identified as a corridor site in the territory\ngroup centre means an area identified as a group centre in the\nindustrial zone means an area designated as an industrial zone in the\nleisure and accommodation zone means an area designated as a\nleisure and accommodation zone in the territory plan.\nnational capital plan means the national capital plan as in force from\ntime to time.\nNote National capital plan is defined in the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1.\noffice site means an area identified as an office site in the territory\n\nQueanbeyan city business zone means a business zone under the\nQueanbeyan Local Environmental Plan 1998, as in force from time\nto time, made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment\nAct 1979 (NSW).\nQueanbeyan city industrial zone means an industrial zone under the\nQueanbeyan Local Environmental Plan 1998, as in force from time\nto time, made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment\nAct 1979 (NSW).\nQueanbeyan city special uses zone means a special uses zone under\nthe Queanbeyan Local Environmental Plan 1998, as in force from\ntime to time, made under the Environmental Planning and\nAssessment Act 1979 (NSW).\nrestricted access recreation zone means an area designated as a\nrestricted access recreation zone in the territory plan.\ntown centre means an area identified as a town centre in the territory\nTSZ2 services zone means an area identified as a TSZ2 (Services\nZone) zone in the territory plan.\nTable 2.1\nitem\n1 zone A land in an industrial\nzone\nindustrial zone\n2 zone B1 land in the city centre\nor a town centre, other\nthan land in the CCEP\ncore and CCEP frame\n3 zone B2 land in the Central\nNational Area (City\nHill Precinct), other\nthan land in the CCEP\nframe\nbusiness zone\n\nNoise zones Part 2.1\nitem\n4 zone B3 land in the CCEP core\n5 zone B4 land in the CCEP\nframe\n6 zone C1 land in a group centre\n7 zone C2 land in a corridor site\nor an office site\nland in the Central\nNational Area\n(Parliamentary Zone\nand Other Areas)\n8 zone D land (other than land in\ncentres) in a\ncommercial CZ4 zone\n9 zone E land (other than land in\ncentres) in—\n• a restricted access\nrecreation zone\n• a broadacre zone\n\nitem\n10 zone F land (other than land in\ncentres) in—\n• a commercial\nCZ3 zone\n• a commercial\nCZ5 zone (other\nthan land in zone\nFA)\n• a TSZ2 services\nzone\n• a community\nfacility zone\n• a leisure and\naccommodation\nzone\nspecial uses zone\n11 zone FA land (other than land in\ncentres) in a\ncommercial CZ5 zone\nadjoining—\n• the CCEP frame\nand\n• zone G\n12 zone G all other land, other\nthan land in the Central\nNational Area\n(Fairbairn)\nall other NSW land\n\nNoise standards Part 2.2\n","sortOrder":94},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"2 Noise standards","content":"Part 2.2 Noise standards\nTable 2.2 Noise zones other than zones B1, B3, B4 and C1\nitem\nMonday-Saturday\nany other time not mentioned\nin column 3\n1 zone A 65 55\n2 zone B2 60 50\n3 zone C2 55 45\n4 zone D 50 35\n5 zone E 50 40\n6 zone F same as the noise standard for the adjoining noise zone\nwith the loudest noise standard for the time period\n7 zone FA 60 50\n8 zone G 45 35\nTable 2.2A Noise zone B1\nitem\nMonday-Thursday\nFriday and Saturday\n7 am–12 am\nany other time not\nmentioned in column 3\n1 zone B1 60 50\n\nPart 2.2 Noise standards\nTable 2.2AA Noise zones B3 and B4—entertainment noise from place other\nthan dwelling\nitem\nzone\nSunday-\nWednesday and\n10 am–11 pm\nThursday-\nSaturday\n10 am–1 am\nany other\ntime not\nmentioned in\n(dB(C))\nSunday-\nWednesday and\n10 am–11 pm\nThursday-\nSaturday\n10 am–1 am\ncolumn 6\n(dB(C))\nany other\ntime not\nmentioned in\n1 zone B3 75 60 90 75\n2 zone B4 65 55 80 70\nTable 2.2B Noise zone C1\nitem\nMonday-Thursday\nFriday and Saturday\n7 am–11 pm\nany other time not\nmentioned in column 3\n1 zone C1 55 45\n\n2.2 Interpretation for pt 2.3\n(1) In this part:\nbuilding intruder alarm means a device that—\n(a) incorporates or connects to a sounding device; and\n(b) on being triggered, causes the sounding device to emit sound.\nhabitable room means a room other than a garage, storage area,\nbathroom, laundry, toilet or pantry.\nlight rail—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.\nmajor road means an area identified in the territory plan as being in\nthe transport zone.\nmotor vehicle intruder alarm means a device that—\n(a) incorporates or connects to a sounding device; and\n(b) on being triggered, causes the sounding device to emit sound;\nand\n(c) is attached to, or forms part of, a motor vehicle for use as an\nintruder alarm (whether or not the device is also designed to\ndeny access to the motor vehicle or to the motor vehicle’s\nsteering, fuel or other systems).\nnetwork facility—see the Utilities Act 2000, dictionary.\nreserve—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 169.\nNote Reserves include wilderness areas, national parks, nature reserves,\ncatchment areas and other areas of public land.\nterritory network facility—see the Utilities Act 2000, dictionary.\n\n(2) For this part, an intruder alarm that sounds intermittently is taken to\nsound continuously for the purpose of measuring the period of time\nfor which it sounds.\nTable 2.3\nitem\n1 noise emitted in the\ncourse of primary\nproduction\n2 noise emitted in the\ncourse of managing a\nreserve\n3 noise emitted in the\ncourse of maintaining a\ngarden or grounds on\nresidential land\n\nitem\n4 noise emitted in the\ncourse of maintaining a\ngarden or grounds on\nland other than\nresidential land\n5 noise emitted in the\ncourse of maintaining\nor repairing something\n(b) any noise exceeding a zone noise standard is\nemitted for periods totalling not more than\n40 hours in any 8-week period; and\n(c) the equipment used is maintained and\n6 noise emitted in the\ncourse of building\nwork for which a\nbuilding approval\nunder the Building\nAct 2004, division 3.3\nis required\n(i) the noise is emitted from a place in\nnoise zone A or B; and\n(ii) all relevant noise reduction measures\nand\n(iii) the noise is emitted between 6 am\nand 8 pm; or\nother than a place in noise zone A\nor B; and\n\nitem\n(ii) the building work will be finished\nwithin 2 weeks after the day it\nstarted; and\nand\n(iv) the noise is emitted—\nSunday or a public holiday; or\n(c) all of the following:\nother than a place in noise zone A or\nB; and\n(ii) the building work will not be finished\nwithin 2 weeks after the day it\nstarted; and\nand\n(iv) the noise is emitted between 7 am\nand 6 pm on Monday to Saturday,\nexcluding public holidays\n\nitem\n7 noise emitted in the\ncourse of—\n(a) building work\nfor which a\nbuilding\nunder the\nBuilding\nAct 2004,\ndivision 3.3 is\nnot required;\nor\n(b) internal\nbuilding work;\nor\n(c) maintenance\nand repair\nwork on a\nbuilding.\n(b) the noise level at the affected place is only\nlouder than the noise standard for the affected\nplace at the time when the noise is emitted for\nless than 40 hours in an 8-week period; and\n(c) the equipment used is maintained and\n8 noise emitted by a\nmotor vehicle intruder\nalarm in a motor\nvehicle\n(a) the alarm is sounded, whether continuously or\nintermittently—\n(i) for a motor vehicle manufactured\nbefore 1 September 1997—for less\nthan 90 seconds after the alarm first\nsounds; or\n(ii) for a motor vehicle manufactured on\nor after 1 September 1997—for less\nthan 45 seconds after the alarm first\nsounds; or\n(b) a window or windscreen in the motor vehicle\nis broken or removed; or\n(c) the motor vehicle is involved in an accident;\nor\n(d) the motor vehicle is illegally broken into; or\n(e) there is an illegal attempt to break into the\nmotor vehicle\n\nitem\n9 noise emitted by a\nbuilding intruder alarm\nin premises\n(a) for an alarm installed before\n1 December 1997—\n(i) it automatically ceases to sound,\nwhether continuously or\nintermittently, within 10 minutes\nafter being activated by a detection\ndevice; and\n(ii) it cannot be reactivated (except by a\ndifferent detection device) until it has\nbeen manually or automatically reset;\nor\n(b) for an alarm installed on or after\n1 December 1997—\n(i) it automatically ceases to sound,\nwhether continuously or\nintermittently, within 5 minutes after\nbeing activated by a detection device;\nand\n(ii) it cannot be reactivated (except by a\ndifferent detection device) until it has\nbeen manually reset; or\n(c) it cannot be heard in a habitable room in any\nresidential premises (whether or not a door or\nwindow to the room is open)\n\nitem\n10 noise emitted in the\ncourse of mobile\nselling from a\nvehicle—\n(a) using a\nloudspeaker,\nloud hailer,\nchime, horn,\nsiren, bell or\nwhistle; and\n(b) for the\npurpose of\ninforming\npeople that\narticles are on\nsale from the\nvehicle\n(a) only while the vehicle is moving; and\n(b) between 8 am and 8 pm; and\n(c) for 30 seconds or less in a 3-minute period;\nand\n(d) no more than once in any 1-hour period in the\nsame road between the closest crossroads in\neither direction\n11 noise emitted because\nof a party from a parcel\nof land held under a\nterritory lease\n(a) the noise is music; and\n(b) the music is only emitted between 6 pm on\n31 December in a year and 12.30 am on\n","sortOrder":95},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"January the next year; and","content":"1 January the next year; and\n(c) the music is not louder than 60 dB(A) at any\npoint as near as practicable to the boundary of\nthe parcel of land\n12 noise emitted because\nof a party from a road\nor road related area\n(a) the noise is music; and\n(b) the music is only emitted between 6 pm on\n31 December in a year and 12.30 am on\n1 January the next year; and\n(c) the music is not louder than 60 dB(A) at any\npoint as near as practicable to the boundary of\nany parcel of land held under a territory lease\n\nitem\n13 noise emitted in the\ncourse of warming up a\nmotor vehicle engine\n(a) the noise is emitted for—\n(i) 5 minutes or less; or\n(ii) if a longer period is stated in the\nvehicle’s operating manual—the\nlonger period or less; and\n(b) the vehicle complies with the Road Transport\n(Vehicle Registration) Act 1999\n14 noise emitted in the\ncourse of a religious\nservice\n(a) the noise is not amplified; and\n(b) the noise is only emitted—\nor a public holiday\n15 noise emitted by\nportable loudspeakers\nthe noise—\n(a) is emitted from public land; and\n(b) is in accordance with an approval; and\n(c) is emitted—\na public holiday\nNote Approval is defined in the dictionary\n16 noise emitted in the\ncourse of constructing\nor maintaining a major\nroad, a dedicated bus\nway, a railway, or a\nlight rail\n\nitem\n17 noise emitted in the\ncourse of constructing\nor maintaining a road,\nother than a major road\n(a) between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday to\nSaturday; or\n(b) between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday or a public\nholiday\n18 noise emitted in the\ncourse of commercial\ncollection of waste\nfrom commercial\npremises\nthe collection is in accordance with an accredited code\nof practice under the Act, part 5\n19 noise emitted in the\ncourse of carrying out\nmaintenance or repair\nof a network facility or\nterritory network\nfacility\n(a) between 7 am and 10 pm on Monday to\nSaturday; or\n(b) between 8 am and 10 pm on Sunday or a\n20 noise emitted in the\ncourse of conducting a\ntest to decide a noise\nlevel for the Act\n(i) the noise is emitted—\nSunday or a public holiday;\nand\n(ii) the noise is not emitted for longer\nthan 2 hours in a 1-week period; and\n(iii) the noise is emitted for the minimum\ntime necessary to complete the tests;\nor\n(i) the noise is emitted at a time other\nthan a time mentioned in\nsubsection (1) (a); and\n\nitem\n(ii) the environment protection authority\nis satisfied that it is not reasonably\npracticable to conduct the test during\nthe times mentioned in\nsubsection (1) (a) because the level\nof ambient noise during those times\nis likely to prevent effective testing;\nand\n(iii) the noise is not emitted for longer\nthan 2 hours in a 1-week period; and\n(iv) the noise is emitted for the minimum\ntime necessary to complete the tests\n21 noise emitted in the\ncourse of—\n(a) building work\nthat requires a\nbuilding\nunder the\nBuilding\nAct 2004,\ndivision 3.3;\nor\n(b) development\n(i) the noise is emitted from a place in\nnoise zone A or B;\n(ii) all relevant noise reduction measures\n(iii) the noise is emitted between 6 am\nand 8 pm; or\nother than a place in noise\nzone A or B;\n(ii) the building work or development\nwill be finished within 2 weeks after\nthe day it started;\n(iv) the noise is emitted—\nSunday or a public holiday; or\n\nitem\n(c) all of the following:\nother than a place in noise\nzone A or B;\n(ii) the building work or development\nwill not be finished within 2 weeks\nafter the day it started;\n(iv) the noise is emitted between 7 am\nand 6 pm on Monday to Saturday,\nexcluding public holidays\nExample for item 10\nselling ice-cream from a van and using music to attract buyers as the van moves around\nNote 1 The Act does not apply to noise made by a motor vehicle being driven on a road,\nunless it—\n(a) is being driven on the road to conduct reliability trials or speed tests; and\n(b) has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the provisions of\nthat legislation about attaching silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor\nvehicles, rules of the road and speed limits during the trials or tests (see Act,\ns 8 (1)).\nNote 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in\nforce under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).\nNote 3 AS 2436 may be purchased at www.standards.org.au.\n\n","sortOrder":96},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Pollutants entering waterways","content":"Schedule 3 Pollutants entering waterways\ntaken to cause environmental\nharm\n(see s 42)\n","sortOrder":97},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"1 Domestic water supply quality","content":"Part 3.1 Domestic water supply quality\n(DOM1/2/3)\nTable 3.1.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n2 ammonia\n3 antimony\n4 arsenic\n5 barium\n6 boron\n7 cadmium\n8 chloride\n9 chromium\n10 copper\n11 cyanide\n12 fluoride\n13 hydrogen sulfide\n14 iodide\n15 iron\n16 lead\n17 manganese\n\nitem\n18 mercury\n19 molybdenum\n20 nickel\n21 nitrate\n22 nitrite\n23 selenium\n24 silver\n25 sodium\n26 sulfate\n27 zinc\nTable 3.1.2 Group B—organic compounds\nitem\n1 acrylamide\n2 benzene\n3 carbon tetrachloride\n4 chlorobenzene\n5 dichlorobenzenes—\n5.1 1,2-dichlorobenzene\n5.2 1,3-dichlorobenzene\n5.3 1,4-dichlorobenzene\n6 dichloroethanes—\n6.1 1,2-dichloroethane\n7 dichloroethenes—\n7.1 1,1-dichloroethene\n\nitem\n7.2 1,2-dichloroethene\n8 dichloromethane (methylene chloride)\n9 ethylbenzene\n10 ethylenediamine tetracetic acid (EDTA)\n11 hexachlorobutadiene\n12 nitrilotriacetic acid\n13 organotins—\n13.1 tributyltin oxide\n14 plasticisers—\n14.1 di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate\n14.2 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)\n14.3 styrene (vinylbenzene)\n14.4 tetrachloroethene\n14.5 toluene\n14.6 trichlorobenzenes (total)\n14.7 vinyl chloride\n14.8 xylene\nTable 3.1.3 Group C—disinfection by-products\nitem\n1 chloramine (see mono-chloramine)\n2 chlorine (free)\n3 chlorine dioxide\n4 chlorite\n\nitem\n5 chloroacetic acids—\n5.1 chloroacetic acid\n5.2 dichloroacetic acid\n5.3 trichloroacetic acid\n6 chlorophenols—\n6.1 2-chlorophenol\n6.2 2,4-dichlorophenol\n6.3 2,4,6-dichlorophenol\n7 cyanogen chloride (as cyanide)\n8 formaldehyde\n9 mono-chloramine\n10 trichloroacetaldehyde (chloral hydrate)\n11 trihalomethanes (THMs) (total)\nTable 3.1.4 Group D—pesticides\nitem\n1 acephate\n2 aldicarb\n3 aldrin\n4 ametryn\n5 amitrole\n6 asulam\n7 atrazine\n8 azinphos-methyl\n9 benomyl\n\nitem\n10 bentazone\n11 bioresmethrin\n12 bromacil\n13 bromophos-ethyl\n14 bromoxynil\n15 carbaryl\n16 carbendazim\n17 carbofuran\n18 carbophenthion\n19 carboxin\n20 chlordane\n21 chlorothalonil\n22 chloroxuron\n23 chlorphenvinphos\n24 chlorpyrifos\n25 chlorsulfuron\n26 cichlorvos\n27 clopyralid\n28 2,4-D\n29 DDT\n30 diazinon\n31 dicamba\n32 dichlobenil\n33 diclofop-methyl\n34 dicofol\n\nitem\n35 dieldrin\n36 difenzoquat\n37 dimethoate\n38 diphenamid\n39 diquat\n40 disulfoton\n41 diuron\n42 DPA (2,2-DPA)\n43 EDB\n44 endosulfan\n45 endothal\n46 EPTC\n47 ethion\n48 ethoprophos\n49 etridiazole\n50 fenamiphos\n51 fenarimol\n52 fenchlorphos\n53 fenitrothion\n54 fenoprop\n55 fensulfothion\n56 fenvalerate\n57 flamprop-methyl\n58 fluometuron\n59 formothion\n\nitem\n60 fosamine ammonium\n61 glyphosphate\n62 heptachlor (including its epoxide)\n63 hexaflurate\n64 hexazinone\n65 lindane\n66 maldison\n67 methidathion\n68 methiocarb\n69 methomyl\n70 methoxychlor\n71 metolachlor\n72 metribuzin\n73 metsulfuron-methyl\n74 mevinphos\n75 molinate\n76 monocrotophos\n77 napropamide\n78 nitralin\n79 norflurazon\n80 oryzalin\n81 oxamyl\n82 paraquat\n83 parathion\n84 parathion methyl\n\nitem\n85 pebulate\n86 pendimethalin\n87 pentachlorophenol\n88 permethrin\n89 picloram\n90 piperonyl butoxide\n91 pirimcarb\n92 pirimiphos-ethyl\n93 pirimiphos-methyl\n94 profenofos\n95 promecarb\n96 propachlor\n97 propanil\n98 propargite\n99 propiconazole\n100 propozine\n101 propyzamide\n102 pyrazophos\n103 quintozene\n104 silvex (see fenoprop)\n105 simazine\n106 sulprofos\n107 2,4,5-T\n108 temephos\n109 terbacil\n\nitem\n110 terbufos\n111 terbutryn\n112 tetrachlorvinphos\n113 thiobencarb\n114 thiometon\n115 thiophenate\n116 thiram\n117 triadimefon\n118 trichlorfon\n119 trichlorpyr\n120 trifluralin\n121 vernolate\n\nWater-based recreation—swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2) Part 3.2\nPart 3.2 Water-based recreation—\nswimming (REC/1) or boating\n(REC/2)\nTable 3.2\nitem\n1 faecal coliforms\n2 nitrogen\n3 oil and grease\n4 phosphorus\n\nPart 3.3 Waterscape (VIEW)\nPart 3.3 Waterscape (VIEW)\nTable 3.3\nitem\n1 nitrogen\n2 oil and grease\n3 phosphorus\n\nStock water supply (STOCK) Part 3.4\nPart 3.4 Stock water supply (STOCK)\nTable 3.4.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n2 arsenic\n3 barium\n4 beryllium\n5 boron\n6 cadmium\n7 calcium\n8 chloride\n9 chromium\n10 cobalt\n11 copper\n12 cyanide\n13 fluoride\n14 iron\n15 lead\n16 mercury\n17 molybdenum\n18 nickel\n19 nitrate-N\n20 nitrite-N\n21 selenium\n22 sulfate\n\nPart 3.4 Stock water supply (STOCK)\nitem\n23 vanadium\n24 zinc\nTable 3.4.2 Group B—organic chemicals\nitem\n1 atrazine\n2 glyphosate\n3 metolachlor\n4 simazine\n\nIrrigation water supply—(IRRIG) Part 3.5\nPart 3.5 Irrigation water supply—(IRRIG)\nTable 3.5.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n2 arsenic\n3 beryllium\n4 boron\n5 cadmium\n6 chloride\n7 chromium\n8 copper\n9 fluoride\n10 iron\n11 lead\n12 lithium\n13 manganese\n14 mercury\n15 molybdenum\n16 nickel\n17 selenium\n18 sodium\n19 uranium\n20 vanadium\n21 zinc\n\nPart 3.5 Irrigation water supply—(IRRIG)\nTable 3.5.2 Group B—organic chemicals\nitem\n1 atrazine\n2 chlordane\n3 dieldrin\n4 heptachlor\n5 metolachlor\n6 simazine\n\nPart 3.6 Aquatic habitat—mountain\nstreams (AQUA/1), lowland\nstreams (AQUA/2), urban lakes\nand ponds (AQUA/3), urban\ndrains and streams (AQUA/4),\nurban wetlands (AQUA/5), or\nmountain reservoirs (AQUA/6)\nTable 3.6.1 Group A—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n2 ammonia\n3 antimony\n4 arsenic\n5 beryllium\n6 cadmium\n7 chlorine\n8 chromium\n9 copper\n10 cyanide\n11 iron\n12 lead\n13 mercury\n14 nickel\n15 nitrite\n16 phosphorus\n\nPart 3.6 Aquatic habitat—mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2),\nitem\n17 selenium\n18 silver\n19 zinc\nTable 3.6.2 Group B—organic chemicals—pesticides\nitem\n1 aldrin\n2 atrazine\n3 captan\n4 chlordane\n5 chlorpyrifos\n6 cyanazine\n7 2,4-D\n8 DDE\n9 DDT\n10 demeton\n11 dieldrin\n12 dinoseb\n13 endosulfan\n14 endrin\n15 glyphosate\n16 guthion\n17 heptachlor\n18 lindane\n\nitem\n19 malathion\n20 methoxychlor\n21 metolachlor\n22 metribuzin\n23 mirex\n24 parathion\n25 picrolam\n26 simazine\n27 toxaphene\nTable 3.6.3 Group C—organic chemicals—non-pesticide\nanthropogenic organics\nitem\n1 acrolein\n2 chlorinated benzenes—\n2.1 monochlorobenzene\n2.2 1,2-dichlorobenzene\n2.3 1,3-dichlorobenzene\n2.4 1,4-dichlorobenzene\n2.5 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene\n2.6 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene\n2.7 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene\n2.8 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene\n2.9 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene\n2.10 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene\n\nPart 3.6 Aquatic habitat—mountain streams (AQUA/1), lowland streams (AQUA/2),\nitem\n2.11 pentachlorobenzene\n2.12 hexachlorobenzene\n3 chlorinated ethylenes—\n3.1 trichlorethylene\n3.2 tetrachloroethylene\n4 chlorinated phenols—\n4.1 monochlorophenol\n4.2 dichlorophenol\n4.3 trichlorophenol\n4.4 tetrachlorophenol\n4.5 pentachlorophenol\n5 halogenated aliphatic compounds—\n5.1 hexachlorobutadiene\n6 halogenated methanes—\n6.1 carbon tetrachloride\n6.2 chloroform\n6.3 dichloromethane (methylene chloride)\n6.4 trihalomethanes\n7 monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—\n7.1 benzene\n7.2 ethylbenzene\n7.3 phenol\n7.4 toluene\n8 oil and grease\n9 phthallate esters\n10 polychlorinated biphenyls\n\nitem\n11 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons\nTable 3.6.4 Group D—organic chemicals—organometallics\nitem\n1 tributyltin\n2 triphenyltin\n\n","sortOrder":98},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Ambient environmental","content":"Schedule 4 Ambient environmental\nstandards\n(see s 43)\nPart 4.1 Domestic water supply—fully\ntreated (TAP)\nTable 4.1.1 Group A—microbiological quality\nitem\n1 E. coli 0 cfu per 100 mL for 98% of samples\nTable 4.1.2 Group B—physical quality\nitem\n1 acidity (pH) 6.5-8.5\n2 colour (HU) 15\n3 dissolved oxygen >85%\n4 hardness 200 mg/L\n5 taste and odour acceptable to most people\n6 total dissolved solids 500 mg/L\n7 turbidity (NTU) 5\n\nTable 4.1.3 Group C—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n1 aluminium (acid soluble) 0.2\n2 ammonia (as NH4) 0.5\n3 antimony 0.003\n4 arsenic 0.007\n5 barium 0.7\n6 boron 0.3\n7 cadmium 0.002\n8 chloride 250\n9 chromium (as Cr(6)) 0.05\n10 copper 1\n11 cyanide 0.07\n12 fluoride 1.5\n13 hydrogen sulfide 0.05\n14 iodide 0.1\n15 iron 0.3\n16 lead 0.01\n17 manganese 0.1\n18 mercury 0.001\n19 molybdenum 0.05\n20 nickel 0.02\n21 nitrate (as nitrate) 50\n22 nitrite (as nitrite) 3\n23 selenium 0.01\n24 silver 0.02\n\nitem\n25 sodium 180\n26 sulfate 250\n27 zinc 3\nTable 4.1.4 Group D—organic compounds\nitem\n1 acrylamide 0.0002\n2 benzene 0.001\n3 carbon tetrachloride 0.003\n4 chlorobenzene 0.01\n5 dichlorobenzenes—\n5.1 1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.001\n5.2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 0.02\n5.3 1,4-dichlorobenzene 0.0003\n6 dichloroethanes—\n6.1 1,2-dichloroethane 0.003\n7 dichloroethenes—\n7.1 1,1-dichloroethene 0.03\n7.2 1,2-dichloroethene 0.06\n8 dichloromethane (methylene\nchloride)\n0.02\n9 ethylbenzene 0.003\n10 ethylenediamine tetracetic\nacid (EDTA)\n0.25\n11 hexachlorobutadiene 0.0007\n\nitem\n12 nitrilotriacetic acid 0.2\n13 organotins—\n13.1 tributyltin oxide 0.001\n14 plasticisers—\n14.1 di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.01\n14.2 polycyclic aromatic\nhydrocarbons (PAHs)\n0.00001\n14.3 styrene (vinylbenzene) 0.004\n14.4 tetrachloroethene 0.05\n14.5 toluene 0.025\n14.6 trichlorobenzenes (total) 0.005\n14.7 vinyl chloride 0.0003\n14.8 xylene 0.02\nTable 4.1.5 Group E—disinfection by-products\nitem\n1 chloramine (see mono-\nchloramine)\n2 chlorine (free) 0.6\n3 chlorine dioxide 0.4\n4 chlorite 0.3\n5 chloroacetic acids—\n5.1 chloroacetic acid 1\n5.2 dichloroacetic acid 0.05\n5.3 trichloroacetic acid 0.1\n\nitem\n6 chlorophenols—\n6.1 2-chlorophenol 0.0001\n6.2 2,4-dichlorophenol 0.0003\n6.3 2,4,6-dichlorophenol 0.002\n7 cyanogen chloride (as\ncyanide)\n0.07\n8 formaldehyde 0.5\n9 mono-chloramine 0.5\n10 trichloroacetaldehyde\n(chloral hydrate)\n0.02\n11 trihalomethanes (THMs)\n(total)\n0.25\nTable 4.1.6 Group F—pesticides\nitem\n1 acephate 0.01\n2 aldicarb 0.001\n3 aldrin 0.0003\n4 ametryn 0.05\n5 amitrole 0.01\n6 asulam 0.05\n7 atrazine 0.02\n8 azinphos-methyl 0.003\n9 benomyl 0.1\n10 bentazone 0.03\n\nitem\n11 bioresmethrin 0.1\n12 bromacil 0.3\n13 bromophos-ethyl 0.01\n14 bromoxynil 0.03\n15 carbaryl 0.03\n16 carbendazim 0.1\n17 carbofuran 0.01\n18 carbophenthion 0.0005\n19 carboxin 0.3\n20 chlordane 0.001\n21 chlorothalonil 0.03\n22 chloroxuron 0.01\n23 chlorphenvinphos 0.005\n24 chlorpyrifos 0.01\n25 chlorsulfuron 0.1\n26 cichlorvos 0.001\n27 clopyralid 1\n28 2,4-D 0.03\n29 DDT 0.02\n30 diazinon 0.003\n31 dicamba 0.1\n32 dichlobenil 0.01\n33 diclofop-methyl 0.005\n34 dicofol 0.003\n35 dieldrin 0.0003\n\nitem\n36 difenzoquat 0.1\n37 dimethoate 0.05\n38 diphenamid 0.3\n39 diquat 0.005\n40 disulfoton 0.003\n41 diuron 0.03\n42 DPA (2,2-DPA) 0.5\n43 EDB 0.001\n44 endosulfan 0.03\n45 endothal 0.1\n46 EPTC 0.03\n47 ethion 0.003\n48 ethoprophos 0.001\n49 etridiazole 0.1\n50 fenamiphos 0.0003\n51 fenarimol 0.03\n52 fenchlorphos 0.03\n53 fenitrothion 0.01\n54 fenoprop 0.01\n55 fensulfothion 0.01\n56 fenvalerate 0.05\n57 flamprop-methyl 0.003\n58 fluometuron 0.05\n59 formothion 0.05\n60 fosamine ammonium 0.03\n\nitem\n61 glyphosphate 1\n62 heptachlor (including its\nepoxide)\n0.0003\n63 hexaflurate 0.03\n64 hexazinone 0.3\n65 lindane 0.02\n66 maldison 0.05\n67 methidathion 0.03\n68 methiocarb 0.005\n69 methomyl 0.03\n70 methoxychlor 0.3\n71 metolachlor 0.3\n72 metribuzin 0.05\n73 metsulfuron-methyl 0.03\n74 mevinphos 0.005\n75 molinate 0.005\n76 monocrotophos 0.001\n77 napropamide 1\n78 nitralin 0.5\n79 norflurazon 0.05\n80 oryzalin 0.3\n81 oxamyl 0.1\n82 paraquat 0.03\n83 parathion 0.01\n84 parathion methyl 0.1\n85 pebulate 0.03\n\nitem\n86 pendimethalin 0.3\n87 pentachlorophenol 0.01\n88 permethrin 0.1\n89 picloram 0.3\n90 piperonyl butoxide 0.1\n91 pirimcarb 0.005\n92 pirimiphos-ethyl 0.0005\n93 pirimiphos-methyl 0.05\n94 profenofos 0.0003\n95 promecarb 0.03\n96 propachlor 0.05\n97 propanil 0.5\n98 propargite 0.05\n99 propiconazole 0.1\n100 propozine 0.05\n101 propyzamide 0.3\n102 pyrazophos 0.03\n103 quintozene 0.03\n104 silvex (see fenoprop)\n105 simazine 0.02\n106 sulprofos 0.01\n107 2,4,5-T 0.1\n108 temephos 0.3\n109 terbacil 0.03\n110 terbufos 0.0005\n\nitem\n111 terbutryn 0.3\n112 tetrachlorvinphos 0.1\n113 thiobencarb 0.03\n114 thiometon 0.003\n115 thiophenate 0.005\n116 thiram 0.003\n117 triadimefon 0.1\n118 trichlorfon 0.005\n119 trichlorpyr 0.01\n120 trifluralin 0.05\n121 vernolate 0.03\n\nPart 4.2 Domestic water supply (DOM1/2/3)\nSection 4.1\nPart 4.2 Domestic water supply\n(DOM1/2/3)\n4.1 Ambient environmental standards to which table 4.2\napplies\nUnless otherwise provided by table 4.2, the ambient environmental\nstandards in relation to water quality for a waterway to which the table\napplies are the same as the standards stated in the tables in part 4.1.\nTable 4.2 Domestic water supply\nitem\nDOM1\nDOM2\nDOM3\n1 dissolved\noxygen\n6 mg/L or 75%\n6 mg/L or 75%\n5 mg/L or 60%\n","sortOrder":99},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"E. coli 10 cfu per 100","content":"2 E. coli 10 cfu per 100\n100 cfu per 100\n100 cfu per 100\n3 turbidity (NTU) 5 250 10,000\n\nWater-based recreation—swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2) Part 4.3\nPart 4.3 Water-based recreation—\nswimming (REC/1) or boating\n(REC/2)\nTable 4.3.1 Microbiology\nitem\n2 pathogenic free-living\nprotozoans\n0 organisms/100mL\nTable 4.3.2 Chemistry\nitem\n1 acidity pH 6.5-8.5\n2 chlorophyll a ≤10g/L\n3 nitrogen to phosphorus\n≥12:1\n4 phosphorus (total) ≤100g/L\nTable 4.3.3 Aesthetics\nitem\n1 clarity ≥Secchi depth 1.2 m\n2 colour not objectionable\n3 odour not objectionable\n4 oil and grease not visible\n\nPart 4.3 Water-based recreation—swimming (REC/1) or boating (REC/2)\nTable 4.3.4 Nuisance\nitem\n1 aquatic macrophytes\n(floating)\n2 aquatic macrophytes\n(rooted)\n3 flow rates <1.5m/s\n\nWaterscape (VIEW) Part 4.4\nPart 4.4 Waterscape (VIEW)\nTable 4.4.1 Microbiology\nitem\nTable 4.4.2 Chemistry\nitem\n1 chlorophyll a ≤10g/L\n2 nitrogen to phosphorus\n≥12:1\n3 phosphorus (total) ≤100g/L\nTable 4.4.3 Aesthetics\nitem\n1 colour not objectionable\n2 oil and grease not visible\n\nTable 4.4.4 Nuisance\nitem\n1 algal growth not objectionable\n2 aquatic macrophytes\n(floating)\n3 aquatic macrophytes\n(rooted)\nTable 4.5.1 Microbiology\nitem\n1 algae <10 000 cells/mL\nTable 4.5.2 Chemistry—general\nitem\n1 acidity pH 6.5-9.2\n2 chlorophyll a ≤0.01mg/L\n3 dissolved oxygen ≥5mg/L or 60 % saturation\n4 total dissolved solids ≤3 000mg/L\n\nStock water supply (STOCK) Part 4.5\nTable 4.5.3 Chemistry—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n1 aluminium ≤5mg/L\n2 arsenic ≤0.2mg/L\n3 barium ≤5mg/L\n4 beryllium ≤0.1mg/L\n5 boron ≤5mg/L\n6 cadmium ≤0.01mg/L\n7 calcium ≤1 000mg/L\n8 chloride ≤2 400mg/L\n9 chromium ≤1mg/L\n10 cobalt ≤1mg/L\n11 copper ≤0.5mg/L\n12 fluoride ≤2mg/L\n13 iron ≤50mg/L\n14 lead ≤0.1mg/L\n15 mercury ≤0.002mg/L\n16 molybdenum ≤0.01mg/L\n17 nickel ≤1mg/L\n18 nitrate-N ≤30mg/L\n19 nitrite-N ≤10mg/L\n20 selenium ≤0.02mg/L\n21 sulfate ≤1 000mg/L\n22 vanadium ≤0.1mg/L\n23 zinc ≤20mg/L\n\nTable 4.5.4 Chemistry—organic chemicals\nitem\n1 atrazine ≤0.02mg/L\n2 glyphosate ≤2mg/L\n3 metolachlor ≤0.5mg/L\n4 simazine ≤0.02mg/L\n\nIrrigation water supply (IRRIG) Part 4.6\nSection 4.2\nPart 4.6 Irrigation water supply (IRRIG)\n4.2 Faecal coliforms—IRRIG\n(1) For the indicator faecal coliforms in the table—\n(a) the median must be 1 000cfu/100mL or less for at least\n5 samples taken at regular intervals within 1 month; and\n(b) no more than 20% of the samples may contain more than\n4 000cfu/100mL.\n(2) In this section:\ncfu, for faecal coliforms, means colony forming units.\n4.3 Sodium absorption ratio\n(1) The sodium absorption rate (SAR) is calculated using the following\nformula:\n(2) In this formula, concentrations of Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ are expressed\nin milli equivalents/L.\nTable 4.6.1 Microbiology\nitem\n1 faecal coliforms ≤1 000/100mL\nTable 4.6.2 Chemistry—general\nitem\n1 acidity pH 4.5-9.02\nMgCa\nNaSAR\n22 ++\n+ +\n=\n\nPart 4.6 Irrigation water supply (IRRIG)\nSection 4.3\nitem\n2 sodium absorption\n≤10mg/L\n3 total dissolved solids ≤500mg/L\nTable 4.6.3 Chemistry—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n1 aluminium ≤5mg/L\n2 arsenic ≤0.1mg/L\n3 beryllium ≤0.1mg/L\n4 boron ≤6.0mg/L\n5 cadmium ≤0.01mg/L\n6 chloride ≤700mg/L\n7 chromium ≤0.1mg/L\n8 copper ≤1.0mg/L\n9 fluoride ≤1.0mg/L\n10 iron ≤1.0mg/L\n11 lead ≤0.2mg/L\n12 lithium ≤2.5mg/L\n13 manganese ≤0.2mg/L\n14 mercury ≤0.002mg/L\n15 molybdenum ≤0.01mg/L\n16 nickel ≤0.2mg/L\n17 selenium ≤0.02mg/L\n18 sodium 115-460mg/L\n19 uranium ≤0.01mg/L\n\nIrrigation water supply (IRRIG) Part 4.6\nSection 4.3\nitem\n20 vanadium ≤0.1mg/L\n21 zinc—\n21.1 soil pH6.5 ≤1mg/L\n21.2 soil pH>6.5 ≤5mg/L\nTable 4.6.4 Chemistry—organic chemicals\nitem\n1 atrazine ≤0.02g/L\n2 chlordane ≤2g/L\n3 dieldrin ≤0.5g/L\n4 heptachlor ≤2g/L\n5 metolachlor ≤0.5g/L\n6 simazine ≤0.02g/L\n\nSection 4.4\nPart 4.7 Aquatic habitat—mountain\nstreams (AQUA/1), lowland\nstreams (AQUA/2), urban lakes &\nponds (AQUA/3), urban drains\nand streams (AQUA/4), urban\nwetland (AQUA/5), mountain\nreservoirs (AQUA/6)\n4.4 Acidity\nFor the indicator acidity (see table 4.7.2, item 1)—\n(a) the acidity must not be more than 2 standard deviations from the\nlong-term mean for the relevant month; and\n(b) total alkalinity must not be less than 25% of the long-term mean\nfor the relevant month.\n4.5 Colour and turbidity\nThe combined effects of the indicators colour and turbidity must not\nreduce the depth of the compensation point for photosynthesis by\nmore than 10% of the long-term mean for the relevant month.\n4.6 Total dissolved solids\nThe value for the indicator total dissolved solids must not be more\nthan 2 standard deviations from the long-term mean for the relevant\nmonth.\n\n4.7 Ammonia levels\nThe ammonia level for discharge of wastewater must be based on the\nhighest pH and highest ambient temperature likely to happen during\nthe year.\nNote The indicator ammonia is dealt with in table 4.7.8.\nTable 4.7.1 Indicators other than ammonia\nmicrobiology\nitem\nTable 4.7.2 Indicators other than ammonia\nchemistry—general\nitem\n1 acidity—\n1.1 AQUA/1, 2 and 6 pH 6.5-9\n1.2 AQUA/3, 4 and 5 pH 6-9\n2 chlorophyll a—\n2.1 AQUA/1, 3 and 5 ≤10g/L\n2.2 AQUA/6 ≤2g/L\n3 dissolved oxygen—\n3.1 AQUA/1, 4 and 6 ≥6mg/L\n3.2 AQUA/2, 3 and 5 ≥4mg/L\n4 nitrogen to phosphorus ratio ≥12:1\n5 phosphorus (total)—\n5.1 AQUA/1 and 6 ≤40g/L\n5.2 AQUA/2, 3, 4 and 5 ≤100g/L\n\nitem\n6 suspended solids—\n6.1 AQUA/1 and 6 ≤12.5mg/L\n6.2 AQUA/2, 3, 4 and 5 ≤25mg/L\n7 turbidity—\n7.1 AQUA/1, 2, 4 and 6 <10 nephelometric turbidity units\n7.2 AQUA/3 and 5 <30 nephelometric turbidity units\nTable 4.7.3 Indicators other than ammonia\nchemistry—inorganic chemicals\nitem\n1 aluminium—\n1.1 pH<6.5 ≤5g/L\n1.2 pH≥6.5 ≤100g/L\n2 ammonia see table 4.7.8\n3 antimony ≤30g/L\n4 arsenic ≤50g/L\n5 beryllium ≤4g/L\n6 cadmium ≤0.2g/L\n7 chlorine ≤2g/L\n8 chromium ≤2g/L\n9 copper ≤2g/L\n10 cyanide ≤5g/L\n11 iron ≤300g/L\n12 lead ≤1g/L\n\nitem\n13 mercury ≤0.1g/L\n14 nickel ≤25g/L\n15 nitrite ≤60g/L\n16 selenium ≤1g/L\n17 silver ≤0.1g/L\n18 zinc ≤5g/L\nTable 4.7.4 Indicators other than ammonia\nchemistry—organic chemicals—pesticides\nitem\n1 aldrin ≤10ng/L\n2 atrazine ≤2 000ng/L\n3 captan ≤2 800ng/L\n4 chlordane ≤4ng/L\n5 chlorpyrifos ≤1ng/L\n6 cyanazine ≤2 000ng/L\n7 2,4-D ≤4 000ng/L\n8 DDE ≤14ng/L\n9 DDT ≤1ng/L\n10 demeton ≤100ng/L\n11 dieldrin ≤2ng/L\n12 dinoseb ≤50ng/L\n13 endosulfan ≤10ng/L\n14 endrin ≤2.3ng/L\n\nitem\n15 glyphosate ≤65 000ng/L\n16 guthion ≤10ng/L\n17 heptachlor ≤3ng/L\n18 lindane ≤3ng/L\n19 malathion ≤70ng/L\n20 methoxychlor ≤40ng/L\n21 metolachlor ≤8 000ng/L\n22 metribuzin ≤1 000ng/L\n23 mirex ≤1ng/L\n24 parathion ≤4ng/L\n25 picrolam ≤29 000ng/L\n26 simazine ≤10 000ng/L\n27 toxaphene ≤8ng/L\nTable 4.7.5 Indicators other than ammonia\nchemistry—organic chemicals—non-pesticide anthropogenic\norganics\nitem\n1 acrolein ≤200ng/L\n2 chlorinated benzenes—\n2.1 monochlorobenzene ≤15 000ng/L\n2.2 1,2-dichlorobenzene ≤2 500ng/L\n2.3 1,3-dichlorobenzene ≤2 500ng/L\n2.4 1,4-dichlorobenzene ≤4 000ng/L\n2.5 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene ≤900ng/L\n\nitem\n2.6 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene ≤500ng/L\n2.7 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene ≤700ng/L\n2.8 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene ≤100ng/L\n2.9 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene ≤100ng/L\n2.10 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene ≤150ng/L\n2.11 pentachlorobenzene ≤30ng/L\n2.12 hexachlorobenzene ≤7ng/L\n3 chlorinated ethylenes—\n3.1 trichlorethylene ≤20ng/L\n3.2 tetrachloroethylene ≤260 000ng/L\n4 chlorinated phenols—\n4.1 monochlorophenol ≤7 000ng/L\n4.2 dichlorophenol ≤200ng/L\n4.3 trichlorophenol ≤18 000ng/L\n4.4 tetrachlorophenol ≤1 000ng/L\n4.5 pentachlorophenol ≤50ng/L\n5 halogenated aliphatic\ncompounds—\n5.1 hexachlorobutadiene ≤100ng/L\n6 halogenated methanes—\n6.1 carbon tetrachloride ≤13 000ng/L\n6.2 chloroform ≤2 000ng/L\n6.3 dichloromethane (methylene\nchloride)\n≤98 000ng/L\n6.4 trihalomethanes ≤50 000ng/L\n\nitem\n7 monocyclic aromatic\nhydrocarbons—\n7.1 benzene ≤300 000ng/L\n7.2 ethylbenzene ≤140 000ng/L\n7.3 phenol ≤1 000ng/L\n7.4 toluene ≤300 000ng/L\n8 phthallate esters—\n8.1 di-n-butylphthallate (DBP) ≤4 000ng/L\n8.2 di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthallate\n(DEHP)\n≤600ng/L\n8.3 other phthallate esters ≤200ng/L\n9 polychlorinated biphenyls ≤1ng/L\n10 polycyclic aromatic\nhydrocarbons\n≤3 000ng/L\nTable 4.7.6 Indicators other than ammonia\nchemistry—organic chemicals—organometallics\nitem\n1 tributyltin ≤8ng/L\n2 triphenyltin ≤20ng/L\nTable 4.7.7 Indicators other than ammonia\naesthetics\nitem\n1 oil and grease not visible\n\nTable 4.7.8 Indicator ammonia\nitem\nacidity\nammonia concentration (mg/L)\ntemperature → 0C 5C 10C 15C 20C 25C 30C\n1 pH 6.50 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.49 <1.04 <0.73\n2 pH 6.75 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.49 <1.04 <0.73\n3 pH 7.00 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.49 <1.04 <0.74\n4 pH 7.25 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.5 <1.04 <0.74\n5 pH 7.50 <2.5 <2.4 <2.2 <2.2 <1.5 <1.05 <0.74\n6 pH 7.75 <2.3 <2.2 <2.1 <2.0 <1.4 <0.99 <0.71\n7 pH 8.00 <1.53 <1.44 <1.37 <1.33 <0.93 <0.66 <0.47\n8 pH 8.25 <0.87 <0.82 <0.78 <0.76 <0.54 <0.39 <0.28\n9 pH 8.50 <0.49 <0.47 <0.45 <0.44 <0.32 <0.23 <0.17\n10 pH 8.75 <0.28 <0.27 <0.26 <0.27 <0.19 <0.16 <0.11\n11 pH 9.00 <0.16 <0.16 <0.16 <0.16 <0.13 <0.10 <0.08\nNote Available un-ionised or uncomplexed ammonia present is toxic to a wide range of\naquatic organisms and varies with acidity (pH) and water temperature.\n\nPart 4.8 Secondary ambient environmental standards\nSection 4.8\nPart 4.8 Secondary ambient\nenvironmental standards\n4.8 Temperature\nTemperature changes must not be more than 2 standard deviations\nfrom the long-term mean temperature for the relevant month.\n4.9 Biological standards\n(1) Water quality at a site will be considered to be impaired if species\nrichness is more than 20% lower than at an appropriate reference site.\n(2) Water quality at a site will be considered to be impaired if there is a\nsignificant difference in ecosystem community structure from that at\nan appropriate reference site, as judged by Hocutt’s procedure or\nanother appropriate statistical technique.\nTable 4.8.1 Indicator—biochemical oxygen demand\nitem\narea\n1 Lake Burley Griffin <51 200kg/y\n2 Lake Ginninderra <8 400kg/y\n3 Lake Tuggeranong <5 600kg/y\n4 Murrumbidgee River at ACT border <110 600kg/y\n\nSecondary ambient environmental standards Part 4.8\nSection 4.9\nTable 4.8.2 Indicator—phosphorus (total)\nitem\narea\n1 Lake Burley Griffin <8 600kg/y\n2 Lake Ginninderra <300kg/y\n3 Lake Tuggeranong <600kg/y\n4 Murrumbidgee River at ACT border <83 200kg/y\nTable 4.8.3 Indicator—sediment load\nitem\narea\n1 Murrumbidgee River—\n1.1 • from Angle Crossing to Gudgenby River\njunction\n<88 000kg/y/river reach\n1.2 • from Gudgenby junction to Point Hut Creek\njunction\n<166 000kg/y/reach\n1.3 • from Point Hut junction to Kambah Pool <133 000kg/y/reach\n1.4 • from Kambah Pool to Casuarina Sands <57 000kg/y/reach\n1.5 • from Casuarina Sands to Uriarra Crossing <101 000kg/y/reach\n1.6 • from Uriarra Crossing to Cusacks Crossing <66 000kg/y/reach\n1.7 • from Cusacks Crossing to Halls Crossing <124 000kg/y/reach\n1.8 • from Halls Crossing to Taemas Bridge <228 000kg/y/reach\n2 Molonglo River—\n2.1 • from Burbong to Oaks Estate Bridge <39 000kg/y/reach\n2.2 • from Oaks Estate Bridge to Dairy Flat Bridge <19 000kg/y/reach\n2.3 • from Scrivener Dam to Coppins Crossing <20 000kg/y/reach\n2.4 • from Coppins Crossing to Sturt Island <25 000kg/y/reach\n\nPart 4.8 Secondary ambient environmental standards\nSection 4.9\nitem\narea\n3 Paddy’s River—\n3.1 • from Flints Crossing to confluence with\nCotter River\n<4 800kg/y/reach\n4 Ginninderra Creek—\n4.1 • from Ginninderra Dam to Murrumbidgee\nRiver\n<9 800kg/y/reach\nTable 4.8.4 Sediment contaminants\nitem\n1 pesticides sediment total pesticide concentrations must not be\nmore than 2 standard deviations higher than the\nlong-term mean\n2 heavy metals (arsenic,\ncadmium, copper, lead,\nmercury, nickel,\nselenium and zinc)\nsediment heavy metal concentrations must not be more\nthan 2 standard deviations higher than the long-term\nmean\n3 polycyclic aromatic\nhydrocarbons (PAHs)\nsediment PAH concentrations must not be more than\n2 standard deviations higher than the long-term mean\n\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• AS (see s 164 (1))\n• chief health officer\n• chief officer (fire and rescue service)\n• chief officer (rural fire service)\n• contravene\n• director-general (see s 163)\n• emergency services commissioner\n• environment protection authority\n• function\n• law (of the Territory)\n• may (see s 146)\n• must (see s 146)\n• national capital plan\n• public holiday\n• State\n• territory lease\n• territory plan\n• veterinary practitioner.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Environment Protection Act 1997 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For\nexample, the following terms are defined in the Environment Protection\nAct 1997, dictionary:\n• authorised officer\n• development\n• environment\n• environmental authorisation\n\n• environmental harm\n• environmental protection agreement\n• land sublease\n• pollutant.\nadjoining, for noise zones, for part 3 (Noise)—see section 21.\naffected place, for part 3 (Noise)—see section 22.\nagency, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\nagricultural chemical product, for part 6 (Agvet chemical\nproducts)—see section 53.\nagvet chemical product, for part 6 (Agvet chemical products)—see\nsection 53.\nagvet code, for part 6 (Agvet chemical products)—see section 53.\nagvet permit, for part 6 (Agvet chemical products)—see section 53.\napproval, for an activity, means a licence, lease, permit or other\nauthority (however described) under a territory law if the authority\nauthorises or allows the conduct of the activity on stated public land.\napproved label, for part 6 (Agvet chemical products)—see section 53.\napproved VET course unit of competency, for division 6.4 (Training\nrequirements for use of certain agvet chemical products)—see\nsection 55E (1).\nAS 2436 means AS 2436 (Guide to noise and vibration control on\nconstruction, demolition and maintenance sites), as in force from time\nto time.\nNote AS 2436 may be purchased at www.standards.org.au.\nas near as practicable, for part 3 (Noise)—see section 21.\nAustralian university means an entity established, recognised or\napproved as a university under a territory law or the law of the\nCommonwealth or a State.\n\nbroadacre zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\nbuilding intruder alarm, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise\nconditions)—see schedule 2, section 2.2.\nbuilding work—see the Building Act 2004, section 6 (Meaning of\nbuilding work).\nbuilt-up area—see the Emergencies Act 2004, section 6A.\nCCEP core, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2,\nCCEP frame, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2,\nCentral National Area (City Hill Precinct), for schedule 2, part 2.1\n(Noise zones)—see schedule 2, section 2.1.\nCentral National Area (Fairbairn), for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise\nCentral National Area (Parliamentary Zone and Other Areas), for\nschedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2, section 2.1.\nchimney means a structure or opening designed to allow the emission\nof pollutants into the air from premises, whether or not the chimney\nis structurally part of the premises.\ncity centre, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2,\ncity centre entertainment precinct means the area identified as the\ncity centre entertainment precinct in the territory plan.\ncommercial CZ3 zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\ncommercial CZ4 zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\n\ncommercial CZ5 zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\ncommunity facility zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\ncompliance point, for part 3 (Noise)—see section 32 to section 38.\nconsignment authorisation, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see\nsection 56.\ncontrolled waste, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\ncorridor site, for schedule 2 (Noise zones, noise standards and\nconditions)—see schedule 2, section 2.1.\nend use, for part 5A (Industrial chemicals)—see the Industrial\nChemicals Act 2019 (Cwlth), section 9.\nenvironmental values, for part 4, schedule 3 and schedule 4—see\nsection 41.\nerosion and sediment control measures, for part 8A (Erosion and\nsediment control measures for development sites)—see section 66A.\nfacility, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\ngroup centre, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2,\nhabitable room, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)—see\nschedule 2, section 2.2.\nIChEMS register, for part 5A (Industrial chemicals)—see\nsection 52A.\nIChEMS scheduling decision, for an industrial chemical, for part 5A\n(Industrial chemicals)—see section 52A.\nindustrial chemical, for part 5A (Industrial chemicals)—see the\nIndustrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register)\nAct 2021 (Cwlth), section 8.\n\nindustrial use, for part 5A (Industrial chemicals)—see the Industrial\nChemicals Act 2019 (Cwlth), section 9.\nindustrial zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\ninstruction on the approved label for a registered agvet chemical\nproduct, for part 6 (Agvet chemical products)—see section 53.\njurisdiction of destination, for the movement of waste, for part 7\njurisdiction of origin, for the movement of waste, for part 7\njurisdiction of transit, for the movement of waste, for part 7\nleisure and accommodation zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise\nlight rail, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)—see the Road\nTransport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.\nmajor road, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)—see\nschedule 2, section 2.2.\nmotor vehicle intruder alarm, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise\nconditions)—see schedule 2, section 2.2.\nnational capital plan, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\nnational emission guidelines, for division 2.2 (Chimney emissions\ncausing environmental harm)—see section 7.\nnational scheme laws––see the Act, section 2 (3).\nNEPM, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\nnetwork facility, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)—see the\nUtilities Act 2000, dictionary.\nnoise measurement manual––see section 29A.\n\nnoise standard, for part 3 (Noise)—see section 24.\nnoise zone, for part 3 (Noise)—see section 23.\noffice site, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2,\nowner, of land, includes—\n(a) a lessee; and\n(b) for land under a land sublease—the sublessee.\nparcel, of land under a territory lease, includes land under a land\nsublease.\nPCB, for part 5—see section 51.\nPCB material, for part 5—see section 51.\nPoisons Standard means the current Poisons Standard under the\nTherapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth) as in force from time to time.\nNote The Poisons Standard does not need to be notified under the\nLegislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B). The\nPoisons Standard is accessible at www.legislation.gov.au.\npremises includes vacant land, a vehicle, a vessel or an aircraft.\nprimary production means—\n(a) production resulting directly from—\n(i) cultivation of land; or\n(ii) maintaining animals or poultry for their sale, their bodily\nproduce or natural increase; or\n(iii) fishing operations; or\n(iv) forest operations; or\n(v) horticulture; and\n(b) the manufacture of dairy produce by the person who produced\nthe raw material used in the manufacture.\n\nproducer, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\npublic land—see the Planning Act 2023, dictionary.\nQueanbeyan city business zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise\nQueanbeyan city industrial zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise\nQueanbeyan city special uses zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise\nregistered, for an agvet chemical product, means registered under the\nagvet code, part 2.\nreserve—for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise conditions)—see the Nature\nConservation Act 2014, section 169.\nNote Reserves include wilderness areas, national parks, nature reserves,\ncatchment areas and other areas of public land.\nresidential land means an area identified in the territory plan as being\nin a residential zone.\nrestricted access recreation zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise\nrestricted agvet chemical product, for division 6.4 (Training\nrequirements for use of certain agvet chemical products)—see\nsection 55C.\nroad—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.\nroad related area—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999,\ndictionary.\nsell—see the Act, schedule 2, section 2.1.\nschedule 7 poison, for division 6.4 (Training requirements for use of\ncertain agvet chemical products)—see section 55C.\n\nstatement of attainment, for division 6.4 (Training requirements for\nuse of certain agvet chemical products)—see section 55C.\nstormwater—see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1.\nstormwater system—see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1.\nterritory network facility, for schedule 2, part 2.3 (Noise\nconditions)—see the Utilities Act 2000, dictionary.\ntown centre, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see schedule 2,\ntransporter, for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\nTSZ2 services zone, for schedule 2, part 2.1 (Noise zones)—see\nunit, for part 3 (Noise)—see the Unit Titles Act 2001, section 9.\nunits plan, for part 3 (Noise), means a units plan under the Unit Titles\nAct 2001, section 7.\nunseasoned wood means wood containing more than 20% moisture.\nVET course, for division 6.4 (Training requirements for use of certain\nagvet chemical products)—see section 55C.\nveterinary chemical product, for part 6 (Agvet chemical products)—\nsee section 53.\nwaste—\n(a) see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1; but\n(b) for part 7 (Controlled waste)—see section 56.\nwaterway—see the Act, schedule 1, section 1.1.\n\nAbout the endnotes 1\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEnvironment Protection Regulation 2005 SL2005-38\nnotified LR 17 November 2005\ns 1, s 2 commenced 17 November 2005 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 18 November 2005 (LA s 73 (3))\nas amended by\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1)\nSL2006-27\nnotified LR 2 June 2006\ns 1, s 2 commenced 2 June 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 3 June 2006 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.38\nnotified LR 22 March 2007\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))\nsch 3 pt 3.38 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)\nSL2007-24\nnotified LR 10 September 2007\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 11 September 2007 (s 2)\nPlanning and Development (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007\nA2007-25 sch 1 pt 1.13\nnotified LR 13 September 2007\ns 1, s 2 commenced 13 September 2007 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.13 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and\nDevelopment Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3) A2007-39 sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 3\npt 3.14\nnotified LR 6 December 2007\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 December 2007 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.2, sch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 27 December 2007 (s 2)\n\nPlanning and Development Legislation Amendment Act 2008 A2008-4\npt 3\nnotified LR 18 March 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 18 March 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 31 March 2008 (s 2 and see Planning and\nDevelopment Act 2007 A2007-24, s 2 and CN2008-1)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 2)\nSL2008-35\nnotified LR 14 August 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 15 August 2008 (s 2)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1)\nSL2009-29\nnotified LR 22 June 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 June 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 23 June 2009 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2009 A2009-20 sch 3 pt 3.29\nnotified LR 1 September 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.29 commenced 22 September 2009 (s 2)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 2)\nSL2009-54\nnotified LR 11 December 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 12 December 2009 (s 2)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1)\nSL2011-1\nnotified LR 20 January 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 20 January 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 21 January 2011 (s 2)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 2)\nSL2011-9\nnotified LR 10 March 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 March 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 11 March 2011 (s 2)\n\nAdministrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.63\nnotified LR 30 June 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.63 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 2) A2011-28 sch 3 pt 3.14\nnotified LR 31 August 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 21 September 2011 (s 2 (1))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.25\nnotified LR 28 November 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2012 A2012-21 sch 3 pt 3.18\nnotified LR 22 May 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.18 commenced 5 June 2012 (s 2 (2))\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1)\nSL2013-2\nnotified LR 7 February 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 7 February 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 8 February 2013 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2013 A2013-19 sch 3 pt 3.17\nnotified LR 24 May 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 24 May 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.17 commenced 14 June 2013 (s 2)\nAct 2013 (No 2) A2013-40 pt 3\nnotified LR 6 November 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 27 January 2014 (s 2 and CN2014-1)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Act 2014 A2014-52 pt 3\nnotified LR 11 November 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 November 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 12 November 2014 (s 2 (1))\n\nNature Conservation Act 2014 A2014-59 sch 2 pt 2.4\nnotified LR 11 December 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.4 commenced 11 June 2015 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)\nPlanning and Development (University of Canberra and Other\nLeases) Legislation Amendment Act 2015 A2015-19 pt 8\nnotified LR 11 June 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 June 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 8 commenced 1 July 2015 (s 2 and CN2015-9)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2015 (No 1)\nSL2015-28\nnotified LR 31 August 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 September 2015 (s 2)\nRed Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2015 A2015-33\nsch 1 pt 1.24\nnotified LR 30 September 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 September 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.24 commenced 14 October 2015 (s 2)\nAct 2016 A2016-2 pt 5\nnotified LR 23 February 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 5 commenced 24 February 2016 (s 2)\nAct 2016 (No 2) A2016-24 pt 6\nnotified LR 11 May 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 May 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\ns 20, s 21 commenced 1 September 2019 (s 2 (2))\npt 6 remainder commenced 12 May 2016 (s 2 (1))\nEmergencies Amendment Act 2016 A2016-33 sch 1 pt 1.10\nnotified LR 20 June 2016\ns 1, s 2 commenced 20 June 2016 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 21 June 2016 (s 2)\n\nRed Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2017 A2017-17 pt 7\nnotified LR 14 June 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 7 commenced 31 August 2017 (s 2 (2))\nRoad Transport Reform (Light Rail) Legislation Amendment Act 2017\nA2017-21 sch 1 pt 1.8\nnotified LR 8 August 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.8 commenced 15 August 2017 (s 2)\nVeterinary Practice Act 2018 A2018-32 sch 3 pt 3.5\nnotified LR 30 August 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.5 commenced 21 December 2018 (s 2 and CN2018-12)\nPlanning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2019\nA2019-20 pt 4\nnotified LR 8 August 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 4 commenced 9 August 2019 (s 2)\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2019 (No 1)\nSL2019-32\nnotified LR 23 December 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 December 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 24 December 2019 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2021 A2021-12 sch 3 pt 3.16\nnotified LR 9 June 2021\ns 1, s 2 commenced 9 June 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.16 commenced 23 June 2021 (s 2 (1))\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1)\nSL2021-26\nnotified LR 28 October 2021\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 October 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 28 April 2022 (s 2)\n\nEmergencies Amendment Act 2021 A2021-30 sch 1 pt 1.3\nnotified LR 10 December 2021\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 December 2021 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 11 December 2021 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2022 A2022-14 sch 3 pt 3.14\nnotified LR 10 August 2022\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 August 2022 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.14 commenced 24 August 2022 (s 2)\nPlanning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1\npt 1.25\nnotified LR 29 September 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.25 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see\nPlanning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10)\nBiosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024 A2024-11 sch 2 pt 2.4\nnotified LR 19 April 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 April 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.4 commenced 15 May 2025 (s 2 and see Biosecurity Act\n","sortOrder":100},{"sectionNumber":"2023","sectionType":"section","heading":"A2023-50, s 2 (2))","content":"2023 A2023-50, s 2 (2))\nEnvironment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2024 A2024-35\npt 3\nnotified LR 10 July 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 July 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nss 42-44 commenced 10 January 2025 (s 2 (2))\npt 3 remainder commenced 11 July 2024 (s 2 (1))\nEnvironment Protection Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)\nSL2024-17\nnotified LR 15 August 2024\ns 1, s 2 commenced 15 August 2024 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 16 August 2024 (s 2)\nEnvironment Protection (Industrial Chemicals) Amendment\nRegulation 2025 (No 1) SL2025-17\nnotified LR 11 September 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 September 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 11 March 2026 (s 2)\n\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 3 pt 3.37, sch 4\npt 4.71\nnotified LR 6 November 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.37, sch 4 pt 4.71 commenced 16 November 2025 (s 2 (1),\n(9))\n\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\ns 3 am A2021-30 amdt 1.3\nApplication of pt 2\ndiv 2.1 hdg note am A2017-21 amdt 1.21; A2022-14 amdt 3.88\nBurning certain substances requires environmental authorisation\ns 10 am SL2011-1 s 4; A2024-11 amdt 2.8, amdt 2.9\nFire bans in bad weather\ns 11 am A2009-20 amdt 3.71; A2015-33 amdt 1.79\nConditions for sale or supply of firewood\ns 14 sub A2017-17 s 24\nam A2021-12 amdt 3.36\nUnapproved sale or supply of painted etc firewood—offence\ns 14A ins SL2011-1 s 5\nam A2017-17 s 25\nSolid fuel-burning equipment\ndiv 2.4A ins A2016-24 s 19\nMinimum overall average efficiency—Act, sch 2, s 2.4 (3) (a) (ii)\ns 14B hdg sub A2024-35 s 42\ns 14B ins A2016-24 s 19\nam A2016-24 s 20; A2024-35 s 43\nMaximum appliance particulate emission factor—Act, sch 2, s 2.4 (3) (b) (ii)\ns 14C hdg sub A2024-35 s 44\ns 14C ins A2016-24 s 19\nam A2016-24 s 21\nBalloons—exception for science\ns 19 am A2011-52 amdt 3.91; A2025-29 amdt 4.71\nNoise\npt 3 hdg note am A2017-21 amdt 1.22; A2022-14 amdt 3.89\nDefinitions for pt 3\ns 21 def affected person am A2024-35 s 45\nom SL2024-17 s 4\ndef territory lease om A2007-25 amdt 1.55\nMeaning of affected place\ns 22 am SL2007-24 s 4; SL2024-17 s 5\n\nMeaning of noise standard\ns 24 am SL2007-24 s 5; SL2019-32 s 4; SL2024-17 ss 6-9\nNoise taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (a)\ns 25 am SL2007-24 s 6\nNoise measurement manual\ns 29A ins SL2009-29 s 4\nam A2025-29 amdt 4.71\nTaking measurements of noise\ns 31 am SL2009-29 s 5, s 6\nCompliance point—exception for environmental protection agreement\ns 34 am A2013-40 s 6\nCompliance point—exception for environmental authorisation\ns 35 am A2013-40 s 6\nCompliance point—exception for public land with approval\ns 36 am A2013-40 s 6\nOffence to make noise louder than noise standard\ns 39 am SL2019-32 s 5\nSale and hiring of things\ns 40 am SL2007-24 s 7, s 8; A2024-35 s 46, s 47\nEnvironmental values of waterways for pt 4, sch 3 and sch 4\ns 41 am A2007-25 amdt 1.56; A2023-36 amdt 1.147, amdt 1.148\nPollution of waterways\ns 44 sub A2014-52 s 50\nDevelopment waste not to enter stormwater system or waterways\ns 45 hdg am SL2009-54 s 4\ns 45 am SL2009-54 s 4, s 5; A2014-52 s 51\nAreas near development to be kept clear\ns 46 hdg am SL2009-54 s 6\ns 46 am SL2009-54 s 6, s 7; A2014-52 s 52\nEntries to and exits from land to be kept stable\ns 47 am SL2009-54 s 8, s 9; A2014-52 s 53\nIndustrial chemicals\npt 5A hdg ins SL2025-17 s 4\nDefinitions—pt 5A\ns 52A ins SL2025-17 s 4\ndef end use ins SL2025-17 s 4\ndef IChEMS register ins SL2025-17 s 4\ndef IChEMS scheduling decision ins SL2025-17 s 4\ndef industrial chemical ins SL2025-17 s 4\n\ndef industrial use ins SL2025-17 s 4\nCertain industrial chemicals taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (b)\ns 52B ins SL2025-17 s 4\nCompliance with IChEMS scheduling decisions for industrial chemicals\ns 52C ins SL2025-17 s 4\nOffence—contravention of IChEMS scheduling decision\ns 52D ins SL2025-17 s 4\nOffence—contravention of IChEMS scheduling decision—IChEMS Minimum\nStandards\ns 52E ins SL2025-17 s 4\nAgvet chemical products\npt 6 hdg sub SL2021-26 s 4\nInterpretation\ndiv 6.1 hdg ins SL2021-26 s 4\nDefinitions—pt 6\ns 53 sub SL2021-26 s 4\ndef agricultural chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef agvet chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef agvet code ins SL2021-26 s 4\nam A2024-35 s 48\ndef agvet permit ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef approved label ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef instruction ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef registered ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef veterinary chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 4\nUsing registered agvet chemical product in accordance with instructions\ns 53A ins SL2021-26 s 4\nAgvet permits—eligible laws for agvet code\ns 53B ins SL2021-26 s 4\nAgvet chemical products causing environmental harm\ndiv 6.2 hdg ins SL2021-26 s 4\nAgvet chemical products taken to cause environmental harm—Act, s 5 (b)\ns 54 sub SL2021-26 s 4\nUsing agvet chemical products\ndiv 6.3 hdg ins SL2021-26 s 4\nUse of agricultural chemical products\ns 55 am A2016-24 s 22; ss renum R27 LA; A2018-32 amdt 3.8\nsub SL2021-26 s 4\n\nUse of veterinary chemical products\ns 55A ins SL2021-26 s 4\nRecording use of agricultural chemical products\ns 55B ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining requirements for use of certain agvet chemical products\ndiv 6.4 hdg ins SL2021-26 s 4\nDefinitions—div 6.4\ns 55C ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef approved VET course unit of competency ins\nSL2021-26 s 4\ndef registered training organisation ins SL2021-26 s 4\nam A2024-35 s 49\ndef restricted agvet chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef schedule 7 poison ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef statement of attainment ins SL2021-26 s 4\ndef VET course ins SL2021-26 s 4\nDeclared agvet chemical products\ns 55D ins SL2021-26 s 4\nApproved VET course units of competency\ns 55E ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of declared liquid fumigants\ns 55F ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of declared vertebrate poisons\ns 55G ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of declared avicides\ns 55H ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of declared industrial timber treatments\ns 55I ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of declared termiticides\ns 55J ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of other agricultural chemical products containing schedule 7\npoisons\ns 55K ins SL2021-26 s 4\nTraining—use of registered veterinary chemical products containing\nschedule 7 poisons\ns 55L ins SL2021-26 s 4\nDefinitions for pt 7\ns 56 def NEPM am A2022-14 amdt 3.90; A2024-35 s 50\n\nApplication of div 7.2\ns 57 am A2024-35 s 51\nConsignment authorisation for controlled waste\ns 58 am A2014-52 s 54, s 55; ss renum R21 LA\nPeople who may conduct analysis\ns 64 am SL2007-24 s 9; A2011-52 amdt 3.91; A2025-29 amdt 4.71\nProcedures and protocols\ns 65 am A2022-14 amdt 3.91; A2024-35 ss 52-54\nWhat is a recognised entity?\ns 66 am A2011-52 amdt 3.91; A2022-14 amdt 3.92; A2025-29\namdts 3.103-3.105, amdt 4.71; pars renum R44 LA\nErosion and sediment control measures for development sites\npt 8A hdg ins A2014-52 s 56\nMeaning of erosion and sediment control measures—pt 8A\ns 66A ins A2014-52 s 56\nDevelopment sites 0.3ha or greater\ns 66B ins A2014-52 s 56\nDevelopment sites less than 0.3ha\ns 66C ins A2014-52 s 56\nsub A2019-20 s 10\nDisplacement of Legislation Act, s 47 (5) and (6)\ns 67 am SL2007-24 s 10; pars renum R4 LA; A2007-39 amdt 1.6,\namdt 3.50; SL2009-29 s 7; A2013-19 amdt 3.137, amdt\n3.138; SL2021-26 s 5, s 6; pars renum R37 LA;\nA2023-36 amdt 1.149\nInspection of incorporated document\ns 68 am A2011-22 amdt 1.198; A2013-19 amdt 3.139\nNotification of incorporated document\ns 69 am A2011-22 amdt 1.199; A2011-52 amdt 3.92; A2013-19\namdt 3.140\nEntity to be consulted—Act, s 25 (5)\ns 70 om LA s 89 (3)\nins A2016-2 s 7\nTransitional—Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1)\npt 12 hdg ins SL2009-29 s 8\n\nNoise control manual\ns 100 ins SL2009-29 s 8\nInspection of noise control manual––Act, s 19 (1) (r)\ns 101 ins SL2009-29 s 8\nExpiry—pt 12\ns 102 ins SL2009-29 s 8\nExceptions—chimney emissions and open-air fires\nsch 1 am A2012-21 amdt 3.71, amdt 3.72; A2016-33 amdt 1.24,\namdt 1.25; A2024-11 amdt 2.10\nNoise zones, noise standards and conditions\nsch 2 am SL2006-27 s 4; SL2007-24 s 11, s 12\nDefinitions for pt 2.1\nsch 2 s 2.1 table 2.1 sub A2007-25 amdt 1.58\ntable 2.1 am A2008-4 s 75; SL2008-35 s 5; SL2011-9 s 4\ntable 2.1, except note sub SL2013-2 s 14\ntable 2.1 am SL2019-32 s 6; items renum R34 LA; SL2024-17\ns 13, s 14; items renum R41 LA\ndef broadacre zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\ndef CCEP core ins SL2024-17 s 10\ndef CCEP frame ins SL2024-17 s 10\ndef Central National Area (City) om SL2013-2 s 4\ndef Central National Area (City Hill Precinct) ins SL2013-2\ns 5\nam A2024-35 s 56\ndef Central National Area (Fairbairn) am SL2013-2 s 6\nAreas) ins SL2013-2 s 8\ndef Central National Area (The Parliamentary Zone;\nBarton; sections 39, 40 and 41 of Yarralumla; Acton;\nAnzac Parade and Constitution Avenue; Russell;\nDuntroon, ADFA and Campbell Park; Development\nNodes and Clubs of Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores)\nom SL2013-2 s 7\nAreas) ins SL2013-2 s 8\ndef city centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nsub A2008-4 s 71; SL2013-2 s 9; A2023-36 amdt 1.150;\nSL2024-17 s 11\ndef commercial C4 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nom A2008-4 s 71\n\ndef commercial C5 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nom A2008-4 s 71\ndef commercial CZ3 zone ins SL2024-17 s 12\ndef commercial CZ4 zone ins A2008-4 s 71\nsub A2023-36 amdt 1.150\ndef commercial CZ5 zone ins A2008-4 s 71\ndef community facility zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\ndef corridor site ins SL2013-2 s 10\nsub A2023-36 amdt 1.150\ndef group centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nsub A2008-4 s 72; SL2013-2 s 11; A2023-36 amdt 1.150\ndef industrial zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\ndef leisure and accommodation zone ins SL2008-35 s 4\ndef office site ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nsub A2008-4 s 72; SL2013-2 s 12; A2023-36 amdt 1.150\ndef Queanbeyan city business zone am A2024-35 s 57\ndef restricted access recreation zone ins A2007-25\namdt 1.57\ndef town centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nsub A2008-4 s 74; SL2013-2 s 13; A2023-36 amdt 1.150\ndef TS2 services zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.57\nom A2008-4 s 74\ndef TSZ2 services zone ins A2008-4 s 74\nNoise zones other than zones B1, B3, B4 and C1\nsch 2 table 2.2 hdg sub SL2024-17 s 15\nsch 2 table 2.2 sub SL2019-32 s 7\nam SL2024-17 s 16; items renum R41 LA\nNoise zone B1\nsch 2 table 2.2A ins SL2019-32 s 7\nNoise zones B3 and B4—entertainment noise from place other than dwelling\nsch 2 table 2.2AA ins SL2024-17 s 17\nNoise zone C1\nsch 2 table 2.2B ins SL2019-32 s 7\nInterpretation for pt 2.3\nsch 2 s 2.2 table 2.3 am SL2009-29 s 9; SL2011-9 s 7; A2013-19\namdt 3.141; A2014-52 s 57; A2014-59 amdt 2.12; SL2015-28\ns 5\ndef light rail ins SL2015-28 s 4\nsub A2017-21 amdt 1.23\ndef major road sub A2007-25 amdt 1.59\nam A2023-36 amdt 1.151\ndef network facility ins SL2011-9 s 5\ndef reserve ins A2014-59 amdt 2.10\ndef reserved area om A2014-59 amdt 2.11\n\ndef territory network facility ins SL2011-9 s 5\ndef territory service om SL2011-9 s 6\ndef utility service om SL2011-9 s 6\ndict am A2007-3 amdt 3.202; A2007-25 amdt 1.60; A2009-20 amdt\n3.72; SL2011-1 s 6; A2011-22 amdt 1.200; A2011-28 amdt\n3.113; A2011-52 amdt 3.93; A2012-21 amdt 3.73; A2013-19\namdt 3.142, amdt 3.143; A2014-52 s 58; A2015-19 s 47;\nA2015-33 amdt 1.80; A2016-24 s 23; A2016-33 amdt 1.26,\namdt 1.27; A2018-32 amdt 3.9\ndef affected person om SL2024-17 s 18\ndef agricultural chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 7\ndef agvet chemical product sub SL2021-26 s 8\ndef agvet code sub SL2021-26 s 8\ndef agvet permit ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef approved label ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef approved VET course unit of competency ins\nSL2021-26 s 9\ndef AS 2436 ins A2013-19 amdt 3.144\ndef broadacre zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\ndef building intruder alarm ins A2011-28 amdt 3.114\ndef built-up area sub A2021-30 amdt 1.4\ndef CCEP core ins SL2024-17 s 19\ndef CCEP frame ins SL2024-17 s 19\ndef Central National Area (City) om SL2013-2 s 15\ndef Central National Area (City Hill Precinct) ins SL2013-2\ns 16\ndef Central National Area (Fairbairn) am A2013-19\nAreas) ins SL2013-2 s 18\ndef Central National Area (The Parliamentary Zone;\nBarton; sections 39, 40 and 41 of Yarralumla; Acton;\nAnzac Parade and Constitution Avenue; Russell;\nDuntroon, ADFA and Campbell Park; Development\nNodes and Clubs of Lake Burley Griffin and Foreshores)\nom SL2013-2 s 17\ndef CFC om A2007-39 amdt 3.51\ndef city centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\ndef city centre entertainment precinct ins SL2024-17 s 19\ndef commercial C4 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\nom A2008-4 s 76\n\ndef commercial C5 zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\nom A2008-4 s 76\ndef commercial CZ3 zone ins SL2024-17 s 19\ndef commercial CZ4 zone ins A2008-4 s 76\ndef commercial CZ5 zone ins A2008-4 s 76\ndef community facility zone ins A2011-28 amdt 3.114\ndef corridor site ins SL2013-2 s 19\ndef domestic article om A2011-28 amdt 3.115\ndef end use ins SL2025-17 s 5\ndef erosion and sediment control measures ins A2014-52\ns 59\ndef group centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\ndef habitable room ins A2011-28 amdt 3.116\ndef halon om A2007-39 amdt 3.51\ndef HCFC om A2007-39 amdt 3.51\ndef IChEMS register ins SL2025-17 s 5\ndef IChEMS scheduling decision ins SL2025-17 s 5\ndef industrial chemical ins SL2025-17 s 5\ndef industrial use ins SL2025-17 s 5\ndef industrial zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\ndef instruction ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef leisure and accommodation zone ins SL2008-35 s 6\ndef light rail ins SL2015-28 s 6\nsub A2017-21 amdt 1.24\ndef major road ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\nam A2013-19 amdt 3.145\ndef motor vehicle intruder alarm ins A2011-28 amdt 3.116\ndef national capital plan ins A2011-28 amdt 3.116\ndef national scheme laws ins A2013-19 amdt 3.146\ndef network facility ins A2013-19 amdt 3.147\ndef noise control manual om SL2009-29 s 10\ndef noise measurement manual ins SL2009-29 s 10\ndef office site ins A2007-25 amdt 1.61\ndef owner sub A2015-19 s 48\ndef parcel ins A2015-19 s 49\ndef Poisons Standard ins SL2021-26 s 9\nam A2024-35 s 58\ndef primary production sub SL2007-24 s 13\ndef public holiday om A2011-28 amdt 3.117\ndef public land sub A2023-36 amdt 1.152\n\ndef Queanbeyan city business zone am A2013-19\ndef Queanbeyan city industrial zone am A2013-19\ndef Queanbeyan city special uses zone am A2013-19\ndef registered ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef reserve ins A2014-59 amdt 2.13\ndef reserved area ins A2011-28 amdt 3.118\nom A2014-59 amdt 2.14\ndef residential land sub A2007-25 amdt 1.62\nam A2023-36 amdt 1.153\ndef restricted access recreation zone ins A2007-25\namdt 1.63\ndef restricted agvet chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef sell am A2025-29 amdt 3.106\ndef schedule 7 poison ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef statement of attainment ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef stormwater am A2025-29 amdt 3.107\ndef stormwater system am A2025-29 amdt 3.108\ndef territory lease om A2011-28 amdt 3.119\ndef territory network facility ins A2013-19 amdt 3.147\ndef territory service ins A2011-28 amdt 3.120\nom A2013-19 amdt 3.148\ndef town centre ins A2007-25 amdt 1.63\ndef TS2 services zone ins A2007-25 amdt 1.63\nom A2008-4 s 75\nTSZ2 services zone ins A2008-4 s 76\ndef utility service ins A2011-28 amdt 3.120\nom A2013-19 amdt 3.149\ndef VET course ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef veterinary chemical product ins SL2021-26 s 9\ndef waste am A2025-29 amdt 3.109\ndef waterway am A2025-29 amdt 3.110\n\nEarlier republications 5\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nfor\n18 Nov 2005\n18 Nov 2005–\nnot amended new regulation\n3 June 2006–\n11 Apr 2007\nSL2006-27 amendments by\nSL2006-27\n12 Apr 2007\n12 Apr 2007–\n10 Sept 2007\nA2007-3 amendments by\nA2007-3\n11 Sept 2007\n11 Sept 2007–\n26 Dec 2007\nSL2007-24 amendments by\nSL2007-24\n27 Dec 2007\n27 Dec 2007–\n30 Mar 2008\nA2007-39 amendments by\nA2007-39\n31 Mar 2008\n31 Mar 2008–\n14 Aug 2008\nA2008-4 amendments by\nA2007-25 and\nA2008-4\n15 Aug 2008\n15 Aug 2008–\nSL2008-35 amendments by\nSL2008-35\n23 June 2009–\n21 Sept 2009\nSL2009-29 amendments by\nSL2009-29\n22 Sept 2009\n22 Sept 2009–\n11 Dec 2009\nA2009-20 amendments by\nA2009-20\n12 Dec 2009\n12 Dec 2009–\n1 Jan 2010\nSL2009-54 amendments by\nSL2009-54\n2 Jan 2010\n2 Jan 2010–\n20 Jan 2011\nSL2009-54 commenced expiry\n21 Jan 2011\n21 Jan 2011–\n10 Mar 2011\nSL2011-1 amendments by\nSL2011-1\n\n5 Earlier republications\nfor\n11 Mar 2011\n11 Mar 2011–\nSL2011-9 amendments by\nSL2011-9\n1 July 2011–\n20 Sept 2011\nA2011-22 amendments by\nA2011-22\n21 Sept 2011\n21 Sept 2011–\n11 Dec 2011\nA2011-28 amendments by\nA2011-28\n12 Dec 2011\n12 Dec 2011–\nA2011-52 amendments by\nA2011-52\n5 June 2012–\n7 Feb 2013\nA2012-21 amendments by\nA2012-21\n8 Feb 2013\n8 Feb 2013–\nSL2013-2 amendments by\nSL2013-2\n14 June 2013–\n26 Jan 2014\nA2013-19 amendments by\nA2013-19\n27 Jan 2014\n27 Jan 2014–\n11 Nov 2014\nA2013-40 amendments by\nA2013-40\n12 Nov 2014\n12 Nov 2014–\nA2014-52 amendments by\nA2014-52\n11 June 2015–\nA2014-59 amendments by\nA2014-59\n1 July 2015–\n31 Aug 2015\nA2015-19 amendments by\nA2015-19\n1 Sept 2015\n1 Sept 2015–\n13 Oct 2015\nSL2015-28 amendments by\nSL2015-28\n14 Oct 2015\n14 Oct 2015–\n23 Feb 2016\nA2015-33 amendments by\nA2015-33\n24 Feb 2016\n24 Feb 2016–\nA2016-2 amendments by\nA2016-2\n12 May 2016–\nA2016-24 amendments by\nA2016-24\n21 June 2016–\n14 Aug 2017\nA2016-33 amendments by\nA2016-33\n\nEarlier republications 5\nfor\n15 Aug 2017\n15 Aug 2017-\n30 Aug 2017\nA2017-21 amendments by\nA2017-21\n31 Aug 2017\n31 Aug 2017–\n20 Dec 2018\nA2017-21 amendments by\nA2017-21\n21 Dec 2018\n21 Dec 2018–\n8 Aug 2019\nA2018-32 amendments by\nA2018-32\n9 Aug 2019\n9 Aug 2019–\n31 Aug 2019\nA2019-20 amendments by\nA2019-20\n1 Sept 2019\n1 Sept 2019–\n23 Dec 2019\nA2019-20 amendments by\nA2016-24\n24 Dec 2019\n24 Dec 2019–\nSL2019-32 amendments by\nSL2019-32\n23 June 2021–\n10 Dec 2021\nA2021-12 amendments by\nA2021-12\n11 Dec 2021\n11 Dec 2021–\n27 Apr 2022\nA2021-30 amendments by\nA2021-30\n28 Apr 2022\n28 Apr 2022–\n23 Aug 2022\nSL2021-26 amendments by\nSL2021-26\n24 Aug 2022\n24 Aug 2022–\n26 Nov 2023\nA2022-14 amendments by\nA2022-14\n27 Nov 2023\n27 Nov 2023–\nA2023-36 amendments by\nA2023-36\n11 July 2024–\n15 Aug 2024\nA2024-35 amendments by\nA2024-35\n16 Aug 2024\n16 Aug 2024–\n9 Jan 2025\nSL2024-17\n10 Jan 2025\n10 Jan 2025–\nA2024-35\n15 May 2025–\n15 Nov 2025\nA2024-11\n16 Nov 2025\n16 Nov 2025–\n10 Mar 2026\nA2025-29 amendments by\nA2025-29\n\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\nThis Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired.\nThe expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see\nLegislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).\nExpired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes\neffect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’ followed\nby the date of the expiry.\nTo find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took\neffect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.","sortOrder":101}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation’s scope has expanded since its original form through multiple amendments that add whole subject areas and new compliance regimes. Notable changes include the addition of Part 5A (industrial chemicals) aligning ACT rules with the Commonwealth IChEMS register and scheduling decisions (ss 52A–52E; SL2025‑17), strengthened agvet chemical controls and training requirements (ss 53–55L; SL2021‑26), and specific appliance and particulate limits for solid fuel burners (ss 14B–14C; A2024‑35). Other amendments broadened erosion/sediment controls for development sites (pt 8A, ss 66A–66C; A2014‑52) and updated noise and water standards (sch 2, sch 4). These additions shift more compliance costs onto producers, users and service providers (eg. training, recordkeeping, lab analysis and consignment documentation in ss 55B, 59–60, 64–66) while giving the Minister and the environment protection authority increased decision‑making and approval roles (eg. ss 11, 29A, 55D–55E)."},"complexity_factors":["Wide subject coverage across air, noise, water, chemicals, waste, sampling and erosion control (multiple Parts and Schedules).","Extensive cross‑references to Commonwealth and other Territory instruments and registers (eg. IChEMS register, NEPM, agvet code, Road Transport Acts) increasing legal interdependence (see ss 52A–52E; s 56; s 53).","Detailed numerical and technical standards in large schedules (water quality and noise zones/standards) requiring scientific measurement and interpretation (see sch 2, sch 3, sch 4).","Many strict‑liability offences and specified penalties produce low evidentiary burdens but raise compliance risk and enforcement frequency (eg. ss 10(5), 11(8), 12(3), 14(5), 14A(2), 39(1)).","Delegated discretion to the Minister and the environment protection authority to declare bans, approve manuals, instruments, and VET units creates administrative variability (eg. ss 11, 29A, 55D–55E, s 19 sch 1).","Complex compliance obligations: training, record‑keeping, consignment documentation and reporting (eg. ss 55B, 58–61, 66B–66C).","Interaction with NSW land and external planning instruments (noise zones map to Territory and NSW land) adds jurisdictional complexity (sch 2).","Technical measurement protocols and accredited laboratory requirements require specialised capacity and potential procurement costs (ss 29A, 31, 64–66).","Recent additions and amendments (see amendment history) introduce new regulatory regimes (industrial chemicals/IChEMS, expanded agvet controls) that change operational scope and require regulatory alignment."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets detailed rules for the ACT about air emissions, open and indoor fires, noise, water quality, chemicals, controlled waste, sampling and erosion controls. It prescribes numeric standards, prohibited conduct and offences, measurement and record‑keeping requirements, and links some controls to Commonwealth registers and codes. \n\nIt affects residents, businesses, developers, transporters and chemical users by requiring authorisations, training, specific records and equipment standards; decisions and approvals sit with the Minister and the environment protection authority and many breaches are strict‑liability offences (see ss 10, 39; sch 4)."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"completionTokens":603},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has expanded significantly from its original 2005 scope. Major additions include: Part 5A on industrial chemicals (2025) implementing Commonwealth IChEMS obligations; extensive Part 6 revisions (2021-2024) adding training requirements for agricultural chemicals; Part 8A on erosion and sediment control (2014); detailed noise zone remapping including city centre entertainment precincts (2019-2024); and incorporation of evolving national standards. The original air emissions and water protection framework has been overlaid with complex chemical management regimes reflecting changing national environmental priorities."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to other ACT laws, Commonwealth legislation, and external standards (AS 2436, National Environment Protection Measures, IChEMS register, Agvet Code)","Multiple nested exception structures—general prohibitions with detailed exception tables in schedules, plus specific section-level exceptions","Highly technical content including: 121 pesticides with specific concentration standards in water (Schedule 4), complex noise zone mapping with 11 different zones and varying time-based standards, ammonia concentration tables with pH/temperature matrices","47 defined terms in dictionary plus numerous signpost definitions to other legislation","Conditional compliance points for noise measurement that vary by land tenure, environmental agreements, and geographic boundaries","Incorporation of dynamic external instruments (IChEMS register, Poisons Standard, NEPM) that change without legislative amendment","Strict liability offences throughout with layered evidentiary burdens on defendants","Dual penalty unit values ($160 individual/$810 corporation) requiring calculation for every offence"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation translates broad ACT environmental law into specific, enforceable rules for air, noise, water, hazardous chemicals, controlled waste and erosion control. It sets standards, technical requirements and many conditional exceptions, creates offences enforced mainly by fines expressed in penalty units ($160 for individuals, $810 for corporations), and incorporates external technical standards.\n\nWho it affects: homeowners, businesses, farmers, builders, transport operators and anyone whose everyday activities can pollute or alter the environment."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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