{"id":"waste-management-and-pollution-control-administration-regulations-1998","name":"WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 1998","slug":"waste-management-and-pollution-control-administration-regulations-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179212,"registerId":"nt-waste-management-and-pollution-control-administration-regulations-1998-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL (ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 1998","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nWASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL (ADMINISTRATION)\nREGULATIONS 1998\nAs in force at 13 September 2025\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 General matters\n2A Listed wastes ................................................................................... 1\n2B Application fee for approvals ........................................................... 2\n2C Application fee for licences .............................................................. 2\n2D Application fees for multiple activities or premises .......................... 3\n2E Fee for amendment or revocation of condition ................................ 3\n3 Period in which application to renew licence to be made ................ 3\n3A Fee for renewal of licence................................................................ 4\n3B Annual fee ....................................................................................... 4\n3C Annual fees for multiple activities or premises ................................. 5\n4 Application fee for registration as qualified environmental\nauditor ............................................................................................. 5\n5 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees ................................................ 6\n10 Review of decisions ......................................................................... 6\n11 Records ........................................................................................... 6\nPart 3 Infringement notice offences\n12 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable .......... 6\n13 When infringement notice may be given .......................................... 7\n14 Contents of infringement notice ....................................................... 7\n15 Electronic payment and payment by cheque ................................... 8\n16 Expiation of offence ......................................................................... 8\n17 Withdrawal of infringement notice.................................................... 8\n18 Effect of Part .................................................................................... 8\nSchedule 1 Listed wastes\nSchedule 2 Infringement notice offences\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 13 September 2025\n____________________\nWASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL (ADMINISTRATION)\nREGULATIONS 1998\nRegulations under the Waste Management and Pollution Control\nAct 1998\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management and\nPollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998.\n2 Interpretation\n(1) In these Regulations:\ninfringement notice, for Part 3, see regulation 13.\ninfringement notice offence, for Part 3, see regulation 12(1).\nprescribed amount, for Part 3, see regulation 12(2).\n(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, in calculating an amount of\na fee by reference to the amount of a substance that could be, was\nor is handled in premises under an environment protection approval\nor licence, all the activities in relation to the substance under the\napproval or licence after the substance were introduced into the\npremises are to be taken to together comprise a single handling of\nthe substance.\nPart 2 General matters\n2A Listed wastes\nFor section 4(1) of the Act, definition listed waste, the wastes\nspecified in Schedule 1 are prescribed.\n\nPart 2 General matters\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 2\n2B Application fee for approvals\n(1) The fees specified in this regulation are prescribed for section 31(2)\nof the Act.\n(2) The fee for an application for an environmental protection approval\nthat is required under section 30(1) of the Act to conduct an activity\nspecified in item 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act is\n$0.00575 per tonne of hydrocarbons that the NT EPA determines\ncould in the 12 month period following the grant of the approval be\nhandled in the premises to which the approval is to relate during the\nconduct of an activity specified in item 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to\nthe Act.\n(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the fee for an application for an\nenvironmental protection approval that is required under\nsection 30(2) of the Act in relation to an activity specified in item 3\nof Part 1, or item 5 of Part 2, of Schedule 2 to the Act is\n345 revenue units.\n(4) If the NT EPA determines that more hydrocarbons could be\nhandled in the premises to which an environmental protection\napproval that is required under section 30(2) of the Act relates in\nthe 12 month period after the approval is granted than were\nhandled in the 12 month period before the approval was granted,\nthe fee for the application for the approval is $0.00575 for each\nadditional tonne of hydrocarbons.\n(5) The fee for an application for an environmental protection approval\nthat is required under section 30(1) or (2) of the Act to conduct an\nactivity specified in Schedule 2 to the Act in relation to which a fee\nis not prescribed elsewhere in this regulation is 345 revenue units.\n(6) In determining the amount of hydrocarbons that could be handled in\npremises, the NT EPA is to have regard to the intended design and\nlikely processing capacity of the premises.\n2C Application fee for licences\n(1) For section 31(2) of the Act, the fee for an application for a licence\nto conduct an activity that is specified in item 5 of Part 2 of\nSchedule 2 to the Act is 345 revenue units.\n(2) For section 31(2) of the Act, the fee for an application for a licence\nto conduct an activity that is specified in Schedule 2 to the Act in\nrelation to which a fee is not prescribed in subregulation (1) is\n345 revenue units.\n\nPart 2 General matters\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 3\n2D Application fees for multiple activities or premises\n(1) Subject to subregulation (3), if an application for an environmental\nprotection approval or licence relates to more than one activity that\nis specified in Schedule 2 to the Act, the fee for the application is\nthe sum of each of the fees specified in regulation 2B or 2C for an\nactivity to which the application relates.\n(2) Subject to subregulation (3), if an application for an environmental\nprotection approval or licence relates to an activity that is specified\nin Schedule 2 to the Act that is undertaken, or is to be undertaken,\nat more than one premises, the fee for the application is the fee\nspecified in regulation 2B or 2C in relation to the activity, multiplied\nby the number of those premises.\n(3) If the NT EPA determines that it is unreasonable for\nsubregulation (1) or (2) to apply in relation to an application\nbecause:\n(a) although the operation to be conducted under the approval or\nlicence consists of more than one of the activities specified in\nSchedule 2 to the Act, the activities form part of a single\noperation; or\n(b) the activities form part of a single operation but are to be\nconducted at more than one premises,\nthe NT EPA may determine that only one fee for the application is\npayable for all the activities or all of the premises, or both.\n(4) The application fee determined under subregulation (3) is to be the\nhighest fee payable under regulation 2B or 2C, as the case may be,\nfor an activity to which the application relates.\n2E Fee for amendment or revocation of condition\nFor section 37(2) of the Act, the fee for an application for an\namendment to, or a revocation of, a condition of an environment\nprotection approval or a licence is 115 revenue units.\n3 Period in which application to renew licence to be made\nFor the purposes of section 40(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed\nperiod is not earlier than 90 days and not later than 30 days before\nthe licence expires.\n\nPart 2 General matters\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 4\n3A Fee for renewal of licence\nFor section 40(2)(c) of the Act, the fee for the renewal of a licence\nis:\n(a) if the licence to be renewed was, at the request of the\napplicant for the licence, granted for a period of less than\n2 years – a fee equivalent to the annual fee that would have\nbeen payable under these Regulations if the licence had been\ngranted for 2 years or more; or\n(b) in any other case – 345 revenue units.\n3B Annual fee\n(1) The fees specified in this regulation are prescribed for section 42(2)\nof the Act.\n(2) The annual fee for a licence to conduct an activity specified in\nitem 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act is 345 revenue units plus\n$0.0575 for each person by which the population that is to be\nserviced by the activity is determined by the NT EPA to exceed\n1 000 persons.\n(3) The annual fee for a licence to conduct an activity specified in\nitem 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act is:\n(a) for the first 12 month period in which the licence is to be in\nforce – 345 revenue units; and\n(b) for each subsequent 12 month period that the licence is to be\nin force – 345 revenue units plus $0.0575 per each tonne or\nkilolitre of listed waste that the NT EPA determines to have\nbeen handled under the licence in the previous 12 month\nperiod in which the licence was in force.\n(4) The annual fee for a licence to conduct an activity specified in\nitem 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act is:\n(a) for the first 12 month period in which the licence is to be in\nforce – 345 revenue units; and\n(b) for each 12 month period after the first 12 month period in\nwhich the licence is to be in force – 345 revenue units plus\n$0.0575 per each tonne or kilolitre of listed waste that the NT\nEPA determines to have been handled under the licence in\nthe previous 12 month period in which the licence was in\nforce.\n\nPart 2 General matters\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 5\n(5) The annual fee for a licence to conduct an activity specified in\nitem 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act is $0.00115 for each tonne\nof hydrocarbons the NT EPA determines, having regard to the\ndesign of the premises in which the activity is to be conducted, is\nlikely to be handled in the premises in a 12 month period.\n3C Annual fees for multiple activities or premises\n(1) Subject to subregulation (3), if a licence relates or is to relate to\nmore than one activity that is specified in Schedule 2 to the Act, the\nannual fee for the licence for the purposes of section 42(2) of the\nAct is the sum of each of the fees specified in regulation 3B for an\nactivity to which the licence relates or is to relate.\n(2) Subject to subregulation (3), if a licence relates or is to relate to an\nactivity specified in Schedule 2 that is undertaken at more than\none premises, the annual fee for the licence for the purposes of\nsection 42(2) of the Act is the fee specified in regulation 3B in\nrelation to the activity, multiplied by the number of those premises.\n(3) If the NT EPA determines that it is unreasonable for\nsubregulation (1) or (2) to apply to a licence because:\n(a) although the operation to be conducted under the licence\nconsists of more than one of the activities specified in\nSchedule 2 to the Act, the activities form part of a single\noperation; or\n(b) the activities form part of a single operation but are conducted\nat more than one premises,\nthe NT EPA may determine that for the purposes of section 42(2)\nonly one annual fee is payable in relation to the licence for all the\nactivities or all of the premises, or both.\n(4) The fee determined under subregulation (3) for a licence is to be\nthe highest fee payable under regulation 3B for an activity to which\nthe licence relates or is to relate.\n4 Application fee for registration as qualified environmental\nauditor\nFor section 68(2) of the Act, the fee to apply to be registered as a\nperson qualified to perform environmental audits for the purposes of\nan environmental audit program is 1 495 revenue units.\n\nPart 3 Infringement notice offences\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 6\n5 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees\nThe NT EPA may, if the NT EPA considers it appropriate, do any of\nthe following in relation to a prescribed fee:\n(a) exempt a person from payment of the fee;\n(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the fee;\n(c) refund (wholly or partly) the fee.\n10 Review of decisions\nFor the purposes of section 108(1)(r) of the Act, a determination by\nthe NT EPA under regulation 2B, 2C, 3B or 3C is prescribed.\n11 Records\n(1) A person who holds a licence in relation to an activity specified in\nitem 2 or 3 of Part 2 to Schedule 2 to the Act must:\n(a) retain, for 2 years after the end of the 12 month period to\nwhich the record relates; and\n(b) make available for inspection by an authorised officer at his or\nher request,\naccurate records of the amount, calculated in tonnes or kilolitres, of\nlisted waste that is collected, transported, stored, recycled, treated\nor disposed of in each successive 12 month period as part of the\nactivity to which the licence relates.\n(2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an environmental offence\nlevel 4.\nPart 3 Infringement notice offences\n12 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable\n(1) An infringement notice offence is an offence against a provision\nspecified in Schedule 2.\n(2) The prescribed amount for an infringement notice offence is the\namount payable under section 8 of the Environmental Offences and\nPenalties Act 1996 for the specified environmental offence level of\nthe offence.\n\nPart 3 Infringement notice offences\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 7\n13 When infringement notice may be given\nIf an authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a\nperson has committed an infringement notice offence, the officer\nmay give a notice (an infringement notice) to the person.\n14 Contents of infringement notice\n(1) The infringement notice must specify the following:\n(a) the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, if\nknown;\n(b) the date the infringement notice is given to the person;\n(c) the date and time of the infringement notice offence and the\nplace at which the infringement notice offence occurred;\n(d) a description of the offence;\n(e) the prescribed amount payable for the offence;\n(f) the enforcement agency to which the prescribed amount is\npayable.\n(2) The infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of\nthe following:\n(a) the person may expiate the infringement notice offence and\navoid any further action in relation to the offence by paying the\nprescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within\n28 days after the notice is given;\n(b) the person may elect to have the offence dealt with by a court\nby:\n(i) completing a statement of election and giving it to the\nspecified enforcement agency; and\n(ii) not paying the prescribed amount;\n(c) if the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 applies to the\ninfringement notice offence – enforcement action may be\ntaken under that Act if the person does nothing in response to\nthe notice.\n(3) The infringement notice must include an appropriate form for\nmaking the statement of election mentioned in\nsubregulation (2)(b)(i).\n\nPart 3 Infringement notice offences\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 8\n15 Electronic payment and payment by cheque\n(1) If the person uses electronic means to pay the prescribed amount,\npayment is not effected until the amount is credited to the payee's\nbank account.\n(2) If the person tenders a cheque in payment of the prescribed\namount, payment is not effected unless the cheque is cleared on\nfirst presentation.\n16 Expiation of offence\nIf the prescribed amount for the infringement notice offence is paid\nin accordance with the infringement notice, the alleged offence is\nexpiated and no further proceedings can be taken in relation to the\noffence.\n17 Withdrawal of infringement notice\n(1) The NT EPA may withdraw the infringement notice by written notice\ngiven to the person.\n(2) The notice must be given:\n(a) within 28 days after the infringement notice is given to the\nperson; and\n(b) before payment of the prescribed amount.\n18 Effect of Part\n(1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuation of\nproceedings for an infringement notice offence for which an\ninfringement notice has been given unless the offence is expiated.\n(2) This Part does not:\n(a) require an infringement notice to be given; or\n(b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an\noffence for which an infringement notice has not been given;\nor\n(c) prevent more than one infringement notice for the same\noffence being given to a person.\n(3) If more than one infringement notice for the same offence has been\ngiven to a person, the person may expiate the offence by paying\nthe prescribed amount in accordance with any of the notices.\n\nSchedule 1 Listed wastes\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 9\nSchedule 1 Listed wastes\nregulation 2A\nAcidic solutions or acids in solid form\nAnimal effluent and residues (abattoir effluent, poultry and fish processing\nwaste)\nAntimony, antimony compounds\nArsenic, arsenic compounds\nAsbestos\nBarium compounds other than barium sulphate\nBasic solutions or bases in solid form\nBeryllium, beryllium compounds\nBoron compounds\nCadmium, cadmium compounds\nCeramic-based fibres with physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of\nasbestos\nChlorates\nChromium compounds that are hexavalent or trivalent\nClinical and related wastes\nCobalt compounds\nContainers that are contaminated with residues of a listed waste\nCopper compounds\nCyanides (inorganic)\nCyanides (organic)\nEncapsulated, chemically fixed, solidified or polymerised wastes\nEthers\nFilter cake\nFire debris and fire washwaters\nFly ash\nGrease trap waste\nHalogenated organic solvents\nHighly odorous organic chemicals (including mercaptans and acrylates)\nInorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride\nInorganic sulfides\n\nSchedule 1 Listed wastes\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 10\nIsocyanate compounds\nLead, lead compounds\nMercury, mercury compounds\nMetal carbonyls\nNickel compounds\nNon-toxic salts\nOrganic phosphorus compounds\nOrganic solvents excluding halogenated solvents\nOrganohalogen compounds that are not otherwise specified in this Schedule\nPerchlorates\nPhenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenols\nPhosphorus compounds other than mineral phosphates\nPolychlorinated dibenzo-furan (any congener)\nPolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (any congener)\nResidue from industrial waste treatment or disposal operations\nSelenium, selenium compounds\nSewage sludge and residues including nightsoil and septic tank sludge\nSoils contaminated with a listed waste\nSurface active agents (surfactants) that contain principally organic\nconstituents and that may contain metals and inorganic materials\nTannery wastes (including leather dust, ash, sludges and flours)\nTellurium, tellurium compounds\nThallium, thallium compounds\nTriethylamine catalysts for setting foundry sands\nTyres\nVanadium compounds\nWaste chemical substances arising from research and development or\nteaching activities, including those substances which are not identified and/or\nare new and the effects of which on human health and/or the environment are\nnot known\nWastes containing peroxides other than hydrogen peroxide\nWaste, containing cyanides, from heat treatment and tempering operations\nWaste from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving\nchemicals\nWaste from the production, formulation and use of biocides and\nphytopharmaceuticals\n\nSchedule 1 Listed wastes\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 11\nWaste from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments,\npaints, lacquers and varnish\nWaste from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents\nWaste from the production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals\nand processing materials\nWaste from the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers,\nglues and adhesives\nWaste from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products\nWaste mineral oils unfit for their original intended use\nWaste mixtures, or waste emulsions, of oil and water or hydrocarbon and\nwater\nWaste pharmaceuticals, waste drugs and waste medicines\nWaste resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics\nWaste substances and articles containing or contaminated with per- and\npolyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)\nWaste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic\ntreatment\nWaste substances and articles containing or contaminated with\npolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs),\npolychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)\nWaste of an explosive nature not subject to the Dangerous Goods Act 1998 or\nthe Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011\nWool scouring waste\nZinc compounds\n\nSchedule 2 Infringement notice offences\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 12\nSchedule 2 Infringement notice offences\nregulation 12(1)\n1 Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998\nSections 14(1), 30(1), (2) and (3), 39(2), 43(1), 46B(2), 51(1), 58(2),\n61(5), 63(2), 67, 76(c), 80(2), 83(5) and (7) and 112(2), (3), (4) and (5).\n2 Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Objective 2004\nClauses 3, 6, 7 and 8.\n\nENDNOTES\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 13\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations (SL No. 65,\n1998)\nNotified 13 January 1999\nCommenced 13 January 1999\nAmendments of Waste Management and Pollution Control (Administration)\nRegulations (SL No. 53, 2001)\nNotified 19 December 2001\nCommenced 19 December 2001\nStatute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2004 (Act No. 54, 2004)\nNotified 15 September 2004\nCommenced 27 October 2004 (Gaz G43, 27 October 2004, p 3)\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\nWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2011 (Act\nNo. 38, 2011)\nAssent date 14 December 2011\nCommenced 1 January 2012 (Gaz S78, 30 December 2011)\nNorthern Territory Environment Protection Authority Act 2012 (Act No. 28, 2012)\nAssent date 6 December 2012\nCommenced 1 January 2013 (Gaz S82, 21 December 2012)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)\nAssent date 13 November 2014\nCommenced 13 November 2014\n\nENDNOTES\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 14\nStatute Law Amendment (Territory Economic Reconstruction) Act 2021 (Act No. 19,\n2021)\nAssent date 31 August 2021\nCommenced pt 6: 2 October 2021; rem: 29 September 2021 (Gaz G39,\n29 September 2021, p 1)\nEnvironment Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. , 2021)\nAssent date 18 November 2021\nCommenced pt 7: 31 March 2022; rem: 1 February 2022 (Gaz G51,\n22 December 2021, p 1)\nLands, Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 25, 2025)\nAssent date 12 September 2025\nCommenced pt 6: nc; rem: 13 September 2025 (s 2(1))\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 7 and sch 1 and 2.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\npt 1 hdg ins Act No. 25, 2025, s 87\nr 2 amd No. 53, 2001, r 2; Act No. 25, 2025, s 88\npt 2 hdg ins Act No. 25, 2025, s 89\nr 2A ins No. 53, 2001, r 3\nsub Act No. 25, 2025, s 89\nr 2B ins No. 53, 2001, r 3\namd No. 34, 2009, r 12; Act No. 28, 2012, s 57\nr 2C ins No. 53, 2001, r 3\namd No. 34, 2009, r 12\nr 2D ins No. 53, 2001, r 3\namd Act No. 28, 2012, s 57\nr 2E ins No. 53, 2001, r 3\namd No. 34, 2009, r 12\nr 3A ins No. 53, 2001, r 4\namd No. 34, 2009, r 12\nr 3B ins No. 53, 2001, r 4\namd No. 34, 2009, r 12; Act No. 28, 2012, s 57\nr 3C ins No. 53, 2001, r 4\namd Act No. 28, 2012, s 57\nr 4 amd No. 34, 2009, r 12\nr 5 amd Act No. 28, 2012, s 57\nsub Act No. 19, 2021, s 109\nrr 6 – 9 rep Act No. 25, 2025, s 90\nr 10 ins No. 53, 2001, r 5\namd Act No. 28, 2012, s 57\nr 11 ins No. 53, 2001, r 5\npt 3 hdg ins Act No. 25, 2025, s 91\nr 12 ins No. 53, 2001, r 5\nsub Act No. 25, 2025, s 91\nrr 13 – 18 ins Act No. 25, 2025, s 91\nsch 1 amd No. 53, 2001, r 6; Act No. 54, 2004, s 8; Act No. 22, 2021, s 37\nrep Act No. 25, 2025, s 92\n\nENDNOTES\nWaste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 15\nsch 2 ins No. 53, 2001, r 7\n(now sch 1) amd Act No. 38, 2011, s 31; Act No. 38, 2014, s 2; Act No. 25, 2025, s 93\nsch 2 ins Act No. 25, 2025, s 94","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Since 1998 the Regulations have been amended repeatedly to expand and refine administrative coverage: listed wastes were prescribed and updated (r2A, Schedule 1), detailed fee structures for approvals, licences and renewals were added or adjusted (rr 2B–3C, 3A), record‑keeping obligations introduced (r11), and an infringement‑notice expiation regime was inserted (Part 3, rr 12–18). The endnotes record multiple legislative amendments that changed fee bases, agency references and enforcement mechanisms."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple fee formulas and bases (per tonne/kilolitre, per capita increments, flat revenue‑unit amounts) across regs 2B–3C and 3A","Use of differing units and conversion points (tonnes, kilolitres, population, revenue units) increases calculation and compliance burden","NT EPA discretion to aggregate fees for multi‑activity/multi‑site operations and to exempt/waive/refund fees (regs 2D, 3C, 5) introduces case‑by‑case variability","Record‑keeping obligation for licence holders (r11) creates ongoing administrative duties and enforcement exposure (environmental offence level 4)","Infringement notice scheme links to other statutes (Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1996; Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001) and cross‑references prescribed amounts (Part 3, r12–18)","Large and technical Schedule of listed wastes (Schedule 1) requires subject‑matter knowledge to classify wastes correctly","Interaction between approvals, licence limits and throughput estimates (eg. hydrocarbons calculations in r2B(2),(4),(6)) creates forecasting and measurement demands","Amendment history and repeal/inserted provisions in endnotes complicate interpretation of current scope and application"],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, these Regulations set administrative rules for the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act: they prescribe a list of hazardous \"listed wastes\", set fees for approvals, licences, renewals and auditor registration, require record‑keeping for some licence holders, and create an infringement‑notice expiation process. They affect applicants, licence holders and persons handling listed wastes who pay the fees (regs 2B–3C), must keep records (r11) and may be issued infringement notices (Part 3); the NT EPA has discretion to determine, aggregate, waive or refund fees (r5)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no indication that the scope of these regulations has changed from their original administrative intent. The reprint (REPW015R3) suggests updates have been made over time, but the regulations appear to remain focused on their original purpose of providing administrative support to the waste management and pollution control regime in the Northern Territory."},"complexity_factors":["Limited substantive content is provided in the excerpt — the document appears to be a metadata/information page rather than the full regulatory text","Administrative regulations of this type typically involve procedural requirements, fees and forms, which are moderately straightforward","The regulations have been in force since 1998 and are on their third reprint, suggesting accumulated amendments that could add complexity","Interaction with the parent Act (Waste Management and Pollution Control Act) means users need to understand both instruments together","Northern Territory-specific jurisdiction may create complexity for those unfamiliar with NT regulatory frameworks"],"plain_english_summary":"## Waste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998\n\nThese are **administrative regulations** (detailed rules that support a broader law) made under the Northern Territory's waste management and pollution control framework. They are managed by the **Department of Lands, Planning and Environment** in the NT.\n\n**What do they do?**\nThese regulations set out the administrative nuts and bolts of how waste management and pollution control laws are put into practice — things like fees, forms, processes for applying for licences or permits, and record-keeping requirements.\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- Businesses and individuals in the **Northern Territory** who deal with waste or activities that could cause pollution\n- Anyone applying for permits or licences to operate facilities that handle waste\n- Government agencies responsible for enforcing environmental rules\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nIf you run a business in the NT that generates significant waste or could pollute the environment, these regulations determine the **administrative hoops you need to jump through** — the forms to fill out, fees to pay, and deadlines to meet.\n\n**Note:** The listed commencement date of 13/09/2025 likely reflects a **reprint date** (when an updated consolidated version was published), not when the regulations originally took effect — they date back to 1998."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1998 regulations appear to have been quite basic (covering citation, interpretation, and simple fees). The current version has grown significantly through amendments in 2001, 2009, 2012, and particularly 2025. The 2025 amendments (Act No. 25, 2025) inserted entirely new Parts (Part 3 on infringement notices), added detailed procedural rules for electronic payments and cheque clearance, and expanded the listed wastes schedule to include modern contaminants like PFAS. The regulations have evolved from simple fee-setting to a comprehensive administrative enforcement framework."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple fee calculation methods: mix of flat 'revenue units' (345 or 115 or 1,495 units) and variable rates per tonne/kilolitre ($0.00575, $0.0575, $0.00115) depending on activity type","Extensive cross-referencing to the parent Act (Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998) and its Schedules (items 1, 2, 3, 5 of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act) without reproducing that content","Conditional fee structures with multiple tiers: first-year vs subsequent year rates (reg 3B(3)-(4)), renewal fees depending on original licence duration (reg 3A)","Discretionary override provisions: NT EPA can determine 'unreasonable' to apply standard fee stacking rules and instead charge single highest fee (regs 2D(3), 3C(3))","Defined terms limited to Part 3 (infringement notices) only – 3 definitions in reg 2(1), but heavy reliance on undefined external references to 'revenue units' and Act provisions","Nested calculations: handling volumes determined by EPA based on 'design and likely processing capacity' or previous 12-month actuals, creating subjective inputs for objective fee formulas","Multiple overlapping categories: fees for multiple activities vs multiple premises vs single operations (regs 2D, 3C) requiring EPA discretion to untangle"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the administrative nuts and bolts for running the Northern Territory's waste and pollution control system under the *Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998*. Think of them as the \"user manual\" for fees, forms, and enforcement.\n\n**Key things covered:**\n\n*   **Fees:** Detailed rules about what businesses must pay when they apply for environmental approvals or licences, renew them, or ask to change conditions. Fees are mostly calculated in \"revenue units\" (a standard dollar amount set by NT law that changes yearly with inflation) or specific dollar amounts per tonne of waste or hydrocarbons handled.\n*   **Listed wastes:** A specific list of dangerous wastes (like asbestos, lead, mercury, PFAS \"forever chemicals,\" and medical waste) that trigger stricter controls.\n*   **Record-keeping:** Businesses handling certain wastes must keep accurate records for 2 years and show them to inspectors on request.\n*   **Infringement notices:** A system allowing authorised officers to issue on-the-spot fines (like speeding tickets) for certain environmental offences, rather than dragging everyone through court. It explains how these notices work, how to pay, how to contest them, and when they can be withdrawn.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Businesses** that handle waste, especially hazardous materials (waste transport companies, treatment facilities, fuel storage depots).\n*   **Developers** needing environmental approvals for activities like fuel storage or waste processing.\n*   **Environmental auditors** seeking registration.\n*   **The NT Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA)** – these regulations give them the power to set fees, make determinations about handling volumes, and issue infringement notices.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations put a price tag on polluting activities and create a streamlined enforcement tool (infringement notices). By setting clear fees based on volume of waste or hydrocarbons handled, they aim to make the \"polluter pays\" principle operational. The infringement notice system allows for quick penalties for minor breaches, freeing up courts for serious environmental crimes while still giving offenders the option to have their day in court if they choose."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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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