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Part 14.7—Exemptions 446 459AA Notice and payment of additional application fee 446 459 Exemptions 446 459A Timing for dealing with applications for exemptions 449 459B Authority may require additional information 449 Part 14.8—Impersonation, interference, and information offences 450 460 Impersonation 450 461 False representations relating to Authority approval 451 462 Interference with equipment 451 463 Provision of false information 452 Part 14.9—Interest 454 463A Authority may charge interest on unpaid fees 454 Chapter 15—Regulations 455 Part 15.1—Simplified outline 455 464 Simplified outline—Chapter 15 455 Part 15.2—Regulations 456 465 Regulations 456 465A Incorporation powers for certain documents 459 466 Effect of compliance with regulations 460 Chapter 16—Transitional provisions 461 Part 16.1—Simplified outline 461 467 Simplified outline—Chapter 16 461 Part 16.2—General 463 468 Definitions 463 469 General transitional provisions 464 Part 16.3—Transitional provisions: permissions, notices, directions and orders 465 Division 1—Permissions 465 470 When a new permission is the *equivalent* of an old permission 465 471 Continuation of permissions 466 471A New permissions issued or granted by council or Authority 466 471B New permissions equivalent to old permissions issued under section 20 of old Act 467 472 Amendment of new permissions by Authority 467 473 Continuation of exemptions 468 474 Pending application for old permission to be treated as application for new permission 469 475 Certain other pending applications 470 Division 2—Notices, directions and orders 470 476 Continuation of notices and directions 470 477 Notifiable chemical orders 471 Part 16.4—Transitional provisions: Environmental audits 472 478 Environmental audits 472 479 Certificates of environmental audits and statements of environmental audit 473 Part 16.6—Transitional provisions: financial matters 475 Division 1—Funds 475 488 Money standing to the credit of Environment Protection Fund 475 489 Money standing to the credit of General Landfill Levy account 475 490 Money standing to the credit of Municipal and Industrial Landfill Levy Trust Account 475 491 Money standing to the credit of Sustainability Fund Account 476 492 Priority statement and guidelines 476 Division 2—Landfill levy 476 493 Requirement to pay landfill levy 476 Division 3—Financial assurances 477 494 Transitional provision—financial assurances 477 Part 16.7—Transitional provisions: Continuation of certain appointments and roles 478 495 Litter enforcement officers 478 496 Residential noise enforcement officers 478 497 Environmental auditors 478 498 Analysts 479 Part 16.8—Transitional provisions: VCAT matters 480 499 General provisions relating to VCAT 480 Part 16.9—Transitional provisions: Regulations 482 Division 1—Saving of Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009 482 500 Saving of the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009 482 Division 2—Saving of Environment Protection (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2013 482 501 Saving of the Environment Protection (Vehicle Emissions) Regulations 2013 482 Division 3—Transitional regulations 483 Part 16.10—Transitional provisions—Victorian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Planning Framework 484 503 Saving of the Victorian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Planning Framework 484 Chapter 17—Further transitional provisions 486 Part 17.1—Transitional provisions—Environment Legislation Amendment (Circular Economy and Other Matters) Act 2022 486 503A Definitions 486 504 Application fees 486 505 Time for determining applications, request for additional information 489 Schedule 1—Regulations 491 Schedule 2—Amount payable as waste levy 500 ═════════════ Endnotes 502 1 General information 502 2 Table of Amendments 504 3 Explanatory details 507 **Version No.** **021** **Environment Protection Act 2017** **No. 51 of 2017** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts:** Pt 1 (Heading) substituted as Ch. 1 (Heading) by No. 39/2018 s. 4.