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320 Waste discharge licences issued under section 74 after
(1) Without limiting section 121 of the Water Act 1992, a waste
discharge licence may be granted under section 74(1) of that Act
after the commencement in relation to mining waste that relates to
a mining activity to which a deemed mining licence applies as if
section 230 of the amending Act had not commenced.
(2) A waste discharge licence may be granted under section 74(1) of
that Act after the commencement in relation to mining waste that
relates to a mining activity for which an application to which
section 308 applies is still pending as if section 230 of the
amending Act had not commenced.
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(3) Subject to subsection (4), a waste discharge licence referred to in
subsection (1) or (2) is in force and may be renewed or a new
waste discharge licence may be granted in its place as if
section 230 of the amending Act had not commenced.
(4) A waste discharge licence referred to in subsection (1) or (2) or a
new waste discharge licence granted in its place ceases to have
effect when the first of the following occurs:
(a) the waste discharge licence expires without being renewed or
a new waste discharge licence being granted in its place;
(b) a deemed mining licence applying to the mining activity
ceases to have effect;
(c) an environmental (mining) licence is granted for the mining
activity under Part 5A or section 313 of this Act.
(5) Nothing in this section prevents an application for, and the granting
of, an environmental (mining) licence under Part 5A or section 313
of this Act before the expiry of the waste discharge licence.
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section 277
Item Reviewable decision Affected person
1 A decision of the CEO to give a direction
to carry out an environmental audit under
section 142
2 A decision of an environmental officer to
issue a direction under section 172
3 A decision of the CEO to issue an
environment protection notice under
section 176(1) or (2) or an emergency
environment protection notice under
section 182 or 182A
4 A decision of an environmental officer to
issue an emergency environment
protection notice under section 183
5 A decision to lodge a copy of an
environment protection notice with the
Registrar-General under section 185
An owner or occupier of
the land
6 A decision of the CEO to issue a
monitoring and management notice
under section 199, 199A or 199AB
7 A decision to lodge a copy of a
monitoring and management notice with
the Registrar-General under section 202
An owner or occupier of
the land
8 A decision of the CEO to impose a
condition on an emergency authorisation
issued under section 223
emergency authorisation
is issued
9 A decision of the CEO to refuse to issue
an emergency authorisation under
section 223
The applicant for the
authorisation
10 A decision of the CEO to give a direction
under section 244
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Item Reviewable decision Affected person
11 A decision under this Act prescribed by
regulation
A person prescribed by
regulation in relation to
that decision
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Environment Protection Act 2019 (Act No. 31, 2019)
Assent date 9 October 2019
Commenced 28 June 2020 (Gaz G17, 29 April 2020, p 2)
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)
Assent date 6 November 2019
Commenced pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50,
11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 7 November 2019 (s 2)
Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Chain of Responsibility) Act 2022
(Act No. 32, 2022)
Assent date 16 December 2022
Commenced 1 March 2024 (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024, p 1)
Amending Legislation
Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 34, 2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced pt 1, pt 3, div 1, ss 207 and 219 and
pt 5: 7 December 2023 (s 2(1)); pt 3, div 2:
1 March 2024 (s 2(2), s 2 Environment Protection
Legislation Amendment (Chain of Responsibility)
Act 2022 (Act No. 32, 2022) and (Gaz G4,
15 February 2024, p 1); pt 4: 1 July 2024 (Gaz G4,
15 February 2024, p 2); rem: 1 March 2024 (Gaz G4,
15 February 2024, p 2)
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Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 34, 2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced pt 1, pt 3, div 1, ss 207 and 219 and pt 5: 7 December 2023
(s 2(1)); pt 3, div 2: 1 March 2024 (s 2(2), s 2 Environment
Protection Legislation Amendment (Chain of Responsibility)
Act 2022 (Act No. 32, 2022) and (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024,
p 1); pt 4: 1 July 2024 (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024, p 2);
rem: 1 March 2024 (Gaz G4, 15 February 2024, p 2)
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2026 (Act No. 3, 2026)
Assent date 9 February 2026
Commenced 10 February 2026 (s 2)
3 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 34, 2023, s 133
s 4 amd No. 32, 2022, s 4; No. 34, 2023, ss 4 and 134; No. 3, 2026, s 64
s 7 amd No. 34, 2023, s 135
s 12 amd No. 34, 2023, s 5
s 13A ins No. 34, 2023, s 136
s 18A ins No. 34, 2023, s 6
s 32 amd No. 34, 2023, s 93
s 40 amd No. 34, 2023, s 7
pt 3
div 3 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 8
s 41A ins No. 34, 2023, s 8
s 43 amd No. 34, 2023, s 9
s 44 amd No. 34, 2023, s 10
s 45 amd No. 34, 2023, s 11
s 46 amd No. 34, 2023, s 12
s 47 amd No. 34, 2023, s 13
s 50 amd No. 34, 2023, s 14
s 51 amd No. 34, 2023, s 15
s 51A ins No. 34, 2023, s 16
s 52 amd No. 34, 2023, s 17
s 53 amd No. 34, 2023, s 18
s 55 amd No. 34, 2023, s 19
s 56 amd No. 34, 2023, s 20
s 58 amd No. 34, 2023, s 21
s 59 amd No. 34, 2023, s 22
s 59A ins No. 34, 2023, s 23
s 61 amd No. 34, 2023, s 24
s 62 amd No. 34, 2023, s 25
s 62A ins No. 34, 2023, s 26
s 63 amd No. 34, 2023, s 27
s 64 amd No. 34, 2023, s 28
s 66 amd No. 34, 2023, s 29
s 67 amd No. 34, 2023, s 30
s 73 amd No. 34, 2023, s 31
s 74 amd No. 34, 2023, s 32
s 76 amd No. 34, 2023, s 33
s 84 amd No. 34, 2023, s 34
s 85 amd No. 34, 2023, s 35
s 86 amd No. 34, 2023, s 36
s 88 amd No. 34, 2023, s 37
s 94 amd No. 34, 2023, s 38
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pt 5
div 7A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 39
ss 95A – 95B ins No. 34, 2023, s 39
s 97A ins No. 34, 2023, s 40
s 101 amd No. 34, 2023, s 41
s 102A ins No. 34, 2023, s 42
s 105A ins No. 34, 2023, s 43
s 106 amd No. 34, 2023, s 44
s 107 amd No. 34, 2023, s 45
s 113 amd No. 34, 2023, s 46
s 121 amd No. 34, 2023, s 47
s 123 amd No. 34, 2023, s 48
s 124 amd No. 34, 2023, s 49
pt 5A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124A –
124C ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 2 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124D –
124E ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 3 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124F –
124J ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 4 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124K –
124S ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124T –
124ZC ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZD –
124ZS ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZT –
124ZZA ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
sdiv 5 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZB –
124ZZG ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
sdiv 6 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZH –
124ZZM ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
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sdiv 7 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZN –
124ZZV ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 5 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZW –
124ZZY ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 6 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZZ –
124ZZZA ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 7 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 7
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZZB –
124ZZZC ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
div 7
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZZD –
124ZZZE ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
pt 5B hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
pt 5B
div 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
s 124ZZZF ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
pt 5B
div 2 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZZG –
124ZZZM ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
pt 5C hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
ss 124ZZZN –
124ZZZV ins No. 34, 2023, s 137
s 125 amd No. 34, 2023, s 50
s 128 amd No. 34, 2023, s 51
s 129 amd No. 34, 2023, ss 52 and 138
s 131 amd No. 34, 2023, s 53
s 132 amd No. 34, 2023, s 54
pt 7
div 1A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 139
ss 132A –
132F ins No. 34, 2023, s 139
s 140 amd No. 34, 2023, s 140
s 141 amd No. 34, 2023, s 141
s 142 amd No. 34, 2023, ss 55 and 142
s 148 amd No. 34, 2023, s 143
s 149 amd No. 34, 2023, s 144
s 150 amd No. 34, 2023, s 56
s 153 amd No. 34, 2023, s 57
s 163 amd No. 34, 2023, s 145
pt 9
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 32, 2022, s 5
s 176 amd No. 32, 2022, s 6; No. 34, 2023, s 146
s 177 amd No. 34, 2023, s 147
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s 178 amd No. 34, 2023, s 58
s 181 amd No. 34, 2023, s 59
s 182 amd No. 34, 2023, s 148
s 182A ins No. 34, 2023, s 60
s 183 amd No. 32, 2022, s 7
pt 9
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
ss 192A –
192J ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
pt 9
div 2A hdg ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
pt 9
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
s 192K ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
s 192L ins No. 32, 2022, s 8 as amended by No. 34, 2023, s 128
ss 192M –
192N ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
pt 9
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
ss 192P –
192X ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
pt 9
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 32, 2022, s 8
ss 192Y –
192Z ins No. 32, 2022, s 8 as amended by No. 34, 2023, s 128
s 194 amd No. 34, 2023, s 61
pt 9
div 4 hdg sub No. 34, 2023, s 62
s 199 sub No. 34, 2023, s 62
s 199A ins No. 34, 2023, s 62
s 199AB ins No. 34, 2023, s 149
s 199B ins No. 34, 2023, s 62
amd No. 34, 2023, s 150
s 200 amd No. 34, 2023, s 63
s 201 amd No. 34, 2023, s 64
s 202 amd No. 34, 2023, s 65
s 203 amd No. 34, 2023, s 66
s 204 amd No. 34, 2023, ss 67 and 151
s 205 amd No. 34, 2023, s 68
s 207 amd No. 34, 2023, s 69
s 208 amd No. 34, 2023, s 70
s 209 amd No. 34, 2023, s 71
s 210 amd No. 34, 2023, s 72
pt 9
div 5
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 152
s 210A ins No. 34, 2023, s 152
s 211 amd No. 34, 2023, s 153
s 212 amd No. 34, 2023, s 154
s 213 amd No. 34, 2023, s 155
s 214 amd No. 34, 2023, s 156
pt 9
div 5
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 157
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ss 214A –
214E ins No. 34, 2023, s 157
s 214F ins No. 34, 2023, s 158
s 215 amd No. 32, 2022, s 9; No. 34, 2023, s 159
s 216 amd No. 32, 2022, s 10; No. 34, 2023, s 160
s 217 amd No. 32, 2022, s 11; No. 34, 2023, s 161
s 218 amd No. 32, 2022, s 12; No. 34, 2023, s 162
s 219 amd No. 32, 2022, s 13; No. 34, 2023, s 163
s 220 amd No. 34, 2023, s 164
s 223 amd No. 34, 2023, s 165
pt 9
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 166
s 224 sub No. 34, 2023, s 166
pt 9
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 166
s 225 amd No. 34, 2023, s 167
s 226 amd No. 34, 2023, s 168
s 227 amd No. 34, 2023, s 169
s 228 sub No. 34, 2023, s 170
s 228A ins No. 34, 2023, s 170
s 229 amd No. 34, 2023, s 171
pt 9
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 172
ss 229A –
229F ins No. 34, 2023, s 172
s 244A ins No. 34, 2023, s 73
s 246 amd No. 34, 2023, s 74
s 249 amd No. 34, 2023, s 75
s 254 amd No. 34, 2023, s 76
pt 11
div 1AA hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 77
s 259A ins No. 34, 2023, s 77
s 260 amd No. 34, 2023, s 173
s 264 amd No. 34, 2023, s 174
s 264A ins No. 34, 2023, s 175
s 265 amd No. 32, 2022, s 14; No. 34, 2023, s 78
s 269 amd No. 34, 2023, ss 79 and 176
s 270 amd No. 34, 2023, s 80
s 274A ins No. 34, 2023, s 81
s 274B ins No. 34, 2023, s 81
amd No. 34, 2023, s 177
s 274C ins No. 34, 2023, s 81
s 276 amd No. 34, 2023, s 178
div 2A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 82
s 280A ins No. 34, 2023, s 82
s 281 amd No. 34, 2023, ss 83 and 179
div 3A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 180
ss 283A –
283J ins No. 34, 2023, s 180
div 4A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 84
ss 284A –
284B ins No. 34, 2023, s 84
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div 7A hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 85
s 292A ins No. 34, 2023, s 85
s 293 amd No. 34, 2023, s 93
s 295 amd No. 34, 2023, s 86
s 299 amd No. 34, 2023, s 87
s 300 amd No. 34, 2023, ss 88 and 181
s 300A ins No. 34, 2023, s 89
s 301A ins No. 34, 2023, s 90
s 302 amd No. 34, 2023, s 91
pt 15 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 1 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
s 303 rep No. 31, 2019, s 303(5)
div 2 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 182
ss 304 – 311 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 34, 2023, s 182
ss 312 – 314 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 3 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 315 – 317 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 4 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 318 – 319 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 5 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 6 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 320 – 326 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 7 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 327 – 329 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 8 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 330 – 331 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 9 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 332 – 333 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 10 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
ss 334 – 335 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 11 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
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ss 336 – 340 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
s 341 amd No. 33, 2019, s 50
exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
div 12 hdg exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
s 342 exp No. 31, 2019, s 342
sch amd No. 32, 2022, s 15; No. 34, 2023, s 92
sub No. 34, 2023, s 183