Environment Protection Regulations 2021
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27 Prescribed period for deciding permit applications
Reg. 27(1) amended by S.R. No. 82/2021 reg. 5.
(1) For the purposes of section 81(2)(a)(i) of the Act, in relation to an application for a permit specifying an activity set out in item 18
(A12—Transporting waste out of Victoria), 20 (A13b—Waste and resource recovery—medium), 22 (A14—Reclaimed wastewater supply or use), 24 (A16—Supply or use of reportable priority waste), 25 (A17—Containment of Category D waste soil), 26 (A18—Discharge or deposit of waste to aquifer), 27 (A19—Temporary on-site waste treatment), 32 (B01a—Animal industries—waste solely to land), 34 (B02a—Livestock saleyards or holding pens—waste solely to land) or 80 (L09—Disposing of tunnel boring machine spoil) in the Table in Schedule 1, the prescribed period is within 42 business days after receiving the application.
(2) For the purposes of section 81(2)(b) of the Act, in relation to an application for a permit specifying an activity set out in item 28 (A20—On-site wastewater management systems) in the Table in Schedule 1, the prescribed period is within 42 business days after receiving the application.