36Prescribed period during which registrations remain in force

36 Prescribed period during which registrations remain in force

For the purposes of section 85(3)(a) of the Act, the period prescribed for an activity described as a registration activity in the Table in Schedule 1 is the time period specified in the registration if it is not longer than 5 years.

Part 3.5—Exemptions from certain permission activities

Division 1—Activity-specific exemptions

37 Prescribed exemptions in relation to development activities

For the purposes of section 44(2)(c) of the Act, the following are prescribed exemptions—

(a) if a person engaging in an activity set out in item 8 (A05b—Municipal landfills servicing <5000 people) of the Table in Schedule 1 is—

(i) operating a municipal landfill facility occupied by a council; and

(ii) the facility was in use before 25 June 2017; and

(iii) the facility serves fewer than 500 people;

(b) if a person engages in a modification activity set out in section 44(1)(c)(i) of the Act that involves discharges or emissions solely to the atmosphere from one or more of the following sources—

(i) a standby engine;

(ii) fire-fighting training activities;

(iii) a spray booth, extractor vent system or fume cupboard used in product development or in a laboratory;

(iv) a safety relief valve or rupture disc;

(v) a vent on a wastewater treatment system except at a sewage treatment plant;

(vi) a general room or building ventilation point;

(vii) a food cooker or kitchen range;

(viii) an acid or alkali tank;

(ix) hand-held or other portable cleaning, maintenance or construction equipment.