38Prescribed exemptions in relation to operating activities

38 Prescribed exemptions in relation to operating activities

For the purposes of section 45(2)(c) of the Act, the following are prescribed exemptions—

(a) in relation to an activity set out in item 5 (A03—Sewage treatment) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person—

(i) engages in an activity that discharges or deposits waste solely to land at a design capacity of 100 000 litres per day or less; and

(ii) has a permit for the activity set out in item 22 (A14—Reclaimed wastewater supply or use) or item 23 (A15—Biosolids supply or use) of that Table;

(b) in relation to an activity set out in item 36 (B03—Fish farms) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or deposits waste solely to land;

(c) in relation to an activity set out in item 38 (D01—Abattoirs) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person—

(i) engages in an activity that discharges or deposits less than 100 000 litres per day of treated wastewater solely to land; and

(ii) has a permit for the activity set out in item 22 (A14—Reclaimed wastewater supply or use) of that Table;

(d) in relation to an activity set out in item 46 (D09—Beverage manufacturing) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or deposits waste solely to land;

(e) in relation to an activity set out in item 47 (E01—Textile works) of the Table in Schedule 1 (other than engaging in textile finishing using chemical treatment), if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits waste solely to the atmosphere;

(f) in relation to an activity set out in item 50 (F03—Paper pulp mills) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that produces less than 30 000 tonnes per year of pulp, paper or cardboard;

(g) in relation to an activity set out in item 66 (I04—Metal finishing) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits waste solely to the atmosphere;

(h) in relation to an activity set out in item 67 (I05—Can and drum coating) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits solely to the atmosphere less than 100 kilograms per day of volatile organic compounds;

(i) in relation to an activity set out in item 70 (K01—Power generation) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that uses solely natural gas turbines which have a total rated capacity of less than 20 megawatts (MW);

(j) in relation to an activity set out in item 73 (L01—General discharges or emissions to the atmosphere) of the Table in Schedule 1, if a person engages in an activity that discharges or emits solely to the atmosphere from boilers fired solely by natural gas with a total rated capacity of less than 20 MW.