Environment Protection Regulations 2023
Div 5Video monitoring
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Division 5—Video monitoring 93—Video monitoring systems (1) Subject to regulation 94, the holder of a licence to conduct a landfill depot must, if the depot has, in the preceding 12 month period, received 20 000 tonnes or more of solid waste and other matter, within such reasonable period as specified by the Authority by notice in writing to the licence holder— (a) install, operate and maintain a video monitoring system at the landfill depot in accordance with the requirements specified in the notice or the Waste Reporting, Record Keeping and Measurement Standard; and (b) operate the video monitoring system during the times specified in the notice (which may be at all times). (2) The Authority may, for any reasonable purpose connected with the administration or enforcement of the Act, direct the holder of a licence to conduct a waste depot (other than a depot to which subregulation (1) applies) by notice in writing, within such reasonable period as specified in the notice— (a) to install, operate and maintain a video monitoring system at the waste depot in accordance with the requirements specified in the notice or the Waste Reporting, Record Keeping and Measurement Standard for such period specified in the notice (which must not exceed 5 years); and (b) to operate the video monitoring system during the times specified in the notice (which may be at all times). (3) A video monitoring system under subregulations (1) and (2) must comply with the specifications specified in the notice or the Waste Reporting, Record Keeping and Measurement Standard (as the case requires). (4) A licence holder must comply with the requirements of a notice under subregulation (2). (5) The licence holder must— (a) ensure that video monitoring records under this regulation are kept— (i) for at least 12 months after being made; or (ii) for any reasonable purpose connected with the administration or enforcement of the Act— (A) for such longer period as the Authority may direct by notice in writing to the licence holder; or (B) if the Authority directs by notice in writing to the licence holder—until further notice; and (b) make video monitoring records under this regulation available for inspection and copying by an authorised officer on request. (6) The Authority may, at any time by notice in writing to the licence holder, vary or revoke a notice under this regulation (including by varying or revoking any requirements or specifications specified in the notice or imposing new requirements or specifications). 94—Exemption from video monitoring system requirements (1) The Authority may, on application of the holder of a waste depot licence or on its own initiative, exempt the holder from compliance with any (or all) of the requirements under regulation 93. (b) the nature of the business or operation conducted at the depot by the licence holder; and (c) may be varied or revoked by the Authority, by further notice in writing, at any time (including by varying or revoking any conditions of the exemption, or by imposing new conditions).