Div 5Miscellaneous

Division 5 — Miscellaneous 74. Defences to certain offences 184 74A. Defences to offences of causing pollution etc.: authority of this Act 185 74B. Other defences to environmental harm offences 186 75. Discharges or emissions in emergencies 187 76. Miscellaneous offences 188 77. Vehicles and vessels, duties of owners etc. of 189 78. Interfering with anti‑pollution devices on vehicles or vessels 189 79. Unreasonable noise emissions from premises 190 80. Installing equipment emitting unreasonable noise 191 81. Noise abatement, powers for 192 81A. Seizing noisy equipment 193 82. Ancillary powers for s. 81 and 81A 194 83. Duty to give assistance and information to officials 196 84. Excessive noise emissions from vehicles or vessels 196 85. Excessive noise emissions from equipment 196 86. Manufacture, sale etc. of products emitting excessive noise 197 Part VA — Financial assurances 86A. Terms used 199 86B. Financial assurance requirements, imposition and effect of 200 86C. Minister’s consent needed to impose etc. financial assurance requirement 201 86D. Amount of financial assurance 202 86E. Claim on or realising of financial assurance 203 86F. Lapsing of financial assurance requirement 204 86G. Use of financial assurance not to affect other action 204 Part VI — Enforcement 87. Authorised persons, appointment of 206 88. Inspectors, appointment and purposes of 207 89. Entry powers of inspectors 209 89A. Use of assistance and force 211 90. Powers of inspectors to obtain information 212 91. Entry powers of inspectors for s. 86 214 91A. Stopping etc. vehicles and vessels, powers of inspectors and authorised persons as to 215 92. Inspectors may require details of certain occupiers and others 216 92A. Seizing evidence etc. 217 92B. Dealing with seized things 218 92C. Returning seized things 219 92D. Forfeiture of abandoned property 219 92E. Person not to interfere with seized things 220 92G. Inspector to try to minimise damage 220 92H. Compensation for loss etc. due to enforcement action 220 93. Obstructing etc. inspectors or authorised persons 221 94. Analysts, appointment of 221 95. CEO may require information about industrial processes etc. 222 96. CEO may require information about vehicles or vessels 223 97. CEO may require vehicles, vessels and equipment to be made available for testing 224 98. Police officers’ powers for inspecting etc. vehicles and vessels 224 99. Police officers may stop audible alarms 224 Part VIA — Legal proceedings and penalties Division 1 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties 99AA. Term used: prescribed offence 226 99A. Modified penalty notice, issue of 226 99B. Content of modified penalty notice 228 99C. Extending time to pay modified penalty 229 99D. Withdrawing modified penalty notice 230 99E. Consequence of paying modified penalty 230 99F. Register of modified penalty notices etc. 231 99G. Application of penalties collected 231 Division 2 — Infringement notice offences 99H. Terms used 231 99I. Designated persons for s. 99K, 99M or 99N, appointment of 232 99J. Infringement notice, issue of 232 99K. Content of infringement notice 233 99L. Some prior convictions and payments of modified penalties to be disregarded for s. 99K(3) 234 99M. Extending time to pay modified penalty 234 99N. Withdrawing infringement notice 234 99O. Consequence of paying modified penalty 235 99P. Application of penalties collected 235 Division 3 — Penalties 99Q. Penalties 236 99R. Daily penalty 236 99S. Attempt and accessory after the fact 237 Division 4 — Additional powers available to the court 99T. Term used: convicted 238 99U. Orders generally 238 99V. Orders for forfeiture 238 99W. Disposal of forfeited things 239 99X. Orders for prevention, restoration etc. 240 99Y. Orders for costs, expenses and compensation 241 99Z. Orders regarding monetary benefits 242 99ZA. Orders requiring public notice to be given etc. 242 99ZB. Enforcing orders to pay moneys 243 Part VII — Appeals 100. Appeals against Authority’s decisions etc. as to proposals and schemes 245 101. Minister’s powers on appeals under s. 100 246 101A. Appeals against decisions as to clearing permits 249 102. Appeals against decisions as to works approvals and licences 250 103. Appeals against decisions as to notices issued under s. 65, 68A, 70 or 73A 252 104. Appeals against CEO’s requirements under s. 96 or 97 253 105. Matters that cannot be appealed 253 106. Preliminary procedure on appeals 253 107. Minister’s powers on appeal 255 107A. Appeals Convenor, appointment of 255 107B. Functions of Appeals Convenor 256 107C. Appeals panel, appointment of 256 107D. Administrative procedures for appeals 257 108. Appeals committees, composition and remuneration of 258 109. Procedure of appeals committees 258 110. Minister’s decisions on appeals, implementation and publication of 259 Part VIIA — Landfill levy Division 1 — Collection of levy imposed under *Environmental Protection (Landfill) Levy Act 1998* 110A. Terms used 261 110B. Payment of levy 261 110C. Financial assurance 261 110D. Payment by instalments 262 110E. Penalty for non‑payment 262 110F. Recovery of levy 263 110G. Evading levy 263 Division 2 — Waste Management and Recycling Account 110H. Waste Management and Recycling Account 263 110I. Application of *Financial Management Act 2006* and *Auditor General Act 2006* 265 110J. Review of Part VIIA 266 Part VIII — General 111. Saving of rights at law to prevent etc. pollution etc. 267 111A. Victimisation of informants etc. 267 112. False information 268 112A. Self‑incrimination 268 114. Prosecutions, who may institute 269 114A. Prosecutions, limitation periods for 270 115. Investigation expenses 271 116. Disputes between Authority and other public authority 271 116A. Proof not required of certain matters 272 116B. Proof of remotely sensed images 272 117. Proof of documents 275 118. Establishing state of mind of body corporate 275 118A. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 276 119. Averment of occupation or control 276 120. Disclosing certain information restricted 276 121A. Authority to perform certain functions in relation to Crown land for purposes of this Act 277 121. Protection from personal liability 278 122. Administrative procedures, Authority may establish 278 122A. Codes of practice 279 122B. Forms and other matters relating to documentation 280 123. Regulations 281 124. Review of Act 282 Part VIIIA — Bilateral agreements with the Commonwealth 124A. Terms used 283 124B. Effect of Part 283 124C. Additional function of Authority 283 124D. Application for a matter to be dealt with as a bilateral matter 283 124E. Performance of functions in respect of bilateral matters 284 124F. Fees in relation to bilateral matters 286 124G. Disclosure of information for the purposes of bilateral agreements 286 124H. Regulations 287 Part IX — Transitional Division 1 — Transitional provisions for *Environmental Protection Act 1986* 125. *Interpretation Act 1984* not affected 288 126. Transitional provisions for *Environmental Protection Act 1971*  288 127. Transitional provisions not related to *Environmental Protection Act 1971*  288 128. General saving 288 Division 2 — Transitional provisions for *Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 1) (Environment) Act 2010* Part 2 129. Term used: amending Act 289 130. Appeals in respect of proposals 289 131. Appeals in respect of clearing permits 289 132. Appeals in respect of works approvals and licences 290 Division 3 — Transitional provisions for *Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 1) (Environment) Act 2010* Part 3 133. Minor or preliminary work that has Authority’s consent 290 Division 4 — Transitional provisions for *Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020*