sec.159Annual fee for environmental authority

### sec.159 Annual fee for environmental authority The annual fee for an environmental authority is the total of the site fees for all project sites for the authority. The site fee for a project site for an environmental authority is— if none of the environmentally relevant activities authorised to be carried out at the project site has an aggregate environmental score— for an environmental authority for a mining activity relating to a mining claim—nil; or for any other environmental authority—712 fee units; or if any of the environmentally relevant activities authorised to be carried out at the project site has an aggregate environmental score— for a relevant mining authority issued before 31 March 2013, for which the relevant activity continues to comply with the eligibility criteria for the activity—712 fee units; or for a relevant resource authority issued on or after 31 March 2013—712 fee units; or for any other environmental authority—the highest of the ERA fees calculated for each of the environmentally relevant activities. The ERA fee for an environmentally relevant activity is worked out using the following formula— where— S is the aggregate environmental score for the activity. M is— for a relevant prescribed ERA—143.10 fee units; or for a resource activity for which the AES stated for the activity in the section under schedule 2 or 3 applying to the activity is 120 or more—857 fee units; or for any other environmentally relevant activity—286.70 fee units. F is the amount of the ERA fee. In this section— ineligible ERA means an environmentally relevant activity that is not an eligible ERA. relevant mining authority means an environmental authority for a mining activity or resource project that at any time before 31 March 2013 was not a level 1 mining project under the Act . relevant prescribed ERA means any of the following prescribed ERAs— aquaculture; intensive animal feedlotting; pig keeping; poultry farming; a relevant activity mentioned in schedule 2 , section 63 (3) , table, item 1(a). relevant resource authority means an environmental authority for a resource activity, but does not include an environmental authority for a resource activity that includes 1 or more ineligible ERAs. s 159 amd 2020 SL No. 110 s 8 ; 2021 SL No. 90 s 7 ; 2022 SL No. 17 s 8 (sec.159-ssec.1) The annual fee for an environmental authority is the total of the site fees for all project sites for the authority. (sec.159-ssec.2) The site fee for a project site for an environmental authority is— if none of the environmentally relevant activities authorised to be carried out at the project site has an aggregate environmental score— for an environmental authority for a mining activity relating to a mining claim—nil; or for any other environmental authority—712 fee units; or if any of the environmentally relevant activities authorised to be carried out at the project site has an aggregate environmental score— for a relevant mining authority issued before 31 March 2013, for which the relevant activity continues to comply with the eligibility criteria for the activity—712 fee units; or for a relevant resource authority issued on or after 31 March 2013—712 fee units; or for any other environmental authority—the highest of the ERA fees calculated for each of the environmentally relevant activities. (sec.159-ssec.3) The ERA fee for an environmentally relevant activity is worked out using the following formula— where— S is the aggregate environmental score for the activity. M is— for a relevant prescribed ERA—143.10 fee units; or for a resource activity for which the AES stated for the activity in the section under schedule 2 or 3 applying to the activity is 120 or more—857 fee units; or for any other environmentally relevant activity—286.70 fee units. F is the amount of the ERA fee. (sec.159-ssec.4) In this section— ineligible ERA means an environmentally relevant activity that is not an eligible ERA. relevant mining authority means an environmental authority for a mining activity or resource project that at any time before 31 March 2013 was not a level 1 mining project under the Act . relevant prescribed ERA means any of the following prescribed ERAs— aquaculture; intensive animal feedlotting; pig keeping; poultry farming; a relevant activity mentioned in schedule 2 , section 63 (3) , table, item 1(a). relevant resource authority means an environmental authority for a resource activity, but does not include an environmental authority for a resource activity that includes 1 or more ineligible ERAs. - (a) if none of the environmentally relevant activities authorised to be carried out at the project site has an aggregate environmental score— (i) for an environmental authority for a mining activity relating to a mining claim—nil; or (ii) for any other environmental authority—712 fee units; or - (i) for an environmental authority for a mining activity relating to a mining claim—nil; or - (ii) for any other environmental authority—712 fee units; or - (b) if any of the environmentally relevant activities authorised to be carried out at the project site has an aggregate environmental score— (i) for a relevant mining authority issued before 31 March 2013, for which the relevant activity continues to comply with the eligibility criteria for the activity—712 fee units; or (ii) for a relevant resource authority issued on or after 31 March 2013—712 fee units; or (iii) for any other environmental authority—the highest of the ERA fees calculated for each of the environmentally relevant activities. - (i) for a relevant mining authority issued before 31 March 2013, for which the relevant activity continues to comply with the eligibility criteria for the activity—712 fee units; or - (ii) for a relevant resource authority issued on or after 31 March 2013—712 fee units; or - (iii) for any other environmental authority—the highest of the ERA fees calculated for each of the environmentally relevant activities. - (i) for an environmental authority for a mining activity relating to a mining claim—nil; or - (ii) for any other environmental authority—712 fee units; or - (i) for a relevant mining authority issued before 31 March 2013, for which the relevant activity continues to comply with the eligibility criteria for the activity—712 fee units; or - (ii) for a relevant resource authority issued on or after 31 March 2013—712 fee units; or - (iii) for any other environmental authority—the highest of the ERA fees calculated for each of the environmentally relevant activities. - (a) for a relevant prescribed ERA—143.10 fee units; or - (b) for a resource activity for which the AES stated for the activity in the section under schedule 2 or 3 applying to the activity is 120 or more—857 fee units; or - (c) for any other environmentally relevant activity—286.70 fee units. - (a) aquaculture; - (b) intensive animal feedlotting; - (c) pig keeping; - (d) poultry farming; - (e) a relevant activity mentioned in schedule 2 , section 63 (3) , table, item 1(a).