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Environmental Protection Regulation 2019
sec.170Requirement to keep records for reduced annual fee
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### sec.170 Requirement to keep records for reduced annual fee
The holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, keep each of the following records relating to the payment of the reduced annual fee for at least 5 years after the reduced annual fee is paid—
if the holder was eligible for the reduction under section 165 (1) (c) (i) —a copy of an accreditation certificate prepared under the prescribed environmental management system for the approved EMS;
if the holder was eligible for the reduction under section 165 (1) (c) (ii) —
the holder’s certificate of registration under the ecoBiz program; and
a copy of the action plan the holder was required to develop for the holder’s registration under the ecoBiz program;
if the holder was eligible for the reduction under section 165 (1) (c) (iii) —a copy of the data and methodology used to calculate the holder’s emission score for the relevant activity under the authority;
if the holder was, under sections 165 (1) (d) and 166 , required to give the chief executive a statutory declaration about the relevant activities carried out under an environmental authority—
a copy of the statutory declaration; and
for the suitably qualified person who completed the statutory declaration—the person’s contact details and evidence of the person’s membership of a prescribed organisation.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) if the holder was eligible for the reduction under section 165 (1) (c) (i) —a copy of an accreditation certificate prepared under the prescribed environmental management system for the approved EMS;
- (b) if the holder was eligible for the reduction under section 165 (1) (c) (ii) — (i) the holder’s certificate of registration under the ecoBiz program; and (ii) a copy of the action plan the holder was required to develop for the holder’s registration under the ecoBiz program;
- (i) the holder’s certificate of registration under the ecoBiz program; and
- (ii) a copy of the action plan the holder was required to develop for the holder’s registration under the ecoBiz program;
- (c) if the holder was eligible for the reduction under section 165 (1) (c) (iii) —a copy of the data and methodology used to calculate the holder’s emission score for the relevant activity under the authority;
- (d) if the holder was, under sections 165 (1) (d) and 166 , required to give the chief executive a statutory declaration about the relevant activities carried out under an environmental authority— (i) a copy of the statutory declaration; and (ii) for the suitably qualified person who completed the statutory declaration—the person’s contact details and evidence of the person’s membership of a prescribed organisation.
- (i) a copy of the statutory declaration; and
- (ii) for the suitably qualified person who completed the statutory declaration—the person’s contact details and evidence of the person’s membership of a prescribed organisation.
- (i) the holder’s certificate of registration under the ecoBiz program; and
- (ii) a copy of the action plan the holder was required to develop for the holder’s registration under the ecoBiz program;
- (i) a copy of the statutory declaration; and
- (ii) for the suitably qualified person who completed the statutory declaration—the person’s contact details and evidence of the person’s membership of a prescribed organisation.