48Activities for which approval is not required

#### 48 Activities for which approval is not required 48 Activities for which approval is not required > The following activities may be carried out without the prior approval of the council subject to such conditions as are specified— > > > (a) Transport waste > > > > The transporting of waste over or under a public place for fee or reward if— > > > > > (i) the activity is licensed under the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156), or > > > > > (ii) the activity is being carried out in the Sydney metropolitan area as defined in Part 3 (Interpretative provisions) of Schedule 1 to that Act, or > > > > > (iii) the waste is being transported through the area of the council and is not being collected or deposited in that area. > > > > Note. > > > > A person who transports waste for fee or reward in circumstances that do not require a pollution control licence issued by the Environment Protection Authority must comply with the relevant requirements of the regulations made under the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156). > > > (b) Place waste in a public place > > > > The placing of waste in a public place, if it is done in accordance with arrangements instituted by the council. > > > (c) Discharge of domestic sewage into sewer > > > > The discharge of sewage of a domestic nature into a sewer of the council, if it is done in accordance with arrangements instituted by the council. > > > (d) Dispose of effluent into sewer > > > > The disposal of septic tank effluent into a sewer of the council, if the premises are within a Common Effluent Drainage District declared by the council. > > > (e) Install, construct or alter a waste treatment device > > > > The installation, construction or alteration of a waste treatment device, if that installation, construction or alteration is done— > > > > > (i) under the authority of a licence in force under the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156), or > > > > > (ii) in a vessel used for navigation, or > > > > > (iii) in a motor vehicle that is registered within the meaning of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018) and is used primarily for road transport. > > > (f) Operate a system of sewage management > > > > So much of the operation of a system of sewage management as is limited to an action carried out— > > > > > (i) under the authority of a licence in force under the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156), or > > > > > (ii) in a vessel used for navigation, or > > > > > (iii) in a motor vehicle that is registered within the meaning of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018) and is used primarily for road transport. > > > (g) Activities authorised by approval or licence under [Water Industry Competition Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-104) > > > > An activity referred to in the Act, section 68, Table, Part B or C if it is carried out under the authority of an approval or licence in force under the [Water Industry Competition Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-104). > > **s 48:** Am 2024 (46), Sch 1\[1\].