Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
35ARoad tunnel emissions
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35A Road tunnel emissions
35A Road tunnel emissions
(1) This clause applies to the emission into the air of any air impurity by way of a ventilation stack from any of the following road tunnels—
(a) the Cross City Tunnel, being the tunnel connecting New South Head Road at Rushcutters Bay with the Western Distributor at Darling Harbour,
(b) the Eastern Distributor Tunnel, being the tunnel connecting the Cahill Expressway at Woolloomooloo to Southern Cross Drive at Kensington,
(c) the Lane Cove Tunnel, being the tunnel connecting Epping Road at Mowbray Road West with the Gore Hill Freeway,
(d) the M5 East Tunnel, being the tunnel that forms part of the M5 East Motorway between Bexley Road, Earlwood and Marsh Street, Arncliffe,
(e) the M4 East Tunnel, being the tunnel that forms part of the WestConnex M4 East Project on the M4 East Motorway between Underwood Road, Homebush to near Alt Street, Haberfield,
(f) the M8 Tunnel, being the tunnel that forms part of the WestConnex New M5 Project between the M5 East Motorway at Kingsgrove (east of King Georges Road, Beverly Hills) and St Peters,
(g) the M4–M5 Link Tunnel, being the tunnel that forms part of the WestConnex M4–M5 Link Project between the M4 East Motorway at Haberfield and the M8 Tunnel at St Peters and the Rozelle Interchange,
(h) the NorthConnex Tunnel, being the tunnel connecting the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga and the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills,
(i) the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, being the tunnel connecting the Warringah Freeway at North Sydney and the Cahill Expressway at the entrance to the Domain Tunnel,
(j) the Western Harbour Tunnel, being the tunnel that forms part of the Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade Project connecting the M4–M5 Link at Rozelle to the Warringah Freeway at North Sydney,
(k) the M6, being the M6 Tunnel connecting the M8 Motorway at Arncliffe to President Avenue at Kogarah.
(2) The activity to which this clause applies is declared to be a scheduled activity.
(3) The maximum number of ventilation stacks to which a single licence can apply is 10. If a road tunnel has more than 10 ventilation stacks it is to be treated as more than one road tunnel and a separate licence is required for each of those road tunnels.