54Application of standards of concentration during start-up and shutdown periods

54 Application of standards of concentration during start-up and shutdown periods

54 Application of standards of concentration during start-up and shutdown periods

(1) The standards of concentration prescribed by this Division or a condition of a licence do not apply to a plant during the following periods—

(a) a start-up period—that is, while the plant is being brought up to normal operation following a period of inactivity,

(b) a shutdown period—that is, while the plant is being taken out of service from normal operation to inactivity.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) a start-up period that is prescribed period under Division 4, or

(b) a condition of a licence specifying a standard of concentration for the start-up or shut-down period of the plant.

Note—

Where no standard of concentration of air impurity has been prescribed, an occupier of premises who operates a plant remains subject to the requirements to prevent and minimise air pollution under the Act, section 128(2).