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#### 133 Land pollution—the Act, Dictionary
133 Land pollution—the Act, Dictionary
> > (1) For the Act, Dictionary, the definition of land pollution, paragraph (a)(ii), the following matter is prescribed—
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> > > (a) hazardous waste,
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> > > (b) restricted solid waste,
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> > > (c) more than 10 tonnes of asbestos waste,
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> > > (d) more than 5 tonnes of waste tyres or more than 500 waste tyres.
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> > Note—
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> > Placing smaller amounts of asbestos waste or waste tyres on land may fall within the Act, Dictionary, the definition of land pollution, paragraph (a) and may also give rise to water pollution.
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> > (2) Matter referred to in subsection (1) is excluded from the Act, Dictionary, the definition of land pollution or pollution of land, if the matter is placed in or on, or otherwise introduced into or onto, land on which the matter was generated—
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> > > (a) in accordance with an approved voluntary management proposal, management order or ongoing maintenance order under the [Contaminated Land Management Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-140), or
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> > > (b) in accordance with a public positive covenant or restriction imposed under the [Contaminated Land Management Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-140), section 29, or
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> > > (c) as part of category 1 remediation work carried out under [State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0730), Chapter 4.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > hazardous waste, restricted solid waste and waste tyres have the same meanings as they have in the Act, Schedule 1.
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> **s 133:** Am 2025 No 58, Sch 10\[1\].