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#### 142 Definitions 142 Definitions > > (1) In this Part— > > > > commencement day means 8 July 2022. > > > > energy recovery means the recovery of energy or potential energy as one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) electrical energy, > > > > > (b) mechanical energy, > > > > > (c) heat, > > > > > (d) a fuel. > > > > former mine premises means premises— > > > > > (a) at which mining operations, within the meaning of the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029), were carried out under an authority granted under the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029), and > > > > > (b) that are no longer used or authorised for the activity, excluding a derelict mine site within the meaning of the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029). > > > > former thermal electricity generation premises means premises— > > > > > (a) at which the scheduled activity of general electricity works involving thermal processes was carried out under a licence issued under the Act, and > > > > > (b) that are no longer used or licensed for the activity. > > > > general electricity works has the same meaning as in the Act, Schedule 1, clause 17. > > > > less environmentally sound fuel means coal, coal-derived solid fuel or petroleum-based liquid fuel, but does not include liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas and liquefied natural gas. > > > > Parkes Activation Precinct means the Activation Precinct declared by [State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Regional) 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2021-0727), Schedule 1, section 1. > > > > thermal treatment has the same meaning as in the Act, Schedule 1, clause 50(1), but does not include the following— > > > > > (a) the incineration of waste for destruction or disposal, > > > > > (b) autoclaving processes, > > > > > (c) biological processes, including anaerobic digestion and composting, > > > > > (d) thermal processes that do not involve a change in the chemical composition of the waste, > > > > > (e) the thermal treatment of biosolids, contaminated soil or scrap metal, > > > > > (f) the thermal treatment of waste plastic to produce plastic products, or inputs for plastic products, if at least 65% of the weight of the waste plastic thermally treated in a 12-month period is converted into plastic products or inputs for plastic products, > > > > > (g) the use of waste-derived fuel by a vehicle. > > > > vehicle includes the following— > > > > > (a) an aircraft, > > > > > (b) a vehicle within the meaning of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018), > > > > > (c) a vessel within the meaning of the [Marine Safety Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-121), > > > > > (d) a train within the meaning of the [Rail Safety National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-82a), but including a vehicle not operating on a railway that is designed to operate both on and off a railway. > > > > waste has the same meaning as in the Act, but does not include a fuel— > > > > > (a) defined in Part 1 of the document entitled Eligible Waste Fuels Guidelines, published in the Gazette from time to time by the EPA, and > > > > > (b) listed in section 3 of the document entitled NSW Energy from Waste Policy Statement published in the Gazette from time to time by the EPA. > > > (2) A word or expression used in this Part has the same meaning as in the Act, Schedule 1, clause 50, unless otherwise defined in this Part.