NSWIn ForceRegulation
Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022
151Fee for clean-up, prevention and noise control notices
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 151
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022.
#### 151 Fee for clean-up, prevention and noise control notices
151 Fee for clean-up, prevention and noise control notices
> > (1) The following amounts are prescribed as the fee payable under the Act, section 94(2), 100(2) or 267A(2) in relation to a notice issued during the following periods—
> >
> > > (a) in the financial year 2022–23—$765,
> >
> > > (b) in the financial year 2023–24—
> > >
> > > > (i) for a clean-up notice issued in relation to depositing litter or waste under the Act, section 94(2) as applied by the Act, section 144AG—$250, or
> > >
> > > > (ii) otherwise—$785,
> >
> > > (c) in the financial year 2024–25—
> > >
> > > > (i) for a clean-up notice issued in relation to depositing litter or waste under the Act, section 94(2) as applied by the Act, section 144AG—$256, or
> > >
> > > > (ii) otherwise—$803,
> >
> > > (d) in the financial year 2025–26—
> > >
> > > > (i) for a clean-up notice issued in relation to depositing litter or waste under the Act, section 94(2) as applied by the Act, section 144AG—$267, or
> > >
> > > > (ii) otherwise—$821,
> >
> > > (e) in the financial year 2026–27—
> > >
> > > > (i) for a clean-up notice issued in relation to depositing litter or waste under the Act, section 94(2) as applied by the Act, section 144AG—$286, or
> > >
> > > > (ii) otherwise—$840,
> >
> > > (f) in each subsequent financial year—the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula, rounded to the nearest dollar with an amount of 50 cents to be rounded down—
> > >
> > > %20AND%20(No%3D0449)%20AND%20(Year%3D2022)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g9.gif)
> > > where—
> > >
> > > P is the amount of the fee in the financial year immediately before the financial year for which the amount is to be calculated.
> > >
> > > A is the annual percentage change, expressed in decimals, in the Public Sector Wage Price Index for total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses for the financial year immediately before the financial year for which the amounts are to be calculated.
>
> > (2) If, in a financial year, the annual percentage change in the Public Sector Wage Price Index is not published by the Australian Statistician, the annual percentage change for the immediately preceding financial year applies.
>
> > (3) The EPA must, on or before 31 December in 2027 and each following year—
> >
> > > (a) notify the Parliamentary Counsel of the amount of the fee for the following financial year so notice of the amount may be published on the NSW legislation website, and
> >
> > > (b) publish on the EPA’s website the fee amount that applies in that financial year.
>
> **s 151:** Am 2024 No 20, Sch 10\[3\].