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Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022
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#### 24 Steps for calculating administrative fee
24 Steps for calculating administrative fee
> > (1) The administrative fee is calculated in accordance with the following steps—
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> > > Step 1—Calculate administrative fee units
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> > > Multiply the amount of 1 administrative fee unit for the relevant licence fee period by—
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> > > > (a) the number of administrative fee units specified in Schedule 1 for the activity authorised or controlled by the licence, or
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> > > > (b) if the licence authorises or controls more than one activity—the greatest number of administrative fee units specified in Schedule 1 for one of the activities.
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> > > Step 2—Work out environmental management category
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> > > Work out the environmental management category for the licence holder in accordance with the environmental management calculation protocol.
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> > > Step 3—Calculate administrative fee
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> > > Multiply the amount calculated in accordance with step 1 by the environmental management factor specified in the Table to this section, Column 2, for the applicable environmental management category specified in the Table, Column 1.
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> > (2) Steps 2 and 3 do not apply for the purpose of calculating the administrative fee for the following—
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> > > (a) a licence relating to an activity declared by the Act, Schedule 1, clause 48 to be a scheduled activity,
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> > > (b) if an applicant for a licence relating to premises has not previously held a licence relating to the premises—the first licence fee period for the licence.
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> Table
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> | Environmental management category | Environmental management factor |
> | A | 0.95 |
> | B | 1.0 |
> | C | 1.3 |
> | D | 1.6 |
> | E | 2.0 |