45Step 4—Pollutant fee unit amount

#### 45 Step 4—Pollutant fee unit amount 45 Step 4—Pollutant fee unit amount > > (1) A pollutant fee unit for a licence fee period that begins on a date in the following periods is the amount specified for the period— > > > > > (a) in the financial year 2022–23—$53.73, > > > > > (b) in the financial year 2023–24—$54.85, > > > > > (c) in the financial year 2024–25—$55.45, > > > > > (d) in the financial year 2025–26—$56.06, > > > > > (e) in the financial year 2026–27—$56.68, > > > > > (f) in each subsequent financial year—the amount, calculated in accordance with the following formula, rounded to the nearest cent with an amount of 0.5 cent to be rounded down— > > > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0449)%20AND%20(Year%3D2022)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g4.gif) > > > where— > > > > > > P is the amount of the pollutant fee unit in the financial year immediately before the financial year for which the amount is to be calculated. > > > > > > A is the average of the percentage change, expressed in decimals and rounded to 2 decimal places, in the CPI for the September, December, March and June quarters from the financial year immediately before the financial year for which the amount is to be calculated. > > > (2) If, in a financial year, the percentage change in the CPI for the September, December, March and June quarters is not published by the Australian Statistician, the percentage change that applied in 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 pollutant fee unit 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 amounts of fees that apply in that financial year resulting from the application of the amount of the pollutant fee unit for that financial year calculated under this section.