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73Additional matters to be included in PIRM plan—the Act, s 153C
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#### 73 Additional matters to be included in PIRM plan—the Act, s 153C
73 Additional matters to be included in PIRM plan—the Act, s 153C
> > (1) For the Act, section 153C(d), the following must be included in a PIRM plan for a relevant licence—
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> > > (a) the names, positions and 24-hour contact details of each individual who is—
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> > > > (i) responsible for activating the PIRM plan, or
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> > > > (ii) authorised to notify relevant authorities under the Act, section 148, or
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> > > > (iii) responsible for managing the response to a pollution incident,
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> > > (b) the contact details of each relevant authority referred to in the Act, section 148,
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> > > (c) a community engagement protocol that includes procedures for notifying people living or working near a pollution incident and keeping them informed of relevant matters,
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> > > (d) details of pre-emptive action required to minimise or prevent a risk of harm to human health or the environment arising out of the activity, including, as a minimum, action that complies with the requirements set out in the [Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0666), clauses 70, 72 and 73,
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> > > (e) the nature and objectives of a staff training program in relation to the PIRM plan,
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> > > (f) the date on which the PIRM plan is tested and the name of the person who carried out the test,
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> > > (g) the method for testing and maintaining the PIRM plan.
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> > (2) Section 72 does not apply to a PIRM plan for a relevant licence.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > relevant licence means a licence authorising the following—
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> > > (a) an environmentally hazardous activity within the meaning of the Act, Schedule 1, clause 46,
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> > > (b) an activity to which the Act, Schedule 1, clause 48 applies.
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> **s 73:** Subst 2024 No 10, Sch 2.5\[1\].