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Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022
96Upper Hunter licence holders must pay environmental monitoring levy
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#### 96 Upper Hunter licence holders must pay environmental monitoring levy
96 Upper Hunter licence holders must pay environmental monitoring levy
> > (1) Upper Hunter licence holders are required to pay an environmental monitoring levy in relation to the Upper Hunter monitoring program under this Part.
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> > (2) The environmental monitoring levy payable by an Upper Hunter licence holder for a levy period consists of the following components—
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> > > (a) the annual levy,
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> > > (b) the construction levy.
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> > (3) The EPA must provide written notice to each Upper Hunter licence holder of the amount of the annual levy or the construction levy, or both, that the licence holder is required to pay for a levy period.
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> > (4) The levy must be paid as follows—
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> > > (a) within 30 days after the notice is given by the EPA,
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> > > (b) by a later date specified by the EPA in the notice.
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> > (5) If a levy is not paid by the due date, the levy must be increased by the amount of simple interest calculated at the rate of 25% per year on the amount of the levy unpaid for each day that elapses after the due date and before the date of payment.