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Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022
99Calculation of annual levy—Upper Hunter coal mining licence holders
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#### 99 Calculation of annual levy—Upper Hunter coal mining licence holders
99 Calculation of annual levy—Upper Hunter coal mining licence holders
> > (1) The amount of the annual levy payable by an Upper Hunter coal mining licence holder for a levy period is calculated as follows, with adjustments to the formula as the EPA considers necessary—
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> > where—
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> > CML is the amount of the annual levy payable by an Upper Hunter coal mining licence holder for a levy period.
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> > F is the estimated cost of the Upper Hunter monitoring program for the levy period as decided under section 93.
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> > K is the sum of the amounts of particulate matter emitted from all Upper Hunter coal mining licensed premises during the previous levy period.
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> > H is the sum of the amounts of particulate matter emitted from all Upper Hunter licensed premises during the previous levy period.
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> > L is the amount of material moved at the premises to which the licence applies during the previous levy period.
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> > M is the sum of the amounts of material moved at all Upper Hunter coal mining licensed premises during the previous levy period.
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> > N is the amount of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide emitted from the premises to which the licence applies during the previous levy period.
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> > J is the sum of the amounts of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide emitted from all Upper Hunter licensed premises during the previous levy period.
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> > Example—
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> > For example, adjustments will be required because the formula uses the emissions produced by an Upper Hunter licence holder during the previous levy period to calculate the amount payable for a levy period. The amount payable by a Upper Hunter licence holder for the first levy period will be calculated based on the emissions produced by the licence holder during the first levy period.
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> > (2) A reference in a component of the formula in subsection (1) to an amount is a reference to the amount provided to the EPA by an Upper Hunter licence holder under section 99.
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> > (3) If information required to calculate the amount of the annual levy is not available to the EPA, the EPA may calculate the amount of the levy based on reasonable estimates.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > Upper Hunter coal mining licensed premises means premises located in the area of the Upper Hunter monitoring program to which a licence authorising the carrying out of mining for coal applies.
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> > Upper Hunter licensed premises means premises located in the area of the Upper Hunter monitoring program to which a licence authorising the carrying out of mining for coal or the generation of electricity from an energy source, other than wind or solar power, applies.