99Calculation of annual levy—Upper Hunter coal mining licence holders

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—

where—

CML is the amount of the annual levy payable by an Upper Hunter coal mining licence holder for a levy period.

F is the estimated cost of the Upper Hunter monitoring program for the levy period as decided under section 93.

K is the sum of the amounts of particulate matter emitted from all Upper Hunter coal mining licensed premises during the previous levy period.

H is the sum of the amounts of particulate matter emitted from all Upper Hunter licensed premises during the previous levy period.

L is the amount of material moved at the premises to which the licence applies during the previous levy period.

M is the sum of the amounts of material moved at all Upper Hunter coal mining licensed premises during the previous levy period.

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.

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.

Example—

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.

(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.

(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.

(4) In this section—

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.