12Calculation of contributions

#### 12 Calculation of contributions 12 Calculation of contributions (cf clause 5(1)–(5), (8A), (8B) and (17) of 2005 Reg) > > (1) For the purposes of section 88(2) of the Act, the contributions payable by occupiers of scheduled waste facilities are the contributions calculated in accordance with this clause. > > > (2) The contribution required to be paid by an occupier of a scheduled waste facility, in respect of waste (other than trackable liquid waste) received at the facility, is as follows— > > > > > (a) in the case of a scheduled waste facility located in the MLA—the MLA amount for the period in which the waste is received for each tonne of waste that is received in that period, > > > > > (b) in the case of a scheduled waste facility located outside the MLA— > > > > > > > (i) the MLA amount for the period in which the waste is received for each tonne of waste received in that period that has been generated in, or generated from waste generated in, the MLA, and > > > > > > > (ii) the RLA amount for the period in which the waste is received for each tonne of waste received in that period that has been generated in, or generated from waste generated in, the RLA, and > > > > > > > (iii) the RLA amount for the period in which the waste is received for each tonne of waste received in that period that has been generated, or generated from waste generated, outside both the MLA and RLA, but only if the facility is in the RLA. > > > (3) The contribution required to be paid by an occupier of a scheduled waste facility, in respect of trackable liquid waste received at the facility, is the TLW amount for the period in which the waste is received for each tonne of the waste that is received in that period. > > > (4) The contribution required to be paid by an occupier of a scheduled coal waste facility, in respect of coal washery rejects received at the facility, is the Special Levy amount for the period in which the rejects are received for each tonne of rejects received in that period. > > > (5) An occupier of a scheduled coal waste facility is not required to pay a contribution under subclause (2) in respect of coal washery rejects received at the facility. > > > (6) The amount of the contribution calculated in accordance with this clause is to be adjusted in accordance with Division 4 (if applicable) and rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cent upwards). > > > (7) For the purposes of this clause— > > > > > (a) the MLA amount or RLA amount, in respect of virgin excavated natural material received on or after 1 November 2014 at a scheduled waste disposal facility, is 90 per cent of the MLA amount, or RLA amount, otherwise applying for the purposes of this Division (as calculated under clause 11), and > > > > > (b) the MLA amount or RLA amount, in respect of residual waste generated directly from the shredding of scrap metal at a relevant waste facility and received at a scheduled waste disposal facility on any of the following days is the following percentage of the MLA amount, or RLA amount, otherwise applying for the purposes of this Division (as calculated under clause 11)— > > > > > > > (i) between 1 September 2019 and 30 June 2020—50%, > > > > > > > (ii) between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021—52.5%, > > > > > > > (iii) between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022—57.5%, > > > > > > > (iv) between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023—62.5%, > > > > > > > (v) between 1 July 2023 and 31 August 2026—75%, and > > > > > (c) the MLA amount or RLA amount, in respect of recovered fines applied to land as daily cover at a scheduled waste disposal facility, is 25 per cent of the MLA amount, or RLA amount, otherwise applying for the purposes of this Division (as calculated under clause 11) if— > > > > > > > (i) the recovered fines (being recovered fines meeting the requirements of Recovered Fines Alternative Daily Cover Specifications published by the EPA in the Gazette and as amended or replaced from time to time (the Recovered Fines Specifications)) are received at the facility on or after the date on which this paragraph commenced, and > > > > > > > (ii) the facility is authorised (in the environment protection licence for the facility) to receive the recovered fines and to apply the recovered fines to land as daily cover, and > > > > > > > (iii) the facility has obtained, from the scheduled waste facility that supplied the recovered fines, a statement in the approved form that certifies that the fines have been sampled and tested in accordance with the Recovered Fines Specifications and that fines comply with the Recovered Fines Specifications. > > > (8) The MLA amount or RLA amount calculated under subclause (7) is to be rounded to the nearest 10 cent multiple (with an amount of 5 cents to be rounded up). > > > (9) In subclause (7)(b), relevant waste facility means a waste facility— > > > > > (a) at which scrap metal processing (as listed in clause 26 of Schedule 1 to the Act) is authorised to be carried out under a licence, and > > > > > (b) that is specified by the EPA by notice published in the Gazette (including a notice in force under subclause (7)(b) immediately before its substitution by the [Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment Regulation 2019](/view/pdf/asmade/sl-2019-465)). > > **cl 12:** Am 2016 (341), cl 3; 2018 (332), cl 3; 2018 (643), Sch 2 \[7\]–\[9\]; 2019 (465), Sch 1.1 \[1\] \[2\]; 2024 (260), Sch 1\[1\]; 2025 (435), Sch 1\[1\].