20Exemption of certain other occupiers from requirement to pay contributions

#### 20 Exemption of certain other occupiers from requirement to pay contributions 20 Exemption of certain other occupiers from requirement to pay contributions (cf clause 9 of 2005 Reg) > Note. > > See clause 109 in relation to reporting requirements for occupiers of facilities who are not required to pay contributions because of an exemption under this clause. > > > (1) The occupier of any waste facility that is not a scheduled waste facility is exempt from the requirement to pay a contribution to the EPA under section 88 of the Act. > > > (2) The occupier of a scheduled waste facility is exempt from the requirement to pay contributions to the EPA under section 88 of the Act if— > > > > > (a) the facility is a scheduled waste facility because a prescribed scheduled activity is carried on at the facility, and > > > > > (b) no other activity in respect of waste received at the facility is carried on at the facility that would make the facility a scheduled waste facility (other than the storage of waste received in connection with the prescribed scheduled activity). > > > (3) The occupier of a scheduled waste facility is exempt from the requirement to pay contributions to the EPA under section 88 of the Act if— > > > > > (a) the facility is not a scheduled waste disposal facility, and > > > > > (b) the facility is a scheduled waste facility because an activity listed in clause 26 (Metallurgical activities) of Schedule 1 to the Act is carried on at the facility. > > > (4) The occupier of a scheduled waste facility is exempt from the requirement to pay contributions to the EPA under the Act, section 88 if— > > > > > (a) the facility is not a scheduled waste disposal facility, and > > > > > (b) the scheduled activity carried on at the facility involves only the storage, treatment, processing or sorting of 1 or more of the following— > > > > > > > (i) clinical and related waste, > > > > > > > (ii) hazardous waste, > > > > > > > (iii) liquid waste, > > > > > > > (iv) restricted solid waste. > > > (4A) The occupier of a scheduled waste disposal facility is exempt from the requirement to pay contributions to the EPA under the Act, section 88 if the scheduled activity of waste disposal carried on at the facility involves only 1 or both of the following— > > > > > (a) slags, > > > > > (b) virgin excavated natural material. > > > (5) Nothing in this clause exempts the occupier of a scheduled waste facility from the requirement to pay contributions to the EPA in respect of trackable liquid waste received at the facility. > > > (6) In this clause— > > > > prescribed scheduled activity means a scheduled activity listed in any of the following provisions of Schedule 1 to the Act— > > > > > (a) clause 7 (Ceramic works), > > > > > (b) clause 12 (Composting), > > > > > (c) clause 14 (Container reconditioning), > > > > > (d) clause 15 (Contaminated soil treatment), > > > > > (e) clause 30 (Paper or pulp production). > > **cl 20:** Am 2014 (667), Sch 1 \[5\] \[6\]; 2023 (107), Sch 1\[10\].