79Reporting on transportation of asbestos waste solely within New South Wales

#### 79 Reporting on transportation of asbestos waste solely within New South Wales 79 Reporting on transportation of asbestos waste solely within New South Wales > > (1) This clause applies to the transportation of asbestos waste. > > > (2) However, this clause does not apply to any of the following— > > > > > (a) the transportation of less than 100 kilograms of asbestos waste, or of less than 10 square metres of asbestos waste that is asbestos sheeting, in any single load, > > > > > (b) the transportation of asbestos waste if Part 4 applies to the transportation, > > > > > (c) the transportation of asbestos waste in an emergency to protect human health, the environment or property, > > > > > (d) the transportation of asbestos waste that commenced before 1 July 2015. > > > (3) The transporter of a load of asbestos waste must cause the following information to be given to the EPA (in the prescribed form and manner) before the transportation of the load commences— > > > > > (a) the address of the site at which the asbestos waste has been generated (by its removal from the site), if known to the transporter, > > > > > (b) the name, address and contact details of the premises from which the load is proposed to be transported, > > > > > (c) the date on which it is proposed that the transportation commence, > > > > > (d) the name, address and contact details of the premises to which the waste is proposed to be transported, > > > > > (e) the approximate weight (in kilograms) of each class of asbestos waste in the load (rounded to the nearest kilogram and, if the amount to be rounded is 0.5 kilogram, rounded up), > > > > > (f) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines. > > > (4) If the premises to which the load is delivered (the receiving premises) are not the same as the premises specified under subclause (3)(d), the transporter causing the delivery must ensure that the EPA is given the name, address and contact details of the receiving premises (in the prescribed form and manner) within 24 hours after the delivery. > > > (5) The transporter of a load of asbestos waste must ensure that the occupier of any premises to which the transporter causes the load to be delivered is given the following information (in the prescribed form and manner) no later than on delivery— > > > > > (a) the unique consignment code issued by the EPA in relation to that load, > > > > > (b) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines. > > > (6) The occupier of a waste facility to which a load of asbestos waste is delivered must cause the EPA to be given the following information (in the prescribed form and manner) within 3 days after the delivery— > > > > > (a) the date and time of delivery, > > > > > (b) the approximate weight (in kilograms) of each class of asbestos waste in the load (rounded to the nearest kilogram and, if the amount to be rounded is 0.5 kilogram, rounded up), > > > > > (c) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines. > > > (7) The EPA may grant an exemption under Part 9 from the whole of, or any provision within, this clause. > > > (8) A reference in this clause to the prescribed form and manner in which information is to be given is a reference to the form and manner in which the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines specify the information is to be given. > > > (9) For the purposes of this clause, the classes of asbestos waste are as follows— > > > > > (a) bonded asbestos material, > > > > > (b) friable asbestos material. > > > (10) In this clause— > > > > Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines means the document of that name, published by the EPA in the Gazette (as amended or replaced, from time to time, by notice published in the Gazette). > > > > Note. > > > > A copy of the guidelines is available on the EPA’s website (www.epa.nsw.gov.au). > > > > transporter of asbestos waste means— > > > > > (a) in the case of asbestos waste that is transported in the course of business—the person who carries on the business, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—any individual who carries out the transportation. > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 100 penalty units in the case of an individual.