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### sec.313 Grant of application
If the chief executive grants a transition period exempt residue waste application, the chief executive must—
in addition to any other conditions, impose a condition on the approval either—
requiring the applicant maintain as a minimum a stated recycling efficiency; or
limiting the amount of residue waste that will attract the discount rate in a period, including, for example, as a stated proportion of the amount of waste that is used as feedstock for the recycling activity in the period; and
give the applicant notice of the grant stating the following—
the application has been granted;
the period for which the residue waste identified in the application is approved to be exempt waste;
any conditions imposed on the approval, including any limits on the types and amounts of residue waste that may be disposed of as exempt waste in the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii);
any conditions prescribed by regulation applying to the approval.
If the application relates to the Cairns Bedminster facility, the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii) must not be more than 3 years.
The notice must include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to impose a condition unless the condition is the same, or substantially the same, as a condition agreed to or asked for by the applicant.
The approval is subject to any conditions imposed by the chief executive and any conditions prescribed by regulation.
In this section—
recycling efficiency means a percentage of the feedstock for a recycling activity that is not disposed of as landfill as a result of the activity.
s 313 ins 2019 No. 2 s 19
(sec.313-ssec.1) If the chief executive grants a transition period exempt residue waste application, the chief executive must— in addition to any other conditions, impose a condition on the approval either— requiring the applicant maintain as a minimum a stated recycling efficiency; or limiting the amount of residue waste that will attract the discount rate in a period, including, for example, as a stated proportion of the amount of waste that is used as feedstock for the recycling activity in the period; and give the applicant notice of the grant stating the following— the application has been granted; the period for which the residue waste identified in the application is approved to be exempt waste; any conditions imposed on the approval, including any limits on the types and amounts of residue waste that may be disposed of as exempt waste in the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii); any conditions prescribed by regulation applying to the approval.
(sec.313-ssec.2) If the application relates to the Cairns Bedminster facility, the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii) must not be more than 3 years.
(sec.313-ssec.3) The notice must include or be accompanied by an information notice for the decision to impose a condition unless the condition is the same, or substantially the same, as a condition agreed to or asked for by the applicant.
(sec.313-ssec.4) The approval is subject to any conditions imposed by the chief executive and any conditions prescribed by regulation.
(sec.313-ssec.5) In this section— recycling efficiency means a percentage of the feedstock for a recycling activity that is not disposed of as landfill as a result of the activity.
- (a) in addition to any other conditions, impose a condition on the approval either— (i) requiring the applicant maintain as a minimum a stated recycling efficiency; or (ii) limiting the amount of residue waste that will attract the discount rate in a period, including, for example, as a stated proportion of the amount of waste that is used as feedstock for the recycling activity in the period; and
- (i) requiring the applicant maintain as a minimum a stated recycling efficiency; or
- (ii) limiting the amount of residue waste that will attract the discount rate in a period, including, for example, as a stated proportion of the amount of waste that is used as feedstock for the recycling activity in the period; and
- (b) give the applicant notice of the grant stating the following— (i) the application has been granted; (ii) the period for which the residue waste identified in the application is approved to be exempt waste; (iii) any conditions imposed on the approval, including any limits on the types and amounts of residue waste that may be disposed of as exempt waste in the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii); (iv) any conditions prescribed by regulation applying to the approval.
- (i) the application has been granted;
- (ii) the period for which the residue waste identified in the application is approved to be exempt waste;
- (iii) any conditions imposed on the approval, including any limits on the types and amounts of residue waste that may be disposed of as exempt waste in the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii);
- (iv) any conditions prescribed by regulation applying to the approval.
- (i) requiring the applicant maintain as a minimum a stated recycling efficiency; or
- (ii) limiting the amount of residue waste that will attract the discount rate in a period, including, for example, as a stated proportion of the amount of waste that is used as feedstock for the recycling activity in the period; and
- (i) the application has been granted;
- (ii) the period for which the residue waste identified in the application is approved to be exempt waste;
- (iii) any conditions imposed on the approval, including any limits on the types and amounts of residue waste that may be disposed of as exempt waste in the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii);
- (iv) any conditions prescribed by regulation applying to the approval.