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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 101

101—Recovery of administrative and technical costs associated with action under Part 10A (section 135A)

        (1)         For the purposes of section 135A(2) of the Act, the fee payable in respect of action taken in accordance with section 135A of the Act is the sum of—

            (a)         the reasonable costs incurred by the Authority to engage a site contamination auditor or site contamination consultant to take action in accordance with that section; and

            (b)         —

                  (i)         in the case of action commenced during business hours, the sum of—

                        (A)         11 fee units; and

                        (B)         if the action exceeds 2 hours in duration—

        •         4 fee units for each subsequent hour or part of an hour for action taken during business hours; and

        •         8 fee units for each subsequent hour or part of an hour for action taken outside of business hours; or

                  (ii)         in the case of an action commenced outside of business hours, the sum of—

                        (A)         21 fee units; and

                        (B)         if the action exceeds 2 hours in duration—

        •         4 fee units for each subsequent hour or part of an hour for action taken during business hours; and

        •         8 fee units for each subsequent hour or part of an hour for action taken outside of business hours.

        (2)         In this regulation—

"business hours" means the hours between 8:45 am and 5 pm on any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday;

"reasonable costs" include (but are not limited to) the cost of the following:

            (a)         taking a sample;

            (b)         conducting tests, examinations or analyses;

            (c)         undertaking a site investigation;

            (d)         undertaking a risk assessment;

            (e)         undertaking a remediation options assessment;

            (f)         preparing a site remediation plan;

            (g)         preparing a remediation validation report;

            (h)         preparing a site management plan.



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