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.