South Australian Current Regulations

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2023 - SCHEDULE 6

Schedule 6—Transitional provisions

Part 2—Transitional provisions

2—Interpretation

In this Part—

repealed regulations means the Environment Protection Regulations 2009 .

3—Continuation of exemptions

        (1)         An exemption issued under regulation 71B of the repealed regulations (and in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause) will continue to have effect as if it had been issued under regulation 76 of these regulations.

        (2)         An exemption issued under regulation 73 of the repealed regulations (and in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause) will continue to have effect as if it had been issued under regulation 78 of these regulations.

        (3)         An exemption issued under regulation 74A(5) of the repealed regulations (and in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause) will continue to have effect as if it had been issued under regulation 80(4) of these regulations.

        (4)         An exemption issued under regulation 74B(8) of the repealed regulations (and in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause) will continue to have effect as if it had been issued under regulation 81(7) of these regulations.

        (5)         An exemption issued under regulation 75H of the repealed regulations (and in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause) will continue to have effect as if it had been issued under regulation 92 of these regulations.

        (6)         An exemption issued under regulation 75J of the repealed regulations (and in force immediately before the commencement of this subclause) will continue to have effect as if it had been issued under regulation 94 of these regulations.

4—Continuation of accreditation in respect of prescribed activities of environmental significance

An accreditation as an accredited licensee in respect of a particular prescribed activity of environmental significance in force under regulation 36 of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be an accreditation granted in respect of the licensee and activity under regulation 34 of these regulations.

5—Continuation of accreditation of site contamination auditors

        (1)         An accreditation of a site contamination auditor in force under Part 5 Division 2 of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this subclause will be taken to be an accreditation of the site contamination auditor under Part 5 Division 2 of these regulations.

        (2)         The accreditation under Part 5 Division 2 of these regulations is subject to the same conditions as the accreditation under the repealed regulations and will expire on the date on which the accreditation under those regulations would have expired.

6—Application for accreditation and renewal of accreditation as site contamination auditor

        (1)         An application for accreditation as a site contamination auditor under regulation 54 of the repealed regulations made but not determined immediately before the commencement of this subclause will be taken to be an application made under regulation 52 of these regulations.

        (2)         An application for renewal of accreditation as a site contamination auditor under regulation 59 of the repealed regulations made but not determined immediately before the commencement of this subclause will be taken to be an application made under regulation 57 of these regulations.

7—Continuation of approved weighbridges

An approval of a weighbridge in force under regulation 69 of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be an approval of the weighbridge under regulation 69 of these regulations.

8—Continuation of approved operational use declarations

An approved operational use declaration in force under regulation 69A(2) of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be an approved operational use declaration under regulation 70(2) of these regulations.

9—Continuation of approved volume measuring devices

An approval of a volume measuring device in force under regulation 71A(5)(b) of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be an approval of the volume measuring device under regulation 75(5)(b) of these regulations.

10—Continuation of approved volume calibration methods

An approval of a volume calibration method in force under regulation 71A(5)(e)(ii) of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be an approval of the volume calibration method under regulation 75(5)(e) of these regulations.

11—Continuation of video monitoring system notices

A notice in force under regulation 75I(1) or (2) of the repealed regulations immediately before the commencement of this clause will be taken to be a notice issued under regulation 93(1) or (2) (respectively) of these regulations.