Statutory Rules 1996 No. 2851
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Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (Fees) Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989.
Dated 11 December 1996.
WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
ROBERT HILL
Minister for the Environment
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1. Commencement
1.1 These Regulations commence on 12 December 1996.
2. Amendment
2.1 The Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (Fees) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.
3. Regulation 2 (Interpretation)
3.1 Omit the regulation, substitute:
Interpretation
“2. In these Regulations:
‘Act’ means the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989;
‘approved recovery facility’, for a Basel import permit, means a facility approved under regulation 7 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Regulations;
‘approved recovery facility’ for a special import permit under the OECD Decision Regulations, means a facility approved under regulation 42 of those Regulations;
‘OECD Decision’ has the same meaning as in the OECD Decision Regulations;
‘OECD Decision Regulations’ means the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (OECD Decision) Regulations.
“[Note: Words and phrases used in these Regulations that are defined in the Act have the same meaning in these Regulations as they do in the Act: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 46 (1) (a). For example, section 4 of the Act includes definitions of ‘Basel Convention’, ‘Basel export permit’, ‘Basel import permit’, ‘Basel transit permit’, ‘special export permit’, ‘special import permit’, and ‘special transit permit’.]”.
4. Schedule (Fees for application)
4.1 Omit the Schedule, substitute:
SCHEDULE Regulation 3
APPLICATION AND NOTICE FEES
Column 1 Item | Column 2 Application or notice | Column 3 Fee
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| $ |
| Basel permits
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1 | application for a Basel export permit (other than an application mentioned in item 2)
| 4,440 |
2 | application for a Basel export permit: (a) made within 12 months of the grant of a permit of the same type; and (b) in relation to an export proposal of the same type as the proposal to which the earlier permit relates; and (c) the grant of which being: (i) consequent on the earlier permit ceasing to be in force; and (ii) subject to the same conditions
| 420 |
3 | in relation to an application for a Basel export permit—a notice given in accordance with the Basel Convention to a foreign country through which the waste is to be transported
| 110 |
4 | application for a Basel import permit (other than an application mentioned in item 5)
| 270
|
SCHEDULE —continued
Column 1 Item | Column 2 Application or notice | Column 3 Fee
|
|
| $
|
5 | application for a Basel import permit authorising hazardous waste to be sent to an approved recovery facility
| 210
|
6 | application for a Basel transit permit
| 110
|
7 | application to vary a Basel export permit | 370
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8 | application to vary a Basel import permit | 210
|
9 | application to vary a Basel transit permit
| 110
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| Special permits under the OECD Decision Regulations
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10 | application for a special export permit (other than an application mentioned in item 12)
| 480 |
11 | in relation to an application for a special export permit—a notice given in accordance with the OECD Decision to a foreign country through which the waste is to be transported
| 110 |
SCHEDULE—continued
Column 1 Item | Column 2 Application or notice | Column 3 Fee
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| $
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12 | application for a special export permit: (a) made within 12 months of the grant of a permit of the same type; and (b) in relation to an export proposal of the same type as the proposal to which the earlier permit relates; and (c) the grant of which being: (i) consequent on the earlier permit ceasing to be in force; and (ii) subject to the same conditions.
| 420 |
13 | application for a special import permit (other than an application mentioned in item 14)
| 270 |
14 | application for a special import permit authorising hazardous waste to be sent to an approved recovery facility
| 210
|
15 | application for a special transit permit
| 110
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16 | application to vary a special export permit
| 370
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17 | application to vary a special import permit, (other than an application mentioned item 18)
| 210 |
18 | application to vary a special import permit authorising hazardous waste to be sent to an approved recovery facility
| 110 |
19 | application to vary a special transit permit
| 110
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NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 December 1996.
2. Statutory Rules 1990 No. 130.