Contaminated Land Auditors
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has established
the framework for assessing and approving auditor applications. Individuals
applying to be a contaminated land auditor can refer to the draft
prescribed guideline and draft prescribed
code of conduct when completing and submitting the application form. There are concerns this will make for a lower
standard for contaminated site auditors who will find it easier to get their
Qld certification. Due to interstate licensing
recognition requirements Qld qualified auditors will be permitted to operated
in all other Australian states.
Green Tape Reduction
The Forms and fees finder:
environmental authorities is an interactive web tool developed by the Department
of Environment and Heritage Protection to help business and industry understand the requirement for applying
for a new environmental authority and managing their existing environmental
authorities (for example, amending, amalgamating, transferring and surrendering
their environmental authority).
This tool translates the licensing framework
for both prescribed environmentally relevant activities (ERAs) and resource
activities in the Environmental
Protection Act 1994 to a question
and answer format.
The tool prompts users to select all their ERAs
and identifies their application requirements, from the correct application
form and annual fee to which environmental considerations should be covered in
an application.
Draft eligibility
criteria and standard conditions
The Environmental
Protection 1994 allows for
standard applications for an environmental authority to be made for certain
lower-risk activities. A standard application is one where the activity is
subject to eligibility criteria and standard conditions. The Department of
Environment and Heritage Protection has prepared 19 sets of draft eligibility
criteria and standard conditions for activities such as screening, small sewage
treatment plants and meat processing.
The proposed
eligibility criteria and standard conditions for the 19
prescribed ERAs have been released for public consultation.
One can use the template
and the Consultation information sheet – Draft eligibility criteria and
standard conditions for ERAs – Supporting information and making submissions
when preparing your submission. Submissions close on 19 August 2013 and can be sent to: Epact.Policy@ehp.qld.gov.au
Waste Management Review
The Environmental Protection (Waste Management)
Regulation 2000 expires on 1 September 2013. A review of
the regulation has been undertaken and a discussion paper outlining several options is now available for comment.
