Updated regulations proposed for EPA works approval and licensing in Victoria

The Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007 (Scheduled Premises Regulations), which define which activities are required to obtain an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) works approval or licence, will sunset on 26 June 2017.

On 20 October 2016, the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for the proposed Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises) Regulations 2017 was released. The RIS is open for comment until 16 December 2016.

In summary, the RIS recommends that the existing Scheduled Premises Regulations be remade with the following changes:

• application thresholds to allow temporary storage of limited amounts of asbestos and liquid prescribed industrial waste;