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Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022

Made under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW)
The Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022 (NSW) is the principal general regulation under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. It determines the appropriate regulatory autho...
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Version as at 23 Jul 2026 Compiled version

Current Topics 9

Amendments to the Regulation made but not yet commenced

Oct 2026
Three amending instruments affecting the Regulation have been made but have not yet commenced.
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1 citation

Annual licence fee and changes to the licence fee period

Oct 2026
The administrative fee forms part of the annual fee for an environment protection licence, and a change to the licence fee period does not c...
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2 citations

Appropriate regulatory authority for specified activities

Oct 2026
Chapter 2 of the Regulation declares which body is the appropriate regulatory authority for specified activities under the Act, s 6.
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2 citations

Calculating the administrative fee and environmental management category

Oct 2026
The administrative fee is calculated in steps that apply an environmental management factor based on the licence holder's environmental mana...
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1 citation

Late payment penalty, refunds and waivers of licence fees

Oct 2026
Administrative and load-based fees not paid by the due date increase at the late payment rate, and the EPA may refund or waive administrativ...
Medium
1 citation

Pollution incident response management plans – form, content and testing

Oct 2026
A pollution incident response management (PIRM) plan required under the Act, Part 5.7A must be written and must record when it was tested an...
Medium
1 citation

Repeal of the scheduled PFAS firefighting foam provisions on 1 December 2027

Oct 2026
Section 89D of the Regulation repeals Chapter 6, Part 1A (Scheduled PFAS firefighting foam) on 1 December 2027.
Medium
1 citation

Scheduled automatic repeal of the Regulation on 1 September 2027

Oct 2026
The Regulation is currently due to be automatically repealed under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 on 1 September 2027.
Low
1 citation

Upper Hunter environmental monitoring levy

Oct 2026
Upper Hunter licence holders must pay an environmental monitoring levy for the Upper Hunter monitoring program.
Medium
2 citations

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3 Sep 2026 · Amended

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Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Stronger Regulation and Penalties) Act 2024
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