Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2009C00261:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2009C00261
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Character Range: 2569–5025

platform was dumped into the sea, incinerated at sea, loaded for dumping or incineration, or placed as part of an artificial reef placement — the following information about the vessel, aircraft or platform:
 (i) whether it was a vessel, an aircraft or a platform;
 (ii) its name (if any) and its registration or other identifying mark or marking;
 (iii) its dimensions (including mass), worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case;
 (iv) the method of packaging or containment (if any).

4 Prescribed courts

  The court specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 opposite to the State or Territory specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is declared to be a prescribed court in relation to that State or Territory for the purposes of section 33 of the Act.

5 Fees for applications

 (1) For subsection 40 (1) of the Act, this regulation prescribes the fees to be paid for an application for a permit or for any other application under the Act.

 (2) For an application for a permit to dump dredged or excavated material into any part of the sea, the following fees are prescribed:
 (a) if the volume of the material exceeds 100 000 m3 — $23 500;
 (b) if the volume of the material does not exceed 100 000 m3 — $10 000.

 (3) For an application for a permit described in this subregulation, the following fees are prescribed:
 (a) a permit to dump a vessel into any part of the sea — $12 700;
 (b) a permit to dump a platform into any part of the sea — $12 700;
 (c) an artificial reef permit — $10 000;
 (d) a permit to dump into any part of the sea any controlled material for which a fee is not prescribed under this regulation — $5 000;
 (e) a permit to bury a person at sea — $1 675.

 (4) For an application to the Minister to vary a permit granted under the Act, the prescribed fee is $860.

Note   For applications made before the commencement of regulation 5, as substituted by the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), see regulation 4 of those Regulations.

5B Fees — time for payment

  For subsection 40 (2) of the Act, the time for payment of the fee for an application mentioned in regulation 5 is a time not later than 30 days after the application is made but before the permit or variation is granted.

6 Service of notices

  A notice to an applicant for a permit under subsection 18 (3) of the Act or to the holder of a permit under subsection 20 (1) or 21 (2) of the Act shall be served by