New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 308

308 Public register

(1) Each regulatory authority is required to keep a public register in accordance with this section.

(2) The regulatory authority must record in the register such of the following matters as are applicable to the regulatory authority--

(a) details of each licence application made to that authority,

(b) details of each decision of that authority made in respect of any such licence application,

(c) details of each licence issued by that authority,

(d) details of each variation of the conditions of any such licence,

(d1) details of each mandatory environmental audit under Part 6.2 undertaken in relation to a licence issued by that authority,

(d2) details of each pollution study required by a condition of a licence issued by that authority,

(d3) details of each pollution reduction program required by a condition of a licence issued by that authority,

(e) details of each decision of that authority to suspend, revoke or approve the surrender of any such licence (including details of any conditions to which it is subject),

(f) details of each certificate supplied in accordance with a condition of any such licence certifying compliance with the conditions of the licence,

(g) the date of completion of each review of any such licence by that authority under section 78,

(g1) in the case of the EPA--the date of each notice of review of a licence published in accordance with section 78 (2),

(h) details of each environment protection notice or noise control notice issued by that authority,

(h1) in the case of the EPA--details of each order published under section 133,

(i) in the case of the EPA--details of any exemption granted under Part 9.1,

(i1) for the EPA--details of each chemical use notice published under Part 9.3E, Division 2,

(i2) for the EPA--details of each chemical control order published under Part 9.3E, Division 3,

(j) details of convictions in prosecutions under this Act instituted by that authority,

(j1) details of each penalty notice issued by that authority,

(k) the results of civil proceedings before the Land and Environment Court under this Act by or against that authority,

(l) a summary of the conclusions of any audit report in connection with a mandatory environmental audit under Part 6.2 that is supplied to that authority,

(m) details of such other matters as are prescribed by the regulations (relating to licences or other matters under or relevant to this Act).

(3) The register may be kept in any form determined by the appropriate regulatory authority. Different parts of the register may be kept in different forms.

(4) The regulations may authorise the removal from the register of any matter concerning licence applications that were not granted, licences or notices that are no longer in force or exemptions granted by the EPA under Part 9.1, being exemptions that are no longer in force.

(5) For the purposes of this section,
"details" of a matter means--

(a) particulars of the matter, or

(b) a copy of the matter, or

(c) any electronic or other reproduction of the matter.