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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SCHEDULED PREMISES) REGULATIONS 2017 (SR NO 45 OF 2017) - REG 5

Definitions

In these Regulations—

"ambulance service" has the same meaning as it has in the  Ambulance Services Act 1986 ;

"animal unit" means one head of cattle or 5 of any other kind of mammal;

"chemical process" means any process where a chemical change occurs but does not include physical processes such as mixing or blending;

Class 2 indicator means a Class 2 indicator in the State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management);

Class 3 indicator means a Class 3 indicator in the State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management);

"compost" means an organic product that has undergone controlled aerobic and thermophilic biological transformation through the composting process to achieve pasteurisation and reduce phytotoxic compounds, and achieved a specified level of maturity required for compost;

"contamination" has the same meaning as it has in the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999 as in force from time to time;

"digestate "means the material remaining after the anaerobic digestion of organic waste;

"EPU "(equivalent passenger units), in relation to a type of tyre in column 2 of the Table in Schedule 2, means the corresponding value in column 3 of that Table;

"health service" has the same meaning as it has in the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 ;

"information technology and telecommunications equipment" means products and equipment used for the collection, storage, processing, presentation, communication, transmission or receipt of sound, images, video or other information by electronic means or telecommunications;

"odorous compound" means any chemical compound, including a volatile organic compound, that is offensive to the senses of human beings when dispersed in the air;

"particles" means any particles referred to in the State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management) including the following indicators—

        (a)                 Particles as PM 2·5 ;

        (b)     Particles as PM 10 ;

        (c)     total suspended particles;

        (d)     TSP (nuisance dust);

"pasteurised material" means organic material with reduced pathogens and plant propagules following exposure to heat;

"prescribed industrial waste" has the same meaning as in the Environment
Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009;

reprocess means to change the physical structure or properties of a waste material to allow for further use;

"source "means a point from which wastes are emitted to the air environment;" "

"specified electronic waste "means waste rechargeable batteries, cathode ray tube monitors and televisions, flat panel monitors and televisions, information technology and telecommunications equipment, lighting and photovoltaic panels;

"State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management)" means the Environment Protection Act 1970 : State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management) published in the Victoria Government Gazette S240 on 21 December 2001, as in force from time to time;

"the Act" means the Environment Protection Act 1970 ;

"volatile organic compound" means any chemical compound based on carbon with a vapour pressure of at least 0·010 kPa at a temperature of 25° Celsius or having a corresponding volatility under the particular conditions of use except carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonate salts;

"waste tyres "means whole rubber tyres which are considered waste for the purposes of the Act;

"water corporation" has the same meaning as it has in the Water Act 1989 .



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