Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 No 211

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Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 April 2021 01 April 2021 2021 (SI 80)
25 March 2021 25 March 2021 2021 No 5
22 January 2021 22 January 2021 2020 No 30
11 December 2020 11 December 2020 2020 No 30
01 December 2020 01 December 2020 2020 No 29
13 November 2020 13 November 2020 2020 (SI 665)
14 August 2020 14 August 2020 2020 (SI 474)
01 May 2020 01 May 2020 2020 (SI 180)
01 December 2019 01 December 2019 2019 (SI 465)
01 September 2019 01 September 2019 2019 (SI 411)
05 July 2019 05 July 2019 2019 (SI 319)
21 June 2019 21 June 2019 2019 (SI 260)
22 February 2019 22 February 2019 2019 (SI 88)
25 January 2019 25 January 2019 2018 No 80
2019 (SI 29)
16 November 2018 16 November 2018 2018 (SI 643)
01 August 2018 01 August 2018 2018 No 25
29 June 2018 29 June 2018 2018 No 25
01 December 2017 01 December 2017 2017 (SI 647)
01 September 2017 01 September 2017 2017 (SI 449)
19 May 2017 19 May 2017 2017 (SI 190)
31 March 2017 31 March 2017 2017 (SI 118)
01 July 2016 01 July 2016 2014 (SI 241)
2016 (SI 340)
01 October 2015 01 October 2015 2015 (SI 533)
01 August 2015 01 August 2015 2014 (SI 667)
08 July 2015 08 July 2015 2015 No 15
01 July 2015 01 July 2015 2014 (SI 241)
04 June 2015 04 June 2015 2015 No 5
06 February 2015 06 February 2015 2015 (SI 48)
01 January 2015 01 January 2015 2014 No 65
2014 No 74
19 December 2014 19 December 2014 2014 (SI 852)
01 November 2014 01 November 2014 2014 (SI 666)
01 September 2014 01 September 2014 2014 (SI 565)
29 August 2014 29 August 2014 2014 (SI 564)
01 July 2014 01 July 2014 2014 (SI 241)
07 March 2014 07 March 2014 2014 (SI 94)
20 December 2013 20 December 2013 2013 (SI 749)
01 September 2013 01 September 2013 2013 (SI 451)
01 July 2013 01 July 2013 2013 No 19
28 June 2013 28 June 2013 2013 (SI 341)
01 March 2013 01 March 2013 2013 (SI 61)
15 February 2013 15 February 2013 2013 (SI 51)
01 January 2013 01 January 2013 2012 No 96
01 June 2012 01 June 2012 2009 (SI 211)
29 February 2012 29 February 2012 2011 No 63
2012 (SI 54)
06 February 2012 06 February 2012 2011 No 63
01 November 2011 01 November 2011 2011 No 41
26 October 2011 26 October 2011 2011 (SI 554)
08 July 2011 08 July 2011 2011 No 27
13 December 2010 13 December 2010 2010 No 4
01 September 2010 01 September 2010 2010 (SI 428)
09 July 2010 09 July 2010 2010 No 59
01 July 2010 01 July 2010 2009 No 54
08 January 2010 08 January 2010 2009 No 106
13 November 2009 13 November 2009 2009 (SI 533)
29 May 2009 29 May 2009

Original legislation

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 (SI 211)

notfd 29.05.2009.

Date of commencement, Sch 9 excepted, 30.6.2009, cl 2 (1).

Date of commencement of Sch 9, 1.6.2012, cl 2 (2).

Amended by Sch 9 to this Regulation.

Amending legislation

COVID-19 Recovery Act 2021 No 5

Assented to 25.03.2021.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.23, assent, sec 2(1).

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (PFAS Firefighting Foam) Regulation 2021 (SI 80)

notfd 01.03.2021.

Date of commencement, 1 month after publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (COVID-19 Audio and Audio Visual Links) Regulation 2020 (SI 665)

notfd 13.11.2020.

Date of commencement, 13.11.2020, cl 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 No 30

Assented to 27.10.2020.

Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 1.36, 11.12.2020, sec 2(3).

Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4.78, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4).

Sporting Venues Authorities Amendment (Venues NSW) Act 2020 No 29

Assented to 27.10.2020.

Date of commencement, 1.12.2020, sec 2 and 2020 (681) LW 27.11.2020.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Native Forest Bio-material) Regulation 2020 (SI 474)

notfd 14.08.2020.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Railway Systems Activities) Regulation 2020 (SI 180)

notfd 01.05.2020.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment Regulation 2019 (SI 465)

notfd 20.09.2019.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, 1.12.2019, cl 2(2).

Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2019 (SI 411)

notfd 23.08.2019.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2019, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations Legislation Amendment (Scheduled Activities) Regulation 2019 (SI 319)

notfd 05.07.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Fees and Native Forest Bio-material) Regulation 2019 (SI 260)

notfd 21.06.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Drug Exhibit Waste and Vapour Recovery) Regulation 2019 (SI 88)

notfd 22.02.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Calculating Amount of Monetary Benefits) Regulation 2019 (SI 29)

notfd 25.01.2019.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Asbestos Waste) Act 2018 No 80

Assented to 28.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 25.1.2019, sec 2 (1) and 2019 (18) LW 25.1.2019.

Protection of the Environment Operations Legislation Amendment (Waste) Regulation 2018 (SI 643)

notfd 16.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, on publication on LW, cl 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 No 25

Assented to 15.06.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.29, 1.8.2018, sec 2 (3).

Date of commencement of Schs 5.33 and 6, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Penalty Notices) Regulation 2017 (SI 647)

notfd 24.11.2017.

Date of commencement, 1.12.2017, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2017 (SI 449)

notfd 25.08.2017.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2017, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2017 (SI 190)

notfd 19.05.2017.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment Regulation 2017 (SI 118)

notfd 31.03.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, on publication on LW, cl 2 (1).

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Risk-based Licensing) Regulation 2016 (SI 340)

notfd 24.06.2016.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2016, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment (Cruise Ships) Regulation 2015 (SI 533)

notfd 04.09.2015.

Date of commencement, 1.10.2015, cl 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 No 15

Assented to 29.06.2015.

Date of commencement of Schs 2 and 6, 8.7.2015, sec 2 (1).

Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015 No 5

Assented to 04.06.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 8, assent, sec 2 (1).

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Newcastle Air Monitoring) Regulation 2015 (SI 48)

notfd 06.02.2015.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (NSW Gas Plan) Regulation 2014 (SI 852)

notfd 19.12.2014.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Water NSW Act 2014 No 74

Assented to 11.11.2014.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2015, sec 2 and 2014 (839) LW 19.12.2014.

Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No 65

Assented to 28.10.2014.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2015, sec 2 and 2014 (835) LW 19.12.2014.

Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment (Contributions) Regulation 2014 (SI 667)

notfd 17.10.2014.

Date of commencement, 1.8.2015, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 (SI 666)

notfd 17.10.2014.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.11.2014, cl 2 (1).

Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2014 (SI 565)

notfd 29.08.2014.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2014, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Fees and Penalty Notices) Regulation 2014 (SI 564)

notfd 29.08.2014.

Date of commencement, 29.8.2014, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Licensing Fees) Regulation 2014 (SI 241)

notfd 02.05.2014.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1] and [4], 1.7.2015, cl 2 (2).

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [2] [5] [6] and [9], 1.7.2016, cl 2 (3).

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [3] [7] [8] and [10], 1.7.2014, cl 2 (1).

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Native Forest Bio-material) Regulation 2013 (2014 SI 94)

notfd 07.03.2014.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Glebe Island) Regulation 2013 (SI 749)

notfd 20.12.2013.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust) Regulation 2013 (SI 451)

notfd 23.08.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2013, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Scheduled Activities) Regulation 2013 (SI 341)

notfd 28.06.2013.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Road Transport Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 19

Assented to 03.04.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (329) LW 28.6.2013.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (M5 East Tunnel) Regulation 2013 (SI 61)

notfd 22.02.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.3.2013, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Upper Hunter Air Quality Monitoring Network) Regulation 2013 (SI 51)

notfd 15.02.2013.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Forestry Act 2012 No 96

Assented to 21.11.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.31, 1.1.2013, sec 2 and 2012 (680) LW 21.12.2012.

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Pollution Incident Response Management Plans) Regulation 2012 (SI 54)

notfd 24.02.2012.

Date of commencement, 29.2.2012, cl 2.

Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No 63

Assented to 16.11.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.4 [1] (except to the extent that it amends cl 95A), 29.2.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (13) LW 20.1.2012.

Sch 3.4 [1] (to the extent that it amends cl 95A) was without effect as that cl was repealed by the Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.4 [2]–[4], 6.2.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (13) LW 20.1.2012.

Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2011 (SI 554)

notfd 26.10.2011.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No 41

Assented to 13.09.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.35, 1.11.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (559) LW 28.10.2011.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 No 27

Assented to 27.06.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.42, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).

Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2010 (SI 428)

notfd 13.08.2010.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2010, cl 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 No 59

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.80, 9.7.2010, cl 2 (2).

Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment Act 2010 No 4

Assented to 18.03.2010.

Date of commencement, 13.12.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (659) LW 3.12.2010.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009 No 106

Assented to 14.12.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).

Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment (Vapour Recovery) Regulation 2009 (SI 533)

notfd 13.11.2009.

Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.

Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009 No 54

Assented to 26.06.2009.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (248) LW 18.6.2010.

History notes

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Cl 3

Am 2014 (564), Sch 1 [1].

Cl 4

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [1].

Cl 7

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [2]; 2016 (340), cl 3 (1).

Cl 9

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [3]; 2019 (260), Sch 1 [1] [2].

Cl 10

Subst 2014 (241), Sch 1 [4].

Cll 10A, 10B

Ins 2014 (241), Sch 1 [4].

Cl 10C

Ins 2014 (241), Sch 1 [5]. Am 2016 (340), cl 3 (2) (3).

Cl 12

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [6].

Cl 19

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [7]; 2019 (260), Sch 1 [3] [4].

Cl 22

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [8].

Cl 36

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [9]; 2016 (340), cl 3 (4).

Cl 37

Am 2016 (340), cl 3 (5).

Cl 43

Am 2011 No 63, Sch 3.4 [1]; 2014 (564), Sch 1 [2].

Cl 47A

Ins 2011 (554), Sch 3 [1]. Rep 2014 (852), Sch 2 [1].

Cl 51A

Ins 2018 (643), Sch 3 [1].

Cl 61

Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.29.

Cl 71

Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.39.

Cl 72

Am 2013 No 19, Sch 4.65 [1].

Chapter 5A, heading

Ins 2013 (51), Sch 1. Am 2015 (48), Sch 1 [1].

Chapter 5A, Part 1, heading

Ins 2015 (48), Sch 1 [2].

Cl 79A

Ins 2013 (51), Sch 1. Am 2015 (48), Sch 1 [3].

Cl 79B

Ins 2013 (51), Sch 1.

Cl 79C

Ins 2013 (51), Sch 1. Am 2015 (48), Sch 1 [3].

Cll 79D–79L

Ins 2013 (51), Sch 1.

Chapter 5A, Part 2 (cll 79M–79W)

Ins 2015 (48), Sch 1 [4].

Cl 80

Rep 2020 No 30, Sch 1.36[1].

Cl 81

Am 2010 No 59, Sch 2.80; 2011 No 41, Sch 5.35 [1]–[3]; 2012 No 96, Sch 4.31; 2013 (451), cl 3; 2014 (564), Sch 1 [3]–[11]; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.23; 2015 No 15, Sch 2.44 [1]; 2018 No 25, Sch 5.33 [1]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.78[1]–[3].

Cl 82

Rep 2020 No 30, Sch 1.36[2].

Cl 83

Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.36[3] [4].

Cl 83A

Ins 2015 (533), Sch 2 [1]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.36[5] [6].

Cl 84

Am 2011 No 27, Sch 2.42 [1] [2]; 2015 No 15, Sch 2.44 [2].

Cl 85

Am 2015 No 5, Sch 8.22 [1].

Cl 86

Am 2011 No 41, Sch 5.35 [4]–[6]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.78[1] [4] [5].

Cl 87

Am 2014 (564), Sch 1 [12]; 2015 No 5, Sch 8.22 [2].

Cl 90

Am 2011 (554), Sch 3 [2]; 2020 No 29, Sch 2.5.

Cl 90A

Ins 2011 (554), Sch 3 [3].

Cl 91

Am 2011 (554), Sch 3 [4]; 2014 (565), Sch 1.2 [1]; 2017 (190), cl 3. Subst 2019 (411), Sch 1 [1].

Cl 92

Am 2019 (319), Sch 2 [1].

Cl 93A

Ins 2021 (80), Sch 1[1].

Chapter 7, Part 2, heading

Am 2013 (749), cl 3 (1).

Cl 94

Am 2011 No 41, Sch 5.35 [7]; 2013 No 19, Sch 4.65 [2]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.78[1].

Cl 95A

Ins 2010 No 4, Sch 2. Rep 2011 (554), Sch 3 [5]. Ins 2019 (319), Sch 2 [2].

Cl 95B

Ins 2013 (749), cl 3 (2). Rep 2018 No 25, Sch 6. Ins 2021 (80), Sch 1[2].

Cl 96

Am 2014 (94), Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2019 (260), Sch 1 [5]–[7].

Cl 97A

Ins 2020 (474), Sch 1.

Chapter 7, Part 3A

Ins 2012 (54), Sch 1.

Cll 98A, 98B

Ins 2012 (54), Sch 1.

Cl 98C

Ins 2012 (54), Sch 1. Am 2014 (666), Sch 3 [1].

Cll 98D–98F

Ins 2012 (54), Sch 1.

Chapter 7, Part 3B (cll 98G–98J)

Ins 2021 (80), Sch 1[3].

Cl 99

Am 2014 (241), Sch 1 [10]; 2019 (260), Sch 1 [8] [9].

Cl 101

Subst 2011 No 63, Sch 3.4 [2].

Cl 101A

Ins 2019 (29), cl 3.

Cl 106

Am 2018 No 25, Sch 5.33 [2].

Cl 108

Rep 2014 (666), Sch 3 [2].

Cl 109

Ins 2014 (666), Sch 3 [3]. Am 2018 (643), Sch 3 [2].

Cl 110

Ins 2020 (665), cl 3. Rep 2021 No 5, Sch 1.23.

Sch 1

Am 2011 (554), Sch 3 [6]–[9]; 2013 (341), Sch 2 [1]–[5]; 2014 (564), Sch 1 [13]; 2014 (852), Sch 2 [2] [3]; 2019 (319), Sch 2 [3]–[7].

Sch 2

Am 2011 (554), Sch 3 [10].

Sch 6

Am 2009 (211), Sch 9; 2009 (533), Sch 2 [1] [2]; 2009 No 106, Sch 2.28 [1]; 2010 (428), Sch 9; 2011 No 41, Sch 5.35 [8]; 2011 No 63, Sch 3.4 [3] [4]; 2013 (61), cl 3; 2014 (564), Sch 1 [14]–[18]; 2014 (565), Sch 1.2 [2]; 2014 (666), Sch 3 [4]; 2014 (667), Sch 2; 2014 No 65, Sch 2.2 [1] [2]; 2015 (533), Sch 2 [2]; 2017 (118), Sch 2; 2017 (449), Sch 3; 2017 (647), Sch 1; 2018 (643), Sch 3 [3]; 2018 No 80, Sch 2.1 [1] [2]; 2019 (88), Sch 2; 2019 (411), Sch 1 [2]; 2019 (465), Sch 1.2; 2020 No 30, Sch 1.36[7]–[9]; 2021 (80), Sch 1[4].

Sch 8

Am 2009 No 106, Sch 2.28 [2]; 2013 (341), Sch 2 [6]; 2014 (852), Sch 2 [4]; 2015 (48), Sch 1 [5]; 2019 (319), Sch 2 [8]; 2020 (180), cl 3.

Sch 9

Rep 2015 No 15, Sch 6.

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