Environment Protection Amendment (Landfill
Levies) Act 2008
No. 20 of 2008
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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Purpose
Commencement
Amendment of section 50LA—Annual business plan
Amendment of section 71—Regulations
Amendment of Schedule E—Prescribed industrial waste
landfill levy
Repeal of amending Act
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ENDNOTES
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Victoria
Environment Protection Amendment
(Landfill Levies) Act 2008†
No. 20 of 2008
[Assented to 21 May 2008]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the
Environment Protection Act 1970 to increase
certain prescribed industrial waste landfill levies
and to make minor amendments to improve the
operation of the Act.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act (except sections 4 and 5) comes into
operation on the day after the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
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(2) Section 4 is deemed to have come into operation
on 1 July 2007.
(3) Section 5 comes into operation on 1 July 2008.
3 Amendment of section 50LA—Annual business plan
See:
Act No.
8056/1970.
Reprint No. 16
as at
16 July 2007
and
amending
Act No.
62/2005.
LawToday:
www.
legislation.
vic.gov.au
In section 50LA(2) of the Environment
Protection Act 1970 for "under section 52B"
substitute "from the Environment Protection
Fund under section 70".
4 Amendment of section 71—Regulations
In section 71(1)(aa) of the Environment
Protection Act 1970 for "to a maximum of
42 000 fee units" substitute "in respect of a
licensed scheduled premises to a maximum of
42 000 fee units with respect to each element of
the environment being the atmosphere, land or
waters to which waste is licensed to be
discharged, emitted or deposited,".
5 Amendment of Schedule E—Prescribed industrial
waste landfill levy
In Schedule E to the Environment Protection
Act 1970—
(a) for "130" substitute "250";
(b) for "50" substitute "70".
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6 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on 1 July 2009.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of
the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
ENDNOTES
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Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 12 March 2008
Legislative Council: 17 April 2008
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the
Environment Protection Act 1970 to increase certain prescribed
industrial waste landfill levies and for other purposes."
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