EPA works approvals and licences
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Scheduled premises
The Environment Protection (Scheduled Premises and Exemptions) Regulations 2007 say which industrial or commercial activities require an EPA works approval before they are built or modified, and then licensed by EPA to operate. More information
Works approvals
A works approval permits work to be undertaken which will result in discharge of waste to the environment, increase in, or alteration to, an existing discharge, change in the way waste is treated or change in the way waste is stored. More information
Licences
Licences are required for all scheduled premises, unless the premises is exempted in the regulations. More information
Corporate Licences
Companies holding two or more EPA licences can now voluntarily combine these into a single ‘corporate licence’ More information
Public participation and appeal rights
Appeal rights are provided to enable people whose interests are being affected to seek an independent review by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) of EPA's decisions in respect of works approvals and certain licences. More information
Applicant appeal rights
A second party (the party applying for a works approval or licence/works approval or licence holder) may appeal against EPA's decisions in respect of works approvals and certain licences. More information
Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Approvals
Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Approvals cater for projects that are typically limited in scale, duration and environmental impact. More information
Fee changes - 1 July 2011
The new fees were published in the Victorian Government Gazette for the 2011-12 financial year. More information
Fee changes
View the fees 1 July 2011 More »