EPA fees
Find out our fees for 2019–20, how we calculate fees and how to pay. Includes works approvals, licences and prescribed industrial waste (PIW).
Business and industry must pay fees for:
You may also need to pay landfill and prescribed industrial waste (PIW) levies.
Fees are described in units. The Treasurer of Victoria sets fee units each financial year. Find out how we calculate EPA fees.
Charges for most EPA licences and approvals comply with the Environment Protection (Fees) Regulations 2012.
How to pay
Contact us to pay a fee.
Fees for works approvals and licences
| Approval type | Fee for 2019–20 |
| Works approval |
The greater of:
The maximum fee payable is $66,645. |
| Works approval exemption | No fee |
| Research, development and demonstration approval | $888.60 |
| Licensing (long-route licence) |
The greater of:
The maximum fee payable is $66,645. |
| Licence amendment |
The lesser of:
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| Licence transfer |
The lesser of:
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Fees for transport of prescribed industrial waste (PIW) 2019–20
| Type or class of PIW | Less than 1.5 tonnes | Equal to or more tham 1.5 tonnes but less than 30 tonnes | 30 tonnes or more |
| Putrescible organic wastes or inert sludges or slurries, clinical and related wastes (R100, K100, K120, K200, T130 only). | $288.80 | $581.30 | $1,525.50 |
| Prescribed waste not specified elsewhere in this table (all other waste codes). | $436.90 | $725.70 | $2,103.10 |
| Prescribed waste which is explosive, flammable or highly reactive (G100–G160, E100–E130 only). | $507.30 | $870.10 | $2,395.60 |
Reviewed 6 November 2019
