This regulation may be cited as the Environment and Heritage Protection Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2017.
This regulation commences on 1 July 2017.
This part amends the Coastal Protection and Management Regulation 2003.
4Replacement of sch 3 (Fees for allocations and dredge management plans)
Schedule 3—
omit, insert—
$
1
Application for an allocation (Act, s 73(2)(b)), allowing the removal of—
(a) not more than 10,000m3 of quarry material245.80
(b) more than 10,000m3 of quarry material729.00
2
Application to transfer all or part of an allocation (Act, s 82(2)(c)), allowing the removal of—
(a) not more than 10,000m3 of quarry material76.65
(b) more than 10,000m3 of quarry material230.20
3
Application to renew an allocation notice (Act, s 83(2)(b)), allowing the removal of—
(a) not more than 10,000m3 of quarry material153.40
(b) more than 10,000m3 of quarry material461.20
5Replacement of sch 4 (Royalty payable for removal of quarry material)
Schedule 4—
omit, insert—
$
1
Royalty for quarry material removed under an allocation notice (Act, s 102(1))—for each cubic metre removed—
(a) by a government body or a statutory authority for its own use0.72
(b) otherwise2.10
This part amends the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008.
7Amendment of s 81DA (Fee for giving prescribed information)
(1)Section 81DA(2)(a), ‘$5.30’—
omit, insert—$4.95
(2)Section 81DA(2)(b), ‘$3.10’—
omit, insert—$2.90
(3)Section 81DA(2)(c), ‘$2.20’—
omit, insert—$2.07
8Amendment of s 120 (Annual fee for environmental authority)
(1)Section 120(2)(a)(ii), ‘$630’—
omit, insert—$652
(2)Section 120(3), definition M—
omit, insert—M is—(a)for a relevant prescribed ERA—$130.90; or(b)for a resource activity for which the AES stated for the activity in the section under schedule 2 or 2A applying to the activity is 120 or more—$784; or(c)for any other environmentally relevant activity—$262.
9Amendment of s 138 (Fee for anniversary changeover application)
Section 138(1), ‘316.60’—
omit, insert—327.60
10Replacement of sch 10 (Fees)
Schedule 10—
omit, insert—See also chapter 8 for other fees payable under the Act.
$
1
submitting draft terms of reference for an EIS (Act, s 41(2)(b))
38,202.00
2
submitting an EIS (Act, s 47(2))
188,347.00
3
giving an EIS amendment notice, other than an EIS amendment notice given under section 56(2)(c) of the Act (Act, s 66(4))
12,732.00
4
application for approval to voluntarily prepare an EIS (Act, s 71(d)(ii))
652.00
$
5
application for environmental authority, other than an environmental authority for a mining activity that is an eligible ERA and relates to a mining claim (Act, s 125(1)(e))—
(a) for a standard application630.00
(b) for a site specific application or variation application630.00 plus 30% of the annual fee for the authority that is the subject of the application
6
change of application for environmental authority, other than a minor change or a change approved by the administering authority (Act, s 132(1)(b))
327.60
7
amendment application for environmental authority (Act, s 226(1)(c))
316.60
7A
assessment fee for amendment application for environmental authority (Act, s 228(3))
30% of the annual fee for the authority that is the subject of the application
8
change of amendment application for environmental authority (Act, s 236(b))
327.60
9
amalgamation application (Act, s 246(d))
327.60
10
transfer application for environmental authority for a prescribed ERA (Act, s 253(f))
130.90
11
conversion application (Act, s 696(b))
327.60
$
12
late payment of an annual fee for environmental authority
130.90
13
application for a temporary emissions licence (Act, s 357B(5))
2523.00
14
obtaining an extract from the environmental management register or contaminated land register (Act, s 542(3)), for each lot to which the extract relates—
(a) if the extract is obtained from the internet49.30
(b) otherwise57.90
15
application for approval as an auditor (Act, s 570(c))
1306.00
This part amends the Nature Conservation (Administration) Regulation 2006.
Schedule 3, parts 2 to 5—
omit, insert—
$
1
Commercial wildlife licence (wildlife interaction)
158.80
2
Commercial wildlife licence for live animals—
(a) for live birds but not live reptiles or live scorpions and live spiders— (i) for a term of 1 month or less133.50
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year665.00
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year1902.00
(b) for live reptiles but not live birds or live scorpions and live spiders— (i) for a term of 1 month or less133.50
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year665.00
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year1902.00
(c) for live birds and live reptiles but not live scorpions and live spiders— (i) for a term of 1 month or less212.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year822.00
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year2342.00
(d) for live scorpions and live spiders but not live birds or live reptiles— (i) for a term of 1 month or less31.20
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year157.30
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year441.30
(e) for live scorpions and live spiders and either live birds or live reptiles— (i) for a term of 1 month or less151.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year689.00
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year1970.00
(f) for live scorpions and live spiders and live birds and live reptiles— (i) for a term of 1 month or less230.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year842.00
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year2410.00
(g) for adding only live birds, only live reptiles, only live scorpions and live spiders or adding a combination of live birds, live reptiles or live scorpions and live spiders to licencethe CWL addition fee
3
Commercial wildlife licence for dead animals—
(a) for dead macropods— (i) for a term of 1 year or less— (A) until the end of 31 December 2017674.00
(B) on and from 1 January 2018697.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 year— (A) until the end of 31 December 20171915.00
(B) on and from 1 January 20181982.00
(b) for other dead animals— (i) for a term of 1 month or less133.50
(ii) for a term of more than 1 month but not more than 1 year665.00
(iii) for a term of more than 1 year1902.00
4
Commercial wildlife licence (mobile)
5828.00
5
Recreational wildlife licence for animals—
(a) standard fee78.60
(b) additional fee if the licence is for restricted animals236.20
(c) additional fee if the licence is for international animals17.35
(d) for adding restricted animals to a licence granted for animals other than restricted animals236.20
(e) for adding international animals to a licence granted for animals other than international animals17.35
6
Commercial wildlife harvesting licence for animals—
(a) for macropods— (i) until the end of December 2017153.50
(ii) on and from 1 January 2018158.80
(b) for spiders or scorpions322.70
(c) for other animals333.60
7
Recreational wildlife harvesting licence for animals—
(a) for macropods75.10
(b) for other animals75.10
10
Wildlife farming licence—
(a) for butterflies— (i) for a term of 1 year or less175.70
(ii) for a term of more than 1 year501.00
(b) for crocodiles— (i) for a term of 1 year or less1374.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 year3934.00
(c) for emus— (i) for a term of 1 year or less517.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 year1475.00
(d) for reptiles of the family Elapidae, Hydrophiidae or Laticaudidae— (i) for a term of 1 year or less350.20
(ii) for a term of more than 1 year996.00
(e) for water buffalos— (i) for a term of 1 year or less501.00
(ii) for a term of more than 1 year1426.00
$
11
Permit to keep wildlife
78.60
$
12
Collection authority to keep a collection of dead protected animals
78.60
13
Collection authority to take and keep least concern animals
100.30
$
14
Protected plant growing licence—
(a) fee572.00
(b) concessional fee143.20
15
Protected plant harvesting licence—
(a) fee1146.00
(b) concessional fee286.70
$
16
Protected plant clearing permit—
(a) fee2866.00
(b) concessional fee715.00
$
17
Wildlife movement permit
16.35
18
Movement advice
3.65
$
1
Tag for a farm crocodile skin
2.04
2
Tag for a farm emu skin
1.46
3
Tag for a macropod skin or carcass—
(a) for a commercial wildlife harvesting licence for macropods—each lot of 500 tags— (i) until the end of 31 December 2017460.00
(ii) on and from 1 January 2018476.00
(b) for a commercial wildlife harvesting licence for macropods—each lot of 50 tags— (i) until the end of 31 December 201746.00
(ii) on and from 1 January 201847.60
(c) for a recreational wildlife harvesting licence for macropods—each tag1.01
4
Tag for a protected plant
0.47
5
Tag that is an approved mark of the department
8.25
$
1
An approved electromagnetic implant
17.55
2
Consumable used to obtain a biological tissue sample of an animal and storage of the sample by an approved scientific institution
34.05
$
1
Record and return book for holder of commercial wildlife licence or commercial wildlife licence (mobile), for macropods—
(a) until the end of 31 December 201732.90
(b) on and from 1 January 201834.05
2
Record and return book for holder of commercial wildlife harvesting licence for macropods—
(a) until the end of 31 December 20178.00
(b) on and from 1 January 20188.25
3
Record book for another licence or a permit to keep wildlife—
(a) for a book with 20 pages8.25
(b) for a book with 50 pages20.60
This part amends the Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006.
14Amendment of s 351 (Conservation value for protected wildlife)
Section 351(1)—
omit, insert—(1)Subject to this part, for section 95(1) of the Act, the conservation value for protected wildlife is—(a)for extinct in the wild wildlife—$17,941; or(b)for endangered wildlife—$14,352; or(c)for vulnerable wildlife—$10,761; or(d)for near threatened wildlife—$7171; or(e)for least concern wildlife—$1785.
This part amends the Queensland Heritage Regulation 2015.
Schedule 3—
omit, insert—section 8
$
1
Certified copy of an entry in the Queensland heritage register (Act, s 33(1)(a))
41.35
2
Certificate about whether a place or area (Act, s 33(1)(b))—�
(a) is a State heritage place or a protected area; or(b) is the subject of a heritage agreement; or(c) is the subject of an application to have the place entered in or removed from the register; or(d) is an excluded place41.35
Note—�
A certificate mentioned in item 2 is commonly known as a ‘certificate of affect’.
3
Application for a permit to enter a protected area (Act, s 105(2)(d))�
165.80�
This part amends the Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2011.
Schedule 7—
omit, insert—section 45
$
1
Application for accreditation of a voluntary product stewardship scheme (Act, s 89(2)(c))
381.90
2
Application for an end of waste approval (Act, s 173I(2)(d))—
(a) for using a liquid waste as a soil conditioner or fertiliser— (i) if the waste is a result of coal seam gas extraction17,454.00
(ii) otherwise6985.00
(b) for using a sludge or soil waste as a soil conditioner or fertiliser— (i) if the waste is biosolids2623.00
(ii) otherwise6985.00
(c) for using any kind of waste as a resource for an industrial activity— (i) if associated with the carrying out of an ERA3496.00
(ii) otherwise5240.00
(d) for using any kind of waste as a resource for augmenting a water supply61,067.00
(e) otherwise2623.00
3
Application to amend an end of waste approval (Act, s 173S(2)(d))
50% of the application fee mentioned in item 2
4
Application to transfer an end of waste approval (Act, s 173S(3)(d))
126.30