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Application for Environmental Approvals under Regulation 21 of the Waste Management Regulations 2020

Following the submission of an application additional information or documentation may be requested to assi​st with the assessment of the application.

Please note that this application form will time out and be unable to be submitted if it is not completed within 60 minutes.

Application for Environmental Approvals under Regulation 21 of the Waste Management Regulations 2020


Applicants must tick at least one checkbox wherever boxes are presented, and all fields denoted by * must be completed.

Section 1: Applicant Details

Name of business entity applying (legal entity name).





(If applicable)

[List of Class Codes]
Please enter one or more ANZSIC classifications. These should be 4 digit numbers with corresponding titles.


Section 2: Main Contact





Section 3: Communication Details





Section 4: Addresses

The address required here is the registered address of your company or other business entity.




The address required here is the normal postal address of your company or other business entity (PO Box no. if applicable).




The address required here is the main address at which your operations take place or are based.




Section 5: Information about the nature of the waste for which approval is required

[List of Waste Category Codes]
This is a four-character code that can be found at the link above.

This is the corresponding description given for the code at the link above.

(including any hazardous characteristics)

Physical state of the waste. Please tick one or more.
Any known contaminants in the waste (including concentrations).

Any contaminants that may reasonably be suspected to be in the waste.

Containment or packaging of the waste


The amount of waste (tonnes, kilograms, litres, cubic metres).

Section 6: Details about the handling of the waste for which approval is required

Proposed form of handling (please tick one or more).
If you checked 'Other' please describe the form of handling.

Describe in detail the proposed handling of the waste.


If the proposed form of handling is storage, salvage or immobilisation, indicate the proposed final fate of the waste (please tick one or more).
If you checked 'Other' please describe the proposed final fate of the waste.

Final destination premises and address.

Reference any waste minimisation or management plans prepared by, or for, the applicant.

Detail any risk management and environmental management measures to be undertaken.

Describe any alternative options for reuse, reprocessing or recycling the waste.

Describe any monitoring, sampling or analysis proposed.

Section 7: Details about the controlled waste producer (if different from the applicant)

Name of the controlled waste producer.

Address of the controlled waste producer.

Place of the production of the controlled waste.

The nature of the activity by which the waste was generated.

Section 8: The period to which the application relates

The period to which the application relates. Specify ongoing or temporary. If temporary provide dates.

Section 9: Declaration

In accordance with regulation 21 of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2020, I hereby apply for an environmental approval under that regulation.
The full name of the person making the application.

Required if application is submitted on behalf of an organisation.

 

The Environment Protection Authority acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of lutruwita (Tasmania) and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.