Acceptance of more than 100 Cubic Metres of Soil

Under the Environment Protection Act 1997, it is a requirement that certain activities that pose environmental risk call for an environmental authorisation. Environmental authorisations are one of the most important regulatory tools available to the EPA, as they set out conditions for activities carrying with them the greatest environmental risk. Each authorisation can be individually tailored for the activity it authorises, and can impose specific conditions on the conduct of the activity.

Class A activities are regulated to the highest of the levels in the Environment Protection Act 1997 due to their potential for causing significant environmental harm. Class A activities include the acceptance of more than 100 cubic metres of soil by a lessee or occupier of land that is in an area identified in:

• the Territory Plan as 1 of the following: Broadacre; Rural; Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas; River Corridors; Mountains and Bushlands; Plantation Forestry; or
• the National Capital Plan as 1 of the following: Broadacre Areas; Rural Areas; Hills, Ridges and Buffer Spaces; River Corridors; Mountains and Bushland.

Before completing the application it is recommended that you contact the Environment Protection Authority to discuss the information that you need to provide with your application.

For more information visit the Environment Protection Authority website.