Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983

law://au/li/1983/f1997b02079@2026-11-14

Contents

1Name of Regulations#

These Regulations are the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983.

2Interpretation#

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

(a) CEO;

(b) controlled material;

(d) owner;

(e) permit;

(f) person in charge;

(g) platform.

In these Regulations, the Act means the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981.

3Reports of relevant conduct—prescribed information#

For paragraph 15(3)(d) of the Act, the prescribed information for a report of relevant conduct is the following:

(a)the name and address of the person giving the report;

(b)the date of the relevant conduct and the time at which it took place (in Eastern Standard Time);

(c)the depth of water where the relevant conduct took place;

(d)the co-ordinates of the site where the relevant conduct took place (specified in degrees, minutes and seconds of latitude and longitude) as determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia, worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case;

(e)the name (if any) and the registration or other identifying mark or marking of the vessel, aircraft or platform from or on which the relevant conduct took place;

(f)the name of the owner and of the person in charge of the aircraft, vessel or platform from or on which the relevant conduct took place;

(g)the name of the person or persons whose conduct facilitated, caused or constituted the relevant conduct;

(h)a description of the method used in carrying out the relevant conduct;

(i)the reason for the relevant conduct;

(j)if controlled material (other than a vessel, aircraft or platform) was dumped into the sea, incinerated at sea, loaded for dumping or incineration, or placed as part of an artificial reef placement—the following information about the controlled material (worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case):

(i)a general description;

(ii)its chemical composition;

(iii)its form;

(iv)its volume or mass;

(v)the method of packaging or containment (if any);

(k)if a vessel, aircraft or platform was dumped into the sea, incinerated at sea, loaded for dumping or incineration, or placed as part of an artificial reef placement—the following information about the vessel, aircraft or platform:

(i)whether it was a vessel, an aircraft or a platform;

(ii)its name (if any) and its registration or other identifying mark or marking;

(iii)its dimensions (including mass), worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case;

(iv)the method of packaging or containment (if any).

4Prescribed courts#

The court specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 opposite to the State or Territory specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is declared to be a prescribed court in relation to that State or Territory for the purposes of section 33 of the Act.

4ADisclosure of information—prescribed agencies, bodies and persons#

For the purposes of paragraph 39A(1)(b) of the Act, the following are prescribed:

(a)the Australian Border Force (within the meaning of the Australian Border Force Act 2015);

(b)the Australian Fisheries Management Authority;

(c)ARPANSA (the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency);

(d)the Australian Institute of Marine Science;

(e)the Australian Maritime Safety Authority;

(f)the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation;

(g)the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation;

(h)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024;

(i)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Fisheries Management Act 1991;

(j)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982;

(k)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967;

(l)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Australian Border Force Act 2015;

(m)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006;

(n)the Department administered by the Minister administering the Shipping Registration Act 1981;

(o)Geoscience Australia;

(p)the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority;

(q)the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority;

(r)the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator.

5Fees for applications#

(1)For subsection 40(1) of the Act, this regulation prescribes the fees to be paid for an application for a permit or for any other application under the Act.

(2)For an application for a permit to dump dredged or excavated material into any part of the sea, the following fees are prescribed:

(a)if the volume of the material exceeds 100 000 m³—$23 500;

(b)if the volume of the material does not exceed 100 000 m³—$10 000.

(3)For an application for a permit described in this subregulation, the following fees are prescribed:

(a)a permit to dump a vessel into any part of the sea—$12 700;

(b)a permit to dump a platform into any part of the sea—$12 700;

(c)an artificial reef permit—$10 000;

(d)a permit to dump into any part of the sea any controlled material for which a fee is not prescribed under this regulation—$5 000;

(e)a permit to bury a person at sea—$1 675.

(4)For an application to the CEO to vary a permit granted under the Act, the prescribed fee is $860.

Note: For applications made before the commencement of regulation 5, as substituted by the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), see regulation 4 of those Regulations.

5BFees—time for payment#

For subsection 40(2) of the Act, the time for payment of the fee for an application mentioned in regulation 5 is a time not later than 30 days after the application is made but before the permit or variation is granted.

6Service of notices#

A notice to an applicant for a permit under subsection 18(3) of the Act or to the holder of a permit under subsection 20(1) or 21(2) of the Act shall be served by being sent by post to the person concerned at the address shown on his application for the permit or, if he has, in relation to that application or permit, notified the CEO in writing of another address for service of such notices, at that other address.

Schedule 1 · Prescribed courts

(regulation 4)

Column 1Court	Column 2State or Territory
Land and Environment Court . . . . . .	State of New South Wales
Supreme Court of Victoria . . . . . . .	State of Victoria
Supreme Court of Queensland . . . . . .	State of Queensland
Supreme Court of South Australia . . . .	State of South Australia
Supreme Court of Western Australia . . .	State of Western Australia
Supreme Court of Tasmania . . . . . .	State of Tasmania
Supreme Court of the Australian CapitalTerritory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Australian Capital Territory
Supreme Court of the Northern Territoryof Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Northern Territory
Supreme Court of Norfolk Island . . . .	Norfolk Island
Supreme Court of Christmas Island . . .	Territory of Christmas Island
Supreme Court of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands . . . . . . . . . .	Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983

Part 1 · Preliminary

1Name of Regulations#

2Interpretation#

Part 2 · Prescribed matters

3Reports of relevant conduct—prescribed information#

4Prescribed courts#

4ADisclosure of information—prescribed agencies, bodies and persons#

5Fees for applications#

5BFees—time for payment#

6Service of notices#

Schedule 1 · Prescribed courts

Key facts

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History · 1 version

Part 1 · Preliminary

1Name of Regulations#

2Interpretation#

Part 2 · Prescribed matters

3Reports of relevant conduct—prescribed information#

4Prescribed courts#

4ADisclosure of information—prescribed agencies, bodies and persons#

5Fees for applications#

5BFees—time for payment#

6Service of notices#

Schedule 1 · Prescribed courts