NEPM N120 Waste fill N N120 N120 Y waste No, except y waste SA Intermediate waste soil Not deemed transport transport transport transporting transport Low-level contaminated waste until it certificates certificates certificates intermediate certificates soil leaves site; landfill cover High-level contaminated quantity could be waste – soil derived from tracking required site form audit Tas Controlled waste - Level 1 - Fill Material Controlled Y - n Controlled Controlled Inferred Inferred Inferred from MCW NEPM (not a controlled waste) through approvals Y - certificates waste Y - from from approvals Contaminated soil Level 2 - Low Level certificates approvals approvals Contaminated Soil Level 3 - Contaminated Soil Level 4 - Contaminated Soil for Remediation ACT Controlled waste Environmental Tracked for Y EA for Y Y (for MCW NEPM) solid Authorisation NEPC regulated EA for EA for Regulated waste industrial (EA) for regulated regulated hazardous regulated waste; BRU approvals are tracked NT Listed waste - Not licensed, but licensed, licensed, y licensed, licensed, Y licensed, – – contaminated soil audited reporting reporting reporting reporting reporting Table 27 Comparison of tracking and authorisation processes and potential for quantification of contaminated soils, by jurisdiction.
SA NEPM N120 Waste fill Intermediate waste soil Low-level contaminated soil High-level contaminated soil N Not deemed waste until it leaves site; quantity could be derived from required site audit N120 transport certificates N120 transport certificates Y waste transport certificates No, except transporting intermediate landfill cover – waste tracking form y waste transport certificates Tas Controlled waste - MCW NEPM Contaminated soil Level 1 - Fill Material (not a controlled waste) Level 2 - Low Level Contaminated Soil Level 3 - Contaminated Soil Level 4 - Contaminated Soil for Remediation Controlled Y - through approvals n Controlled Y - certificates Controlled waste Y - certificates Inferred from approvals Inferred from approvals Inferred from approvals ACT Controlled waste (for MCW NEPM) Regulated waste solid industrial hazardous Environmental Authorisation (EA) for regulated Tracked for NEPC Y EA for regulated Y EA for regulated waste; BRU approvals are tracked Y EA for regulated NT Listed waste – contaminated soil - Not licensed, but audited licensed, reporting licensed, reporting y licensed, reporting licensed, reporting Y – licensed, reporting Table 27 Comparison of tracking and authorisation processes and potential for quantification of contaminated soils, by jurisdiction.
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