Australian Capital Territory
Environment Protection (Fees) Determination 2018
Disallowable instrument DI2018-162
made under the
Environment Protection Act 1997, section 165 (Determination of fees etc)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 165 of the Environment Protection Act 1997 (the Act) permits the Minister to determine fees for the Act.

The purpose of this instrument is to determine the fees for goods and services under the Act for the 2018-19 financial year.

The regulatory fees in the determination have been increased by 2.5% for the 2018-19 financial year based on the wage price index as per government’s advice, appropriate rounding has been made in relation to increases.

The instrument commences on 1 July 2018.

This instrument revokes the Environment Protection (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 3) (DI2017‑252) (the Previous Determination).

The principal difference between this instrument and the Previous Determination is that this instrument corrects typographical errors in the numbering of 3 items in column 1, part 2 of schedule 2 of the Previous Determination.  Namely, items 1.2 (47 – 49) in column 1, part 2 of schedule 2 of the Previous Determination have been renumbered 1.2 (44 – 46) in column 1, part 2 of schedule 2 of this determination to correctly reflect the relevant item numbers in schedule 1 of the Act for the description of the activity.

A determination made under section 165 of the Act is a disallowable instrument and must be presented to the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after its notification pursuant to section 64 of the Legislation Act 2001 (Legislation Act).

Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS)
A RIS is not required for this fee determination due to section 36 (1) (k) of the Legislation Act, which provides that a RIS need not be prepared for an amendment of a fee consistent with announced government policy. 

Human Rights
The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety (Legislative Scrutiny Role) terms of reference require consideration of human rights impacts, among other matters. In this case, no human rights are impacted.