Act of grace payment register

This register sets out the statutory act of grace payments made in the past five years by the EPA and approved by the Minister for the Environment or the Minister for Climate Change, or predecessors, or the Minister’s delegate, under section 5.7 of the Government Sector Finance Act 2018.

Recipient name and addressThe EPA considers this information to be personal information as defined in s 4 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and so has been excluded from the register.
Payment amount$7,500
Payment date9 October 2024
Special circumstances for paymentSpecial clean-up circumstances
DelegateChief Executive Officer of the EPA
Terms and conditions of paymentThat the recipient enters into a deed of agreement with the EPA and complies with its terms and conditions.
Recipient name and addressThe EPA considers this information to be personal information as defined in s 4 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and so has been excluded from the register.
Payment amount$22,000
Payment date2 November 2023
Special circumstances for paymentCompensation for special contractual circumstances.
DelegateChief Executive Officer of the EPA
Terms and conditions of paymentThat the recipient enters into a deed of agreement with the EPA and complies with its terms and conditions.

Recipient name and addressThe EPA considers this information to be personal information as defined in s 4 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and so has been excluded from the register.
Payment amount$48,000
Payment date15 June 2023
Special circumstances for paymentThe EPA considers this information to be personal information as defined in s 4 of the PPIP Act and so has been excluded from the register.
DelegateChief Executive Officer of the EPA
Terms and conditions of paymentN/A

Recipient nameNambucca Valley Council
(ABN 71 323 535 981)
Recipient address44 Princess Street
Macksville NSW 2447
Payment amount$500,000
Payment date25/06/2021
Special circumstances for payment
  1. The recipient’s actual and potential financial circumstances relating to the EPA’s decision not to approve Biomass Solutions (Coffs Harbour) Pty Ltd as a scheduled waste facility for the purpose of the waste levy exemption for Mixed Waste Organic Outputs under cl 21 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 for 2 May 2021 to 1 May 2022, and
  2. The cost of transitioning the recipient’s local community to more sustainable resource recovery outcomes.
Payment approverMatthew Kean MP
Minister for Energy and Environment
Financial delegation for approvalN/A
Terms and conditions of payment
  1. That the recipient will enter into a deed of agreement with the EPA and comply with its terms and conditions, and
  2. That the entire payment is put towards purposes associated with achieving more sustainable resource recovery outcomes in the Nambucca Valley and/or Bellingen Shire Local Government Areas.

Recipient nameBellingen Shire Council
(ABN 26 066 993 265)
Recipient address33 Hyde Street, Bellingen NSW 2454
Payment amount$500,000
Payment date25/06/2021
Special circumstances for payment
  1. The recipient’s actual and potential financial circumstances relating to the EPA’s decision not to approve Biomass Solutions (Coffs Harbour) Pty Ltd as a scheduled waste facility for the purpose of the waste levy exemption for Mixed Waste Organic Outputs under cl 21 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 for 2 May 2021 to 1 May 2022, and
  2. The cost of transitioning the recipient’s local community to more sustainable resource recovery outcomes.
Payment approverMatthew Kean MP
Minister for Energy and Environment
Financial delegation for approvalN/A
Terms and conditions of payment
  1. That the recipient will enter into a deed of agreement with the EPA and comply with its terms and conditions; and
  2. That the entire payment is put towards purposes associated with achieving more sustainable resource recovery outcomes in the Nambucca Valley and/or Bellingen Shire Local Government Areas.