Act of grace payment register

Recipient name and address	The 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 date	15 June 2023
Special circumstances for payment	The 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.
Delegate	Chief Executive Officer of the EPA
Terms and conditions of payment	N/A

Recipient name	Nambucca Valley Council (ABN 71 323 535 981)
Recipient address	44 Princess Street Macksville NSW 2447
Payment amount	$500,000
Payment date	25/06/2021
Special circumstances for payment	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 The cost of transitioning the recipient’s local community to more sustainable resource recovery outcomes.
Payment approver	Matthew Kean MP Minister for Energy and Environment
Financial delegation for approval	N/A
Terms and conditions of payment	That the recipient will enter into a deed of agreement with the EPA and comply with its terms and conditions, and 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 name	Bellingen Shire Council (ABN 26 066 993 265)
Recipient address	33 Hyde Street, Bellingen NSW 2454
Payment amount	$500,000
Payment date	25/06/2021
Special circumstances for payment	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 The cost of transitioning the recipient’s local community to more sustainable resource recovery outcomes.
Payment approver	Matthew Kean MP Minister for Energy and Environment
Financial delegation for approval	N/A
Terms and conditions of payment	That the recipient will enter into a deed of agreement with the EPA and comply with its terms and conditions; and 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.