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14 Apr 2022
Risk-based licensing
The EPA's risk-based licensing system aims to ensure that all environment protection licensees receive an appropriate level of regulation based on the level of risk they pose. Moving to a risk-based system is an important and positive change to environment protection licensing in NSW.
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14 Apr 2022
Risk assessment process
Information about the risk-based licensing risk assessment process.
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21 Mar 2023
Licence risk level - internal review application
This is an application to request an internal review of a risk level allocated to a premises-based activity licence issued under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (‘POEO Act’).
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14 Apr 2022
Regulatory priority and risk
The EPA takes in to account the type and nature of emissions from licensed activities, pollution control measures in place, proximity to and sensitivity of the environment and receptors, including residents, to determine the licence environmental risk level.
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28 Oct 2022
Environmental Management Calculation Protocol
Information about the Environmental Calculation Protocol.
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14 Jul 2021
Risk-based licensing groundwater sensitive zone maps
These maps can assist licensees and EPA officers to determine whether a site is located in a groundwater- sensitive zone.
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22 Dec 2021
The EPA's regulatory response and risk-based licensing system
The risk-based licensing system supports the EPA's regulatory framework. Risk-based licensing aims to ensure that all environment protection licensees receive an appropriate level of regulation based on the environmental risk of the activity. The EPA's Regulatory Policy provides details on the EPA's regulatory approach.