Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan Part 2 Leaseholder Guide

PBPL
8 June 2012
Port of Brisbane Soil Disposal Plan
6.3 STEP 3 Approvals
6.3.1 Soil movement between PBPL lease areas
Soil movement within a PBPL Lot is regulated by PBPL and approval from PBPL is required
prior to the transport or movement/disposal of soil from the lease site to another PBPL site.
Submit the report in the format outlined in Section 6.2.5 to PBPL. PBPL will provide written
approval within 10 days of the submitted report.
6.3.2 Soil movement off PBPL lands from lease areas not listed on the EMR or
CLR.
The leaseholder must obtain approval from PBPL prior to moving soil. Should the soil
assessment conclude that the soils are contaminated, the soil movement will be regulated
under the EP Act and requires a disposal permit as described for sites listed on the
EMR/CLR.
6.3.3 Soil movement off PBPL lands from lease areas listed on the EMR or
CLR.
The leaseholder must obtain approval from PBPL prior to moving soil in addition to
application for a disposal permit to DEHP. The application for a Disposal Permit is submitted
to DEHP. Section 424 of the EP Act states:
(3) The administering authority must decide the application within 10 business days after
receiving it.
(4) In making its decision whether to grant or refuse an application for a disposal permit, or
the conditions of the permit, the administering authority must consider the standard criteria.
(5) The administering authority must within 8 business days after making its decision —
(a) if the decision is to grant the application—give the applicant the permit; and
(b) if the decision is to grant the application but to impose conditions on the permit—give
the applicant an information notice about the decision to impose the conditions; or
(c) if the decision is to refuse the application—give the applicant an information notice
about the decision.
(6) If the administering authority fails to make a decision about an application for a disposal
permit within the time it is required to make a decision on the application, the failure is taken
to be a decision by the authority to refuse the application at the end of the time.
(7) A disposal permit takes effect from the day of its issue, or a later day stated in it, and
continues in force for the term stated in it.
(8) This section does not apply if the person is removing and disposing of the soil under a
remediation notice.
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