Approval to Dispose of Waste into a Council Sewer - Ballina Shire Council - NSW - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You may need this approval if you intend to discharge waste directly or indirectly into a council sewer. This includes waste produced by the following types of businesses:

business / commercial premises (such as a beautician, florist, hairdresser, hotel, motel, restaurant, butcher, service station, supermarket or dentist)
community / public premises (such as a school, college, university, hospital or nursing home)
industrial premises
trade activities (such as a mobile carpet cleaner)
commercial activities carried out in a residential location
commercial saleyards, racecourses, stables and kennels.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this approval, you will be required to provide details of the type of waste, location and duration of the deposit.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	$152.00	Classification A and B. Fees for 2026-27
Apply	Application	All	$319.00	Classification C. Fees for 2026-27
Apply	Application	All	$145.00	Commercial trade waste system. Fees for 2026-27
Apply	Inspection	All	$250.00	Commercial trade waste system per inspection. Fees for 2026-27
Apply	Licence	All	-	For classification S, please consult the Contact Officer for information on fees to be submitted.
General	Application	All	-	Further fees may apply. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.
Renew	Renewal	All	$778.00	Category 3. Fees for 2026-27
Renew	Renewal	All	$120.00	Category 1. Fees for 2026-27
Renew	Renewal	All	$239.00	Category 2. Fees for 2026-27
Renew	Renewal	All	$115.00	Renewal where there are minor variations to the approval. Fees for 2026-27
Transfer	Transfer	All	$81.00	Agreement to transfer to new owner. Fees for 2026-27

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	NSW Planning Portal - Section 68 Approval (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Trade Waste Application for Classification A Discharges - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Trade Waste Application for Classification B Discharges - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Trade Waste Application for Classification C Discharges - PDF (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Trade Waste Application for Classification S Discharges - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Local Government Act 1993 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 New South Wales

Administering agency

Ballina Shire Council

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Enquiries Officer

Ballina Shire Council
New South Wales
Operating address:	40 Cherry Strand Ballina, New South Wales 2478
Mailing address:	PO BOX 450 Ballina, New South Wales 2478
Phone:	1300 864 444
Email:	council@ballina.nsw.gov.au
Website:	Ballina Shire Council (Opens in new window)

Supporting information

Water and Wastewater (Opens in new window)

Approval to Dispose of Waste into a Council Sewer - Ballina Shire Council - New South Wales