Environment Protection Approval - Northern Territory

Description

You will need this approval if you intend to build, install, modify or conduct works in relation to waste. This can include a number of works such as disposal of waste by burial (landfill), the construction of sewage treatment plants, storage or recycling plants and the constructing of premises for processing hydrocarbons.

The purpose of this approval is to manage any potential environment impacts arising from the construction, installation and operation of waste related premises.

Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) will undertake an environmental impact assessment in relation to your approval. This assessment is to ensure that any potential actions do not have an unacceptable or significant impact on the environment.

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, you must:

  • be a fit and proper person
  • provide information to allow NT EPA to assess environmental associated with your activity
  • pay any prescribed fees.

Duration

Variable

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

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Please see attached fee schedule. Fees for 2021-22

Act(s) name

Environment Protection Act 2019 Northern Territory (Opens in new window)

Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Environment Protection Regulations 2020 Northern Territory (Opens in new window)

Waste Management and Pollution Control (Administration) Regulations 1998 Northern Territory

Approval time

Environment protection approvals and licences and waste discharge licences take an average of six to eight weeks to assess and administer and may take up to three months depending on the complexity of the proposed activity.

Administering agency

Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority (NTEPA)

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority (NTEPA)

 Northern Territory
Operating address: Arnhemica House
Level 1
16 Parap Road
Darwin, Northern Territory 0801
Phone: 08 8924 4218
Email: waste@nt.gov.au
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