3 x 1 hour Webinar Sessions 2023
How to Manage and Negotiate your Environment Protection Licence

What are the Recent Legislative Changes that will affect Licence Holders

This webinar will cover management, negotiation, dealing with the EPA and practical issues in operating with Environment Protection Licences (EPL) and its variation.  Learn the changes to EPL compliance and add-ons such as PIRMPs and the coming Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (CCMAPs).  ASBG's webinar will over 3 session cover what sites require an EPL, typical conditions and what is required to meet them, but also how to write corporate documentation so your site has more control over how it complies with the EPL and other environmental law.  After EPA inspections of your site, you can be hit with reporting, EPL changes, PRPs and even Show Cause requirements regarding EPA concerns over your site’s maintenance and or operational efficiency.  Using better negotiating practices can greatly help in avoiding difficult conditions. A number of case studies are provided to assist you to avoid issues and comply better.   How to set up the sites environmental management practices to minimise the risk of EPL non-conformance. The webinar will also focus on how to negotiate your variations to your EPL conditions. 

A number of significant changes are in the pipeline under the POEO (General) Regulation 2022, which will affect EPL fees, conditions and capture of new activities.  Find out if your site is vulnerable.  Key issues addressed include:

Session 1 - Introduction to Environment Protection Licences (Facilitator: Andrew Doig)

• Introduction to Environmental Protection Licenses - lots and thresholds
• Triggering EPLs and interpreting Schedule 1 POEO Act
• License conditions, what are they and which ones are most important
• Monitoring under your license - how to get the most from monitoring and traps to avoid
• Risk Based Licensing - getting a lower risk level and what does this mean

Session 2 - Managing EPL limits, conditions and new changes coming

• Use of voluntary audit practices to deal with incidents and assessment of performance
• Reporting requirements, routine, exceedances, incidents and website publishing
• EPA inspections, audits and investigations - how to manage such events
• Case studies on difficult EPL Conditions: common issues
• Cutting a better Pollution Reduction Program
• Load Based Licensing: How it works and what is planned
• Recent changes from the POEO (General) Reg. 2022, POEO (Clean Air) Reg. 2022 and how it affects licences, both new and current

Session 3 - Licence Variations and how to manage these

• Minimising and managing complaints from neighbours
• Immediate reporting of pollution incidents and PIRMP use
• CCMAPs likely requirements and oversight of greenhouse gas emissions current and future
• Dealing with EPA found non-compliance, PRPs, s191 reporting and Show Cause letters
• Negotiating environmental licence conditions including PRPs etc
• Use of appeals on EPL conditions

Facilitators:  Andrew Doig CEO, ASBG

Once registered you will receive access to our Webinar provider, a login and password.

When:       A any time - recorded sessions  
Venue:      Webinar: At your computer with > 5Mbs download speed.  Login details via Crowdcast.io to be provided on registration.
Cost:         $120 (ASBG members) or $145 (Non Members)

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Environmental Licence: Manage, Negotiate, Challenge 2023

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