EPA Victoria - RD&D - approvals

Works approval is required pursuant to section 19A of the Environment\r\nProtection Act 1970  for works at scheduled premises which will, or will be\r\nlikely to, alter or increase the discharge of wastes or emission of noise to\r\nthe environment. This also applies to the treatment and storage of prescribed\r\nwastes. \r\n \r\nThe works approval process was established to deal with commercial scale\r\nproposals where industrial process and discharge parameters are well known and\r\nwhere there is an ongoing discharge to the environment. Given the nature of\r\nresearch, development and demonstration projects, a different procedure is\r\nneeded to cater for such projects that are typically limited in scale,\r\nduration and environmental impact. \r\n \r\nThis procedure is known as research, development and demonstration (RD&D)\r\napproval and is applicable to genuine RD&D projects. \r\n \r\nLarge projects that pose the same level of risk of environmental impact as\r\nestablished commercial scale industrial processes will have to undergo the\r\nusual works approval.\r\n\r\n