Application For A Dangerous Goods Site Licence - Government Of Western Australia (Page 3 of 19) in pdf

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Information: applicant’s copy

Native title matters

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Dangerous Goods Safety Guidance Note S01/09 -

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of

Licensing and exemptions for storage and handling

Indigenous Peoples published March 2008, and supported

of dangerous goods

by the Australian Federal Government, contains the

following article which is for the attention of all applicants:

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Code of practice for the design, installation and

operation of underground storage systems

Article 29(2)

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Code of practice for the storage and handling of

dangerous goods

‘States shall take effective measures to ensure that no

storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take

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Dangerous goods sites - emergency planning code

place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples

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Operator notification form - Schedule 1 substances -

without their free, prior and informed consent.’

MHF regulations

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List of companies and consultants approved to

Reference material

examine and endorse dangerous goods storage and

handling proposals

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Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004

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Schedule of prescribed fees and charges for

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Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non-

dangerous goods licences

explosives) Regulations 2007

(available from )

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Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Risk Substances)

Regulations 2007

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Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard Facilities)

Regulations 2007

(downloads of the Act and regulations are available free on

the State Law Publisher’s website at )

Application type

(refer to part 1 of application form)

an application form to be lodged on all occasions that

dangerous goods storage is increased.

So that your application may be processed, the type of

application being submitted must be clearly identified,

On the application form only include the additional

e.g.:

products. Resources Safety will add them to the licence

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Application for a new licence (N)

(either as single line entries or amendments to an

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Application for additional storage to an existing licence

aggregated figure) and forward a revised licence. Should

(A)

your increase in storage or handling make your licence

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Application for a reduction in storage to an existing

subject to a higher licence fee, a pro-rated portion of the

licence (R)

new fee is payable. An example of how to perform the

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Transfer of a current licence to another party (T)

calculation is as follows:

Amendments to existing storage and

‘ABC Petroleum Pty Ltd applies to increase storage at

handling licence

their site which necessitates the payment of a higher

licence fee. Some details of the licence are:

If you are reducing dangerous goods quantities on an

existing licence, you can lodge the application directly with

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current licence expiry date – 4/5/2011

Resources Safety, without going through a consultant.

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date of amendment application – 3/10/2009

If the storage or handling system is being completely

removed, including all product, containers and tanks,

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3 year licence period (5/5/2008 – 4/5/2011) = 1095

then advice to that effect can be provided, on business

days

letterhead, and signed by a senior manager.

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Licence period at lesser fee of $540 – (Amount A) –

However, where products are being added, a submission

5/5/2008 to 2/10/2009

must be prepared for Resources Safety and it is

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Licence period at higher fee of $1800 – (Amount B) –

recommended you contact a dangerous goods consultant

to prepare a submission if required. It is not necessary for

3/10/2009 to 4/5/2011

DGS REV 2

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