Who needs a registration?

The applicant for a registration must be a legal entity (e.g. person(s) or company). Note - a business name or shop name is not a legal entity and cannot be the registration holder.

Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs) are defined and categorised under schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008, dependent upon their potential risk to the environment.

A business that conducts any of the following activities requires an Operators Registration from council.

Contact council if unsure if your business requires a development approval and registration.

Part 1 - Aquaculture and intensive animal industry

ERA 4: Poultry farming (more than 1,000 birds)

Part 2 - Chemical, coal and petroleum products activities

ERA 6: Asphalt manufacturing

ERA 8: Chemical storage (storing 10m3 to 500m3 of chemicals of class 1 or 2 combustible liquids under AS 1940 or dangerous goods class 3)

ERA 12: Plastic product manufacturing including fibreglass (more than 5 tonnes/year)

Part 5 - Fabricated metal product activities

ERA 17: Abrasive blasing

ERA 18: Boiler making or engineering (more than 200 tonnes/year)

ERA 19: Metal forming (more than 10,000 tonnes/year)

ERA 20: Metal recovery including auto dismantling

ERA 21: Motor vehicle workshop operations including panel beating and spray painting

Part 8 - Miscellaneous activities

ERA 37: Printing (more than 200 tonnes/year)

ERA 38: Surface coating, including spray painting and galvanising (up to 100 tonnes/year)

Part 9 - Non-metallic mineral product manufacture

ERA 43: Concrete batching (more than 200 tonnes/year)

ERA 48: Wood product manufacturing including pre-fabricating (more than 100 tonnes/year)

Part 11 - Transport and maritime services

ERA 49: Boat maintenance or repair

Part 12 - Waste management

ERA 61: Waste incineration and thermal treatment of vegetation, clean paper or cardboard

A full list of ERAs can be found in Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008.