The NSW Department of Environment’s guide for owners of service stations summarises the obligations owners of service stations have in respect to vapour recovery systems.[1] They are as follows:
|
Requirements |
Responsibility |
Penalties |
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Service stations required to have a vapour recovery system. |
Service station operators. |
$44,000 (corporation) $22,000 (individual) |
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Tankers must not be used unless a vapour recovery system has been fitted. |
owners of tankers with a capacity of 12 kL or more. |
$22,000 (corporation) $4,400 (individual) |
|
Drivers of tankers are required to make sure the vapour recovery system is properly connected. |
Persons in charge of tankers . (for example: drivers). |
$22,000 (corporation) $4,400 (individual) |
For more information about the duties and responsibilities associated with owners and operators of service stations, see our sections on “Service Station Law” and “UPSS”.
If you are an owner or operator of a service station and believe that there may be a legal liability in relation to vapour recovery, there are a number of pressing legal issues that may need to be considered before any determination can be made about how to deal with your potential problem. Our energy and resource lawyers have been assisting business owners for over a decade. We have, in this period of time, accumulated the experience and expertise required to guide our clients and provide the needed advice to help resolve our client’s problems.
If you would like to discuss potential legal liabilities under the vapour recovery legal scheme with a professional who works in this field, you can contact our firm to set a meeting with our energy and recourse solicitors by telephone on (02) 9233 4048 or send an email to info@navado.com.
[1] Environmental Action for Service Stations (NSW Department of Environment, October 2008) at p 25.
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