Royal Commission EPC and EPO

Overview

Facilities in Royal Commission industrial cities follow the Royal Commission Environmental Regulations 2025 (RCER-2025) rather than the NCEC permit route. They need an Environmental Permit to Construct (EPC) and an Environmental Permit to Operate (EPO), and the Royal Commission sets the facility category from the Environmental Screening Questionnaire.

We prepare the questionnaire, the supporting studies and the applications, and we track EPO renewals.

When you need it

• You are building a new facility in a Royal Commission city. The permit application package is due 6 months before construction starts.^{1RCER-2025 Vol. I, reporting schedule}
• Your EPO is due for renewal. It is valid for 5 years, and the renewal form is due 6 months before it expires.^{2RCER-2025 Vol. I, clause 1.3.6}
• You use contractors in a Royal Commission city. No separate contractor permit is defined, and the facility answers for its contractors’ violations.^{3RCER-2025 Vol. I, 1.2.1. Vol. III, 2.3.2}

Free Royal Commission tools

Check your own position before you call us. Each tool is written from RCER-2025 and shows the volume, clause and page it relies on.

What we deliver

• Environmental Screening QuestionnaireThe starting point for the facility category.
• EPC applicationWith the studies the category needs.
• EPO application and renewalsIncluding the renewal form 6 months ahead.
• Monitoring and reportingTo the standards in RCER-2025.

How we work

1. Screen the facility

   We complete the Environmental Screening Questionnaire with you.

2. Prepare the EPC

   Studies and application for construction.

3. Move to the EPO

   The operating permit, with its monitoring requirements.

4. Renew on time

   We plan the renewal well before the 6-month deadline.

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