PIRMP (2025)

A requirement under Part 5.7A of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, 1997 (the POEO Act) imposes an obligation
on holders of environmental protection licences to prepare and implement a pollution incident response management plan for each
licensed activity. 

Offences associated with not preparing the plans or keeping plans at the premises, not testing a plan in accordance with the
regulation and not implementing a plan when an incident occurs apply. 

CE Assets Pty Ltd encourages tyre recycling and gradually develop a more beneficial reuse of tyres. At present the business is
focused on shredding tyres and obtaining tyres suited to re‐treading. CE Assets Pty Ltd has approval to operate a tyre recycling
facility at 98‐102 Links Road St Marys in the Penrith local government area. Up to 15,000 tonnes per annum of tyres are to be
processed and a maximum of 50 tonnes of rubber stored on site at any one time. 

CE Assets Pty Ltd holds an environment protection licence number 20767 under the POEO Act to recover and process (by
non‐thermal treatment) waste tyres as well as for the storage of waste tyres at their site in St Marys. CE Assets Pty Ltd therefore has
an obligation to prepare a pollution incident response management plan (PIRMP) under the Act. 

The objectives of the PIRMP are threefold: 
· To ensure timely and comprehensive communication of a pollution incident to staff, relevant authorities and all other stakeholders
affected by the impacts of the pollution incident; 
· To identify risks and develop actions to minimise and manage these risks; and 
· To ensure the plan is implemented by trained staff and regularly tested for accuracy, currency and suitability. 

Requirements for inclusions in a pollution incident response management plan are stipulated in the Protection of the Environment
Operations (General) Amendment (Pollution Incident Response Management Plans) Regulation 2012 and Part 5.7A of the POEO
Act. 

The NSW EPA have also prepared Environmental Guidelines: Preparation of Pollution Incident Response Plans. This Pollution
Incident Response Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with the POEO Act, Regulation and the guidelines. 

This plan needs to be put in place prior to the site becoming operational. Reference to Site’s Emergency Plan and Environmental
Management Plan has been made throughout.