Contaminated Sites Act 2003. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act providing for the identification, recording, management and remediation of contaminated sites, to consequentially amend certain other Acts and for related purposes. Subject Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Hazardous substances Polluter pays principle Public health Protection of environment Inspection Offences/penalties Access-to-information Access-to-justice Certification Institution Ownership Waste prevention Waste management Monitoring Data collection/reporting Groundwater Surface water Freshwater pollution Pollution control Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The object of this Act is to protect human health, the environment and environmental values by providing for the identification, recording, management and remediation of contaminated sites in the State, having regard to the following principles 1) The polluter pays principle: those who generate pollution and waste should bear the cost of containment, avoidance or abatement; 2)The principle of full life cycle costs The users of goods and services should pay prices based on the full life cycle costs of providing goods and services, including the use of natural resources and assets and the ultimate disposal of any wastes. 3) The principle of waste minimisation All reasonable and practicable measures should be taken to minimise the generation of waste and its discharge into the environment. Site in the act is defined as an area of land and includes (a) underground water under that land; and (b) surface water on that land. Full text English Website www.legislation.wa.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Contaminated Sites Regulations 2006. Legislation | Australia | 2006 (2022) Keyword: Institution, Access-to-information, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Soil rehabilitation, Data collection/reporting, Certification, Ownership, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX