Environment Protection Act 2019. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Northern Territory Document type Legislation Date 2019 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the protection of the environment and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Framework law Protection of environment Enforcement/compliance EIA Ecosystem preservation Environmental audit Environmental planning Fiscal and market measures Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Tax/levy Offences/penalties Polluter pays principle Pollution control Precautionary principle Protected area Public participation Special fund Sustainable development Policy/planning Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 28 June 2020. Abstract This Act sets the basis for the general environmental assessment approach and for environmental protection in the Northern Territory; its scope is to promote ecologically sustainable development, to recognise the role of environmental impact assessment and environmental approval, to provide for broad community involvement and to recognise the role that Aboriginal people have as stewards of their country. Full text English Website legislation.nt.gov.au References - Legislation Repeals Environmental Assessment Act 1982. Legislation | Australia | 1982 (2012) Keyword: EIA Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Environment Protection Regulations 2020. Legislation | Australia | 2020 (2020) Keyword: EIA, Pollution control, Protected area, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Procedural matters, Protection of habitats, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX