Environmental Assessment Act 1982. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Northern Territory Document type Legislation Date 1982 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the assessment of the environmental effects of development proposals and for the protection of the environment. Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA 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 4 July 1984. Abstract Subject to section 6, the object of this Act is to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that each matter affecting the environment which is a matter which could reasonably be considered to be capable of having a significant effect on the environment, is fully examined and taken into account in, and in relation to: the formulation of proposals; the carrying out of works and other projects; the negotiation, operation and enforcement of agreements and arrangements; the making of, or the participation in the making of, decisions and recommendations; and the incurring of expenditure, by, or on behalf of, a person, either alone or in association with another person (sect. 4). Other provisions of this Act concern administrative procedures, inquiries, regulation making, and the modification of operation of laws. (12 sections) Full text English Website legislation.nt.gov.au References - Legislation Repealed by Environment Protection Act 2019. Legislation | Australia | 2019 (2019) 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX