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Environmental Assessment Act 1982.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Northern Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
1982 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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Repealed by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