National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999 Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 1999 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Business/industry/corporations Classification/declassification Enforcement/compliance EIA Environmental audit Environmental planning Environmental standards Fertilizers/nutrients Governance Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Inspection Land-use planning Land valuation Monitoring Organic waste Pesticides Policy/planning Protection of environment Public health Public participation Data collection/reporting Resource/damage valuation Risk assessment/management Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Sustainable development Sustainable use Urban land Use restrictions Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Standards Groundwater Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The purpose of the Act is to establish a nationally consistent approach to the assessment of site contamination to ensure sound environmental management practices by the community which includes regulators, site assessors, environmental auditors, land owners, developers and industry. The Act is divided in 22 Volumes, and each of them entails specific Measures/Schedules for dealing with site contamination and each of them should be read in conjunction. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au