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National Environment Protection Council Act 1994.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Australian Capital Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment of a national environment protection council, and for related purposes.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Institution Environmental planning Pollution control Cultural heritage 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 15 December 1994.
Abstract

The object of this Act is to ensure that, by means of the establishment and operation of the National Environment Protection Council people enjoy the benefit of equivalent protection from air, water or soil pollution and from noise, wherever they live in Australia; and decisions of the business community are not distorted, and markets are not fragmented, by variations between participating jurisdictions in relation to the adoption or implementation of major environmental protection measures.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.act.gov.au