National Environment Protection Council (New South Wales) Act 1995.

Subject

Environment gen.

Keyword

Institution Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Climate change Cultural heritage

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 September 1995.

Abstract

This Act provides for the establishment of the National Environment Protection Council, which shall have the following functions: (a) to make national environment protection measures; and (b) to assess and report on the implementation and effectiveness of said measures. The national environment protection measures may concern inter alia: (a) ambient air quality, (b) ambient marine, estuarine and freshwater quality; (c) general guidelines for the assessment of site contamination; (e) environmental impacts associated with hazardous wastes; (f) re-use and recycling of used materials. The Council shall consist of the following members: (a) a Minister of the Commonwealth who is nominated by the Prime Minister; (b) a Minister of each participating State who is nominated by the Premier of the State concerned; (c) a Minister of each participating Territory who is nominated by the Chief Minister of the Territory concerned. Further provisions regard the procedure to be followed by the Council and the general aspects to be considered in deciding the measures to be taken. The Minister of the State who is a member of the Council is, after each reporting year of the Council, to prepare a report on the implementation of national environment protection measures during that year by the State and the effectiveness of those measures (art. 23). The Council shall prepare an annual report of its operations. The act deals further with: meetings of the Council and establishment and meetings of its committees (Part 4); NEPC Service corporation, NEPC Executive Officer and staff (Part 5); Finance (Part 6).

Full text

English

Website

www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment.

Legislation | Australia | 1992

Keyword: Sub-national agreement, EIA, Climate change, Cultural heritage, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX