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National Environment Protection Council (Queensland) Act 1994.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Environment Protection Council, and related purposes.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Institution Environmental planning Sub-national agreement 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 September 1994.
Abstract

The Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the Australian Local Government Association have entered into an Agreement known as the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment setting out certain responsibilities of each party in relation to the environment. That Agreement provides that the Commonwealth and States will make joint legislative provision for the establishment of a body to determine national environment protection measures. This Act provides for Queensland for the establishment, membership, operation, management, powers and other matters of the National Environment Protection Council. The Council shall make national environment protection measures in accordance with Division 2 of Part of this Act and assess and report on the implementation and effectiveness, in Queensland and other participating jurisdictions, of national environment protection measures (sect. 12). Powers of the Council are set out in section 13.

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