Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Illegal Waste Disposal) Act 2013 (No. 60).

Country/Territory: Australia
Territorial subdivision: New South Wales
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2013
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 relating to the prevention of illegal waste disposal and other offences against the Act; and for related purposes.

Subject: Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword: Waste management Pollution control Waste disposal Recycling/reuse
Geographical area: Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract: This Act has the purpose to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 relating to the prevention of illegal waste disposal and other offences against the Act and for related purposes in New South Wales. Amended Schedules 1 and 2 specify that this Act does not apply to a facility that the EPA determines is used solely for the purposes of re-using, recovering, recycling or processing waste other than liquid waste” from section 88 (1).
Full text: English
Website: www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Amends

Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

Legislation | Australia | 1997 (2019)

Keyword: Framework law, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Pollution control, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Classification/declassification, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX