Environment Protection Act 1997. Pays/Territoire Australie Sous-division territoriale Australian Capital Territory Type du document Législation Date 1997 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the protection of the environment, and for related purposes. Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Loi-cadre Institution Éco-audit Planification environnementale Règlement des différends Cour/tribunaux Enregistrement Mise en application Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions Politique/planification Gestion des resources en eau douce Développement durable Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud Résumé The particular objects of this Act are: to protect and enhance the quality of the environment; to prevent environmental degradation and adverse risks to human health and the health of ecosystems by promoting pollution prevention, clean production technology, reuse and recycling of materials and waste minimisation programs; to require people engaging in polluting activities to make progressive environmental improvements, including reductions of pollution at the source as such improvements become practical through technological and economic development; to achieve effective integration of environmental, economic and social considerations in decision-making processes; to promote the concept of a shared responsibility for the environment by acknowledging environmental needs in economic and social decision-making; and through public education about and public involvement in decisions about protection, restoration and enhancement of the environment; to promote the principles of ecologically sustainable development; to regulate, reduce or eliminate the discharge of pollutants and hazardous substances into the air, land or water consistent with maintaining environmental quality; to allocate the costs of environmental protection and restoration equitably and in a way that encourages responsible use of, and reduces harm to, the environment with polluters bearing the appropriate share of the costs that arise from their activities; to provide for the monitoring and reporting of the environmental quality on a regular basis in conjunction with the commissioner for the environment; to control the generation, storage, collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste with a view to reducing, minimising and, where practical, eliminating harm to the environment; to adopt a precautionary approach when assessing environmental risk to ensure that all aspects of environmental quality, including ecosystem sustainability and integrity and beneficial use of the environment, are considered in assessing, and making decisions in relation to, the environment; to ensure that contaminated land is managed having regard to human health and the environment; and to establish a process for investigating and, where appropriate, remediating land areas where contamination is causing or is likely to cause a significant risk of harm to human health; or a significant risk of material environmental harm or serious environmental harm. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.austlii.edu.au Références - Législation Implementé par Environment Protection Regulation 2005. Législation | Australie | 2005 (2017) Mot clé: Institution, Éco-audit, Planification environnementale, Règlement des différends, Cour/tribunaux, Enregistrement, Mise en application, Autorisation/permis, Infractions/sanctions, Politique/planification, Pollution des eaux douces, Développement durable, Utilisation durable, Préservation de l'écosystème, Lutte contre la pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX