Federal Register of Legislation
Environment Protection (Northern Territory Supreme Court) Act 1978
Act No. 30 of 1978 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 19 February 2007 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 165 of 2006
The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1]........................... 2 Commencement [see Note 1]....................... 3 Interpretation................................. 4 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court....................... 5 Exercise of jurisdiction........................... 6 Saving.....................................
Notes An Act relating to the enforcement by the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia of certain provisions for the protection of the environment in the Alligator Rivers Region
1 Short title [see Note 1]
This Act may be cited as the Environment Protection (Northern Territory Supreme Court) Act 1978.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Alligator Rivers Region has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978.
Commission means the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, being the body corporate established under that name by the Conservation Commission Act 1980 of the Northern Territory.
Director has the meaning given by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
ecosystem means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro‑organism communities and their non‑living environment interacting as a functional unit.
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