Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Declared State or Territory Declaration 2012 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 I, Tony Burke, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, make the following declaration under subsection 505E (1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Dated 30 October 2012 TONY BURKE Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 1 Name of declaration This declaration is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Declared State or Territory Declaration 2012. 2 Commencement This declaration commences on 9 November 2012. 3 Declared State or Territory Each of the following States is a declared State or Territory: (a) New South Wales; (b) Victoria; (c) Queensland; (d) South Australia.