Environmental Protection Bill 1994 (Qld)

Queensland

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BILL 1994

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BILL

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page CHAPTER 1—PRELIMINARY PART 1—INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 1 Short title 2.0... eee eee teen eee 14 2 Commencement ....... 0.0.00 c cece eect eect tee eeeeeeee 14 PART 2—OBJECT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF ACT 3 Object 6... eee ett teens 14 4 How object of Act is to be achieved ...........0.......0 00000 14 5 Obligations of persons to achieve object of Act.............-..000005 16 6 Community involvement in administration of Act ..................4. 16 PART 3—INTERPRETATION 1113

Division 1—Standard definitions Definitions—the dictionary ............ 0.00 16 Division 2—Key definitions Subdivision 1—The environment and its values Environment... 0.0... eee eee ee 17 Environmental value ......... 0... eee eee 17

Subdivision 2—Environmental contamination

Contamination ......... 00... eee 17 Contaminant ....... 0... eee eee eee ee 18 Noise 2... eee eee eee eee 18 Waste 2.0... ence ee eee e eens 18

Subdivision 3—Environmental harm and nuisance

Environmental harm... 1.2.0... eee eee eee 18 Environmental Protection 162022 242628303234 37 39

Environmental nuisance ......... 2... c eee eee eee teen eee 19 Material environmental harm... 1.2.0.0... 0... c eee eee eee eee 19 Serious environmental harm... 1.2.2.0... 00. c ee eee eee eee eee 19

Subdivision 4—Environmental management

Best practice environmental management ................0000e eee 20 PART 4—OPERATION OF ACT Act binds all persons... 2.2.0.2 eee eee eee 21 Effect of Act on other Acts .......... 6.0000 c cece cece eee eee eee 21 Effect of Act on other rights, civil remedies etc. ................0000. 21 Extra-territorial application of Act..........0.. 00.00.0002. 0 0 eee eee 22 CHAPTER 2—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICIES Preparation of draft policies .......... 0.0.0.2 22 Scope of policies... 2... cee eee eee 22 Contents of policies... 2.2... 0... cece cece eee 23 Notice of proposal to prepare draft policy ....................0..000. 24 Preparation of draft policy... 0.0.6... cece cece ee 25 Notice of preparation of draft policy ........... 0.0.0 e eee eee 25 Preparation of final policy... . 2... 0.6.6... eee ee eee 25 Approval of final policy... 0.6.6.6... eee teen eee 26 Giving effect to policies ...... 6.0... ieee eee eee es 26 Amendment and repeal of policies... 2.0.6.0... eee cece ee eee eee 26 Review of policies... 2... 6.0.0... e eens 27 Effect of national environment protection measures ...............-+-5 27