Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Environmental Protection Regulation 2019, the Land Title Act 1994, the Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2001 and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) part 3; (b) sections 140 and 141.

Part 2 Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994

3 Act amended This part amends the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Amendment of s 16 (Material environmental harm) (1) Section 16— insert— (1A) The chief executive must ensure a threshold amount calculated under subsection (3), definition threshold amount, paragraph (b) is published on the department's website during the financial year to which it relates. (2) Section 16(2), definition threshold amount— omit. (3) Section 16(2)— insert— threshold amount means— (a) for the financial year ending 30 June 2023— $10,000; or (b) for a later financial year—the threshold amount for the financial year immediately preceding the later financial year (the previous financial year) increased by the consumer price index for the previous financial year. (4) Section 16(1A) and (2)— renumber as section 16(2) and (3).

5 Amendment of s 17 (Serious environmental harm) (1) Section 17— insert— (1A) The chief executive must ensure a threshold amount calculated under subsection (3), definition threshold amount, paragraph (b) is published on the department's website during the financial year to which it relates. (2) Section 17(2), definition threshold amount— omit. (3) Section 17(2)— insert— threshold amount means— (a) for the financial year ending 30 June 2023— $100,000; or (b) for a later financial year—the threshold amount for the financial year immediately preceding the later financial year (the previous financial year) increased by the consumer price index for the previous financial year. (4) Section 17(1A) and (2)— renumber as section 17(2) and (3).