Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026
56Airport‑lessee company must keep an environmental site register
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56 Airport‑lessee company must keep an environmental site register
(1) The airport‑lessee company for an airport must keep a written record (the environmental site register) that complies with subsection (2) of the environmental condition of the airport.
(2) The environmental site register must include the following matters:
(a) the results of monitoring under this Division;
(b) details of:
(i) any information or documents given to the airport‑lessee company under subsection 54(3); and
(ii) any report given to the airport‑lessee company under paragraph 61(1)(b); and
(iii) any report mentioned in paragraph 64(3)(c) or 65(3)(b) that is provided to the airport‑lessee company; and
(iv) any assessment mentioned in paragraph 64(3)(d) that is provided to the airport‑lessee company;
(c) details of the nature, date and place of any occurrence of environmental significance (detrimental or beneficial) relating to interference with sites of significance to Indigenous people;
(d) details of the airport‑lessee company’s environmental management of the airport.
Note: An airport‑lessee company that receives notice of a discovery in accordance with subsection 24(2), must record the discovery in the airport‑lessee company’s environmental site register, see paragraph 24(4)(a).
(3) The matters mentioned in subsection (2) must be included in the environmental register as soon as is reasonably practicable, and no later than 60 days, after the airport‑lessee company becomes aware of the matter.
(4) An airport‑lessee company commits an offence of strict liability if the company fails to comply with subsection (1).