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Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026
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60 Requirement for operators of undertakings to report serious environmental incidents
(1) This section applies if an operator of an undertaking at an airport becomes aware that the operation of the undertaking has caused, or resulted in, a serious environmental incident at the airport.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a serious environmental incident is an incident:
(a) the environmental effect of which is, or has the potential to be:
(i) of high impact; and
(ii) irreversible; or
(b) that results, or has the potential to result, in substantial harm to public health or to public safety; or
(c) that results, or has the potential to result, in substantial damage to property.
(3) The operator must, in accordance with subsection (4), give a report about the serious environmental incident to an airport environment officer.
(4) The report:
(a) may be given orally or in writing; and
(b) must be given:
(i) within 48 hours of the serious environmental incident occurring; or
(ii) if the operator is not aware of the serious environmental incident when it first occurs—within 48 hours after the operator becomes aware of the occurrence; and
(c) must include details about the following:
(i) the date, time, location and nature of the serious environmental incident;
(ii) all other material facts and circumstances concerning the serious environmental incident that the operator knows or is able, by reasonable search or enquiry, to discover;
(iii) any response initiated in response to the serious environmental incident;
(iv) the corrective action that has been taken, or is proposed to be taken, to stop, control, mitigate, remedy or rectify the serious environmental incident;
(v) any other environmental management action that has been taken, or is proposed to be taken, in relation to the serious environmental incident.
(5) If the report in given orally, the operator must give a written report to the airport environment officer within 48 hours of giving the oral report.
(6) The operator commits an offence of strict liability if the operator fails to comply with subsection (3) or (5).