63 Inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected
(1) This section applies if a person:
(a) gives information to the Secretary, an airport environment officer or an airport‑lessee company, in a report or otherwise, under a provision of this Division and becomes aware that the information is inaccurate or incomplete; or
(b) is the operator of an undertaking and is aware that information given on the operator’s behalf under a provision of this Division is inaccurate or incomplete.
(2) The person must, as soon as practicable after the person becomes aware that the information is inaccurate or incomplete, give the Secretary, the airport environment officer or the airport‑lessee company, as appropriate, further information that is accurate and complete.
Division 3—Investigations
Subdivision A—Investigation if pollution or offensive noise has occurred or is occurring
64 Airport environment officer may require investigation if pollution or offensive noise has occurred or is occurring
(1) This section applies if an airport environment officer reasonably believes that air, water or soil pollution, or offensive noise, has occurred, or is occurring, in an area at an airport.
(2) The airport environment officer may, by notice in writing given to a prescribed person, require the person to conduct an investigation as to:
(a) whether air, water or soil pollution, or offensive noise, has occurred or is occurring in the area; and
(b) the cause, or likely cause, of any such pollution or noise; and
(c) whether there is a risk of harm to human health or the environment arising from such pollution or noise.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) may require the prescribed person to do any or all of the following:
(a) within the period specified in the notice, appoint a person (who has qualifications and experience appropriate to determining the nature and extent of the pollution or noise) to conduct the investigation;
(b) ensure that the investigation is conducted:
(i) in the manner (including by testing samples of air, water or soil or measuring noise levels) specified in the notice; and
(ii) within the period specified in the notice;
(c) ensure that the person conducting the investigation provides a written investigation report (including a record of the results of any tests or measure mentioned in subparagraph (b)(i)) at the completion of the investigation;
(d) within the period specified in the notice, appoint an assessor:
(i) to review the written investigation report; and
(ii) to provide a written assessment of the written investigation report at the completion of the review;
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(e) ensure that before the assessor reviews the written investigation report, the assessor is provided with a detailed outline of the manner required for the investigation under paragraph (b);
(f) if the assessor believes that air, water or soil pollution, or offensive noise has occurred—require the assessor to identify the following in the written assessment:
(i) the polluting substance or offensive noise;
(ii) the cause, or likely cause, of the pollution or offensive noise;
(iii) the source, or likely source, of the pollution or offensive noise;
(g) give a copy of the following to the airport environment officer within the period specified in the notice:
(i) the written investigation report mentioned in paragraph (c);
(ii) the written assessment mentioned in subparagraph (d)(ii).
(4) Subsection (3) does not limit what a notice under subsection (2) may require a prescribed person to do.
(5) A prescribed person to whom a notice is given under subsection (2) commits an offence if the person contravenes a requirement of the notice.
assessor means:
(a) to the extent that an investigation report relates to soil pollution at an airport—a person who is appointed, registered or otherwise recognised as an environmental auditor under a law of the State in which the airport is located, or under a law of another State, providing for environmental auditor accreditation; or
(b) to the extent that an investigation report relates to air pollution, water pollution or offensive noise (or any combination of air pollution, water pollution and offensive noise) at an airport—a person who is certified, registered or otherwise recognised by a professional body (or under a professional scheme) to undertake environmental assessments, investigations or auditing in the State in which the airport is located, or in another State.
polluter includes a person who causes or generates offensive noise.
prescribed person means:
(a) the polluter; or
(b) if the polluter is unidentifiable, beyond jurisdiction or known to be insolvent—the operator of the undertaking that occupies, or occupied, the site on which the pollution occurred; or
(c) if both the polluter and the operator are unidentifiable, beyond jurisdiction or known to be insolvent—the lessor or licensor for the site on which the pollution is occurring, or occurred; or
(d) if all of the polluter, the operator, and the lessor or licensor are unidentifiable, beyond jurisdiction or known to be insolvent, and the lessor or licensor is not the airport‑lessee company—the airport‑lessee company.
Subdivision B—Assessment regarding proposed change of use of an area at an airport
65 Airport environment officer may require assessment if change of use of an area at an airport is proposed
(1) This section applies if an airport environment officer is satisfied that the use of an area at an airport, as identified under a final master plan for the airport, is proposed to be changed and the airport environment officer reasonably believes that the proposed change of use will, or is likely to, necessitate greater environmental management measures because the proposed change will result in the area being used in a way, or for a purpose, that will, or is reasonably likely to, cause greater harm:
(a) to an aspect of the environment at the airport; or
(b) to the health, safety or, in any respect, the welfare of, human beings.
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the airport environment officer may, by notice in writing given to the person (the relevant person) proposing the change of use, require the relevant person to arrange for an assessment (the pollution assessment) as to:
(a) whether air, water or soil pollution, or offensive noise, will occur, or is likely to occur, as a result of the proposed change of use; and
(b) whether there is a risk of harm to human health or the environment arising from any such pollution or noise.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) may require the relevant person to do any or all of the following:
(a) within the period specified in the notice, appoint a person who has relevant qualifications and experience to assess the matters mentioned in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) to conduct the pollution assessment;
(b) ensure that the person conducting the pollution assessment provides a written assessment report addressing the matters mentioned in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) at the completion of the assessment;
(c) if the person conducting the pollution assessment believes that air, water or soil pollution, or offensive noise, will occur, or is likely to occur—require the person to identify the following in the written assessment report:
(i) the polluting substance or offensive noise;
(ii) the cause, or likely cause, of the pollution or offensive noise;
(iii) the source, or likely source, of the pollution or offensive noise;
(d) give a copy of the written assessment report to the airport environment officer within the period specified in the notice.
(4) An airport environment officer may decide not to require a pollution assessment of the kind mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to an area at an airport if the airport environment officer is satisfied that:
(a) a pollution assessment of that kind has previously been conducted in relation to the area; and
(b) the airport environment officer is provided with a copy of the previous written report of that assessment; and
(b) the airport environment officer is satisfied that it is appropriate to rely on that previous report.
(5) Subsection (3) does not limit what a notice under subsection (2) may require relevant person to do.
(6) A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (2) commits an offence if the person contravenes a requirement of the notice.
Subdivision C—Inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected