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Contaminated Sites Act 2003

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Part 1 — Preliminary

Short title 2
Commencement 2
Terms used in this Act 2
Meaning of “contaminated” 5
Meaning of “owner” 5
Meaning of “owner, occupier, mortgagee or lessee of a site” 6
State bound 6
Object and principles of Act 6
Effect on other laws 7
Exemptions from Act 7

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