Part Part 3 - Contaminated Sites Act 2003 - Remediation of contaminated sites

Part 3 — Remediation of contaminated sites

Division 1 — Person responsible for remediation

Reference to person responsible for remediation includes all persons responsible 21
Sites classified as contaminated — remediation required are to be remediated 21
Who is responsible for remediation — hierarchy of responsibility 21
Person who caused, or contributed to, contamination — responsibility for remediation 22
Person who changes use of land — responsibility for remediation 23
Land owners — responsibility for remediation 24
Insolvent bodies corporate — responsibility for remediation 26
State — responsibility for remediation 28
Responsibility for remediation may be transferred 30
Mortgagee — responsibility for remediation 32
Orphan sites 32

Division 2 — Contaminated Sites Committee

Division 3 — Decisions as to responsibility for remediation

Decisions as to responsibility for remediation 35
Committee to make decisions as to responsibility for remediation 35
Notice to be given before decision made 35
Matters to be taken into account in making a decision as to responsibility for remediation 37
Notice of decision to be given 37
Appeal from decision as to responsibility for remediation 38

Part 3Remediation of contaminated sites