Energy Resources Act 2000
Part 12Environment protection
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Part 12—Environment protection Division 1—Objects 95—Objects (1) The object of this Part is to ensure that, in carrying out regulated activities, licensees— (a) ensure that regulated activities that have (actually or potentially) adverse effects on the environment are properly managed to reduce environmental damage as far as reasonably practicable; and (b) eliminate as far as reasonably practicable risk of significant long term environmental damage; and (c) ensure that land adversely affected by regulated activities is properly rehabilitated. (2) The Minister must, in acting under this Part, have regard to, and seek to further, the objects of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019. Division 2—Environmental prerequisites 96—Pre-conditions of regulated activities A licensee must not carry out regulated activities unless a statement of environmental objectives is in force for the relevant activities under this Part.