Environment Protection Act 1997
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19 Public access to documents (1) The authority must make the following documents available to the public: (a) any environmental authorisation granted by the authority including details of the conditions to which the authorisation is subject, the person holding that authorisation and whether the authorisation is in effect; (b) any environmental improvement plan submitted in compliance with a requirement by the authority; (c) any emergency plan approved by the authority; (d) an environment protection policy made under part 4; (e) codes of practice accredited under part 5; (f) any environmental protection agreement entered into by the authority; (g) any environment protection order; (h) any document setting out the results of a review of an environmental authorisation; (i) results given to the authority of monitoring or testing required by the authority to be conducted under an environmental authorisation, environmental protection agreement or environment protection order; (j) the list of auditors approved under section 75; (k) environmental audit reports under division 9.2; (l) the list of authorised officers; (m) an order under section 91C (1) (Order to assess whether land contaminated);
(n) an assessment under section 91C (4) (a); (o) an environmental audit under section 91C (4) (b); (p) an order under section 91D (1) (Order to remediate land); (q) an environmental audit under section 91D (4) (b); (r) the register of contaminated sites kept under section 21A; (s) any document prescribed by regulation. (2) The authority must make a document mentioned in subsection (1) available by— (a) making the document available for inspection without charge during ordinary business hours at an ACT government office; or (b) making the document accessible without charge on an ACT government website, or by a link on an ACT government website; or (c) if a person requests a copy of the document—giving the person a copy of the document on payment of any reasonable copying costs. (3) This section is subject to section 21 (Exclusion of material from public access).