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Environment Protection Act 1997
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3C Objects of Act
(1) The objects of this Act are to—
(a) protect and enhance the quality of the environment; and
(b) prevent environmental degradation and risk of harm to human
health by promoting the following:
(i) pollution prevention;
(ii) clean production technology;
(iii) reuse and recycling of materials;
(iv) waste minimisation programs; and
(c) require people engaging in polluting activities to make
progressive environmental improvements; and
(d) achieve effective integration of environmental, economic, social
and cultural considerations in decision-making processes; and
(e) facilitate the implementation of national environment protection
measures under national scheme laws; and
(f) provide for the monitoring and reporting of environmental
quality on a regular basis; and
(g) ensure that contaminated land is managed having regard to
human health and the environment; and
(h) coordinate activities needed to protect, restore or improve the
ACT environment; and
(i) establish a process for investigating and, where appropriate,
remediating land areas where contamination is causing or is
likely to cause a significant risk—
(i) of harm to human health; or
(ii) of material environmental harm or serious environmental
national scheme law means—
(a) the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth);
and
(b) the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994.