Environment Protection Act 2019
192LDefinitions
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 192L
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Environment Protection Act 2019.
192L Definitions holding entity means: (a) for a body corporate (other than an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation) – a holding company as defined in section 8 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth); and (b) for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation – a holding body corporate as defined in section 700-1 of the CATSI Act. original landowner, see section 192U. prescribed Act means an Act prescribed by regulation for this Division. prescribed approval means: (a) an environmental approval; or (b) an authorisation, or a plan approved, under a prescribed Act that is prescribed by regulation for this Division.
Environment Protection Act 2019 178 prescribed direction means a direction, notice or order (however described) that: (a) is made or issued under a prescribed Act; and (b) either: (i) relates to compliance with a prescribed approval under the prescribed Act; or (ii) relates to compliance with, or provides for, a prescribed environmental duty under the prescribed Act; and (c) is prescribed by regulation for this Division. prescribed environmental duty means a duty, requirement or obligation under a prescribed Act that is prescribed by regulation for relevant commencement means: (a) except as provided under paragraph (b) – the commencement of section 8 of the Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Chain of Responsibility) Act 2022; or (b) in relation to the issue of, or a decision relating to the issue of, a prescribed direction to a related person of a high risk entity – the commencement of the regulation prescribing the prescribed direction. relevant decision-maker means: (a) in relation to an environment protection notice or environmental approval – the CEO; or (b) in relation to a prescribed direction, prescribed approval or prescribed environmental duty under a prescribed Act – the Chief Executive Officer, office holder or statutory authority responsible for enforcing the prescribed direction, prescribed approval or prescribed environmental duty under the prescribed Act.