5BEnvironmental audit

5B Environmental audit

[Section 5B Inserted by No. 56 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Jul 2000] An environmental audit is a documented, systematic, objective assessment of any one or more of the following:

(a) the ability of management systems to adequately manage waste and control pollution;

(b) the extent to which actions required to be taken, or outcomes required to be achieved, for waste management and pollution control have been taken or achieved;

(c) the extent, nature and source of wastes and emissions generated by an activity or process;

(d) the likelihood of waste management problems and pollution control problems occurring and the adequacy of safeguards in place to prevent their occurrence or limit their impact on the environment;

(e) the degree of compliance with –

(i) any conditions or restrictions applied by the Board to a permit issued under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; or

(ii) any conditions imposed by an environment protection notice; or

(iii) any other requirement of this Act;

(f) [Section 5B Amended by No. 42 of 2022, s. 5, Applied:14 Dec 2022] any other matter specified by the Board for the purpose of determining compliance with the Act, a State Policy, an environment protection policy, an environmental standards condition, an environmental standards offense provision or a technical standard.