96DContents of environment protection policy

96D Contents of environment protection policy

(1)  An environment protection policy must state that the policy applies to the environment generally or to an aspect or part of the environment specified in the policy.

(2)  An environment protection policy may do one or more of the following:

(a) state the objectives to be achieved and maintained under the policy;

(b) identify the environmental values to be enhanced or protected under the policy;

(ba) [Section 96D Subsection (2) amended by No. 75 of 2007, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2008] specify who is responsible for the implementation or enforcement, or both, of the whole policy or specified parts of it;

(c) state indicators, parameters, factors or criteria to be used in measuring or deciding any quality or condition of the environment;

(d) establish a program by which the stated objectives are to be achieved and maintained including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) quantifying ambient conditions;

(ii) the qualities and maximum quantities of any pollutant permitted to be released into the environment;

(iii) the minimum standards to be complied with in the installation or operation of vehicles, plant or equipment for the control of pollutants or waste from specified sources or places;

(iv) measures designed to protect the environment or to minimise the possibility of environmental harm;

(e) provide for a performance assessment procedure in respect of that program;

(f) specify the emissions that are to be environmental nuisances for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "environmental nuisance" in section 3(1) ;

(g) specify maximum levels of particular pollutants for the purposes of section 55A(1) ;

(h) provide, for the purposes of section 55A(1) , that compliance with specified provisions of the environment protection policy will satisfy the general environmental duty.