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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sch.1-sec.2Government activities and public infrastructure
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### sch.1-sec.2 Government activities and public infrastructure
Environmental nuisance caused in the course of any of the following activities—
maintaining a public road, State-controlled road, railway or other infrastructure for public transport;
maintaining a public infrastructure facility, including—
infrastructure for a water or sewerage service; and
a facility for a telecommunication or electricity system;
performing a function under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
in the case of the State or a local government—preventing or removing, or reducing the risk to public health from, a public health risk under the Public Health Act 2005 .
sch 1 s 2 ins 2008 No. 52 s 66
- (a) maintaining a public road, State-controlled road, railway or other infrastructure for public transport;
- (b) maintaining a public infrastructure facility, including— (i) infrastructure for a water or sewerage service; and (ii) a facility for a telecommunication or electricity system;
- (i) infrastructure for a water or sewerage service; and
- (ii) a facility for a telecommunication or electricity system;
- (c) performing a function under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ;
- (d) in the case of the State or a local government—preventing or removing, or reducing the risk to public health from, a public health risk under the Public Health Act 2005 .
- (i) infrastructure for a water or sewerage service; and
- (ii) a facility for a telecommunication or electricity system;