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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.78Objectives set in policy must be reviewed every 5 years
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### sec.78 Objectives set in policy must be reviewed every 5 years
The Minister must review an environmental protection policy, to the extent the policy sets an objective mentioned in section 77 (2) , at least once—
in the period of 5 years after the policy is made; and
in each subsequent 5-year period.
A review must be started during a period mentioned in subsection (1) and completed within 1 year.
s 78 orig s 78 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
om 2003 No. 95 s 4
prev s 78 ins 2004 No. 48 s 32
amd 2005 No. 3 s 105 sch
om 2009 No. 3 s 459
pres s 78 ins 2009 No. 42 s 6
sub 2019 No. 28 s 8
(sec.78-ssec.1) The Minister must review an environmental protection policy, to the extent the policy sets an objective mentioned in section 77 (2) , at least once— in the period of 5 years after the policy is made; and in each subsequent 5-year period.
(sec.78-ssec.2) A review must be started during a period mentioned in subsection (1) and completed within 1 year.
- (a) in the period of 5 years after the policy is made; and
- (b) in each subsequent 5-year period.