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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.8Environment
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### sec.8 Environment
Environment includes—
ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and
all natural and physical resources; and
the physical characteristics of locations, places and areas, however large or small; and
the physical surroundings of people, including the land, waters, atmosphere, climate, sound, odours and tastes; and
the social, economic, aesthetic and cultural conditions that affect, or are affected by, things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) .
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- (a) ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and
- (b) all natural and physical resources; and
- (c) the physical characteristics of locations, places and areas, however large or small; and
- (d) the physical surroundings of people, including the land, waters, atmosphere, climate, sound, odours and tastes; and
- (e) the social, economic, aesthetic and cultural conditions that affect, or are affected by, things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) .