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National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
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19 Variation or revocation of measures
(1) The council may vary or revoke any national environment protection
measure.
(2) If the council intends to vary or revoke a national environment
protection measure the council must publish a notice specifying the
measure that the council intends varying or revoking.
(3) The notice must—
(4) Sections 14, 16, 17 and 18 apply to a variation or revocation of a
national environment protection measure as if—
(a) a reference to making a national environment protection
measure were a reference to a variation or revocation of a
national environment protection measure;
(b) a reference to a national environment protection measure were a
reference to the variation or revocation of such a measure;
(c) a reference to a proposed national environment protection
measure were a reference to a proposed variation or proposed
revocation of such a measure; and
(d) the reference in section 16 to the day on which section 15 (2) (b)
has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions
were a reference to the day on which subsection (3) (b) has been
fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions.
(5) A variation or revocation of a national environment protection
measure is a notifiable instrument.
(6) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to a minor variation of a national
environment protection measure under division 3.2A.