26December 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting

26 December 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 26 December 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133). contents 1 Page Preamble 2 1 Name of Act 3 3 Object of Act 3 4 Words and expressions used in Cwlth Act 3 5 Dictionary 3 5A Notes 4 5B Interpretation—implementation of national environment protection measures 4 6 Implementation of national environment protection measures 4 Page contents 2 National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 Part 2 Establishment and membership of National Environment Protection Council 7 National Environment Protection Council 5 8 Membership of council 5 9 Chairperson of council 6 10 Deputies 6 Division 3.1 Functions and powers 11 Functions of council 7 12 Powers of council 7 13 Council may make national environment protection measures 8 14 General considerations in making national environment protection measures 9 15 Council to give notice of intention to prepare a draft of proposed measure 10 16 Council to prepare draft of proposed measure and impact statement 10 17 Public consultation 11 18 Council to have regard to impact statements and submissions 12 19 Variation or revocation of measures 12 20 National environment protection measures to be Commonwealth disallowable instruments 13 21 Failure to comply with procedural requirements 14 Division 3.2A Minor variation of national environment protection 21A Minor variation of measures 14 21B Public consultation for minor variation 15 21C Council to have regard to submissions etc 15 Division 3.3 Assessment and reporting on implementation and effectiveness of measures 22 Report by Minister on implementation and effectiveness of measures 16 23 Annual report of council 16 Page contents 3 Part 4 Meetings of council and establishment and meetings of its committees 24 Convening of meetings 18 25 Procedure at meetings 18 26 Quorum 18 27 Voting at meetings 18 28 NEPC committee 19 29 Chairperson of NEPC committee 19 30 Procedures of NEPC committee 19 31 Functions of NEPC committee 19 32 Other committees 20 33 Withdrawal from agreement 20 Part 5 NEPC service corporation, NEPC executive officer and staff 34 NEPC service corporation 21 35 Functions of service corporation 21 36 Powers of service corporation 22 37 Contracts and leases 22 38 NEPC executive officer 23 39 NEPC executive officer to control service corporation 23 40 NEPC executive officer to act in accordance with council directions 23 41 Remuneration and allowances 24 42 Leave of absence 24 43 Resignation 24 44 Termination of office 24 45 Terms and conditions not provided for by Act 25 46 Acting NEPC executive officer 25 47 Powers and functions of acting NEPC executive officer 25 Page contents 4 National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 Division 5.3 Staff of service corporation and consultants 48 Australian public service staff of service corporation 26 49 Non-public service staff of service corporation 26 50 Staff seconded to service corporation 26 51 Consultants 27 52 Payments to service corporation by Territory 28 53 Payments to service corporation by Commonwealth and other States and Territories 28 54 Money of service corporation 28 55 Application of money of service corporation 28 56 Estimates 29 58 Special provisions relating to reports etc prepared under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 29 59 Powers and functions conferred under corresponding legislation 30 60 Delegation by council 30 61 Acts done by council 30 62 Regulation-making power 31 63 Review of operation of Act 31 Schedule 1 Intergovernmental agreement on the environment 32 Dictionary 73 1 About the endnotes 76 2 Abbreviation key 76 3 Legislation history 77 Page contents 5