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National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
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3 Object of Act
The object of this Act is to ensure that, by means of the establishment
and operation of the National Environment Protection Council—
(a) people enjoy the benefit of equivalent protection from air, water
or soil pollution and from noise, wherever they live in Australia;
and
(b) decisions of the business community are not distorted, and
markets are not fragmented, by variations between participating
jurisdictions in relation to the adoption or implementation of
major environmental protection measures.
4 Words and expressions used in Cwlth Act
A word or expression used in the Commonwealth Act has the same
meaning in this Act.
5 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain words and
expressions used in this Act.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire Act unless the
definition, or another provision of the Act, provides otherwise or the
contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and
s 156 (1)).