sch INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

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(Section 6)

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

AN AGREEMENT made the 1st day of May one thousand nine hundred and ninety two

BETWEEN

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA of the first part,

THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES of the second part,

THE STATE OF VICTORIA of the third part,

THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND of the fourth part,

THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA of the fifth part,

THE STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA of the sixth part,

THE STATE OF TASMANIA of the seventh part,

THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY of the eighth part,

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA of the ninth part,

THE AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION of the tenth part.

WHEREAS

On 31 October 1990, Heads of Government of the Commonwealth, States and Territories of Australia, and representatives of Local Government in Australia, meeting at a Special Premiers’ Conference held in Brisbane, agreed to develop and conclude an Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment to provide a mechanism by which to facilitate—

• a cooperative national approach to the environment;

• a better definition of the roles of the respective governments;

• a reduction in the number of disputes between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories on environment issues;

• greater certainty of Government and business decision making; and

• better environment protection;

AND WHEREAS the Parties to this Agreement

ACKNOWLEDGE the important role of the Commonwealth and the States in relation to the environment and the contribution the States can make in the development of national and international policies for which the Commonwealth has responsibilities;

RECOGNISE that environmental concerns and impacts respect neither physical nor political boundaries and are increasingly taking on interjurisdictional, international and global significance in a way that was not contemplated by those who framed the Australian Constitution;

RECOGNISE that the concept of ecologically sustainable development including proper resource accounting provides potential for the integration of environmental and economic considerations in decision making and for balancing the interests of current and future generations;