31Matters to be dealt with in environment management plan

#### 31 Matters to be dealt with in environment management plan (1) An environment management plan in respect of activities relevant to the NEPM must include the matters set out in subsection (2) and must have regard to the objects of this Act and the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994. (2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) are as follows: (a) the objectives of the plan; (b) the activities to which the plan relates; (c) how the NEPM is to be implemented and a timetable for implementation; (d) if the NEPM relates to ambient environmental quality, how the activities will be carried on so as to give effect to the NEPM; (e) appropriate performance indicators at designated intervals; (f) appropriate provision for the participation of, and for consultation with, the community in the development of the plan; (g) provision for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the plan; (h) provision for any necessary up‑grading of the manner in which the activities are, or are to be, carried out, and the equipment used, or to be used, in the carrying out of the activities, for the purpose of meeting the objectives of the plan; (i) provision for action to be taken in a contingency or emergency.