Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991
10State of the environment reports
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10 State of the environment reports
10 State of the environment reports
(1) The Authority is required to make a report on the state of the environment (a state of the environment report) every 3 years.
(2) Each state of the environment report is to be given to the Minister and tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
(3) A state of the environment report is to include the following matters—
(a) an assessment of the status and conditions of the major environmental resources of New South Wales,
(b) an examination of environmental trends, including the implications for the environment and human health,
(c) a review of the programs and activities of public authorities and of the private sector related to environment protection,
(d) an examination of trends in economic analysis and of the costs and benefits (including economic evaluation) of environment protection,
(d1) the volumes of waste avoided, produced, recycled or reused in New South Wales during the reporting period,
(d2) how the volumes of waste compare with target volumes established by any current waste strategy,
(d3) a description of the strategies and programs being implemented by the Authority and the degree of success achieved by the strategies and programs,
(d4) reporting about matters relating to litter,
(e) any general recommendations for future legislative or other action which the Authority considers appropriate to discharge its responsibilities with respect to environment protection.
(f) (Repealed)
(3A) For subsection (3)(d4), the report may, but is not required to, include the brand names of litter.
(4) The perspectives and knowledge of Aboriginal peoples must be included in either or both of the following—
(a) each state of the environment report,
(b) a report that accompanies each state of the environment report.
(5) The Authority is required to make, in its annual report for any year in which a state of the environment report is not made, a statement on any relevant matters concerning the state of the environment and on trends.