Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
172Nature of environmental audit
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172 Nature of environmental audit
172 Nature of environmental audit
An environmental audit is a documented evaluation of an activity (including an evaluation of management practices, systems and plant) for either or both of the following purposes—
(a) to provide information to the persons managing the activity on compliance with legal requirements, codes of practice and relevant policies relating to the protection of the environment,
(b) to enable those persons to determine whether the way the activity is carried on can be improved in order to protect the environment and to minimise waste.
s 172: Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.14 [9].