Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
186Extension of Chapter to other environment protection legislation
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186 Extension of Chapter to other environment protection legislation
186 Extension of Chapter to other environment protection legislation
This Chapter extends to the exercise of powers in connection with the following legislation—
(a) Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 and the regulations under that Act,
(a1) Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 and the regulations under that Act,
(b) Ozone Protection Act 1989 and the regulations under that Act,
(b1) Pesticides Act 1999 and the regulations under that Act,
(b2) Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990 and the regulations under that Act,
(b3) Snowy Mountains Cloud Seeding Act 2004 and the regulations under that Act,
(b4) Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 and the regulations under that Act,
(b5) Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021 and the regulations under that Act,
(b6) any other environment protection legislation prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph,
(c) any repealed provision of any Act or regulation amended or repealed by this Act, in respect to offences committed against the Act or regulation before its repeal or in respect of any other matter that continues to have any force or effect (except as provided by or by regulations under Schedule 5),
(d) any provision of the Pesticides Act 1978 in respect of offences committed under that Act (before its repeal by the Pesticides Act 1999) or in respect of any other matter that continues to have any force or effect (except as provided by regulations under Schedule 5 or under Schedule 2 to the Pesticides Act 1999).