4Object of this Chapter

4 Object of this Chapter

4.1 Object of this Chapter

(1) The object of this Chapter is to provide for a Statewide planning approach to the remediation of contaminated land.

(2) In particular, this Chapter aims to promote the remediation of contaminated land for the purpose of reducing the risk of harm to human health or any other aspect of the environment—

(a) by specifying when consent is required, and when it is not required, for a remediation work, and

(b) by specifying certain considerations that are relevant in rezoning land and in determining development applications in general and development applications for consent to carry out a remediation work in particular, and

(c) by requiring that a remediation work meet certain standards and notification requirements.