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State Policies and Projects Act 1993
29Preparation of State of the Environment Reports
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### 29 Preparation of State of the Environment Reports
> > (1) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja12@GC18@EN) The Commission must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the commencement of this Act and after that commencement at intervals of 5 years, produce a consolidated State of the Environment Report relating to –
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> > > > (a) the condition of the environment; and
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> > > > (b) trends and changes in the environment; and
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> > > > (c) the achievement of resource management objectives; and
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> > > > (d) recommendations for future action to be taken in relation to the management of the environment.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (2) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja12@GC17@EN) The Commission must –
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> > > > (a) submit a State of the Environment Report produced by it to the Minister; and
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> > > > (b) cause notice to be given, as prescribed, that the State of the Environment Report will be available to the public for inspection and purchase.
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> > (3) The Minister must cause a State of the Environment Report to be laid on the table of each House of Parliament within the first 15 sitting days of the House after the Report is received by the Minister.