Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
5BEnvironmental audit
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5B Environmental audit
[Section 5B Inserted by No. 56 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Jul 2000] An environmental audit is a documented, systematic, objective assessment of any one or more of the following:
(a) the ability of management systems to adequately manage waste and control pollution;
(b) the extent to which actions required to be taken, or outcomes required to be achieved, for waste management and pollution control have been taken or achieved;
(c) the extent, nature and source of wastes and emissions generated by an activity or process;
(d) the likelihood of waste management problems and pollution control problems occurring and the adequacy of safeguards in place to prevent their occurrence or limit their impact on the environment;
(e) the degree of compliance with –
(i) any conditions or restrictions applied by the Board to a permit issued under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; or
(ii) any conditions imposed by an environment protection notice; or
(iii) any other requirement of this Act;
(f) [Section 5B Amended by No. 42 of 2022, s. 5, Applied:14 Dec 2022] any other matter specified by the Board for the purpose of determining compliance with the Act, a State Policy, an environment protection policy, an environmental standards condition, an environmental standards offense provision or a technical standard.