47Environmental audits

47 Environmental audits An environmental audit is an evaluation of any of the following: (a) the ability of management systems to manage waste or prevent, reduce, control, rectify or clean up pollution or environmental harm resulting from pollution; (b) the extent to which actions required to be taken, or results required to be achieved, for waste management or the prevention, reduction, control, rectification or clean up of pollution or environmental harm resulting from pollution have been taken or achieved; (c) the extent, nature and source of wastes generated by an activity, premises or process; (d) the likelihood of waste management problems or pollution resulting in environmental harm occurring and the adequacy of safeguards in place to prevent their occurrence or limit their impact on the environment; (e) the extent to which compliance with this Act, the Water Act 1992 or a code of practice has been achieved; (f) the types, amount, distribution or mobility of contaminants or waste present in the environment.

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