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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 21A

Register of contaminated sites

    (1)     The authority must keep a register of contaminated sites.

    (2)     The register—

        (a)     may be in electronic form; and

        (b)     must comprise particulars of land in relation to an order under section 91C (1), section 91D (1) or section 125 (4).

    (3)     As soon as practicable after making an order under section 91C (1), section 91D (1) or section 125 (4), the authority must give written notice of the making of the order and the entry in the register of particulars of contaminated sites to—

        (a)     the planning and land authority; and

        (b)     if the land is in a designated area—the national capital authority.

    (4)     The authority must make an entry in the register—

        (a)     for an order under section 91D (1)—if satisfied that the remediation of the land has been conducted as mentioned in section 91D (4) (a); and

        (b)     for an order under section 125 (4)—if the authority is no longer satisfied as mentioned in that section, or the order is revoked, whichever happens first.

    (5)     The authority must remove an entry from the register for an order under section 91C (1) within 60 days after receipt of an audit of assessment under section 91C in relation to that entry unless the authority has, within that period, made an order under section 91D (1) or section 125 (4).

    (6)     In this section:

"designated area"—see the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 4, definition of Designated Area .



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