Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(see s 5)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• appoint
• asset
• Australia
• Commonwealth
• exercise
• external territory
• function
• Jervis Bay Territory
• land
• Legislative Assembly
• power
• property.
"agreement" means the agreement made on 1 May 1992 between the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the Australian Local Government Association, a copy of which is set out in schedule 1.
"Australian Local Government Association" means the Australian Local Government Association Limited.
"Commonwealth Act" means the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth).
"council" means the National Environment Protection Council established by section 7.
"member" means a member of the council.
"ministerial council" means a council, comprising 1 or more Ministers of the Commonwealth and Ministers of 1 or more of the States or Territories, that includes environmental protection in its functions.
"minor variation", for a national environment protection measure—see section 21A (Minor variation of measures).
"national environment protection goal "means a goal—
(a) that relates to desired environmental outcomes; and
(b) that guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human activities that may affect the environment.
"national environment protection guideline" means a guideline that gives guidance on possible means for achieving desired environmental outcomes.
"national environment protection measure" means a measure made under section 13 (1).
"national environment protection protocol" means a protocol that relates to the process to be followed in measuring environmental characteristics to determine—
(a) whether a particular standard or goal is being met or achieved; or
(b) the extent of the difference between the measured characteristic of the environment and a particular standard or a particular goal.
"national environment protection standard" means a standard that consists of quantifiable characteristics of the environment against which environmental quality can be assessed.
"NEPC committee" means the committee established by section 28.
"NEPC executive officer" means the person who, from time to time, holds the office of NEPC Executive Officer established by section 38, and includes a person acting in that office.
"NEPC service corporation" means the corporation referred to in section 34.
"participating jurisdiction" means the Commonwealth, a participating State or a participating Territory.
"participating State" means a State—
(a) that is a party to the agreement; and
(b) in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the agreement.
"participating Territory" means a Territory—
(a) that is a party to the agreement; and
(b) in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the agreement.
"service corporation" means the NEPC service corporation.
"Territory" means the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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orig = original |
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ch = chapter |
par = paragraph/subparagraph |
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def = definition |
pres = present |
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dict = dictionary |
prev = previous |
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disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
(prev...) = previously |
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pt = part |
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div = division |
r = rule/subrule |
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exp = expires/expired |
renum = renumbered |
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Gaz = gazette |
reloc = relocated |
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hdg = heading |
R[X] = Republication No |
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IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
RI = reissue |
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ins = inserted/added |
s = section/subsection |
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LA = Legislation Act 2001 |
sch = schedule |
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LR = legislation register |
sdiv = subdivision |
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sub = substituted |
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mod = modified/modification |
SL = Subordinate Law |
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o = order |
underlining = whole or part not commenced |
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om = omitted/repealed |
or to be expired |
National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 No 95
notified 15 December 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S280)
commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2)
as amended by
Financial Management and Audit (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1996 No 26 sch, pt 21
notified 1 July 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S130)
commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 255
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 255 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 pt 3.50
notified LR 16 September 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))
pt 3.50 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))
National Environment Protection Council Amendment Act 2003 A2003-7
notified LR 27 March 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 March 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 19 December 2003 (s 2 and see National Environment Protection Council Amendment Act 2002 (Cwlth) No 142, 2002 s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 A2005-20 sch 3 pt 3.41
notified LR 12 May 2005
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 8 March 2005 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.41 commenced 2 June 2005 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.69
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.69 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
Name of
Act
s 1 sub A2007-3 amdt
3.374
Commencement
s
2 om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2898
Words and expressions used in Cwlth
Act
s 4 sub 2001 No 44 amdt
1.2899
Dictionary
s
5 defs reloc to dict A2003-7 s 4
sub
A2003-7 s 5
Notes
s
5A ins A2003-7 s 5
Interpretation–implementation of
national environment protection
measures
s 5B ins A2003-7 s
5
Functions and
powers
div 3.1 hdg (prev pt 3 div
1 hdg) renum R1 LA
Powers of
council
s 12 am A2003-7 s
6
Making of national environment protection
measures
div 3.2 hdg (prev pt 3
div 2 hdg) renum R1 LA
Council may make national environment
protection measures
s 13 am 2001
No 44 amdt 1.2900; 2002 No 30 amdt 3.600; A2005-20 amdt 3.317
Variation or revocation of
measures
s 19 am A2003-7 s
7
Minor variation of national environment
protection measures
div 3.2A
hdg ins A2003-7 s 8
Minor variation of
measures
s 21A ins A2003-7 s
8
Public consultation for minor
variation
s 21B ins A2003-7 s
8
Council to have regard to submissions
etc
s 21C ins A2003-7 s
8
Assessment and reporting on implementation
and effectiveness of measures
div
3.3 hdg (prev pt 3 div 3 hdg) renum R1 LA
Meetings of
council
div 4.1 hdg (prev pt 4
div 1 hdg)) renum R1 LA
Committees of
council
div 4.2 hdg (prev pt 4
div 2 hdg) renum R1 LA
NEPC service
corporation
div 5.1 hdg (prev pt
5 div 1 hdg) renum R1 LA
Functions of service
companies
s 35 am A2003-7 s
9
Leave of
absence
s 42 am A2007-3 amdt
3.375
Staff of service corporation and
consultants
div 5.3 hdg (prev pt
5 div 3 hdg) renum R1 LA
Audit Act not to
apply
s 57 om 1996 No 26 sch pt
21
Regulation-making
power
s 62 hdg sub 2001 No 44
amdt 1.2901
s 62 am 2001 No 44 amdt
1.2902, amdt 1.2903
Review of operation of
Act
s 63 am A2003-7 s
10
Intergovernmental agreement on the
environment
sch 1 hdg (prev sch
hdg) renum R1 LA
Dictionary
dict ins
A2003-7 s 11
def ministerial
council ins A2003-7 s 11
def
minor variation ins A2003-7 s
11
def agreement reloc
from s 3 A2003-7 s 4
def
Australian Local Government Association reloc from s 3
A2003-7 s 4
def Commonwealth
Act reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def council reloc
from s 3 A2003-7 s 4
def
member reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def national environment
protection goal reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def national environment
protection guideline reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def national environment
protection measure reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def NEPC committee
reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def NEPC executive officer
reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def NEPC service corporation
reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def participating
jurisdiction reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def participating State
reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def participating Territory
reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def service corporation
reloc from s 3 A2003-7 s
4
def Territory reloc
from s 3 A2003-7 s 4
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Republication No |
Amendments to |
Republication date |
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1 |
Act 2001 No 44 |
21 February 2002 |
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2 |
A2002-30 |
11 October 2002 |
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3 |
A2003-7 |
19 December 2003 |
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4 |
A2005-20 |
2 June 2005 |
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