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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL - SECT 3
3. The object of this Act is to ensure that, by means of the establishment and operation of the National Environment Protection Council—
(a) people enjoy the benefit of
equivalent protection from air, water or soil pollution and from noise,
wherever they live in Australia; and
(b)
decisions of the business community are not distorted, and markets are
not fragmented, by variations between participating jurisdictions in relation
to the adoption or implementation of major environmental protection measures.
Application of Interpretation Act 1967
4. (1) If an expression used in this
Act or the regulations under this Act would, because of the Interpretation Act
1967 , have a different meaning from the meaning of the same expression used
in the corresponding provision of the Commonwealth Act, the expression has the
meaning it has in the Commonwealth Act.
(2) Accordingly, the Interpretation
Act 1967 does not apply to the interpretation of that expression.
Definitions
5. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
“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 the Schedule;
“Australian Local Government Association”
means the Australian Local Government Association Limited;
“Commonwealth
Act” means the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 of the
Commonwealth;
“Council” means the National Environment Protection
Council established by section 7;
“member” means a member of the
Council;
“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 subsection 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. (2) A reference in this Act to the implementation
of national environment protection measures includes a reference to the
enforcement of the laws and other arrangements made for the purpose of
implementing those measures.
Implementation of national environment protection measures
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