Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL ACT 1994 - SECT 15

In making any national environment protection measure, the Council must have regard to:

(a)

whether the measure is consistent with section 3 of the Agreement; and

(b)

the environmental, economic and social impact of the measure; and

(c)

the simplicity, efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of the measure; and

(d)

whether the most effective means of achieving the desired environmental outcomes of the measure is by means of a national environment protection standard, goal or guideline or any particular combination thereof; and

(e)

the relationship of the measure to existing inter-governmental mechanisms; and

(f)

relevant international agreements to which Australia is a party; and

(g)

any regional environmental differences in Australia.