Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES (IMPLEMENTATION) ACT 1998 - SECT 32

(1)

The duties of the environment manager in relation to an environment management plan are:

(a)

to cause a preliminary plan to be prepared; and

(b)

to give copies of the preliminary plan to the relevant Minister and the Environment Minister; and

(c)

if either of them gives the environment manager any comments on the preliminary plan within a reasonable period—to take the comments into account in the preparation of the final plan; and

(d)

to cause a final plan to be prepared and to give copies of it to the relevant Minister and the Environment Minister; and

(e)

to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the plan is not contravened; and

(f)

unless the regulations otherwise provide, to cause copies of the plan to be made available for inspection, and for purchase at a reasonable price, by members of the public.

(2)

Regulations may only be made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(f) if the Environment Minister is satisfied that it is desirable to make the regulations because of considerations relating to a matter of national interest.

(3)

If:

(a)

after a final environment management plan has been prepared, a further NEPM comes into force; or

(b)

a period of 3 years has elapsed since a final environment management plan was prepared or last revised;

the plan is to be revised for the purpose of giving effect to the NEPMs that apply to matters to which the plan relates.