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AIRPORTS (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) REGULATIONS 1997

- made under the Airports Act 1996

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 2--WHAT IS POLLUTION OR EXCESSIVE NOISE

Division 1--Pollution

Division 2--Offensive noise

PART 4--DUTIES OF OPERATORS OF UNDERTAKINGS AT AIRPORTS

Division 1--Pollution

  • 4.01 General duty to avoid polluting
  • 4.02 Assumed compliance with general duty
  • 4.03 Duty--pollution control equipment

Division 2--Preservation of habitat, etc

  • 4.04 General duty to preserve
  • 4.05 Duty to give notice of cultural, etc discovery

Division 3--Offensive noise

  • 4.06 General duty to prevent offensive noise occurring
  • 4.07 Assumed compliance with general duty
  • 4.08 Duty--noisy, or potentially noisy, equipment
  • 4.09 Duty--noise control equipment

PART 5--LOCAL STANDARDS AND INDIVIDUAL AUTHORISATIONS

Division 1--Local standards

  • 5.01 Purpose
  • 5.02 Airport-lessee company may initiate consultations
  • 5.03 Application to Minister
  • 5.04 Determination of application
  • 5.05 Notification of determination

Division 2--Authorisations

  • 5.06 Effect of authorisation
  • 5.07 Application for authorisation
  • 5.08 Certain applications to be advertised
  • 5.09 Determination of application
  • 5.10 Notification of decision
  • 5.11 Authorisation holder to comply with plan
  • 5.12 Duration of authorisations
  • 5.13 Urgently required authorisations
  • 5.14 Notification to airport-lessee company
  • 5.15 Public notification
  • 5.16 Authorisations may be varied or revoked
  • 5.17 Annual report by holder
  • 5.18 Failure to comply with condition of authorisation
  • 5.19 Authorisation may be transferred

PART 6--MONITORING, REPORTING AND REMEDIAL ACTION

Division 1--Monitoring and reporting

  • 6.01 Existing pollution to be reported
  • 6.02 Airport-lessee company to monitor pollution levels
  • 6.03 Annual report
  • 6.04 Additional reporting requirements
  • 6.05 Duties of sublessees and licensees
  • 6.06 Inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected

Division 2--Airport environment officer assessment of soil pollution

  • 6.07 Duty to assess soil condition
  • 6.08 Assessment of contamination of soil
  • 6.09 Expert site examination
  • 6.10 Eligible persons to be appointed assessor
  • 6.11 Conduct of examination
  • 6.12 Site investigator's report
  • 6.13 Assessor's report

Division 3--Remedial plan for soil pollution

Division 4--Remedial work

  • 6.17 Interpretation
  • 6.18 Power to order remedial work
  • 6.19 Power to enter and perform remedial work

PART 7--ENFORCEMENT

Division 1--Environment protection orders

  • 7.01 Pollution
  • 7.02 Preservation of habitat, etc
  • 7.03 Excessive noise
  • 7.04 Order must not conflict with authorisation
  • 7.05 Compliance with order
  • 7.06 Compliance with condition of authorisation

PART 8--GENERAL PENALTY PROVISIONS

Division 1--Continuing offences

  • 8.01 Continuing offences

Division 2--Infringement notices

  • 8.02 Purpose of this Division
  • 8.03 Infringement notices
  • 8.04 Extension of time to pay
  • 8.05 Payment by instalments
  • 8.06 If infringement notice disputed
  • 8.07 Payment of penalty if infringement notice not withdrawn
  • 8.08 Effect of payment of infringement notice penalty
  • 8.09 Admissions under paragraph 8.03(2)(h)
  • 8.10 Matter not to be taken into account in determining sentence
  • 8.11 Refund of infringement notice penalty if notice withdrawn
  • 8.12 Evidence for hearing
  • 8.13 Payment of penalty by cheque
  • 8.14 Infringement notice not compulsory, etc

PART 9--RECONSIDERATION AND REVIEW OF CERTAIN DECISIONS

Division 1--Decisions of airport environment officer

  • 9.01 Decisions reviewable by Secretary
  • 9.02 Review by Secretary
  • 9.03 Secretary to obtain advice

Division 2--AAT review

  • 9.04 Interpretation
  • 9.05 Statement to accompany notification of reviewable decisions
  • 9.06 AAT review of decisions

PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

PART 11--TRANSITIONAL

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