New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991

- As at 1 May 2009
- Act 60 of 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Objects of Act

   PART 2 - CONSTITUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY

   5.      Constitution of Authority

   PART 3 - OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY

   6.      Objectives of the Authority

   PART 4 - GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES ETC OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY

   7.      General functions of Authority
   8.      General powers of Authority
   9.      Powers of Authority relating to environmental quality
   10.     State of the environment reports
   11.     Performance targets for public authorities
   12.     Directions to public authorities
   12A.    Environmental assessment

   PART 5 - MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY

           Division 1 - The Minister

   13.     Ministerial control
   13A.    Exercise of EPA licensing functions by Minister
   14.     Ministerial departmental support services

           Division 2 - The Board of the Authority

   15.     Establishment of Board
   16.     Functions of Board
   17.     Environmental Counsel to Board

           Division 3 - The Director-General of the Authority

   18.     (Repealed)
   19.     Director-General to manage and control affairs of Authority

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions relating to management

   20.     (Repealed)
   21.     Delegation of functions

   PART 6 - CONSULTATION FORUM, COUNCIL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   22.     Definitions

           Division 2 - Environment Protection Community Consultation Forums

   23.     Establishment of Consultation Forums
   24.     Membership and procedure of Consultation Forums
   25.     Function of Consultation Forums

           Division 3 - New South Wales Council on Environmental Education

   26.     Establishment of Council
   27.     Functions of Council
   28.     Membership and procedure of Council
   28A.    Relationship with other Acts
   28B.    Review of Council’s functions
   28C.    Scope of “environmental education”

           Division 4 - Advisory committees

   29.     Establishment of advisory committees
   30.     Function of advisory committees
   31.     Membership and procedure of advisory committees

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   32.     Act to bind Crown
   33.     Powers of Authority relating to property
   34.     Financial year
   35.     Personal liability
   36.     Seal of Authority
   37.     Service of documents on Authority
   38.     Recovery of charges etc by Authority
   39.     Regulations
   40.     (Repealed)
   41.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           Schedule 3 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 4