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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 321 What is an environmental evaluation

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 321

What is an environmental evaluation

321 What is an environmental evaluation

(1) An environmental evaluation is an evaluation of an activity or event to decide the source, cause or extent of environmental harm being caused, or the extent of environmental harm likely to be caused, by the activity or event.
(2) Also, an environmental evaluation is an evaluation of contaminated land to decide—
(a) the source, cause or extent of contamination of the land being caused, or likely to be caused; and
(b) the need for—
(i) a site management plan for the land; or
(ii) the land to be remediated; and
(c) the source, cause or extent of any contamination to the surrounding land, or to the environment, being caused, or likely to be caused, by the contamination of the land; and
(d) any environmental harm being caused, or likely to be caused, by the contamination of the land.