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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL ACT 1994

- Act 44 of 1994 - Royal Assent 25 August 1994

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART 1 - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Best practice environmental management
  • 5 Environmental harm
  • 5A Assessment of reasonable costs and expenses
  • 5B Environmental audit
  • 5C Finfish farming
  • 6 Responsibility for pollution
  • 7 Act binds Crown
  • 8 Objectives to be furthered
  • 9 Interaction with other Acts
  • 10 Civil remedies not affected
  • 11 Amendment of Schedule 2

PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - Administrative bodies

  • 12 Establishment of Environment Protection Authority
  • 13 Board of Environment Protection Authority
  • 13A Membership of Board
  • 14 Functions and powers of Board
  • 15 Ministerial statement of expectation
  • 15A Contents of ministerial statement of expectation
  • 15B Statement of intent
  • 15C Conduct to be consistent with ministerial statement of expectation
  • and statement of intent
  • 16 Delegation
  • 17 Committees
  • 18 Director, Environment Protection Authority
  • 18A Independence of Director
  • 19 Staff
  • 20 Authorized officers
  • 20A Duty of council to prevent or control pollution
  • 20B Council may ask Board to exercise powers
  • 21 Council officers
  • 21A Annual report

Division 2 - Access to information

  • 22 Registers of environmental management and enforcement instruments
  • 23 Trade secrets
  • 23AA Environmental monitoring information

PART 2A - Environmental duties

  • 23A General environmental duty

PART 3 - Environmental Management Division 1 - Assessment of

environmental impacts
  • 24 Assessment of permissible level 1 activities
  • 25 Assessment of permissible level 2 activities
  • 25A Assessment of applications for permits that are combined with
  • applications for planning scheme amendments
  • 26 Assessment of level 3 activities
  • 27 Assessment of activities which do not require a permit
  • 27AA Assessment of EL activities where no planning permit required or
  • where Director refers proposal for variation to Board
  • 27AB Section 27AB
  • 27AC Directions in relation to permits in respect of EL activities
  • 27AD Minor variations of planning permit in relation to EL activities

Division 1A - Assessment of activities

  • 27A Classes of assessment
  • 27B Notice of intent
  • 27C Board to advise of proposed class of assessment
  • 27D Periods for provision of guidance under section 74(4)
  • 27E Board may require further information
  • 27F Case for assessment to be lodged within 12 months
  • 27FA Acceptance by Board of case for assessment
  • 27G Periods for advertising of applications and proposals
  • 27H Period for completion of assessment
  • 27I Additional information
  • 27J Extension of periods
  • 27K Calculation of number of days

Division 2 - Environmental agreements

  • 28 Environmental agreements
  • 29 Effect of environmental agreements

Division 3 - Environmental audits

  • 30 Mandatory environmental audits
  • 31 Protection for information produced in voluntary environmental audits

Division 4 - Notification obligations

  • 32 Notification of incidents
  • 33 Section 33

Division 5 - Emergency authorizations

  • 34 Emergency authorizations

Division 6 - Financial assurances

  • 35 Financial assurance to secure compliance with Act
  • 36 Claim on financial assurance

Division 7 - Environmental improvement programmes

  • 37 Environmental improvement programme
  • 38 Content of environmental improvement programme
  • 39 When environmental improvement programme required
  • 40 Approval of environmental improvement programmes
  • 41 Appeals against environmental improvement programmes
  • 41A Minor amendment of environmental improvement programmes
  • 42 Contravention of requirements contained in environmental improvement
  • programmes
  • 42A Completion of environmental improvement programmes

Division 8 - Environmental licences Subdivision 1 - Interpretation

and offences
  • 42B Interpretation of Division 8
  • 42C Offences relating to licences
  • Subdivision 2 - Licences in relation to existing lawful activities
  • 42D Persons to whom licences for existing lawful activities may be
  • granted
  • 42E Grant of licences in relation to existing lawful activities
  • 42F Conditions of licences in relation to existing lawful activities
  • 42G Effect of decision to grant licence in relation to existing
  • authorisations
  • 42H Notification that existing authorisation is void or condition
  • inconsistent Subdivision 3 - Licences where no existing authority
  • 42I Applications for environmental licences
  • 42J Grant of licence by Director
  • 42K Grant of licence by Board
  • 42L Refusal by Director or Board to grant licence
  • 42M Notifications of grant or refusal of licences or refusal to accept
  • application for licences Subdivision 4 - Variation of licences
  • 42N Variation of licence by Director at holder's request
  • 42O Referral to Board of certain applications for variation
  • 42P Variation of licence on Director's initiative
  • 42Q Variation by Board of licence
  • 42R Notice of decision by Board in relation to variation
  • Subdivision 5 - Renewal of licences
  • 42S Applications for renewal of licences
  • 42T Renewal of licences on application
  • 42U Renewal of licence on Director's own initiative
  • Subdivision 6 - Transfer of licences
  • 42V Transfer of licence only authorised if approved
  • 42W Transfer of licences
  • 42X Refusal to transfer licence
  • 42Y Director may require condition to be satisfied before transfer
  • Subdivision 7 - General provisions
  • 42Z Conditions and restrictions of licences
  • 42ZA Director may require information to be provided
  • 42ZB Issue of licence document in relation to licence granted, varied,
  • transferred or renewed
  • 42ZC When licences take and cease to have effect
  • 42ZD Deferral of certain decisions pending outcome of proceedings
  • 42ZE Notices of certain decisions to be given
  • Subdivision 8 - Surrender, suspension and cancellation of licences
  • 42ZF Suspension, or cancellation, of licences
  • 42ZG Notice to be given before suspension or cancellation
  • 42ZH Surrender of licence
  • Subdivision 9 - Appeals in relation to licences
  • 42ZI Right of appeal
  • 42ZJ Appeals by persons who have made representations
  • 42ZK Effect of notice of appeal
  • 42ZL Power of Appeal Tribunal in relation to certain appeals

PART 4 - Enforcement Provisions Division 1 - Information to be

supplied
  • 43 Power to require information
  • 43A False or misleading statements

Division 2 - Environment protection notices

  • 43B Interpretation of Division
  • 44 Environment protection notices
  • 44A Correction of mistakes
  • 45 Duties arising under environment protection notice
  • 45A Transfer of environment protection notice
  • 46 Registration of environment protection notices
  • 47 Action on non-compliance with environment protection notice

Division 3 - Civil enforcement

  • 48 Civil enforcement proceedings
  • 48A Minister may revoke order of Appeal Tribunal
  • 49 Section 49

Division 4 - General offences

  • 50 Offences of causing serious environmental harm
  • 51 Offences of causing material environmental harm
  • 51A Offence to deposit pollutant where environmental harm may be caused
  • 51B Offence of contravening permit conditions
  • 51C Offence to conduct certain level 2 activities other than under
  • permit or EPN
  • 52 Treatment of offences
  • 53 Offence of causing environmental nuisance
  • 53A Evidentiary provision for environmental nuisance
  • 54 Continuing offences
  • 55 General criminal defence
  • 55A General environmental duty defence
  • 56 Notice of defences
  • 57 Proof of intention, &c., for offences
  • 58 Imputation in proceedings of conduct or state of mind of officer,
  • employee, &c.
  • 59 Statement of officer evidence against body corporate
  • 60 Liability of officers of body corporate
  • 61 Reports in respect of alleged contraventions
  • 62 Commencement of proceedings for offences
  • 63 Orders by court against offenders
  • 64 Recovery of technical costs associated with prosecutions
  • 65 Recovery of other costs associated with prosecutions
  • 66 Recovery from related bodies corporate

Division 5 - Environmental infringement notices

  • 67 Environmental infringement notices
  • 68 Section 68
  • 69 Section 69
  • 70 Section 70
  • 71 Payments in respect of environmental infringement notices
  • 72 Prescribed offences and penalties for Division 5

PART 5 - Environmental Impact Assessments

  • 73 Requirement for environmental impact assessment
  • 74 Environmental Impact Assessment Principles

PART 5A - Contaminated Sites Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 74A Interpretation of Part 5A

Division 2 - Action on becoming aware of contaminated site

  • 74B Action by owner or occupier on becoming aware of contaminated site

Division 3 - Investigation, remediation and site management notices

  • 74C Types of notices
  • 74D Content of notices generally
  • 74E Investigation notice
  • 74F Remediation notice
  • 74G Site management notice
  • 74H Copies of notice to be served
  • 74I Registration of notice
  • 74J Amendment of notice
  • 74K Revocation of notice and issue of completion certificate
  • 74L Caveatable interest
  • 74M Effect of section 40 of Land Titles Act 1980
  • 74N Costs
  • 74O Appeals

Division 4 - Compliance with notice

  • 74P Duty to comply with notice
  • 74Q Duty to notify if contaminated site sold
  • 74R Entry of person on land to comply with notice

Division 5 - Action by Director if failure to comply with notice

or in other circumstances
  • 74S Action on non-compliance with notice
  • 74T Action if person to be served cannot be found
  • 74U Recovery of cost of action under section 74S or 74T as debt
  • due
  • 74V Cost of action under section 74S or 74T may be charge on land
  • 74W Recovery of costs by certain persons from polluter
  • 74X Sale or transfer of land if owner cannot be found

Division 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 74Y Responsibility of related body corporate

PART 6 -

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Division 1 -

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  • 75 Section 75

Division 2 -

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  • 76 Section 76
  • 77 Section 77
  • 78 Section 78
  • 79 Section 79
  • 80 Section 80
  • 80A Section 80A
  • 81 Section 81
  • 81A Section 81A
  • 81B Section 81B

Division 3 -

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  • 82 Section 82
  • 83 Section 83
  • 84 Section 84
  • 85 Section 85
  • 86 Section 86
  • 87 Section 87
  • 88 Section 88
  • 89 Section 89
  • 90 Section 90
  • 91 Section 91

Division 4 -

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  • 91A Section 91A
  • 91B Section 91B
  • 91C Section 91C

PART 7 - Miscellaneous and Supplemental Division 1 - Powers of

authorized officers and council officers
  • 92 Powers of authorized officers and council officers
  • 92A Failure to provide name or address
  • 92B Power of arrest
  • 93 Issue of warrants
  • 94 Provisions relating to seizure
  • 95 Offence to hinder, &c., authorized officers and council officers
  • 95A Self-incrimination
  • 96 Offences by authorized officers, &c.

Division 1A - Environment protection policies Subdivision 1 -

Environment Protection Policy Review Panel
  • 96A Environment Protection Policy Review Panel
  • 96B Functions and powers of Panel
  • Subdivision 2 - Contents and effect of environment protection policy
  • 96C Reason for, and scope of, environment protection policy
  • 96D Contents of environment protection policy
  • 96E Interpretation of environment protection policy
  • 96F Application of certain Acts
  • Subdivision 3 - Making of environment protection policy
  • 96G Notice of proposal to prepare draft environment protection policy
  • 96H Preparation of draft environment protection policy
  • 96I Notice of draft environment protection policy
  • 96J Assessment of draft environment protection policy
  • 96K Making of environment protection policy
  • 96L Interim environment protection policy
  • 96M Amendment of environment protection policy
  • 96N Review of environment protection policy

Division 1B - Environmental standards and technical standards

Subdivision 1 - Environmental standards
  • 96O Purpose and contents of environmental standards
  • 96P Consistency with certain instruments
  • 96Q Making, amendment and revocation of environmental standards
  • 96R Public consultation in relation to proposed environmental standards
  • 96S Environmental standards, &c., not statutory rules
  • 96T Environmental standards, &c., may be disallowed by House of
  • Parliament, &c.
  • 96U Effect of environmental standards
  • 96V Copies of environmental standards to be made available for viewing
  • by public
  • 96W Review of environmental standards
  • Subdivision 2 - Technical standards
  • 96X Purposes, and contents, of technical standards
  • 96Y Making, amendment, revocation and expiry of technical standard
  • 96Z Technical standards, &c., are not statutory rules
  • 96ZA Copies of technical standards, &c., to be made available for
  • viewing by public

Division 2 - Miscellaneous provisions

  • 97 Environment Protection Fund
  • 98 Penalties
  • 98AA Liability for payment of fees
  • 98A Recovery of unpaid fees
  • 99 Grants for environmental improvement purposes
  • 100 Analysts
  • 100A Section 100A
  • 101 Protection from personal liability
  • 102 Regulations
  • 103 Fees imposed by councils
  • 104 Provisions relating to commencement
  • 105 Repeal of Environment Protection Act 1973 , &c.
  • 106 Section 106
  • 107 Transitional provisions
  • 107A Transitional and savings provisions consequent on Environmental
  • Management and Pollution Control Amendment (Environment Protection Authority) Act 2007
  • 107B Transitional and savings provisions consequent on Building and
  • Construction (Regulatory Reform Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2020
  • 107C Transitional provision consequent on Waste and Resource Recovery Act
  • 2022
  • 108 Review of Act
  • 109 Administration of Act
  • SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 5a SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE 7 SCHEDULE 8

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