Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 - SECT 17

PART 3 REPORTS

Reports on the State of the Environment of Victoria

17. Reports on the State of the Environment of Victoria



(1) The Commissioner must prepare and submit to the Minister a periodical
Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria prepared at intervals not
exceeding-

   (a)  5 years; or

   (b)  if the framework for environmental reporting specifies a shorter
        period, the shorter period.

(2) A Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria must be prepared in
accordance with a framework for environmental reporting developed by the
Commissioner and approved by the Minister.

(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the framework for environmental
reporting developed under subsection (2) to be laid before each House of the
Parliament within 10 sitting days of that House after the framework for
environmental reporting has been approved by the Minister.

(4) The Minister must cause a copy of a Report on the State of the Environment
of Victoria to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 10 sitting
days of that House after the Report on the State of the Environment of
Victoria has been given to the Minister.

(5) If a Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria includes
recommendations made by the Commissioner, the Minister must, not later than
the first sitting day after the period of 12 months since the sitting day on
which the Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria was laid before
each House of the Parliament, cause a statement of the response of the
Government to be laid before each House specifying the action (if any)
proposed to be taken by the Government with respect to the recommendations.