Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 - SECT 21

Public availability

21. Public availability



(1) This section applies to-

   (a)  the following documents after a copy has been laid before each House
        of the Parliament-

   (i)  any specific written direction given to the Commissioner under section
        10(2);

   (ii) any report prepared by the Commissioner to meet a requirement in a
        specific written direction;

   (iii) the framework for environmental reporting approved under section
        17(2);

   (iv) a Report on the State of the Environment of Victoria;

   (v)  a report on environmental management systems; and

   (b)  any document containing statements and guidelines under section 20.





(2) The Commissioner must ensure that copies of documents to which this
section applies are-

   (a)  publicly available; and

   (b)  published on the Internet.

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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
27 February 2003 Legislative Council: 8 April 2003 The long title for the Bill
for this Act was "to provide for a Commissioner for Environmental
Sustainability, to facilitate a periodical Report on the State of the
Environment of Victoria and annual reporting on the implementation of
environmental management systems, to consequentially amend the Public Sector
Management and Employment Act 1998 and for other purposes." The Commissioner
for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 was assented to on 13 May 2003 and
came into operation as follows: Sections 1 and 2 on 14 May 2003: section 2(1);
rest of Act on 1 September 2003: section 2(3).

2. Table of Amendments This Version incorporates amendments made to the
Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 by Acts and subordinate
instruments. -------------------------------------------------------------
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004 Assent Date: 21.12.04
Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 35) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette
31.3.05 p. 602 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003 Public
Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No.
80/2006 Assent Date: 10.10.06 Commencement Date: S. 26(Sch. item 17) on
11.10.06: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act
2003 Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007 Assent Date: 26.6.07
Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. item 9) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the Commissioner for
Environmental Sustainability Act 2003
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INDEX

Subject

Section

Act

commencement 2
Crown bound by 5
purpose 1 Agencies 3, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19 Commissioner for Environmental
Sustainability

accountability 10
acting Commissioner 11
annual report 16
appointment 6
business plan and budget 15
consultants 13
delegation 14
functions 8
Ministerial directions to 10, 21
objectives 7
powers 9
public availability of documents 21
Reference Group 9
reports 8, 10, 17-19, 21
resignation and removal from office 6
staff 12
statements and guidelines 20-21
terms and conditions of office 6 Definitions 3, 4 Ecologically sustainable
development 4, 7-8 Environmental management systems

definition 3
reports 8, 18, 21 Minister

powers and duties regarding

Commissioner, acting Commissioner 6, 11, 15 directions to Commissioner 10, 21
reports 17-18, 21 Public authorities 3, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19 Reports

consultation by Commissioner 19
environmental management systems 8, 18
framework for environmental reporting 17
Ministerial directions 10
public availability 21
Report on the State of the Environment in Victoria 8, 17

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