Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Protection Act 1970 - SECT 1G

Principle of shared responsibility

1G. Principle of shared responsibility



(1) Protection of the environment is a responsibility shared by all levels of
Government and industry, business, communities and the people of Victoria.

(2) Producers of goods and services should produce competitively priced goods
and services that satisfy human needs and improve quality of life while
progressively reducing ecological degradation and resource intensity
throughout the full life cycle of the goods and services to a level consistent
with the sustainability of biodiversity and ecological systems.