Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Objects of Act ..................................................................................... 1

4............ Simplified outline of Act ..................................................................... 1

5............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 2

6............ Extension to certain external Territories .............................................. 8

6A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 8

7............ Activities carried on by contractors ..................................................... 8

8............ Laws made by local governing authorities .......................................... 8

9............ Operation of State and Territory laws implementing NEPMs ............. 8

10.......... Operation of Act in relation to Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority         9

Part 2--Implementation of NEPMs by extending the application of certain provisions of applied State laws to Commonwealth activities in Commonwealth places   12

11.......... Part does not apply to certain NEPMs affecting national interest etc. 12

12.......... Applied State laws implementing NEPMs to apply to Commonwealth and its authorities        13

13.......... Certain provisions of applied State laws not to apply to Commonwealth and its authorities     14

14.......... Functions and powers of authorities or officers under applied provisions of applied State laws               15

15.......... Applied provisions of applied State laws to be interpreted by reference to the relevant State interpretation statute   17

Part 3--Implementation of NEPMs by extending the application of certain provisions of State or Territory laws to Commonwealth activities                                       18

16.......... Part does not apply to certain NEPMs affecting national interest etc. 18

17.......... State or Territory laws implementing NEPMs to apply to Commonwealth and its authorities 19

18.......... Certain provisions of State or Territory laws not to apply to Commonwealth and its authorities              20

19.......... Functions and powers of authorities or officers under applied provisions of State or Territory laws        21

20.......... Applied provisions of State or Territory laws to be interpreted by reference to the relevant State or Territory interpretation statute .......................................................................... 22

Part 4--Implementation of NEPMs by the making of appropriate regulations 24

21.......... NEPMs may be implemented by regulations .................................... 24

Part 5--Implementation of NEPMs by environmental audits and environment management plans     27

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             27

22.......... Meaning of environmental auditor ................................................... 27

23.......... Activities in relation to which this Part applies .................................. 27

Division 2--Environmental audits                                                                        30

24.......... Relevant Minister to arrange for carrying out of environmental audit 30

25.......... Environmental auditors ..................................................................... 30

26.......... Environmental auditor not to be officer or employee of the relevant Minister's Department or to be employed by the relevant Commonwealth authority ..................................................... 30

27.......... Environmental auditor to be a fit and proper person .......................... 30

28.......... Nature of environmental audit ........................................................... 31

29.......... Report by environmental auditor ....................................................... 32

Division 3--Environment management plans                                                 33

30.......... Environment management plan ......................................................... 33

31.......... Matters to be dealt with in environment management plan ................ 33

32.......... Duties of environment manager ........................................................ 34

Part 6--Ensuring implementation of NEPMs under Parts 4 and 5      35

33.......... Relevant Minister responsible for adequate implementation of a NEPM in respect of an activity to which Part 4 or 5 applies ............................................................................................... 35

Part 7--Administrative and judicial review                                                         36

34.......... Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal ................ 36

35.......... Civil jurisdiction of Federal Court ..................................................... 36

Part 8--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        38

36.......... Person entering or searching premises occupied by Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority not to disclose information obtained from entry or search ........................................ 38

37.......... Restriction of entry into or search of exempt premises ...................... 39

38.......... Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority may pay certain fees and charges       41

39.......... Arrangements with States and Territories ......................................... 41

40.......... Annual reports .................................................................................. 42

41.......... Application of the Criminal Code ..................................................... 43

42.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 43

43.......... Review of operation of Act ............................................................... 43

Notes                                                                                                                                              45

  

Notes to the National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998

Note 1

The National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 129, 1998 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998	129, 1998	21 Dec 1998	21 Dec 1998
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	15, 2001	22 Mar 2001	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 104, 105): 24 May 2001 (a)	S. 4
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 339): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (b)	Ss. 4-14
Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002	86, 2002	11 Oct 2002	Ss. 1-3: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 2002, No. GN44)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 7 (item 98): 19 Apr 2011	--

 (a)    The National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 104 and 105) only of the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(c) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the latest of the following days:

                              (c)   the day on which item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 commences.

(b)     The National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 339) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted   am. = amended  rep. = repealed  rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 5 .....................................	am. No. 55, 2001; No. 5, 2011
S. 6A ..................................	ad. No. 15, 2001
Part 2
S. 14....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
Part 3
S. 19....................................	am. No. 86, 2002
Part 5
Division 2
S. 29 ...................................	am. No. 15, 2001

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 15, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.