Western Australian Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1996 - SECT 6

6 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        Agreement means the agreement made on 1 May 1992 between the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the Australian Local Government Association, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1;

        Australian Local Government Association means the Australian Local Government Association Limited;

        Commonwealth Act means the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;

        Council means the National Environment Protection Council established by section 8;

        member means a member of the Council;

        Ministerial Council means a council, comprising one or more Ministers of the Commonwealth and Ministers of one or more of the States or Territories, that includes environmental protection in its functions;

        minor variation , in relation to a national environment protection measure, means a decision made under section 22A(1) to vary the national environment protection measure;

        national environment protection goal means a goal —

            (a)         that relates to desired environmental outcomes; and

            (b)         that guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human activities that may affect the environment;

        national environment protection guideline means a guideline that gives guidance on possible means for achieving desired environmental outcomes;

        national environment protection measure means a measure made under section 14(1) other than a measure rejected under section 22;

        national environment protection protocol means a protocol that relates to the process to be followed in measuring environmental characteristics to determine —

            (a)         whether a particular standard or goal is being met or achieved; or

            (b)         the extent of the difference between the measured characteristic of the environment and a particular standard or a particular goal;

        national environment protection standard means a standard that consists of quantifiable characteristics of the environment against which environmental quality can be assessed;

        NEPC Committee means the committee established by section 29;

        NEPC Executive Officer means the person who, from time to time, holds the office of NEPC Executive Officer established by section 39 and includes a person acting in that office;

        NEPC Service Corporation means the Corporation referred to in section 35;

        participating jurisdiction means the Commonwealth, a participating State or a participating Territory;

        participating State means a State —

            (a)         that is a party to the Agreement; and

            (b)         in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement;

        participating Territory means a Territory —

            (a)         that is a party to the Agreement; and

            (b)         in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement;

        Service Corporation means the NEPC Service Corporation;

        Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.

        (2)         A reference in this Act to the implementation of national environment protection measures includes a reference to the enforcement of the laws and other arrangements made for the purpose of implementing those measures.

        [Section 6 amended by No. 47 of 2009 s. 4.]