Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) A "recognised entity" is—
(a) the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State; or
(b) the environment protection authority; or
(c) an entity established under a law of the Commonwealth or a State that has functions corresponding, or substantially corresponding, to the functions of the environment protection authority; or
(d) the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) established by the national scheme laws; or
Note The national scheme laws are the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1994-95" title="A1994-95">National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
and the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
(Cwlth).
(e) the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) established by the ?
title="Act 1949 No 13 (Cwlth)">Science and Industry Research Act 1949(Cwlth), as in force from time to time; or
(f) the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC); or
(g) a co-operative research centre established under the Commonwealth Co-operative Research Centre Program; or
(h) an Australian university; or
(i) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or
(j) the American Public Health Association; or
(k) an entity approved by the Minister under subsection (2).
Note For information about—
• the NEPC—see title="National Environment Protection Council">www.nepc.gov.au
• the CSIRO—see www.csiro.au
• the Environment Protection and Heritage Council—see www.ephc.gov.au
• the Commonwealth Co-operative Research Centre Program—see www.crc.gov.au
• the United States Environmental Protection Agency—see www.epa.gov
• the American Public Health Association—see www.apha.org
.
(2) The Minister may approve an entity as a recognised entity .
(3) An approval is a disallowable instrument.
Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
.