New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 9.41

9.41 Provisions relating to conditions for monitoring and environmental audits

(cf previous s 122D)

(1) A condition requiring monitoring may require--

(a) the provision and maintenance of appropriate measuring and recording devices for the purposes of the monitoring, and

(b) the analysis, reporting and retention of monitoring data, and

(c) certification of the monitoring data (including the extent to which the terms and conditions of any approval have or have not been complied with).

(2) A condition requiring an environmental audit must specify the purpose of the audit. Such a condition may require--

(a) the conduct of the audit by the proponent or by an independent person or body approved by the Minister or the Planning Secretary (either periodically or on particular occasions), and

(b) preparation of written documentation during the course of the audit, and

(c) preparation of an audit report, and

(d) certification of the accuracy and completeness of the audit report, and

(e) production to the Minister of the audit report.