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PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991 - As at 3 April 2024 - Act 60 of 1991 - NOTES

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   14 July 1994  
Reprint No 2   11 June 1996  
Reprint No 3   3 April 2001  
Reprint No 4   22 June 2010  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 No 60. Assented to 12.12.1991. Date of commencement, Part 1, secs 15 and 18, Sch 1, item (2) of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation Trust Act 1990, item (4) (a) of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Public Sector Management Act 1988 and cl 3 of Part 2 of Sch 4 excepted, 1.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 21.2.1992, p 1043; date of commencement of Part 1, secs 15 and 18, Sch 1, item (4) (a) of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Public Sector Management Act 1988 and cl 3 of Part 2 of Sch 4, 16.12.1991, sec 2 and GG No 176 of 13.12.1991, p 10528; date of commencement of item (2) of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Environmental Restoration and Rehabilitation Trust Act 1990, 1.7.1992, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 21.2.1992, p 1043. This Act has been amended as follows--

1992 No 34 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. Assented to 18.5.1992.
Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, assent, Sch 2.
No 57 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1992. Assented to 8.10.1992.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, assent, Sch 1.
1993 No 40 Protection of the Environment Administration (Amendment) Act 1993. Assented to 8.6.1993.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 46 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993. Assented to 15.6.1993.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, 16.12.1991, Sch 2.
No 108 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1993. Assented to 2.12.1993.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, assent, Sch 2.
1995 No 11 Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995. Assented to 9.6.1995.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.
No 36 Public Sector Management Amendment Act 1995. Assented to 25.9.1995.
Date of commencement, 13.10.1995, sec 2. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995 No 99. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Public Sector Management Amendment Act 1995, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 99 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995. Assented to 21.12.1995.
Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 102 Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995. Assented to 22.12.1995.
Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 6 relating to the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, 19.1.1996, sec 2 and GG No 5 of 19.1.1996, p 164.
1997 No 113 Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997. Assented to 9.12.1997.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 20.4.1998, sec 2 and GG No 67 of 9.4.1998, p 2491.
No 140 Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. Assented to 17.12.1997.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 1.6.1998, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 15.5.1998, p 3368.
No 147 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1997. Assented to 17.12.1997.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 156 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. Assented to 19.12.1997.
Date of commencement, 1.7.1999, sec 2 and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9952.
1998 No 82 Environmental Trust Act 1998. Assented to 14.7.1998.
Date of commencement, 9.11.1998, sec 2 and GG No 155 of 30.10.1998, p 8511.
No 167 Protection of the Environment Administration Amendment (Environmental Education) Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998.
Date of commencement of Sch 1 (Sch 1 [2[#93]-[6[#93], so much of Sch 1 [9[#93] as inserts sec 28 (8) and (9) and Sch 1 [15[#93] excepted), 14.1.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 4 of 8.1.1999, p 14; date of commencement of Sch 1 [2[#93]-[6[#93], 1.7.1999, sec 2 (2) and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9952; so much of Sch 1 [9[#93] as inserts sec 28 (8) and (9) and Sch 1 [15[#93] were not commenced and were repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31.
1999 No 80 Pesticides Act 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.5 [1[#93], 1.1.2000, sec 2 and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12189; date of commencement of Sch 3.5 [2[#93] and [3[#93], 1.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12189.
No 85 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 94 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999.
Date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
2000 No 53 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000. Assented to 29.6.2000.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
2001 No 58 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001. Assented to 17.7.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.6, 8.10.2001, sec 2 and GG No 143 of 21.9.2001, p 7867.
2002 No 112 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002 No 112. Assented to 29.11.2002.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, 28.4.2003, Sch 2.14 and GG No 74 of 17.4.2003, p 4487.
2003 No 82 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.27, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 2 Public Sector Employment Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 13.3.2006.
Date of commencement, 17.3.2006, sec 2 and GG No 35 of 17.3.2006, p 1378.
2007 No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2008 No 95 Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008. Assented to 3.12.2008.
Date of commencement, 1.5.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (122) LW 17.4.2009.
2011 No 63 Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 29.2.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (13) LW 20.1.2012.
2013 No 50 State Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2013. Assented to 26.6.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.7.2013, Sch 6.
No 60 Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Illegal Waste Disposal) Act 2013. Assented to 3.9.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.10.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (553) LW 27.9.2013.
No 111 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2013. Assented to 3.12.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 3.1.2014, sec 2 (1).
2014 No 33 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Assented to 24.6.2014.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.25, 4.7.2014, sec 2 (1).
No 65 Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2014. Assented to 28.10.2014.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2015, sec 2 and 2014 (835) LW 19.12.2014.
2015 No 42 Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Enforcement of Gas and Other Petroleum Legislation) Act 2015. Assented to 2.11.2015.
Date of commencement, 1.12.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (695) LW 20.11.2015.
2016 No 63 Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. Assented to 23.11.2016.
Date of commencement, 25.8.2017, sec 1.2 and 2017 (459) LW 25.8.2017.
2017 No 21 Protection of the Environment Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.6.2017, sec 2 (1).
No 22 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.16, 7 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
2018 No 40 Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018. Assented to 27.6.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.10, 9.11.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (620) LW 9.11.2018.
No 70 Government Sector Finance Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2018. Assented to 22.11.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.12.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (673) LW 30.11.2018; date of commencement of Sch 4.87, 1.7.2021, sec 2(1) and 2021 (305) LW 25.6.2021.
2021 No 31 Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021. Assented to 29.11.2021.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2(1).
2022 No 3 Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2022. Assented to 4.3.2022.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2023 No 30 Radiation Control Amendment Act 2023. Assented to 24.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2(c).
2024 No 10 Environmental Legislation Amendment (Hazardous Chemicals) Act 2024. Assented to 25.3.2024.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 20 Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Stronger Regulation and Penalties) Act 2024. Assented to 3.4.2024.
Date of commencement of Sch 8, assent, sec 2(c).

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 1993 No 46, Sch 2; 1995 No 36, Sch 6; 1995 No 102, Sch 6; 1997 No 113, Sch 1.5; 1997 No 140, Sch 1.5; 1997 No 147, Sch 1.21; 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 1998 No 82, Sch 2.2; 1999 No 80, Sch 3.5 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2001 No 58, Sch 3.6; 2002 No 112, Sch 2.14; 2007 No 27, Sch 2.41; 2008 No 95, Sch 2.8; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2015 No 42, Sch 2.3; 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [1[#93]; 2021 No 31, Sch 3.2[1[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[1[#93]-[4[#93]; 2023 No 30, Sch 2.4, Sch 2.7[1[#93]; 2024 No 10, Sch 2.4[1[#93].
Sec 3A Ins 2024 No 20, Sch 8[1[#93].
Sec 4 Am 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [4[#93].
Sec 6 Am 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [6[#93]; 2016 No 63, Sch 11.7; 2024 No 20, Sch 8[2[#93].
Sec 7 Am 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [5[#93]; 2006 No 2, Sch 4.54 [1[#93]; 2014 No 33, Sch 3.25 [1[#93].
Sec 8 Am 2024 No 20, Sch 8[3[#93].
Sec 9 Am 2024 No 20, Sch 8[4[#93].
Sec 10 Am 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [7[#93] [8[#93]; 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [2[#93].
Sec 12 Am 1992 No 34, Sch 2; 1995 No 11, Sch 1.
Sec 12A Ins 1993 No 40, sec 3.
Sec 13 Am 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [9[#93]; 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [2[#93]. Subst 2022 No 3, Sch 4[5[#93].
Sec 13A Ins 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [10[#93].
Part 5, Div 1A, heading Ins 2022 No 3, Sch 4[6[#93].
Sec 14 Am 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [3[#93]. Subst 2022 No 3, Sch 4[7[#93].
Sec 14A Ins 2022 No 3, Sch 4[7[#93].
Sec 15 Am 1995 No 102, Sch 6; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [4[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[8[#93].
Sec 16 Am 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [3[#93]; 2003 No 82, Sch 1.27; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [5[#93] [6[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[9[#93].
Sec 17 Am 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [11[#93]; 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [4[#93]-[6[#93]; 1999 No 80, Sch 3.5 [3[#93]; 2013 No 60, Sch 2; 2018 No 40, Sch 3.10 [1[#93].
Part 5, Div 3, heading Am 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [7[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[10[#93].
Sec 18 Rep 1995 No 36, Sch 6. Ins 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [8[#93]. Am 2014 No 33, Sch 3.25 [2[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[11[#93]-[14[#93].
Sec 18A Ins 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Sec 19 Am 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [3[#93]. Rep 2022 No 3, Sch 4[15[#93].
Sec 20 Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 4.54 [2[#93].
Sec 21 Am 1995 No 99, Sch 1; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [3[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[16[#93] [17[#93].
Part 6, heading Am 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [7[#93]. Subst 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [3[#93].
Part 6, Div 1 Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 22 Am 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [8[#93]. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Part 6, Div 2 Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 23 Am 2000 No 53, Sch 2.15 [1[#93]. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 24 Am 2000 No 53, Sch 2.15 [2[#93]; 2011 No 63, Sch [3[#93]. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 25 Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Part 6, Div 3 Subst 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [9[#93]. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Secs 26, 27 Subst 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [9[#93]. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 28 Subst 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [9[#93] (am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.36 [1[#93]). Am 2013 No 111, Sch 2.12. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Secs 28A-28C Ins 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [9[#93]. Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Part 6, Div 4, heading Rep 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [5[#93].
Sec 32 Subst 1992 No 57, Sch 1.
Sec 34 Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.87.
Sec 34A Ins 2013 No 50, Sch 6. Am 2014 No 65, Sch 4 [1[#93]; 2017 No 22, Sch 1.16; 2018 No 40, Sch 3.10 [2[#93]; 2018 No 70, Sch 3.51; Sch 3.2[2[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[18[#93]; 2023 No 30, Sch 2.7[1[#93]; 2024 No 10, Sch 2.4[2[#93]; 2024 No 20, Sch 8[5[#93].
Sec 35 Am 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [10[#93]; 2000 No 53, Sch 2.15 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [3[#93]; 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [6[#93] [7[#93]. Subst 2022 No 3, Sch 4[19[#93].
Sec 35A Ins 2024 No 20, Sch 8[6[#93].
Sec 36 Am 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [3[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[20[#93].
Sec 40 Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1 Am 1992 No 34, Sch 2; 1995 No 102, Sch 6; 1997 No 156, Sch 4.15 [12[#93]-[16[#93]; 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [3[#93] [9[#93]-[11[#93]; 2014 No 33, Sch 3.25 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[21[#93]-[29[#93]; 2024 No 20, Sch 8[7[#93] [8[#93].
Sch 2, heading Am 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [11[#93]. Subst 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [8[#93].
Sch 2 Am 1992 No 34, Sch 2; 1993 No 108, Sch 2; 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [12[#93]-[14[#93] [16[#93]; 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2014 No 33, Sch 3.25 [5[#93]; 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [9[#93]-[17[#93].
Sch 2A Ins 2014 No 33, Sch 3.25 [6[#93]. Rep 2022 No 3, Sch 4[30[#93].
Sch 3 Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 4 Am 1998 No 167, Sch 1 [17[#93]-[19[#93]; 2011 No 63, Sch 1 [12[#93] [13[#93]; 2014 No 65, Sch 4 [2[#93]; 2017 No 21, Sch 2 [18[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 4[31[#93]; 2023 No 30, Sch 2.7[2[#93]; 2024 No 20, Sch 8[9[#93].


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