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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (TESTING MONITORING AND AUDITING) AMENDMENT BILL 2009

South Australia

Environment Protection (Testing, Monitoring and Auditing) Amendment Bill 2009

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Environment Protection Act 1993.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Environment Protection Act 1993
4 Amendment of section 52—Conditions requiring tests, monitoring or audits
5 Amendment of section 109—Public register

Schedule 1—Transitional provision
1 Application of amendments


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Environment Protection (Testing, Monitoring and Auditing) Amendment Act 2009.

2—Commencement

This Act will come into operation 3 months after the date of assent.

3—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Environment Protection Act 1993

4—Amendment of section 52—Conditions requiring tests, monitoring or audits

(1) Section 52(1)—delete "Subject to this section, the Authority may" and substitute:

The Authority must

(2) Section 52(3)—delete subsection (3) and substitute:

(3) An environmental audit and compliance programme must include requirements relating to the making of reports to the Authority in relation to the programme and any evaluation process undertaken as part of the programme.

5—Amendment of section 109—Public register

Section 109(3)—after paragraph (e) insert:

(ea) details of—

(i) the results of any tests or environmental monitoring; or

(ii) any reports relating to an environmental audit programme or an evaluation process undertaken as part of such a programme,

required to be undertaken by the holder of an environmental authorisation in accordance with conditions imposed under section 52;

Schedule 1—Transitional provision

1—Application of amendments

The amendments to the Environment Protection Act 1993 effected by this Act only apply in relation to environmental authorisations granted or renewed after the commencement of this Act.

 


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