Western Australian Current Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Object of this Act
            
   4.      Crown bound
            
   5.      Meanings in Commonwealth Act to prevail
            
   6.      Terms used
            
   7.      Implementation of national environment protection measures

   PART 2 -- Establishment and membership of the National Environment Protection Council  

   8.      Council established
            
   9.      Members
            
   10.     Chairperson
            
   11.     Deputies

   PART 3 -- Functions and powers of the Council

           Division 1 -- Functions and powers  

   12.     Functions
            
   13.     Powers

           Division 2 -- Making of national environment protection measures  

   14.     Council may make protection measures
            
   15.     General considerations in making protection measures
            
   16.     Notice to be given of intention to prepare a draft of proposed measure
            
   17.     Draft proposed measure and impact statement to be prepared
            
   18.     Public consultation
            
   19.     Council to have regard to impact statements and submissions
            
   20.     Variation or revocation of protection measures
            
   21.     Protection measures to be Commonwealth disallowable instruments
            
   22.     Failure to comply with procedural requirements

           Division 2A -- Minor variation of national environment protection measures  

   22A.    Minor variation of measures
            
   22B.    Public consultation for minor amendments
            
   22C.    Council to have regard to submissions

           Division 3 -- Assessment and reporting on implementation and effectiveness of measures  

   23.     Minister to report annually
            
   24.     Annual report of Council

   PART 4 -- Meetings of the Council and establishment and meetings of its committees

           Division 1 -- Meetings of Council  

   25.     Convening meetings
            
   26.     Procedure at meetings
            
   27.     Quorum
            
   28.     Voting at meetings

           Division 2 -- Committees of Council  

   29.     NEPC Committee established: members
            
   30.     Chairperson of NEPC Committee
            
   31.     Procedures of the NEPC Committee
            
   32.     Functions of the NEPC Committee
            
   33.     Other committees
            
   34.     Withdrawal from Agreement

   PART 5 -- NEPC Service Corporation, NEPC Executive Officer and staff

           Division 1 -- The NEPC Service Corporation  

   35.     NEPC Service Corporation
            
   36.     Functions
            
   37.     Powers
            
   38.     Contracts and leases

           Division 2 -- The NEPC Executive Officer  

   39.     Office established
            
   40.     Officer to control NEPC Service Corporation
            
   41.     Officer to act in accordance with Council directions
            
   42.     Remuneration and allowances
            
   43.     Leave of absence
            
   44.     Resignation
            
   45.     Termination of office
            
   46.     Terms and conditions not provided for by this Act
            
   47.     Acting NEPC Executive Officer
            
   48.     Powers and functions of acting NEPC Executive Officer

           Division 3 -- Staff of the Service Corporation and consultants  

   49.     Public Service staff
            
   50.     Non-Public Service staff
            
   51.     Seconded staff
            
   52.     Consultants

   PART 6 -- Finance  

   53.     Payments to Service Corporation by State
            
   54.     Payments to Service Corporation by Commonwealth and other States and Territories
            
   55.     Money of Service Corporation
            
   56.     Application of money by Service Corporation
            
   57.     Estimates
            
   58.     Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 do not apply
            
   59.     Annual reports

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   60.     Powers and functions conferred under corresponding legislation
            
   61.     Delegation by Council
            
   62.     Acts done by Council
            
   63.     Regulations
            
   64.      Review of this Act
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Intergovernmental agreement on the environment
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