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On 5 October 2011, the NSW Government
announced that it will be modernising the Environment Protection
Authority (EPA) as an independent, statutory authority and
rebuilding it's identity as a strong regulator with the community’s
interests at heart.
The Protection
of the Environment Legislation Amendment Bill
2011 was
introduced into Parliament on 11th October to give effect to this
decision.
New South Wales Office of
Environment & Heritage (OE&H)
Information about contaminated
site consultants and the site auditor scheme:-
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/clm/selectaclmcons.htm
Review
of Contaminated Land Management Act 2008:
For further information on the current review
of this legislation,
please click here.
Contaminated Land
Management Amendment Act 2008
The Contaminated Land
Management Act 2008 (Amending Act) received assent on 10 December
2008, following an extensive period of consultation. It can be
accessed on the NSW Legislation website here.
Vapour Intrusion
Guidance
You may be interested in the
NSW vapour intrusion guidance now available on OE&H website -
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/clm/
This is a living document
that is not a “made guideline” under the CLM
Act.
It will be revised
following release of the NEPM and periodically as
required.
WA Guidelines on Asbestos
Contaminated Sites
The Western Australian
Department of Health has released it's Guidelines on Asbestos Contaminated
Sites, and associated
support material. The documentation is available at the following
website: http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/3/1144/2/contaminated_sites.pm
Waste
Legislation
Changes to the Protection of
the Environment Operations Act 1997 and the Protection of the
Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 were made on 28
April 2008.
The effect of these changes was
to:
- simplify waste facility
licensing;
- simplify waste
classification;
- set clearer requirements for
managing clinical and asbestos waste; and
- introduce a framework to
support genuine recovery of waste material for land application or
used as fuel.
For further information on
Waste legislation, go to the Office of Environment & Heritage
website at: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/waste/Waste_regulation.htm
If you would like to receive
regular updates on new and amended general exemptions as and when
they are gazetted you can subscribe to a regular email service at:
WasteHelp@environment.nsw.gov.au.
NSW Office of Water
Groundwater is a complex and
often very fragile resource which plays an important role in
natural ecosystems.
Groundwater sources (also known as aquifers)
can be accessed by different works such as a bore, well, spearpoint
or excavation. An approval or licence must be held to construct any
of these works.
For
further information click here.
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