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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017 - SECT 22

Principle of accountability

Members of the public should—

        (a)     have access to reliable and relevant information in appropriate forms to facilitate a good understanding of issues of harm or risks of harm to human health and the environment and of how decisions are made under this Act; and

        (b)     be engaged and given opportunities to participate in decisions made under this Act, where appropriate to do so; and

        (c)     have their interests taken into account in decisions made under this Act.

New s. 23 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 1230, 3/2020 ss 4244, 47/2020 s. 26).



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