Victorian Current Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL (VICTORIA) ACT 1995 - SECT 6

    (1)     In this Act—

"Agreement" means the agreement made on 1 May 1992 between the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the Australian Local Government Association, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule;

"Australian Local Government Association" means the Australian Local Government Association Limited;

"Commonwealth Act" means the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;

"Council" means the National Environment Protection Council established by section 8;

"member" means a member of the Council;

S. 6(1) def. of Ministerial Council inserted by No. 65/2003 s. 4.

"Ministerial Council" means a council, comprising one or more Ministers of the Commonwealth and Ministers of one or more of the States or Territories, that includes environmental protection in its functions;

S. 6(1) def. of minor variation inserted by No. 65/2003 s. 4.

"minor variation", in relation to a national environment protection measure, means a decision made under section 22A(1) to vary a national environment protection measure;

"national environment protection goal" means a goal—

        (a)     that relates to desired environmental outcomes; and

        (b)     that guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human activities that may affect the environment;

"national environment protection guideline" means a guideline that gives guidance on possible means for achieving desired environmental outcomes;

"national environment protection measure" means a measure made under section 14(1);

"national environment protection protocol" means a protocol that relates to the process to be followed in measuring environmental characteristics to determine—

        (a)     whether a particular standard or goal is being met or achieved; or

        (b)     the extent of the difference between the measured characteristic of the environment and a particular standard or a particular goal;

"national environment protection standard" means a standard that consists of quantifiable characteristics of the environment against which environmental quality can be assessed;

"NEPC Committee" means the committee established by section 29 ;

"NEPC Executive Officer" means the person who, from time to time, holds the office of NEPC Executive Officer established by section 39 and includes a person acting in that office;

"NEPC Service Corporation" means the Corporation referred to in section 35;

"participating jurisdiction" means the Commonwealth, a participating State or a participating Territory;

"participating State" means a State—
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        (a)     that is a party to the Agreement; and

        (b)     in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement;

"participating Territory" means a Territory—

        (a)     that is a party to the Agreement; and

        (b)     in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement;

"Service Corporation" means the NEPC Service Corporation;

Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.

    (2)     A reference in this Act to the implementation of national environment protection measures includes a reference to the enforcement of the laws and other arrangements made for the purpose of implementing those measures.