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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SCHEDULE 7

[s. 107A]

        [Heading inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 104.]

1 .         Term of office

                Subject to clause 3, the Appeals Convenor holds office for a term, not exceeding 5 years, fixed by the instrument of appointment, and is eligible for reappointment.

        [Clause 1 inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 104.]

2 .         Salary and entitlements

        (1)         The Appeals Convenor —

            (a)         is to be paid salary and allowances at a rate per year determined by the Minister on the recommendation of the Public Sector Commissioner; and

            (b)         has the same annual leave, sick leave and long service leave entitlements as a permanent officer of the Public Service.

        (2)         Subclause (1)(a) has effect subject to the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 if that Act applies to the Appeals Convenor.

        [Clause 2 inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 104; amended: No. 39 of 2010 s. 89.]

3 .         Resignation and removal from office

        (1)         The Appeals Convenor may resign office by written notice delivered to the Governor.

        (2)         The Governor may remove the Appeals Convenor from office —

            (a)         for —

                  (i)         misbehaviour or incompetence; or

                  (ii)         mental or physical incapacity, other than temporary illness, impairing the performance of the Appeals Convenor’s functions;

                or

            (b)         if the Appeals Convenor is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws.

        (3)         In subclause (2)(a) —

        misbehaviour includes behaving in a manner that renders the Appeals Convenor unfit to hold office even if the conduct does not relate to any function of the office of Appeals Convenor.

        [Clause 3 inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 104; amended: No. 18 of 2009 s. 35.]

4 .         Appointment of public service officer

        (1)         A person who held office in the Public Service ( previous office ) immediately before being appointed as Appeals Convenor —

            (a)         retains existing and accruing superannuation and leave entitlements as if service as the Appeals Convenor were a continuation of service in the previous office; and

            (b)         if the person ceases to hold office as the Appeals Convenor on the completion of a periodical appointment, is entitled to be appointed to an office in the Public Service not lower in classification and salary than the previous office (as long as the person is at that time eligible to hold such an office in the Public Service).

        (2)         A person appointed to an office in the Public Service under subclause (1)(b) retains existing and accruing superannuation and leave entitlements as if service in the Public Service were a continuation of service as the Appeals Convenor.

        [Clause 4 inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 104; amended: No. 40 of 2020 s. 111(1).]

5 .         Other conditions of service

                The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Public Sector Commissioner, determine any other terms and conditions of service to apply to the Appeals Convenor.

        [Clause 5 inserted: No. 54 of 2003 s. 104; amended: No. 39 of 2010 s. 89.]


Notes

This is a compilation of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Environmental Protection Act 1986

87 of 1986

10 Dec 1986

s. 1 and 2: 10 Dec 1986;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 20 Feb 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Feb 1987 p. 440)

Acts Amendment (Public Service) Act 1987 s. 32

113 of 1987

31 Dec 1987

16 Mar 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Mar 1988 p. 813)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1993 7

34 of 1993

16 Dec 1993

s. 1 and 2: 16 Dec 1993;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 14 Jan 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 1994 p. 69)

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4

73 of 1994

9 Dec 1994

9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)

Planning Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 s. 46(1) and (6)

84 of 1994

13 Jan 1995

1 Mar 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Feb 1995 p. 567)

Water Agencies Restructure (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 188

73 of 1995

27 Dec 1995

1 Jan 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 29 Dec 1995 p. 6291)

Reprint of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 7 Mar 1996
(includes amendments listed above)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Planning Legislation Amendment Act 1996 Pt. 3

23 of 1996

11 Jul 1996

4 Aug 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 2 Aug 1996 p. 3615)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Assemblies and Noise) Act 1996 Pt. 3

50 of 1996

31 Oct 1996

4 Dec 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 3 Dec 1996 p. 6695)

Transfer of Land Amendment Act 1996 s. 153(1)

81 of 1996

14 Nov 1996

14 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 Pt. 25

31 of 1997

3 Oct 1997

30 Mar 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Mar 1998 p. 1765)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 54

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1998 8

14 of 1998

21 May 1998

s. 1- 3, 21, 26, 27, 29, 32- 34, 36 and 37: 21 May 1998 (see s. 2(1));
s. 20: 1 Jul 1998 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 26 Jun 1998 p. 3369);
s. 4, 6- 9, 11, 12 and 14 (to the extent that it inserts Pt. VIA heading, Div. 3 and 4 headings and s. 99Q- 99X and 99Z- 99ZB), 15- 19, 22- 25, 28, 30, 31 and 35: 1 Jul 1998 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 26 Jun 1998 p. 3369);
s. 10, 13 and 14 (to the extent that it inserts Div. 1 and 2 headings and s. 99A- 99P and 99Y): 8 Jan 1999 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 8 Jan 1999 p. 35);
s. 5: 10 Sep 2005 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 9 Sep 2005 p. 4155)

Reprint of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 16 Apr 1999 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1998 s. 5)

Midland Redevelopment Act 1999 s. 71

38 of 1999

11 Nov 1999

1 Jan 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 1999 p. 7059)

Reprint of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 7 Jul 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1998 s. 5)

Rights in Water and Irrigation Amendment Act 2000 s. 84

49 of 2000

28 Nov 2000

10 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Jan 2001 p. 163)

Criminal Property Confiscation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 13(1) 9

69 of 2000

6 Dec 2000

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7903)

Hope Valley-Wattleup Redevelopment Act 2000 s. 37

77 of 2000

7 Dec 2000

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7904)

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 Pt. 23

10 of 2001

28 Jun 2001

15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3257 and Cwlth Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285)

Armadale Redevelopment Act 2001 s. 69

25 of 2001

26 Nov 2001

23 Mar 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 22 Mar 2002 p. 1651)

Reprint of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 11 Jan 2002 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1998 s. 5 and the Armadale Redevelopment Act 2001 )

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 10-14

54 of 2003 (as amended by No. 8 of 2009 s. 54)

20 Oct 2003

s. 1 and 2: 20 Oct 2003;
Act other than s. 1, 2, 37, 54(2), 55, 72(2) and (4), 75(3) and (4) and Pt. 9: 19 Nov 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Nov 2003 p. 4723);
s. 37, 54(2), 55, 72(2) and (4), 75(3) and (4) and Pt. 9: 8 Jul 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2004 p. 2581)

Contaminated Sites Act 2003 s. 100

60 of 2003
(as amended by No. 40 of 2005 s. 13)

7 Nov 2003

1 Dec 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Aug 2006 p. 2899)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80 and 82

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction: Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Reprint 5: The Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 16 Sep 2005 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 )

Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 15

38 of 2005

12 Dec 2005

9 Apr 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Mar 2006 p. 1078)

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 Pt. 7 Div. 2

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and Sch. 1 cl. 59

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Sch. 4 cl. 2(1), (2), (4) and (5) 15

36 of 2007

21 Dec 2007

Sch. 4 cl. 2(1), (2) and (4):
9 Jan 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 8 Jan 2008 p. 33);
Sch. 4 cl. 2(5): 1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Jun 2008 p. 2705)

Water Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2007 s. 194

38 of 2007

21 Dec 2007

1 Feb 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Jan 2008 p. 251)

Reprint 6: The Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 11 Apr 2008 (includes amendments listed above, except those in the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Sch. 4 cl. 2(5))

Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 53

8 of 2009

21 May 2009

22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 35

18 of 2009

16 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Bush Fires Amendment Act 2009 s. 20

25 of 2009

17 Nov 2009

1 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Dec 2009 p. 4829)

Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 3) (Crown Land) Act 2010 Pt. 4

8 of 2010

3 Jun 2010

18 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 17 Sep 2010 p. 4757)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 4) (Planning) Act 2010 Pt. 2 Div. 2 Subdiv. 1

28 of 2010

19 Aug 2010

22 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 19 Nov 2010 p. 5709)

Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89

39 of 2010

1 Oct 2010

1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

Approvals and Related Reforms (No. 1) (Environment) Act 2010

40 of 2010

28 Oct 2010

Pt. 1 other than s. 3: 28 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than Pt. 1 heading, s. 1 and 2: 26 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 23 Nov 2010 p. 5851)

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2010

48 of 2010

24 Nov 2010

s. 1 and 2: 24 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 25 Nov 2010 (see s. 2(b))

Reprint 7: The Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 11 Feb 2011 (includes amendments listed above)

Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Act 2011 s. 137

45 of 2011

12 Oct 2011

31 Dec 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 30 Dec 2011 p. 5573)

Agricultural Practices (Disputes) Repeal Act 2011 s. 4

54 of 2011

9 Nov 2011

7 Dec 2011 (see note under s. 1)

Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 4 Div. 20

8 of 2012

21 May 2012

27 Apr 2015 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 17 Apr 2015 p. 1371)

Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012 Pt. 7 Div. 6

22 of 2012

29 Aug 2012

1 Nov 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 31 Oct 2012 p. 5255)

Water Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2012 s. 211

25 of 2012

3 Sep 2012

18 Nov 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Nov 2013 p. 5028)

Reprint 8: The Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 17 May 2013 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Water Services Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2012 and the Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 )

Environmental Protection Amendment (Validation) Act 2014

27 of 2014

27 Nov 2014

27 Nov 2014 (see s. 2)

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 s. 314

24 of 2016

21 Sep 2016

1 Jan 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 14 Sep 2018 p. 3305)

Reprint 9: The Environmental Protection Act 1986 as at 4 May 2018 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 s. 314)

Strata Titles Amendment Act 2018 Pt. 3 Div. 6

30 of 2018

19 Nov 2018

1 May 2020 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2020/39 cl. 2)

Community Titles Act 2018 Pt. 14 Div. 8

32 of 2018

19 Nov 2018

30 Jun 2021 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2021/69 cl. 2)

Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020 Pt. 6 Div. 2 and Pt. 7 Div. 2 16

26 of 2020 (as amended by No. 40 of 2020 s. 117)

7 Jul 2020

Pt. 6 Div. 2: 1 Aug 2023 (see s. 2(1)(b) and SL 2023/107 cl. 2);
Pt. 7 Div. 2: 1 Mar 2024 (see s. 2(1)(b) and SL 2024/16 cl. 2)

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 Pt. 2 (other than s. 4(2), (4) and (10), 34, 42, 59, 60, 63, 65-68, 71, 72, 83, 86, 87, 88(1), 92, 98, 104, 105, 106(3), 108(7), 110(2) and 112) 17

40 of 2020

19 Nov 2020

s. 3, 5- 8, 10, 13, 14, 24, 32, 35, 36, 37(1), 58, 73- 76, 80- 82, 93, 94, 96, 99, 101, 106(4)-(6), 107, 108(1)-(6) and (8)-(11), 110(4)-(6) and 111: 3 Feb 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/12 cl. 2);
s. 4(1), (3), (5) and (7)-(9), 9, 11, 12, 15-23, 25- 31, 33, 37(2), 38- 41, 43- 57, 61, 62, 64, 69, 70, 77- 79, 84, 85, 88(2), 89- 91, 95, 97, 100, 102, 103, 106(1) and (2), 109 and 110(1) and (3): 23 Oct 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/176 cl. 2);
s. 4(6): 1 Mar 2024 (see s. 2(1)(b)(i))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act (No. 2) 2020 s. 4

41 of 2020

19 Nov 2020

3 Feb 2021 (see s. 2(1)(b) and SL 2021/12 cl. 2)

Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 Pt. 10 Div. 3

45 of 2020

9 Dec 2020

Pt. 10 Div. 3 (other than s. 103): 1 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(1)(e) and SL 2021/124 cl. 2);
s. 103: 1 Aug 2023 (see s. 2(1)(c)(ii) and SL 2023/107 cl. 2)

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 s. 348

27 of 2021

22 Dec 2021

1 Jul 2023 (see s. 2(e) and SL 2023/40 cl. 2(b))

Land and Public Works Legislation Amendment Act 2023 Pt. 4 Div. 4

4 of 2023

24 Mar 2023

10 Aug 2023 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2023/132 cl. 2)

Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023 Pt. 3 Div. 24

9 of 2023

4 Apr 2023

5 Apr 2023 (see s. 2(j))

Aboriginal Heritage Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2023 s. 28

23 of 2023

24 Oct 2023

15 Nov 2023 (see s. 2(d) and SL 2023/161 cl. 2)

Planning and Development Amendment Act 2023 Pt. 5 Div. 2

34 of 2023

11 Dec 2023

1 Mar 2024 (see s. 2(d))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2024 Pt. 1-3, Pt. 4 (other than Div. 1 Subdiv. 2), Pt. 5 and Pt. 6 Div. 1

36 of 2024

22 Oct 2024

Pt. 1: 22 Oct 2024 (see s. 2(1)(a));
Pt. 2 and 3, Pt. 4 Div. 2 and 3, Pt. 5 and Pt. 6 Div. 1: 23 Oct 2024 (see s. 2(1)(e));
Pt. 4 Div. 1 Subdiv. 1 and Div. 4: 28 Nov 2024 (see s. 2(1)(b) and (d) and SL 2024/239 cl. 2)

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Sch. 4 cl. 2(3)

36 of 2007

21 Dec 2007

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 s. 366

53 of 2016

29 Nov 2016

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 4(2), (4) and (10), 34, 42, 59, 60, 63, 65-68, 71, 72, 83, 86, 87, 88(1), 92, 98, 104, 105, 106(3), 108(7), 110(2) and 112 17

40 of 2020

19 Nov 2020

s. 59: on the day on which s. 83 comes into operation (see s. 2(1)(c));
s 4(2), (4) and (10), 34, 42, 60, 63, 65- 68, 71, 72, 83, 86, 87, 88(1), 92, 98, 104, 105, 106(3), 108(7), 110(2) and 112: to be proclaimed (see s. 2(1)(e))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act (No. 2) 2020 s. 5

41 of 2020

19 Nov 2020

Immediately after the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 92 comes into operation (see s. 2(1)(c))

Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2024 Pt. 4 Div. 1 Subdiv. 2

36 of 2024

22 Oct 2024

Immediately after the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 60 comes into operation (see s. 2(1)(c)(i))

Other notes

1         Footnote no longer applicable.

2         Repealed by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Environmental Protection) Act 1986 .

3         Act No. 77 of 1986.

4         Footnote no longer applicable.

5         Deleted by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Environmental Protection) Act 1986 s. 32.

6         Repealed by the Acts Amendment (Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare) Act 1987 .

7         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1993 s. 5(2), (3) and (4) are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.

8         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 1998 Pt. 3 Div. 3 reads as follows:


Division 3 — Recovery of certain costs

26.         Interpretation

                In this Division —

        agreement means an agreement —

            (a)         made between the State and another party in respect of disposal of waste at the Mt Walton East waste facility before the coming into operation of this section; and

            (b)         declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette , to be an agreement to which this Division applies,

        and includes —

            (c)         that agreement as varied from time to time in accordance with its provisions; and

            (d)         any annexure to that agreement;

        Mt Walton East waste facility means the intractable waste disposal facility at Mt Walton East, Shire of Coolgardie in Western Australia situated on reserve number 42001 (Jaurdi Location 73).

27.         Recovery of costs from other party

        (1)         The State may recover directly from the other party to an agreement costs (within the meaning of the agreement) incurred by the State in conducting the Works (within the meaning of the agreement).

        (2)         The power of the State under subsection (1) is to be exercised subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of the relevant agreement.


9         The Criminal Property Confiscation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 13(2) reads as follows:


        (2)         Despite the amendment effected by subsection (1), section 99U(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as in force before the commencement of this Act continues to apply to any exercise under this Act of the court’s powers under the Crimes (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1988 .


10         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 s. 45(4) reads as follows:


        (4)         A pollution abatement notice served before the coming into operation of this section is taken to be an environmental protection notice within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as amended by this Act.


11         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 s. 51(6) reads as follows:


        (6)         A direction given under section 73 before the coming into operation of this section is taken to be a prevention notice within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as amended by this Act.


12         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 s. 97(4) and (5) read as follows:


        (4)         The amendments to approved policies effected by this section have effect as though the provisions were enacted as part of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 on and from the day on which this section comes into operation.

        (5)         Nothing in this section affects the operation of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 with respect to amendments to the approved policies as amended by this section and revocation of approval of the approved policies as amended by this section.


13         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 s. 110(2)-(4) are transitional provisions that are of no further effect.

14         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2003 s. 111(2)-(5) (as amended by the Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009 s. 54(2) and (3)) read as follows:


        (2)         In subsections (3) to (5) —

        CEO has the same meaning as it has in the EP Act;

        EP Act means the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as amended by this Act;

        transitional period means the period beginning on 26 June 2002 and ending on the day before the day on which this section comes into operation;

        unlawful clearing means anything within the meaning of clearing in Part V Division 2 of the EP Act that —

            (a)         constituted, at the time when the thing was done, a contravention of —

                  (i)         section 28 or 35 of the Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 ;

                  (ii)         the Soil and Land Conservation (Clearing Control) Regulations 1991 or regulation 4 or 5 of the Soil and Land Conservation Regulations 1992 ;

                  (iii)         section 109, 110, 111 or 267(2)(c) or (f) of the Land Administration Act 1997 ; or

                  (iv)         section 12B of the Country Areas Water Supply Act 1947 ;

                or

            (b)         would have constituted a contravention of section 41A of the EP Act if that section had been inserted into the EP Act before the thing was done,

        but does not include clearing of a kind set out in Schedule 6 to the EP Act.

        (3)         If the CEO suspects on reasonable grounds that unlawful clearing has taken place on any land during the transitional period, the CEO may cause a notice to be given under this subsection in respect of the land.

        [(4)         deleted]

        (5)         Sections 70(3) to (11) and 74A, Part VA and sections 89 and 103 of the EP Act apply in relation to a notice given under subsection (3) as if it were a vegetation conservation notice given under section 70(2)(b) of the EP Act.

                [Section 111 amended: No. 8 of 2009 s. 54(2) and (3).]


15         The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 r. 24 reads as follows:


24.         Transitional provision — Waste Management and Recycling Fund

                The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Schedule 5 clause 6 prevails to the extent that there is an inconsistency between that provision and Part VIIA Division 2 of the EP Act.


16         The Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020 s. 71 will not come into operation because the definition it sought to amend was deleted by the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 55(1)(b).

17         The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 the 2 nd and 4 th rows in the Table to s. 112 will not come into operation because they were deleted by the Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2020 s. 2(3) and (4).



Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)
Account         110A
agreement to reserve         51A
amended EP Act         133(1)
amending Act         129, 133A, 133Q
amendment day         133T(1), 133U(1), 133V(1), 133W(1)
analysis         3(1)
analyst         3(1)
appeals committee         3(1)
Appeals Convenor         3(1)
applicant         3(1)
approved         88(6), 122B(1)
approved policy         3(1)
approved proposal         3(1)
area         51DA(4)
area permit         51A, 51E(7)
assessed proposal         44A
assessed scheme         3(1)
assessment report         44(1)
authorisation         50D(1), 68A(1), 86A, Sch. 2
authorised person         3(1)
Authority         3(1)
Authority member         3(1)
beneficial use         3(1)
bilateral agreement         124A
bilateral matter         124A
biodiversity         Sch. 5 cl. 2
books         3(1)
capture         116B(2)
captured         116B(1)
CEO         3(1)
Chair         3(1)
clearing         3(1), 51A
clearing decision         51F(1)
clearing injunction         51S(2), 133D(1)
clearing matter         51O(1)
clearing permit         3(1)
clearing principles         51A
closure notice         2(1), 68A(2)
commencement         133C(1), 133D(1), 133E, 133M(2), (3), (5) and (7), 133N(1)
commencement condition         47A(2)
Commissioner         51D(1)
committee of inquiry         3(1)
Commonwealth Environment Act         3(1)
compliance period         38F(2)
condition         3(1), 48H(1)
conduct affecting the environment         50D(1)
conduct injunction         133D(1)
conservation area         Sch. 5 cl. 2
conservation covenant         51A
consolidated proposal         45D(1)
contaminated         3(1)
contaminated sites auditor         3(1)
contravention         51S(1)
convicted         99T
corporation         51R(7), 55(3), 58(4)
court         51S(1)
damage costs         3A(3)
decision         51O(1)
decision date         134(1)
decision-making authority         3(1)
deemed referral         133C(2)
delegate         18(1), 19(1), 20(1)
Department         3(1)
Deputy Chair         3(1)
designated area         57(5)
designated person         99H
detrimental action         111A(3)
development approval         3(1)
discharge         3(1)
DMA decision         44A
documentation         122B(1)
draft policy         3(1), 31
driver         2(1)
ecological community         3(1)
ecosystem health condition         3(1)
effective day         21A
emission         3(1)
environment         3(1)
environmental harm         3(1), 3A(2)
environmentally sensitive area         51A
environmental monitoring programme         3(1)
environmental protection covenant         3(1)
environmental protection notice         3(1), 64A(1)
environmental undertaking         3(1)
environmental value         3(1)
equipment         3(1)
establish         51I(4)
existing Act         133E
existing appeal         133W(1)
existing application         133C(1), 133D(1), 133H(1), 133I(1), 133J(1)
existing authorisation         61(3)
existing Authority member         133T(1)
expectation statement         21A
fauna         Sch. 5 cl. 2
fee         Sch. 2
final approval         3(1)
financial assurance requirement         86A
first notice         28(1), 32(1)
former EP Act         130(1), 131(1), 132(1)
former provisions         133E
former section         133B(1)
fuel burning equipment         3(1)
give         51I(4)
ground of invalidity         134(1)
guidelines         124A
image         116B(1)
image data source         116B(1)
implementation agreement or decision         44A
implementation conditions         3(1), 44A, 48EA
implementation issue         44A, 48EA
improper conduct         51S(1)
improvement scheme         2(1)
industrial plant         3(1)
infringement notice offence         99H
inspector         3(1)
interest         51N(1)
involvement in a contravention         51S(1)
key decision         44A
levy         110A
licence         3(1), 133G(1), 133J(1), 138
licensee         3(1)
local planning scheme         3(1)
making authority         44A
material environmental harm         3(1), 3A(2)
materials         3(1)
matter         14A(1)
Minister for Lands         121A(1)
Ministerial statement         3(1)
Minister (Water Resources)         57(5)
minor or preliminary work         3(1), 41A(4)
misbehaviour         Sch. 7 cl. 3(3)
monetary benefits         99Z(2)
monitoring programme         3(1)
motor vehicle         3(1)
native vegetation         3(1), 51A
NEPM         3(1)
new licence         133E
new occupier         60(1)
new owner         51N(1)
new provisions         133E
new section         133B(1)
noise         3(1)
notice         73B(1)
occupier         3(1), 51A
official document         116B(1)
other land         45A(2), 51I(4)
owner         3(1), 51A
pending appeal         133K(1), 133L(1)
period of public review         3(1)
person         3(1)
place         49A(1)
planning code         3(1)
planning instrument         3(1)
plantation         3(1)
pollution         3(1), 3A(1)
practicable         3(1)
practicable means         3(1)
premises         3(1), 61(1)
prescribed         3(1)
prescribed offence         99AA
prescribed premises         3(1)
prevention notice         3(1), 73A(1)
previous office         Sch. 7 cl. 4(1)
principal offence         99S
proponent         3(1)
proposal         3(1)
proposal of a prescribed class         37B(1)
proposal under an assessed scheme         3(1)
proposed action         51M(2)
proposed amendment         51KB(1)
proposed change         133M(3) and (5)
protection         3(1)
publication day         133O(1), 133S(1)
public authority         3(1)
public place         3(1)
public review         48C(7)
publish         122B(1)
purpose permit         51A, 51E(8)
referral         133M(1)
referred proposal         3(1)
referrer         51DA(2)
region planning scheme         3(1)
Registrar of Deeds and Transfers         3(1)
Registrar of Titles         3(1)
regulation 5DA(3)         138
regulation 5DA(5)         138
regulations         3(1), 133B(1)
relevant Act         Sch. 4
relevant day         61(2)
relevant licence         141(1)
relevant NEPM         72(5)
relevant premises         55(1), 68A(1), 141(1)
relevant scheme         48AAA(1)
relevant time         141(1)
remotely sensed image         116B(1)
repealed Act         3(1)
required action         70(4A)
requisition         38F(2)
reserve         3(1)
responsible authority         3(1)
responsible Minister         3(1)
responsible person         86A
restricted decision         41(1A)
road         3(1)
scheme         3(1), 48EA
scheme Act         3(1)
section 38E declaration         45B(1)
section 39         133M(7)
sell         3(1)
separate proposals         45D(1)
serious environmental harm         3(1), 3A(2)
significant amendment         3(1)
significant proposal         37B(1)
SLC Act         51A
soil conservation notice         51A
specified         6(10), 45A(2), 51I(4), 62A(4), 65(8), 68A(1), 70(1), 71(6), 133O(1),         133S(1), Sch. 2
specified decision         133L(1)
State entity         124A
State planning policy         3(1)
strategic assessment         38E(1)
strategic proposal         37B(1) and (2)
subdivision         3(2a)
subject land         45A(2)
submit         122B(1)
subsidiary         51R(7), 55(3), 58(4)
The Wilderness Society v Minister for Environment         134(1)
threatened ecological community         Sch. 5 cl. 2
threatened flora         Sch. 5 cl. 1
threshold amount         3A(3)
Tier 1 offence         3(1)
Tier 2 offence         3(1)
Tier 3 offence         3(1)
trade         3(1)
transitional matter         133O(1), 133S(1)
transitional regulations         133Q
unlawful clearing         70(1)
unreasonable emission         49(1)
unreasonable noise         3(1)
validated thing         136(4)
validation day         138
vegetation conservation notice         3(1), 70(2)
vehicle         3(1)
vessel         3(1)
waste         3(1)
watercourse         70(1), Sch. 5 cl. 2
waters         3(1)
Western Australian Planning Commission         3(1)
wetland         70(1), Sch. 5 cl. 2
works approval         3(1), 133F(1), 133I(1)


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