MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                           Queensland


Environmental Protection Act 1994

Contents

                                                                                                                     Page
Chapter 1       Preliminary
Part 1          Introductory provisions
1               Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      41
Part 2          Object and achievement of Act
3               Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     41
4               How object of Act is to be achieved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      42
5               Obligations of persons to achieve object of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            43
6               Community involvement in administration of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               43
Part 3          Interpretation
Division 1      Dictionary
7               Definitions—dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               44
Division 2      Key concepts
Subdivision 1   The environment and its values
8               Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          44
9               Environmental value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              44
Subdivision 2   Environmental contamination
10              Contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            45
11              Contaminant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          45
12              Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      45
13              Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      45
Subdivision 3   Environmental harm and nuisance
14              Environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               46
15              Environmental nuisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 47
16              Material environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    47
17              Serious environmental harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     48
17A             Exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         48


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Queensland

Environmental Protection Act 1994

 

 

Contents

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Chapter 1 Preliminary
Part 1 Introductory provisions
1 Short title 0.0... eee A
Part 2 Object and achievement of Act
3 Object........ 0. eee 41
4 How object of Act is to be achieved .................... 42
5 Obligations of persons to achieve object of Act........... 43
6 Community involvement in administration of Act .......... 43
Part 3 Interpretation
Division 1 Dictionary
7 Definitions—dictionary .......... 0.0.0 cee eee ee 44
Division 2 Key concepts
Subdivision 1 The environment and its values
8 Environment... 0.0... 000.0 c cece eee eee 44
9 Environmental value. ........00 0.0 cee cece ee eee 44
Subdivision 2 Environmental contamination
10 45
11 45
12 45
13 45
Subdivision 3 Environmental harm and nuisance
14 Environmental harm... 6... 0.0. .ceeeeeeee 46
15 Environmental nuisance. ..........0 0.000 e cece eee ee 47
16 Material environmental harm ........... 0.0.0.0 eee eee 47
17 Serious environmental harm ............ 0000s eee eee 48
17A Exclusions ..... 00.0... ccc 48