MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                 Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                                         Chapter 11 Administration
                                                                    Part 4 General

                                                                           [s 546]

546      Chief executive may require administering authority
         to report
        (1)   The chief executive may, by written notice, require an
              administering authority to give to the chief executive a report
              on its administration of this Act.
        (2)   Subsection (1) does not apply if the chief executive is the
              administering authority.
        (3)   The written notice must state—
              (a)    the information to be included in the report; and
              (b)    when the report is to be given to the chief executive.
        (4)   If an administering authority is given a notice under
              subsection (1), the authority must comply with the notice.

546A Chief executive to provide annual report
        (1)   Within 4 months after the end of each financial year, the chief
              executive must give to the Minister a report on the
              administration of this Act for the year.
        (2)   The chief executive’s report must include a statement about
              requests received by the Minister to prepare environmental
              protection policies and a brief statement of the reasons for
              refusing any request.
        (3)   An administering authority’s report given to the chief
              executive under section 546 for the preceding financial year
              must be attached to the chief executive’s report.
        (4)   The Minister must table a copy of the chief executive’s report
              in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after
              receiving it.

547      State of environment report
        (1)   At least every 4 years, the chief executive must prepare and
              publish a report on the state of Queensland’s environment.
        (2)   The report must—
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