MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                       Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                        Chapter 4A Great Barrier Reef protection measures
                                             Part 3 Environmental risk management plans

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              (b)    within 3 months submit it to the administering authority
                     for accreditation.
              Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.

93       Unaccredited ERMP has no effect
              Other than for the purpose of submission to seek
              accreditation, an ERMP has no effect unless it has been
              accredited.


Division 2                     ERMP content requirements

94       General content requirements
              An ERMP must—
              (a)    state each of the following—
                     (i)       the person who prepared it;
                     (ii) the agricultural ERA the subject of the ERMP;
                     (iii) the person carrying out the agricultural ERA;
                     (iv) a description of the relevant agricultural property;
                     (v) the period for which the ERMP applies; and
              (b)    identify any hazards of the property that may cause the
                     release of contaminants into water entering the reef; and
                     Examples of things that may be a hazard—
                           •   the application of fertiliser or agricultural chemicals
                           •   erosion zones
                           •   low levels of ground cover
              (c)    include measurable targets and performance indicators
                     for improving the quality of water being discharged
                     from the property; and



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