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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                (d)   subject to sections 90(2) and 95, include a management
                      plan for the agricultural ERA that provides for the
                      management of—
                      (i)   the application of agricultural chemicals on the
                            property; and
                      (ii) nutrients applied to soil on the property; and
                      (iii) sediment loss from the property, including the
                            management of ground cover and erosion zones to
                            prevent sediment loss; and
                (e)   if an ERMP direction has been given—provide for any
                      matter that, under section 90(3), must be included in the
                      ERMP; and
                (f)   provide for any matter that is reasonably necessary to
                      reduce the impact of the agricultural ERA on the quality
                      of water entering the reef; and
                (g)   any other matter prescribed under an environmental
                      protection policy or a regulation.

95        Exceptions for management plan requirement
          (1)   Section 94(d)(i) does not apply if the person carrying out the
                agricultural ERA has been certified as an organic operator by
                the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service.
          (2)   If the agricultural ERA the subject of the ERMP is cattle
                grazing, section 94(d)(ii) only applies for pastures on the
                relevant agricultural property that are to be fertilised.

96        Documents that may make up ERMP
          (1)   The ERMP content requirements may be complied with in
                any number of documents or by incorporating the provisions
                of other documents into the ERMP.
          (2)   The documents may be documents prepared for another
                purpose.


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