Commencement of provisions of the EP and Other Legislation Act 2014
Date: 29-Jun-2017
The Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (EPOLA Act) received assent on 7 November 2014.Certain provisions of the EPOLA Act which did not commence on assent commenced on 30 September 2015. These provisions provide for amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to:
- introduce enforceable undertakings as an additional compliance and enforcement option
- provide a simplified contaminated land framework that requires auditor certification of contaminated land investigation documents
- streamline the process for the payment of fees for amendment applications for environmental authorities.
For more information about these amendments, visit the Environmental Policy and Legislation web page.
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