Public access to documents
19 Public access to documents
The authority must make the following documents available to the public:
any environmental authorisation granted by the authority including details of the conditions to which the authorisation is subject, the person holding that authorisation and whether the authorisation is in effect;
any environmental improvement plan submitted in compliance with a requirement by the authority;
any emergency plan approved by the authority;
an environment protection policy made under part 4;
codes of practice accredited under part 5;
any environmental protection agreement entered into by the authority;
any environment protection order;
any document setting out the results of a review of an environmental authorisation;
results given to the authority of monitoring or testing required by the authority to be conducted under an environmental authorisation, environmental protection agreement or environment protection order;
the list of auditors approved under section 75;
environmental audit reports under division 9.2;
the list of authorised officers;
an order under section 91C (1) (Order to assess whether land contaminated);
an assessment under section 91C (4) (a);
an environmental audit under section 91C (4) (b);
an order under section 91D (1) (Order to remediate land);
an environmental audit under section 91D (4) (b);
the register of contaminated sites kept under section 21A;
any document prescribed by regulation.
The authority must make a document mentioned in subsection (1) available by—
making the document available for inspection without charge during ordinary business hours at an ACT government office; or
making the document accessible without charge on an ACT government website, or by a link on an ACT government website; or
if a person requests a copy of the document—giving the person a copy of the document on payment of any reasonable copying costs.
This section is subject to section 21 (Exclusion of material from public access).
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