Environment Protection Act 1997

For section 76 or section 78, an environmental audit is an assessment of an activity to decide—

the source, cause or extent of environmental harm being caused, or likely to be caused, by the activity; and

the need for any alteration of management practices to reduce the environmental impact of the activity; and

the extent and nature of any contravention, or likely contravention, of an environmental authorisation, an environment protection order or a provision of this Act.

An environmental audit must consider—

the provisions of this Act; and

the permitted and approved uses of the land to which the audit relates; and

any relevant environmental protection policies; and

any relevant national environment protection measures.

Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act, s 104).