Declaration of environmental objectives
28 Declaration of environmental objectives
(1) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare environmental objectives for this Act.
In developing environmental objectives, the Minister must:
(a) identify environmental matters that have value to the Territory and that need to be protected; and
(b) determine for each matter the objective to be achieved in relation to the protection of the environment.
(3) A declaration must be prepared in accordance with the regulations.
(4) A declaration may be made on the Minister's own initiative or on the recommendation of the NT EPA under section 31.
(5) The Minister must publish a statement of the reasons for making a declaration as soon as practicable after the declaration is made.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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