Environmental Protection Act 1994

This section applies in relation to the guideline called ‘Issuing ‘chain of responsibility’ environmental protection orders under chapter 7, part 5, division 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994’ approved under section 548A(2) before the commencement.

The guideline continues in effect under this Act—

for an environmental protection order issued before the commencement, for the purposes of section 810; and

for an environmental enforcement order, as provided under subsection (3), until a new guideline for environmental enforcement orders is approved under section 548A(2).

For applying the guideline for an environmental enforcement order—

the guideline is taken to have been approved under section 548A(2) for environmental enforcement orders; and

a reference in the guideline to an environmental protection order is taken to be a reference to an environmental enforcement order; and

a reference in the guideline to a provision of former chapter 7, part 5, division 2 is taken to be a reference to the corresponding provision of chapter 7, part 5, division 2, 3 or 4.

In this section—