Terms used
6 Terms used
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
Agreement means the agreement made on 1 May 1992 between the Commonwealth, the States, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and the Australian Local Government Association, a copy of which is set out in Schedule 1;
Australian Local Government Association means the Australian Local Government Association Limited;
Commonwealth Act means the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;
Council means the National Environment Protection Council established by section 8;
member means a member of the Council;
Ministerial Council means a council, comprising one or more Ministers of the Commonwealth and Ministers of one or more of the States or Territories, that includes environmental protection in its functions;
minor variation, in relation to a national environment protection measure, means a decision made under section 22A(1) to vary the national environment protection measure;
national environment protection goal means a goal —
that relates to desired environmental outcomes; and
that guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human activities that may affect the environment;
national environment protection guideline means a guideline that gives guidance on possible means for achieving desired environmental outcomes;
national environment protection measure means a measure made under section 14(1) other than a measure rejected under section 22;
national environment protection protocol means a protocol that relates to the process to be followed in measuring environmental characteristics to determine —
whether a particular standard or goal is being met or achieved; or
the extent of the difference between the measured characteristic of the environment and a particular standard or a particular goal;
national environment protection standard means a standard that consists of quantifiable characteristics of the environment against which environmental quality can be assessed;
NEPC Committee means the committee established by section 29;
NEPC Executive Officer means the person who, from time to time, holds the office of NEPC Executive Officer established by section 39 and includes a person acting in that office;
NEPC Service Corporation means the Corporation referred to in section 35;
participating jurisdiction means the Commonwealth, a participating State or a participating Territory;
participating State means a State —
that is a party to the Agreement; and
in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement;
participating Territory means a Territory —
that is a party to the Agreement; and
in which an Act that corresponds to this Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement;
Service Corporation means the NEPC Service Corporation;
Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.
A reference in this Act to the implementation of national environment protection measures includes a reference to the enforcement of the laws and other arrangements made for the purpose of implementing those measures.
[Section 6 amended: No. 47 of 2009 s. 4.]
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