Territory Environmental
Laws
Key legislation
Planning and Development Act 2007
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991
Environment Protection Act 1997
Planning and Land Act 2002
Heritage Act 2004
(commenced on 9 March 2005)
Nature Conservation Act 1980
Tree Protection (Interim Scheme) Act 2001
Other relevant legislation
Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
Commissioner for the Environment Act 1993
Common Boundaries Act 1981
Dangerous Substances Act 2004
Dangerous
Substances (Asbestos) Amendment Act 2004
Electricity (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Act 2004
Fisheries Act 2000
Gene Technology Act 2003
Gene
Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2004
Gungahlin
Drive Extension Authorisation Act 2004
Gungahlin
Drive Extension Authorisation Amendment Act 2004
Hemp
Fibre Industry Facilitation Act 2004
Heritage Act 2004
Heritage Objects Act 1991
Human
Rights Act 2004
Section 43(2) of the Act requires that the review of the first
year of the operation of the Act (ie to 1 July 2005) include an
assessment of whether environment-related human rights would be
better protected if there were statutory oversight of their operation
by someone with expertise in environment protection.
Lakes Act 1976
Litter Act 2004
National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
Native Title Act 1994
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989
Public Health Act 1997
Radiation Act 1983
Utilities (Telecommunications Installations) Act 2001
Waste Minimisation Act 2001
Water and Sewerage Act 2000
Water Resources Act 1998
Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2004
Made amendments to the Nature Conservation Act 1980 and Environment Protection Act 1997
Relevant Court and Tribunal related legislation
Administrative
Appeals Tribunal Act 1989
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989
Freedom of Information Act 1989
Court Procedures Act 2004
Legislation Act 2001
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Ombudsman Act 1989
Supreme Court Act 1933
Current Environmental Bills
Tree Protection Bill 2004
(lapsed at October election 2004 but will be re-introduced for debate
in 2005)
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