National Environment Protection Measures

The National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs) are national statutory instruments that bind all Governments that are members of the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC).

The Council is formed under the National Environment Protection Council Act 1995 external link, which is mirror legislation of a Commonwealth Act of the same name. There is matching legislation in each State and Territory.

NEPC business is carried out during meetings of the Environment Protection and Heritage Ministers Council (EPHC). The EPHC external link web site incorporates information on NEPC.

Current information on the NEPMs that have been made or are under development by the Council, may be obtained from the EPHC web site: www.ephc.gov.au/nepms external link.

National Environment Protection Measures in Tasmania

In Tasmania, NEPMs are taken to be State Policies that have been passed by both Houses of Parliament. They are implemented using a variety of mechanisms and approaches depending on the specific need of each NEPM.

Information on how each of the NEPMs is being implemented in Tasmania can be found in the NEPC annual reports. These may be accessed via the EPHC web site: www.ephc.gov.au/php/list_document_types.php external link.