Environmental Management
Includes a number of national and state policies, legislation, initiatives to protect the environment of Tasmania and remediation programs.
Environmental Policies, Publications, Procedures and Strategies addressing air, water, noise, coastal environments and waste management.
Major programs including the remediation of historical mine sites.
Provides a summary of Environmental policy development activity within the Environment Division.
New regulations have been made which prescribe the fees charged under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
The primary environment protection legislation in Tasmania, developed in the 1990s.
The primary function of the Environment Protection Policy Review Panel (EPPRP) is to conduct assessments of Draft Environment Protection Policies.
Changes to Commonwealth environmental assessments and approval of developments.
The National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs) are national statutory instruments that bind all Governments that are members of the National Environment Protection Council.
The register is about persons or companies that had advised the Department of their availability for consulting work.
There is a growing need to reduce water consumption across Australia as urban populations increase, and climate change results in more frequent extreme dry weather conditions. Water shortages and longer-term security of water supply are an increasing concern for many of our major cities.