Environmental Protection Act 1986

Date Added to database The date the legislation was added to the LRDB.
09-04-2024
Date of most recent amendments The date the legislation was published/updated on the provider website.
15-11-2023
Commodity The commodity the legislation is associated with e.g. Beef & Veal, Chicken, Wheat, Sugar. The ABARES Agricultural Commodities and Trade Data categories have been used with several clarifications made.
Beef & veal, Chicken, Coarse grains, Cotton, Dairy, Eggs, Fisheries, Forestry, Horticulture, Oilseeds, Pig, Sheep Meat, Sugar, Wheat, Wine, Wool
Categories The AASF Categories aligned to this legislation.
State/Territory Legislation,
Sub Categories The AASF Sub Categories aligned to this legislation.
WA,
URL This is the URL to the legistation page.
https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_193_homepage.html →
Australian Agriculture Sustainability Framework ⓘ
Principles The AASF Principles aligned to this legislation.
Soil health and functionality are protected and enhanced, Landscape degradation is avoided or minimised, Biodiverse ecological communities are protected and enhanced, Water resources are used responsibly and equitably, Finite resources are safeguarded in circular economic systems, Biosecurity threats are assessed, mitigated and effectively managed in systems of continuous improvement,
Criteria The AASF Criteria aligned to this legislation.
C6. Soils are managed to provide ecosystem services, including sustainable agricultural production C7. Land under productive agricultural management delivers beneficial environmental services C8. Natural waterways are preserved and improved C9. Farms support a diverse range of beneficial flora and fauna species C10. Farm-related ecosystems are functioning and thriving C11. Water is used efficiently in agricultural systems C12. Adverse impacts to surface water and groundwater quality are prevented C13. The use of inputs and resources that cannot be reused or recycled is minimised C14. Renewable sources of inputs are prioritised C15. Residues, by-products and waste are reused or recycled C32. Farms have systems in place to monitor risk, prevent and mitigate adverse impacts from biosecurity threats C33. Industry has systems in place to monitor risk, prevent and mitigate adverse impacts from biosecurity threats C34. Government has systems in place to monitor risk, prevent and mitigate adverse impacts from biosecurity threats

Description: A short description of the legislation.

The Act provides for “the prevention, control and abatement of pollution and environmental harm, for the conservation, preservation, protection, enhancement and management of the environment and for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing”.

To protect the environment of the State by taking into consideration 5 key principles. 1: Precautionary principle, 2: intergenerational equity, 3: conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity, 4: improved valuation, pricing, and incentive mechanisms, 5: principle of waste minimisation.

Application to Australian agriculture: Where the legislation is applicable.

Land, Water and resource use.

Compliance information: Often the evidence of compliance against a piece of legislation is that there is not a breach of the Act. Where appropriate, the developers of this database have listed evidence which could be used to show compliance if a breach was to be found. Many Best Management Practice (BMP) schemes and other certifications in Australian agriculture include this evidence for accreditation.

The following documentation/information is required to provide evidence of compliance.

State of The Environment Report, https://soe.dcceew.gov.au/

Additional information: The entity this legislation originates from.

Western Australian Legislation →

Source documents: Links to the legislation documents.

https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_46664.pdf/$FILE/Conservation%20and%20Land%20Management%20Act%201984%20-%20%5B09-i0-01%5D.pdf?OpenElement

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Environmental Protection Act 1986

Description: A short description of the legislation.

Application to Australian agriculture: Where the legislation is applicable.

Additional information: The entity this legislation originates from.

Source documents: Links to the legislation documents.