Sustainability-related Regulations Database

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Modern Slavery Act 2018
P9 P10 P11 P16 P17 C20 C23 C24 C38 C41 C42
The legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to combat modern slavery by mandating annual reporting from Australian entities and those operating in Australia with an annual consolidated revenue exceeding $100 million. These entities must detail modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains, outline actions taken to address these risks, and assess the effectiveness of their measures. All statements are made publicly available on a dedicated register. The legislation also creates the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner, an independent body with functions focused on promoting compliance, supporting entities in addressing modern slavery risks, aiding victims, conducting research, raising awareness, and advocating for policy improvements. The Minister has powers to enforce compliance, including requesting explanations for non-compliance and publicly disclosing entities that fail to meet their reporting obligations.
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976
P4 P5 P6 P9 P12 P13 P14 P16 C10 C11 C12 C19 C26 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C38 C7 C8 C9
The legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for managing parks and reserves across the Territory, focusing on the protection and conservation of wildlife and biological diversity. It enables the appropriate public use and enjoyment of these natural areas, while also safeguarding them from damage. A significant aspect involves joint management of specific parks and reserves with traditional Aboriginal owners, fostering an equitable partnership for enhanced conservation and cultural recognition. The legislation controls the introduction of harmful species, manages feral animals, and promotes the sustainable use of wildlife and their habitats. It includes provisions for comprehensive wildlife management, habitat protection, and regulatory measures to ensure the long-term health of the Territory's natural environment.
Environmental Protection Act 1986
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P9 P10 P11 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 C10 C11 C12 C14 C19 C2 C20 C22 C24 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C36 C38 C39 C40 C41 C43 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for the management, protection, and conservation of public lands and waters, including their flora, fauna, and biodiversity, across the State. It creates a dedicated commission to oversee the sustainable use, preservation, and enjoyment of these natural resources. The law categorises various areas like national parks, State forests, and marine reserves, detailing processes for their vesting and ongoing management, ensuring permanent protection and considering Aboriginal cultural heritage. It outlines mechanisms for developing management plans, regulating activities such as timber harvesting, fishing, and aquaculture through permits and licences, and controlling forest diseases. The core purpose is to balance environmental conservation with community enjoyment and the sustainable use of natural assets.
National Enviromental Protection Council Victoria Act 1995
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P14 P15 P16 P17 C1 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C2 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C4 C42 C43 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9
It provides for the establishment of a national body responsible for coordinating environmental protection across Australia. This body develops and oversees national environment protection measures designed to ensure consistent environmental standards and prevent market distortions due to varying regional regulations. The measures cover areas like air and water quality, noise, hazardous wastes, and recycling, establishing national standards, goals, guidelines, and protocols. Their development involves public consultation and considers environmental, economic, and social impacts. The framework defines governmental responsibilities for implementing and annually reporting on the effectiveness of these national measures. Specific compliance requirements for industries, such as agriculture, are then derived from subsequent laws enacted by participating jurisdictions to give effect to these national guidelines.
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
P3 P4 P5 P6 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 C10 C12 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C38 C41 C6 C7 C8 C9
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for the conservation and sustainable management of Victoria's native flora and fauna. Its purpose is to ensure the long-term persistence and recovery of all species and communities, protect biodiversity, and mitigate threats from human activities and environmental changes. The law achieves this by enabling the listing of threatened species and processes, mandating conservation strategies and action plans, and allowing for the determination and protection of critical habitats. It regulates activities such as taking, trading, or keeping protected flora and fish through a permitting system. The legislation also provides powers for enforcement, ensuring compliance and accountability, particularly for industries operating within natural environments, to promote ecologically sustainable resource use.
Heritage Act 1977
P4 P7 P13 P16 C13 C29 C30 C31 C38 C7 C8
This legislation aims to protect and promote the environmental heritage of New South Wales. It establishes a framework for identifying, registering, and conserving significant heritage items, including historic shipwrecks and relics. The framework includes provisions for interim protection, control over activities affecting heritage sites, and financial assistance for conservation efforts. It creates a dedicated council to manage heritage listings, enforce maintenance standards, and provide approvals for modifications. The legislation also ensures government bodies manage their heritage assets responsibly, facilitates relic discovery and protection, and outlines compliance requirements for individuals and organizations involved in activities impacting heritage. Its core purpose is to foster understanding and encourage the long-term preservation of the state's heritage.
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
P13 P14 P15 P16 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C38 C6 C7 C8 C9
This legislation establishes a framework for protecting Australia's environment and conserving biodiversity, promoting ecologically sustainable development. It focuses on matters of national environmental significance such as World Heritage areas, threatened species, and protected marine environments. The framework requires environmental approvals for actions likely to have a significant impact on these matters, involving assessment processes and often specific conditions. It also implements a permit system for actions affecting protected species and cetaceans. The legislation aims to promote a cooperative approach across governments, communities, and Indigenous peoples, recognizing their role and knowledge in conservation efforts and assisting in international environmental responsibilities.
Nature Repair Act 2023
P3 P4 P5 P6 P9 P10 P11 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 C10 C11 C12 C19 C22 C24 C29 C30 C31 C32 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C6 C7 C8 C9
A national voluntary framework is established to enhance and protect biodiversity across Australia's native species. Its core purpose is to promote ecological health, fulfill international biodiversity commitments, and contribute to preventing new extinctions. The framework encourages broad engagement from various participants, including landholders and private enterprise, with a special emphasis on supporting and integrating the unique role and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in conservation. It provides a means for recognizing and valuing biodiversity outcomes, fostering investment in environmental improvements. Through this system, Australia aims to build national capacity and a knowledge base crucial for achieving its long-term biodiversity goals.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
P9 P11 P16 P14 P15 P10 P13 P17 C19 C21 C23 C24 C25 C29 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C38 C42
This legislation establishes a comprehensive and nationally consistent framework for ensuring the health and safety of workers and workplaces. Its primary goal is to protect individuals from harm by mandating the elimination or minimisation of risks arising from work. It defines clear duties of care for businesses, their officers, and workers, as well as those managing workplaces or supplying plant and substances. The framework emphasizes mandatory consultation, representation, and cooperation on health and safety issues, alongside requirements for incident notification and authorization for certain activities. Regulators are empowered to monitor compliance, investigate, and enforce standards through notices, undertakings, and legal proceedings. The legislation promotes ongoing improvement in safety practices and fosters national harmonization of work health and safety laws.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200
P12 P16 P17 C26 C27 C28 C38 C41 C42
This legislation aims to prevent cruelty to animals and promote their welfare by setting clear standards for animal care and treatment. It prohibits cruel acts, mandates proper provision of food, water, shelter, and exercise, and regulates the humane handling and confinement of animals. The law bans various harmful procedures, establishes rules for advertising animals for sale, and limits the number of breeding dogs on premises. It grants authorities powers to inspect, enforce compliance, and intervene in cases of animal distress, including the seizure and disposal of neglected stock. Furthermore, it imposes restrictions on individuals convicted of animal cruelty, preventing their involvement in animal breeding businesses.
Animal Welfare Act 2002
P12 P16 C26 C27 C28 C38
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to protect the welfare, safety, and health of animals, ensuring their humane care and management in accordance with community expectations. It rigorously regulates the use of animals for scientific purposes, requiring specific licenses and ethical committee approvals. The legislation prohibits cruelty and inhumane treatment, outlining clear offences and enforcing humane standards for animal accommodation, transportation, husbandry, and slaughter. It grants powers to inspectors for enforcement, enabling them to issue directions and ensure compliance, and provides for court orders to reinforce adherence, including restrictions on animal ownership. Compliance measures extend to agricultural practices, mandating adherence to stringent welfare standards, responsible stock management, and cooperation with enforcement.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
P9 P12 P13 P14 P16 C19 C26 C27 C31 C34 C38
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to prevent animal cruelty and promote their considerate treatment. It prohibits direct acts of cruelty, including animal fighting and baiting, and regulates specific procedures like ear cropping and tail docking. The purpose is to ensure animals receive proper food, shelter, and veterinary attention, and it addresses issues such as the breeding of animals with heritable defects, the use of traps, and the safe transport of animals. The law sets rigorous licensing requirements and operational standards for activities including rodeos and scientific procedures involving animals, mandating adherence to Codes of Practice and ethical oversight. It empowers inspectors with enforcement capabilities, allowing for investigations, seizures, and court orders to disqualify individuals from animal ownership, ultimately aiming to improve community awareness and compliance with animal welfare standards.
Animal Welfare Act 1985
P12 P16 C26 C27 C28 C38
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for animal welfare, aiming to prevent cruelty and ensure proper care. It explicitly prohibits various forms of animal ill-treatment, including neglect, abandonment, and causing unnecessary harm. Specific activities such as organised animal fights, live baiting, and jumps racing are outlawed. The legislation regulates the use of animals for teaching and research through a licensing system and the establishment of Animal Ethics Committees. It also creates an Animal Welfare Advisory Committee to advise on policy and develop codes of practice. Enforcement powers are granted to inspectors, enabling them to ensure compliance with welfare standards, issue notices, and seize animals. For agricultural organizations, the legislation outlines duties to provide adequate care, mitigate harm, adhere to prescribed codes of practice, and obtain permits for certain activities like rodeos, with penalties for non-compliance.
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
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This legislation establishes Australia's comprehensive regulatory system for agricultural and veterinary chemical products and their active constituents. Its purpose is to evaluate, register, and control these substances, ensuring human, animal, and environmental health and safety. It promotes ecologically sustainable development, enhances primary industry and manufacturing competitiveness, and fosters trade. The system aims to be cost-effective, efficient, predictable, and transparent, with opportunities for public involvement. It achieves uniformity across Australia, securing compliance through robust enforcement mechanisms. This framework manages product approval, manufacturing licensing, supply controls, and recalls, ensuring only safe and effective chemicals enter the market and are used responsibly.
Fuel Security Act 2021 Cth
P10 P13 P15 P16 P17 C22 C29 C31 C35 C36 C37 C38 C41 C42
This legislation strengthens Australia's fuel security and supply confidence by introducing two core mechanisms. It mandates a Minimum Stockholding Obligation for regulated entities involved in fuel refining or importing, requiring them to maintain specific quantities of fuel stocks within Australia. This ensures a strategic reserve and defines criteria for holding these stocks, including provisions for temporary adjustments. Additionally, the legislation establishes a Fuel Security Services Payment, providing financial support to Australian refineries to bolster domestic refined fuel production and sovereign capability. The framework includes comprehensive compliance, reporting, and enforcement measures to ensure adherence, contributing to Australia's international energy obligations and preventing fuel supply disruptions.
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Cth
P10 P16 P17 C22 C38 C39 C40 C42
This legislation promotes competition, fair trading, and consumer protection across Australian markets. It establishes key regulatory bodies like the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and prohibits various anti-competitive practices, including cartel conduct, misuse of market power, and other restrictive dealings. The Act also provides frameworks for access to essential infrastructure services, regulates specific industries such as news media and the gas market, and establishes mechanisms for industry-specific codes of conduct to ensure fair business practices. Its overall purpose is to prevent behaviors that would substantially lessen competition, fostering a competitive and equitable economic environment.
Farm Household Support Act 2014 Cth
P6 P9 P10 P11 P15 P16 C11 C19 C21 C22 C23 C24 C36 C37 C38 C39
This legislation supports farmers and their partners experiencing financial hardship by providing a comprehensive assistance framework. It offers a farm household allowance for up to four years within a ten-year period, contingent on an assets test and an activity test. Recipients must agree to a Financial Improvement Agreement, undertaking activities like training, seeking work, or receiving professional advice, with specified exemptions. The framework also funds these approved activities through an activity supplement and covers the cost of independent farm financial assessments to help evaluate financial options. Furthermore, it includes specific relief payments for those reaching the allowance's time limit and additional supplements for particular periods, aiming to foster long-term financial stability in the agricultural sector.
Regional Investment Corporation Act 2018 Cth
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This legislation establishes a government corporation to administer financial assistance programs across the nation. Its primary purpose is to provide farm business loans and financial aid for water infrastructure projects to states and territories. Additionally, it manages other programs as prescribed by specific rules. The corporation is responsible for setting interest rates, managing loan terms, and offering advice to borrowers. Its operations are guided by an Operating Mandate from responsible ministers, ensuring efficient and effective service delivery. A Board of qualified members and a Chief Executive Officer oversee its functions. Agricultural organizations seeking assistance must meet specific lending criteria and adhere to loan terms, including payment of transaction costs. This body is designed to support agricultural resilience and water resource development by facilitating access to crucial funding.
Export Control Act 2020 Cth
P8 P10 P12 P14 P16 P17 C16 C22 C26 C27 C32 C38 C40 C41
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to control the export of Australian goods, including agricultural products and food. Its core purpose is to ensure compliance with international and domestic standards, maintain access to overseas markets, and safeguard human, animal, and plant health. The framework mandates requirements for export operations, including property accreditation, establishment registration, approved arrangements, and export licences. It ensures exported goods are traceable, possess integrity, and have accurate trade descriptions, supported by government certificates. The legislation empowers authorised officers for compliance audits and assessments, provides robust enforcement mechanisms, and includes specific provisions for animal welfare, such as phasing out live sheep exports by sea by 2028.
Environment Protection Act 2019
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for protecting and managing the Northern Territory’s environment, promoting ecologically sustainable development. It mandates environmental impact assessments and approvals for activities with potential significant environmental impact, alongside specific licensing for mining operations. A core aim is to ensure broad community involvement, recognising Aboriginal people’s role as stewards of their country in decision-making processes. The law imposes general obligations for environmental care, diligent site management, and transparent incident reporting, supported by financial provisions like bonds and levies. It provides robust enforcement powers, including notices and audits, to ensure compliance with environmental standards, facilitate remediation, and ensure rehabilitation duties are met, emphasizing due diligence from all parties to prevent environmental harm and ensure accountability.
Environment Protection Act 1997
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework aimed at safeguarding and improving environmental quality while protecting human health. It achieves this by actively promoting pollution prevention, clean production, material reuse and recycling, and waste minimisation practices. A core focus is also placed on effectively managing and remediating contaminated land. The framework outlines general environmental duties for individuals and organisations, requires environmental authorisations for specific activities, and mandates progressive environmental improvements. It empowers an Environment Protection Authority to oversee environmental monitoring, ensure compliance through various tools like environmental improvement plans, audits, and enforcement orders, and recover costs associated with environmental harm or remediation. This ensures environmental considerations are integrated into decision-making and accountability for pollution is maintained.
Nature Conservation Act 2014
P1 P3 P4 P5 P6 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 C1 C10 C12 C28 C30 C31 C34 C36 C38 C41 C6 C8
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for nature conservation and biodiversity protection within the Australian Capital Territory. It aims to safeguard native species, their habitats, ecological communities, and natural landforms while promoting ecologically sustainable development. The legislation defines roles for expert bodies, mandates strategic planning for conservation, and provides mechanisms for identifying and protecting threatened species and ecosystems. It regulates activities impacting native flora and fauna, sets up a system for managing nature reserves, and outlines a licensing framework for specific environmental interactions. Furthermore, it details compliance requirements for various entities, including landholders and agricultural organizations, covering adherence to management plans, record-keeping, reporting, and enforcement powers, all designed to ensure the long-term health and appreciation of the Territory's natural environment.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
P8 P10 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 C16 C17 C22 C31 C32 C33 C34 C36 C38 C39 C41
The legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to safeguard public health and consumer confidence regarding food in Australia and New Zealand. It creates Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to develop and regulate food standards, ensuring food quality, safety, and clear information for consumers. The framework aims for an efficient, transparent regulatory environment, promoting consistency across both countries and with international measures while prioritizing health safeguards. Key provisions define procedures for creating and varying food standards, covering aspects like composition, production, handling, labelling, advertising, and hygiene. It also outlines review mechanisms for draft standards and specific requirements for compliance across the food industry, including agricultural organisations, ensuring adherence to rigorous food safety and quality benchmarks.
Imported Food Control Act 1992
P8 P14 P15 P16 P17 C16 C17 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C40 C41 C42
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to regulate food imported into Australia. Its primary aim is to protect public health and safety by ensuring all imported food products comply with Australian food standards and health requirements. It outlines a mandatory food inspection scheme, including rules for importation, labelling, and movement of food. The legislation details a system for issuing food control certificates and managing "failing food" through required treatment, destruction, or re-exportation. It also defines offences and civil penalties for non-compliance, mandates strict record-keeping for importers, and grants powers for monitoring, investigation, and enforcement. Furthermore, it provides for compliance agreements and cost recovery for services, ensuring accountability and adherence to national food safety protocols.
Fair Work Act 2009
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This legislation establishes a balanced framework for cooperative and productive workplace relations across Australia, aiming to promote national economic prosperity and social inclusion. It provides fair and flexible workplace laws that advance job security, gender equality, productivity, and economic growth. A guaranteed safety net of minimum terms and conditions is ensured through national employment standards, modern awards, and national minimum wage orders. The law protects against unfair individual employment agreements and extends minimum standards to regulated digital platform and road transport workers. It supports work-life balance through flexible arrangements, upholds freedom of association, prevents discrimination, and facilitates enterprise-level collective bargaining with clear rules. Effective dispute resolution and compliance mechanisms are central to achieving fairness and productivity, with consideration for the specific circumstances of small and medium-sized businesses.
Superannuation Act 2005
P16 C38
This legislation establishes the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSAP), a superannuation scheme primarily for public sector employees who commenced work on or after 1 July 2005. It defines eligibility, outlines how individuals become members, and mandates employer contributions to the scheme. The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) is designated as the body responsible for administering PSSAP and its associated fund, which is established by a legislative Trust Deed. The legislation details CSC's functions, powers, and cost recovery mechanisms, alongside employer obligations for contribution payments, information distribution to members, and the process for invalidity retirement. It ensures the scheme operates under defined rules and maintains compliance with superannuation regulations.
Age Discrimination Act 2004
P10 P11 P16 C22 C23 C24 C25 C38 C39
This legislation seeks to eliminate discrimination based on age across a wide range of areas, including employment, education, access to premises, and the provision of goods, services, and accommodation. It aims to ensure everyone has equal rights under the law, regardless of age, and promotes the full participation of all age groups in society. The law prohibits both direct and indirect age discrimination, as well as victimisation against those who assert their rights. It also outlaws publishing discriminatory advertisements. While establishing broad prohibitions, the legislation includes provisions for certain justified exemptions, such as those for genuine benefits provided to specific age groups or for differentiation based on sound actuarial or statistical data in areas like superannuation or insurance. Ultimately, it works to remove barriers and challenge negative stereotypes, particularly for older individuals in the workforce, fostering a more inclusive community.
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
P9 P10 P11 P13 P16 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C31 C38 C39
This legislation aims to prevent and eliminate discrimination and harassment across various areas of public life, including work, education, housing, and services. It specifically targets discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship status, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and family responsibilities. The law also prohibits sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, hostile workplace environments, and victimisation. It places a positive duty on employers and businesses to take proactive, reasonable, and proportionate measures to eliminate these forms of unlawful conduct. The legislation supports international human rights principles by promoting the recognition and acceptance of equality between men and women, working towards achieving substantive equality. It also outlines enforcement functions for a human rights commission to ensure compliance and understanding.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No10
P9 P10 P11 P13 P15 P16 C19 C20 C21 C23 C24 C25 C31 C35 C36 C37 C38
A national framework is established to protect workers and other individuals from harm, ensuring safe work environments and practices. It outlines primary duties of care for businesses, officers, and workers, including provisions for industrial manslaughter offences. The framework mandates immediate incident notification, requires authorisations for specific work, and promotes consultation, representation, and participation through health and safety representatives and committees. It grants regulators powers to monitor compliance, enforce standards, and issue penalties. Additionally, it facilitates a silica worker register and requires suitable accommodation for rural workers, prohibiting discriminatory conduct and insurance for penalties, all while aiming for continuous improvement in workplace safety.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
P9 P11 P15 P16 C19 C20 C21 C24 C36 C38
This legislation establishes a nationally consistent framework to safeguard the health and safety of workers and workplaces. Its primary aim is to protect individuals from work-related harm by requiring businesses to eliminate or minimize risks. It mandates fair consultation, representation, and issue resolution processes, encouraging cooperation between employers, workers, and unions to foster safer environments. The framework promotes ongoing education and training in health and safety practices, ensuring compliance through effective enforcement measures. It also supports continuous improvement in safety standards, contributing to a unified national approach to workplace safety across various sectors.
Work Health and Safety Act 2012
P9 P11 P15 P16 C19 C20 C21 C24 C25 C36 C37 C38
This legislation establishes a nationally consistent framework to ensure the health and safety of workers and workplaces. It aims to protect individuals from harm by requiring businesses, their officers, and workers to eliminate or minimise risks arising from work. The Act mandates primary duties of care for all parties, covering workplace management, plant, substances, and structures. Key provisions include requirements for incident notification, necessary authorisations, and extensive consultation and cooperation with workers, including through health and safety representatives and committees. It provides robust compliance and enforcement measures, detailing inspector powers, enforceable undertakings, and legal proceedings, including for industrial manslaughter offences. The framework promotes continuous improvement in work health and safety practices, ensuring fair representation, advice, and training to achieve safer working environments across all industries, notably including the agricultural sector.
Work Health and Safety Act 2020
P15 P16 P9 P10 P11 C19 C20 C21 C23 C24 C35 C36 C37 C38
This legislation establishes a nationally consistent framework for work health and safety in Western Australia. Its primary purpose is to protect workers and other individuals from harm by requiring the elimination or minimisation of risks arising from work. It places duties of care on businesses, officers, and workers to ensure health and safety. The framework promotes fair workplace representation, consultation, and cooperation, encouraging participation in setting safety standards. It facilitates the provision of safety advice, information, and training. The legislation also ensures compliance through effective enforcement measures, including incident notification, inspector powers, and prohibiting insurance for fines, while aiming for continuous improvement and national harmonisation of safety laws.
Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017
P9 P10 P11 P13 P15 P16 P17 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C31 C36 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing and regulating providers of labour hire services. Its primary aims are to protect workers from exploitation and to promote integrity within the labour hire industry. The law mandates that all labour hire providers must hold a licence to operate, and prohibits engaging with unlicensed providers or attempting to circumvent the regulations. Applicants for a licence must demonstrate they are fit and proper persons and that their business is financially viable. Licensed providers are required to comply with all relevant laws, submit regular reports on their operations, ensure their nominated officers are available, and notify authorities of significant changes. A public register of licences is maintained for transparency.
Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018
P9 P10 P11 P13 P15 P16 P17 C19 C20 C21 C23 C24 C25 C31 C36 C37 C38 C39 C41 C42
This legislation establishes a mandatory licensing system to regulate the provision of labour hire services. Its core objective is to protect workers from exploitation by labour hire providers and host businesses, while significantly improving the transparency and integrity of the entire industry. The framework requires all providers to secure a licence, strictly prohibiting operations or arrangements with unlicensed entities. It sets out detailed application criteria, demanding declarations of legal compliance across areas like workplace, taxation, and migration laws. The law creates a dedicated Labour Hire Licensing Authority and Commissioner to manage licences, monitor adherence, and enforce regulations through inspections and civil penalties. It also mandates ongoing reporting, fee payments, accurate record-keeping, and full cooperation with regulatory bodies, ensuring high standards and accountability within the sector.
Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017
P9 P10 P11 P16 P17 C19 C20 C23 C24 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42
This legislation establishes a mandatory licensing scheme for labour hire services, aiming to protect workers from exploitation, safeguard licensed businesses from predatory practices, and uphold the integrity of the industry. It requires all providers to hold a licence and prohibits engaging with unlicensed services. The framework mandates licence holders to meet eligibility criteria, pay periodic fees, submit regular reports, and promptly notify authorities of significant changes. Provisions include strict requirements for responsible management, robust enforcement powers for monitoring compliance, and a public register for transparency. The legislation also prohibits false information and requires licence numbers in advertisements, ensuring accountability across the sector.
Labour Hire Licensing Act 2020
P9 P10 P11 P13 P15 P16 P17 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C29 C31 C36 C38 C39 C40 C42
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing and regulating providers of labour hire services. Its primary purpose is to protect workers from exploitation and ensure that labour hire businesses meet their legal and ethical obligations. It aims to foster integrity and responsible practices within the labour hire industry. A key feature is a mandatory licensing scheme, requiring all labour hire providers to obtain and maintain a licence, demonstrating their suitability and adherence to workplace laws. A public register of licensed providers enhances transparency. The legislation outlines penalties for operating without a licence, breaching conditions, or engaging unlicensed providers. It also grants powers for monitoring compliance, conducting investigations, and taking regulatory action, ensuring a fair and compliant labour hire market.
Further Education and Training Act 2014
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This legislation establishes a modern and robust framework for regulating apprenticeships and traineeships in Queensland. Its core purpose is to cultivate a skilled workforce that effectively meets the current and future needs of industry, government, and the community, thereby strengthening the state’s economic base. It facilitates high-quality vocational education and training directly linked to employment, supporting individuals in accessing and completing the skills training required for job readiness and personal prosperity. The legislation streamlines the system through provisions governing training contracts, outlining specific obligations for employers and training organisations, and establishing mechanisms for compliance, including inspector powers and a Training Ombudsman. It aims to support industries and employers in fostering and retaining apprentices and trainees, ensuring a responsive and flexible approach to trade training.
Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 No80
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for regulating apprenticeships and traineeships across various vocations. It outlines processes for designating recognised trades, setting training guidelines, and formalising training contracts and plans. The law defines clear duties for employers, apprentices, trainees, and training organisations to ensure appropriate training, supervision, and progress monitoring. It also includes provisions for recognising trade qualifications, managing training changes, and restricting junior employment in trades. Additionally, the legislation provides mechanisms for resolving disputes, enforcing compliance through disciplinary actions and prohibition orders, and details powers for industry training officers, including inspection rights. Employers must adhere to strict requirements for application, training delivery, notification of changes, and record-keeping.
Training and Tertiary Education Act 2003
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for vocational education and training, primarily focusing on apprenticeships and traineeships. Its purpose is to regulate the approval, management, and oversight of formal training contracts between employers and individuals, ensuring structured and quality work-related learning experiences. The legislation aims to support high standards and best practices within the vocational sector by outlining requirements for training providers and employers, enforcing compliance with approved codes, and enabling monitoring through authorised visits. It empowers a director-general to manage contracts, resolve disputes, and ensure adherence to established requirements, while also promoting the development of vocational training that aligns with industry needs. Non-compliance, such as providing training without an approved contract, incurs penalties.
Training and Skills Development Act 2016
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for vocational education and training in the Northern Territory. Its primary purpose is to ensure the provision of nationally recognised training that addresses current and future needs of government, industry, and the community, thereby supporting employment and economic growth. The framework aims to enhance quality, flexibility, innovation, and access within vocational education. It defines the responsibilities for employers, apprentices, trainees, and Registered Training Organisations. Key provisions include processes for employer approval, the creation and management of training contracts and plans, and the oversight of training providers. It also sets out regulations for apprentice and trainee wages, employer record-keeping, and compliance through authorised officers, ensuring a responsive and effective training system for a skilled workforce.
Vocational Education and Training Act 1996
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive vocational education and training system in Western Australia. It aims to efficiently meet industry and community skill needs by regulating training providers and courses. The framework ensures a competitive training market and promotes equality of opportunity in skill development. Key functions include registering and accrediting vocational training providers and courses, as well as overseeing and enforcing rules for training contracts, such as apprenticeships. The system is governed by a Ministerial Corporation, advised by a State Training Board, and regulated by a Training Accreditation Council. It outlines requirements for training colleges, ensuring strategic planning and accountability. Provisions also detail compliance, inspection, and enforcement measures to maintain high standards and integrity across the state's training landscape.
Holidays Act 1983
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This legislation defines and regulates the observance of various types of holidays across Queensland. It designates specific public holidays and empowers the Minister to substitute alternative days for these. The framework establishes a process for appointing special holidays, either statewide or within particular districts, which includes provisions for annual agricultural, horticultural, or industrial shows to be recognized as public holidays. It also clarifies how these holiday declarations are interpreted within industrial instruments and defines bank holidays. The regulations ensure consistent application of holiday entitlements and observance across the state, providing flexibility for local and special events while maintaining a standard calendar of public days off.
Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972
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This legislation establishes and rationalises public and bank holidays across the State. It defines specific days as holidays, including Easter Sunday, and designates Saturdays as bank holidays. It empowers the Governor to proclaim special holidays or alter existing ones, and such proclamations take precedence over industrial agreements. The legislation also mandates that banks close on designated bank holidays, with specific exceptions. While industrial instruments generally prevail regarding holiday provisions, they cannot substitute another day for Easter Sunday if it falls on a weekend. The law aims to provide a clear, consistent framework for holiday observance and its interaction with employment conditions.
Industrial Relations Act 1996 No17
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for industrial relations in New South Wales. Its primary purpose is to ensure fair and just employment conditions, promote economic efficiency, and facilitate prompt dispute resolution across the state. It empowers the Industrial Relations Commission to set employment standards through awards and approve enterprise agreements, while also preventing discrimination and ensuring equal remuneration. The framework protects employee rights, including parental leave entitlements and remedies for unfair dismissal. It outlines employer obligations regarding remuneration and record-keeping, and regulates industrial organisations to ensure democratic control and transparent operations. The legislation also provides mechanisms for enforcement, inspections, and the recovery of unpaid wages, fostering cooperative and productive workplace relations.
Long Service Leave Act 2018
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This legislation establishes long service leave entitlements for employees across public and private sectors, including police officers. It grants eligible employees long service leave equal to one-sixtieth of their total continuous employment after seven years of service. The law details how leave is calculated, defines continuous employment and ordinary pay, and outlines processes for requesting and directing leave. It mandates payment of entitlements upon cessation of employment or an employee's death. The legislation preserves superior accrued entitlements from previous agreements and prohibits contracting out of its provisions unless more beneficial. It defines employer obligations for record-keeping, requires disclosure of modified entitlements in workplace agreements, and establishes enforcement mechanisms through the Industrial Division of the Magistrates' Court, including prohibitions on actions like payments in lieu or adverse action.
Equal Opportunity Act 2010
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This legislation broadens and updates the law to promote equal opportunity and protect against discrimination, sexual harassment, and victimisation. Its core aim is to eliminate these harmful practices to the greatest extent possible, fostering equality by addressing systemic causes and requiring reasonable adjustments for substantive equality. The law identifies specific attributes, such as age, disability, race, and sex, on which discrimination is prohibited across various domains including employment, education, and the provision of goods and services. It imposes a general duty on individuals and organisations to take proportionate measures to prevent unlawful conduct. An independent commission is established to encourage best practices, conduct investigations, and resolve disputes. The legislation also outlines a clear dispute resolution pathway, including direct access to a civil and administrative tribunal, to ensure fair treatment and uphold human rights for all.
Long Service Leave Act 1976
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This legislation establishes the framework for long service leave entitlements for employees in the Australian Capital Territory. It defines when employees become eligible for leave, specifying an entitlement after seven years of continuous service, with additional accrual annually. The legislation sets the rate at which leave accrues and details employer responsibilities for granting the leave, calculating and making payments, and maintaining accurate service records. It ensures continuity of service for leave purposes despite certain employment changes. The law also outlines provisions for payments in lieu of leave upon employment cessation or death, including pro rata entitlements for those with five to seven years of service under specific conditions. An administrative body oversees compliance, investigates complaints, and enforces these employee protections, which cannot be undermined by less favorable agreements.
Fair Work Act 1994
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for managing employer-employee relations in South Australia. It aims to ensure fair and equitable industrial matters, including setting minimum standards for wages, various types of leave such as sick, carer's, bereavement, family and domestic violence, annual, and parental leave, and severance payments. The framework promotes industrial efficiency, economic prosperity, and employment security. It provides mechanisms for resolving disputes through conciliation and adjudication by the South Australian Employment Tribunal, and outlines procedures for enterprise agreements and awards. Key protections include rights against unfair dismissal, freedom of association, and the prevention of workplace discrimination, ensuring equal remuneration and balancing work with family responsibilities. Employers are also subject to strict record-keeping and compliance requirements.
Long Service Leave Act 1987
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This legislation establishes long service leave entitlements for workers based on their years of service, typically granting 13 weeks after ten years, with pro-rata payments available upon termination for workers with seven to ten years service, unless due to serious misconduct. It defines how continuity of service is maintained, even with certain breaks, and sets out conditions for taking leave, usually as a continuous period paid at the worker's ordinary rate. The law allows for payments in lieu of leave by mutual agreement. It mandates comprehensive record-keeping by employers regarding worker service and leave taken. Inspectors are empowered to ensure compliance, and the South Australian Employment Tribunal is authorized to resolve disputes, order compliance, and approve alternative long service leave arrangements that do not disadvantage workers. The overall purpose is to ensure workers receive their long service entitlements and to define employer responsibilities for their administration.
Long Service Leave Act 1981
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This legislation establishes long service leave entitlements for eligible employees in the Northern Territory. It details the accrual of leave, typically at 1.3 weeks per year after 10 years of continuous service, with further entitlements accruing every five years. The law specifies the calculation and payment of long service leave, including provisions for payment upon cessation of employment, based on service length and reason for departure. It defines continuous service and mandates employers to grant leave promptly or by mutual agreement. Employers must maintain comprehensive records of employee leave and employment particulars, making them available for compliance checks. The legislation ensures that its provisions take precedence over any less advantageous employment agreements, providing a clear framework for employee long service leave rights.
Long Service Leave Act 1958
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It establishes rules for long service leave entitlements for employees in Western Australia. It details how leave accrues, including specific periods for full and proportionate entitlements, and outlines the conditions for taking leave or receiving payment in lieu. The framework defines continuous employment and ordinary pay for calculation purposes. It also specifies employer obligations for maintaining comprehensive employment records, allowing employee and inspector access. Further provisions cover the transfer of entitlements during business changes and define mechanisms for dispute resolution and compliance, including requirements for written agreements when cashing out leave.
Industrial Relations Act 1979
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A comprehensive framework governs industrial relations in Western Australia, aiming to consolidate and amend laws for preventing and resolving workplace conflicts. It defines the rights and duties of employers, employees, and industrial organisations, fostering goodwill, freedom of association, and fair terms of employment. The framework promotes gender equality, fair wages, collective bargaining, and efficient work practices balanced with employee fairness. It provides robust mechanisms for dispute resolution, including conciliation and arbitration by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, and ensures the enforcement of agreements and awards. Additionally, it prevents bullying and sexual harassment, protects employee rights against discrimination and sham contracts, and mandates transparent record-keeping for employers and registered organisations.
Plant Breeders Rights Act 1994
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive system for granting intellectual property rights to breeders of new varieties of plants and fungi. Its primary purpose is to protect these innovations by defining the scope of Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR), which include exclusive rights over the production, sale, import, and export of propagating material. The law outlines detailed procedures for applying for, granting, and revoking PBR, ensuring that protected varieties meet specific criteria such as distinctness, uniformity, and stability. It also extends protection to essentially derived varieties, provides exceptions for activities like farm-saved seed use, and ensures reasonable public access to protected varieties. An administrative framework is established to manage and enforce these rights, aiming to foster continued innovation in plant and fungi breeding.
Primary Industries Customs Charges Act 2024
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This legislation establishes a framework for imposing charges, treated as customs duties, on primary industry products and goods used in animal, plant, fungi, or algae maintenance and treatment. These charges fund marketing, advertising, and promotion for primary industries, alongside essential research and development activities. They also support critical biosecurity initiatives, including health promotion, disease response, and the National Residue Survey, plus other prescribed beneficial activities. The framework enables regulations to specify charge rates, applicable products, exemptions, and the liable parties. It mandates consultation with nominated industry representative and polling bodies, ensuring their input is considered before setting or amending charge rates, reflecting industry priorities in these financial contributions.
Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966
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This legislation establishes controls for the distribution of agricultural chemicals using both aircraft and ground equipment. Its primary purpose is to ensure the safe and responsible application of these substances across various agricultural sectors. The Act mandates specific licensing requirements for individuals operating chemical distribution equipment, such as pilots and commercial operators, and for contractors offering these services. It also defines the roles and powers of the chief executive, inspectors, and analysts for administration and enforcement. Key provisions include detailed rules for licence application, renewal, and conditions, as well as obligations for contractors to maintain comprehensive records of chemical distributions. The legislation grants inspectors powers to investigate compliance, allows for the designation of hazardous distribution areas, and addresses the use of faulty equipment. It also sets out offences and penalties to enforce adherence to its regulatory framework.
Food Production Safety Act 2000
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This legislation establishes Safe Food Production QLD to oversee the safe production of primary produce for human and animal consumption, while also ensuring food quality. It mandates the development and adherence to food safety schemes that dictate production methods, hygiene, and handling. The Act establishes an accreditation system for producers and an auditing framework to monitor compliance with these schemes and required food safety programs. It outlines serious food safety offences related to unsafe produce, unwholesome meat or seafood, and unauthorised production, alongside clear enforcement powers for officers. The aim is to minimise food safety risks and promote quality assurance across agricultural industries. Businesses must prepare food safety programs, obtain accreditation, and comply with all scheme conditions, reporting, and officer directives to prevent unsafe food from reaching consumers.
Vegetation Management act 1999
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for managing the clearing of native vegetation. Its central purpose is to conserve diverse regional ecosystems, including endangered and at-risk vegetation, and prevent environmental harm such as land degradation, biodiversity loss, and disruption of ecological processes. It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting sustainable land use practices. The framework includes mechanisms for declaring ecologically significant areas, creating codes for accepted clearing activities like fodder harvesting and infrastructure development, and establishing detailed vegetation management maps. It also provides for property-specific mapping and area-based management plans. Robust enforcement powers, including compliance and restoration notices, ensure adherence to these provisions, guiding responsible land management and promoting environmental integrity through a precautionary approach.
Fisheries Act 1935 No 58
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for regulating fisheries and oyster farming in New South Wales. It governs commercial operations, setting rules for managing fishing activities and oyster cultivation. A key purpose is to mandate data collection and reporting from those engaged in these industries, ensuring transparency and providing information for regulatory oversight. It also facilitates the management and protection of specific fish species like salmon and trout through the creation and oversight of acclimatisation districts and societies, requiring their financial accountability. The framework includes provisions for enforcing compliance, defining penalties for violations, and granting broad powers to regulate various aspects of the industry, including the handling, processing, storage, and sale of fish and oysters, and requiring adherence to specific record-keeping and reporting standards for all involved entities.
Forestry Act 2012 No 96
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for the dedication, management, and use of State forests and Crown-timber land in New South Wales. It creates the Forestry Corporation of New South Wales as a statutory body responsible for these lands. The Act aims for the Corporation to operate as a successful, efficient business, maximising the State's investment, while also upholding principles of ecologically sustainable development. Key aspects include regulating timber and forest product harvesting through licensing and fees, facilitating public access and recreational use, conserving fauna, and enabling renewable energy infrastructure in designated areas. It ensures forest operations are managed sustainably, integrating environmental regulations and providing for enforcement to maintain compliance across forestry activities.
Marine Estate Management Act 2014 No 72
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It establishes a framework for the strategic coordination and management of the New South Wales marine estate, including marine parks and aquatic reserves, aligning with ecologically sustainable development principles. It aims to foster a biologically diverse, healthy, and productive marine environment, while facilitating economic opportunities and cultural, social, and recreational uses. Key provisions include establishing advisory bodies, requiring a comprehensive management strategy, and setting rules for declaring and managing marine parks and aquatic reserves. This involves defining zones, regulating activities, prohibiting mining, and ensuring development proposals consider environmental impacts and ministerial concurrence within or near these protected areas. It also covers enforcement and funding for marine conservation efforts.
Right to Farm Act 2019 No 15
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This legislation aims to protect commercial agricultural operations from nuisance claims. It establishes that farming activities conducted lawfully and without negligence, and carried out on the land for at least 12 months, generally do not constitute a nuisance. The law directs courts to avoid ordering the complete shutdown of such activities, instead favoring solutions that allow operations to continue in a managed, modified, or reduced manner. This continuation must be consistent with efficient and commercially viable agricultural practices and should not significantly disturb other parties. The legislation provides a framework for defending agricultural enterprises against specific legal challenges related to their operations.
Meat Industry Act 1993
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This legislation establishes comprehensive standards for producing meat for human consumption and pet food, including poultry and game. It creates a robust licensing and inspection system for meat processing facilities and transport vehicles, managed by PrimeSafe. The law mandates quality assurance programs and Codes of Practice to ensure compliance. It defines operator responsibilities, prohibits unsafe practices like selling uninspected or diseased meat, and outlines detailed record-keeping and testing requirements. It grants strong enforcement powers to maintain public health and animal welfare standards across the entire meat industry.
Dairy Act 2000
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This legislation deregulates milk pricing and supply by removing previous controls. It establishes Dairy Food Safety Victoria to oversee the industry. A comprehensive licensing system is introduced for dairy farmers, manufacturers, carriers, and distributors, extending to transport vehicles. The law mandates the development and implementation of Codes of Practice and food safety programs, ensuring robust public health and hygiene standards across the dairy sector. It also grants powers for enforcement and compliance monitoring, aiming to safeguard dairy product quality for consumers.
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for managing livestock diseases. It aims to protect public health, safeguard domestic and export markets for livestock products, and prevent or eradicate exotic animal diseases. The Act mandates prompt notification of suspected or known diseases, implements robust livestock identification and movement controls, and empowers authorities to enforce quarantines and other disease control measures. It includes specific provisions for various livestock activities like beekeeping and artificial breeding, and establishes compensation schemes for losses caused by certain diseases. The legislation also outlines duties for livestock sales, requires extensive record-keeping, and grants inspectors broad powers for enforcement and compliance across the agricultural sector.
Plant Biosecurity Act 2010
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive system to safeguard plant health in Victoria. Its primary purpose is to prevent, monitor, control, and eradicate plant pests and diseases, ensuring biosecurity within the state and regulating the movement of plants, plant products, and associated materials. It sets out stringent requirements for importation and possession, including mandatory certifications like assurance and plant health declarations. The Act empowers inspectors to enforce controls, manage infected areas, and direct the treatment or disposal of diseased materials. It also specifies obligations for agricultural organizations and individuals, covering property identification, pest notification, and packaging standards. The framework includes provisions for compliance agreements, accreditation, cost recovery, and outlines penalties for various offenses, all designed to protect Victoria's agricultural sector.
Primary Produce Food Safety Schemes Act 2004
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to ensure food safety in the production of primary produce across South Australia. Its core purpose is to reduce risks to consumers and industry markets associated with unsafe produce. It achieves this by empowering the development of specific food safety schemes for primary industries. These schemes mandate producer accreditation, requiring adherence to stringent food safety arrangements, regular audits, and compliance with set regulations. The framework includes enforcement powers to ensure high standards are maintained throughout the primary production process, safeguarding public health and market integrity.
Fences Act 1975
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This legislation establishes a structured framework for managing the erection, replacement, repair, and maintenance of dividing fences between adjoining properties. It outlines a formal process requiring landowners to serve notice of intent for proposed fencing work, allowing adjoining owners to submit objections or counter-proposals through cross-notices. The law empowers the Magistrates Court to resolve disputes, determine responsibilities, order contributions towards costs, and approve work when mutual agreement is not reached. It defines standards for an "adequate fence," including specific considerations for primary production land, and details how contributions are recovered. The legislation also addresses practicalities such as accessing land for work, dealing with unknown owners, and applying its provisions to Crown and council lands, ensuring fair and efficient management of shared boundary obligations.
Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016
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This legislation conserves and protects Western Australian biodiversity, including native species and ecological communities, promoting their ecologically sustainable use. It establishes systems for listing threatened species, communities, and critical habitats, mandating recovery plans and enabling conservation agreements and covenants. The law regulates all interactions with native fauna and flora, vesting their property in the State and generally prohibiting taking, disturbing, or dealing with them without lawful authority. Specific provisions cover Aboriginal customary use and nature-based tourism. It imposes duties on land users, requiring reporting of threatened species or community occurrences and compliance with conservation notices. Enforcement powers are granted to wildlife officers, ensuring adherence to its provisions and imposing penalties for non-compliance.
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for managing biosecurity and agriculture across Western Australia. It controls the entry, establishment, spread, and impact of organisms that could harm the environment, human health, or agricultural, fishing, and pearling activities. The framework also regulates the safe and responsible use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, sets standards for the safety and quality of agricultural products, and prohibits adulteration. Key provisions include import restrictions, management of declared pests, and enforcement powers for inspectors. Financial mechanisms are established to fund biosecurity initiatives, ensuring the state's agricultural integrity and environmental health are protected.
Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993
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This legislation provides a comprehensive framework for managing exotic animal diseases. It mandates the prompt reporting and isolation of suspected outbreaks, empowering authorities with broad powers to investigate, quarantine, and disinfect affected animals, premises, and vehicles. The framework enables the declaration of infected, restricted, or controlled areas and implements strict movement restrictions to prevent disease spread. It prohibits the unauthorized possession or use of exotic disease agents and allows for import controls to protect biosecurity. Key provisions include the ability to order the destruction of infected animals or property when necessary, with compensation potentially available. The overall purpose is to safeguard public health, ensure the rapid detection, containment, and eradication of exotic diseases, and protect animal industries.
Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945
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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for conserving soil and land resources and mitigating degradation from erosion, salinity, and flooding. It aims to prevent land degradation and promote sustainable land use through education, surveys, and the design of preventive measures. The law creates the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation, a Soil and Land Conservation Council, and local Land Conservation Districts to administer and coordinate conservation efforts. It enables the declaration of Soil Conservation Reserves, the implementation of Conservation Covenants, and the issuance of Soil Conservation Notices to regulate land management practices. Landholders are required to comply with approved codes of practice, district regulations, and notices. The legislation also provides for the imposition of rates or service charges to fund conservation initiatives, binding agreements for vegetation protection, and restrictions on activities within reserves. It mandates reporting requirements for changes in land ownership subject to these instruments.