Sustainability-related Regulations Database

6 Results for "C43"

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.