Activities involving dangerous substances are regulated by the Dangerous Substances Act 1979 and Dangerous Substances Regulations 2002. Activities include:
- keeping
- handling
- transporting
- conveyance
- use and disposal
- quality.
View the licensing pages for information about the licensing of people and vehicles involved with dangerous substances.
Site contamination
Site contamination can be an issue of significant concern. If it is not adequately recognised and addressed there may be a resulting risk to human health and the environment.
The Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Act 2007 gives the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) powers to deal with site contamination. The EPA takes an advisory and guiding role, consistent with the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (NEPM) 1999.
Regulations pertaining to site contamination are covered in Part 5 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2009. These regulations support the Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Act 2007 with provisions for a site contamination audit system and the listing of potentially contaminating activities.
The schedules to the regulations also provide the templates for use by auditors, such as notifications by auditors to the EPA when commencing or terminating an audit.
An outline of site contamination legislation and regulations can be found on the EPA website.
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