28C   Scope of “environmental education”

For the purposes of this Division, environmental education is a process that:

(a)  seeks to give a person an understanding of the inter-relationship between the elements of the total environment, a positive attitude towards it and the skills that will enable the person to actively promote its well-being, and

(b)  takes into account the particular needs of the person being educated, such as his or her age, cultural background and ability to learn, and

(c)  is a lifelong learning experience that integrates the activities of environmental education providers (such as, schools, TAFE establishments, universities, local government authorities, community organisations and industry), and

(d)  includes any process by which a person may be educated (for example, a course or a media awareness program).