Contents (1991 - 60)
Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 No 60
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Objects of Act

Part 2 Constitution of the Environment Protection Authority

5 Constitution of Authority

Part 3 Objectives of the Environment Protection Authority

6 Objectives of the Authority

Part 4 General responsibilities etc of the Environment Protection Authority

7 General functions of Authority
8 General powers of Authority
9 Powers of Authority relating to environmental quality
10 State of the environment reports
11 Performance targets for public authorities
12 Directions to public authorities
12A Environmental assessment

Part 5 Management of the Environment Protection Authority

Division 1 The Minister

13 Ministerial control
13A Exercise of EPA licensing functions by Minister
14 Ministerial departmental support services

Division 2 The Board of the Authority

15 Establishment of Board
16 Functions of Board
17 Environmental Counsel to Board

Division 3 The Chairperson of the Authority

18 Chairperson of the Authority
18A Acting Chairperson
19 Chairperson to manage and control affairs of Authority

Division 4 Miscellaneous provisions relating to management

20 (Repealed)
21 Delegation of functions

Part 6 Consultation Forum, Council and advisory committees

Division 1 Preliminary

22 Definitions

Division 2 Environment Protection Community Consultation Forums

23 Establishment of Consultation Forums
24 Membership and procedure of Consultation Forums
25 Function of Consultation Forums

Division 3 New South Wales Council on Environmental Education

26 Establishment of Council
27 Functions of Council
28 Membership and procedure of Council
28A Relationship with other Acts
28B Review of Council’s functions
28C Scope of “environmental education”

Division 4 Advisory committees

29 Establishment of advisory committees
30 Function of advisory committees
31 Membership and procedure of advisory committees

Part 7 Miscellaneous

32 Act to bind Crown
33 Powers of Authority relating to property
34 Financial year
35 Personal liability
36 Seal of Authority
37 Service of documents on Authority
38 Recovery of charges etc by Authority
39 Regulations
40 (Repealed)
41 Savings, transitional and other provisions

 Schedule 1 Provisions relating to members and procedure of the Board

 Schedule 2 Members and procedure of Consultation Forum, Council and advisory committees

 Schedule 3 (Repealed)

 Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes