Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00475:front:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00475
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Character Range: 5649–8651

section 8 of the Commonwealth Act and the equivalent provision of the corresponding Act of each participating State and Territory.
exceptional event means a fire or dust occurrence that adversely affects air quality at a particular location that:
 (a) causes an exceedance of one or more of the following that is in excess of normal historical fluctuations and background levels:
 (i) 1 day average standard for particles as PM10;
 (ii) 1 day average standard for particles as PM2.5;
 (iii) 8 hour average standard for photochemical oxidants (as ozone); and
 (b) is directly related to bushfire, jurisdiction authorised hazard reduction burning or continental scale windblown dust.
fire management means all activities associated with the management of fire prone land, including the use of fire to meet land management goals and objectives.
gravimetric method means a manual method for sampling particles by drawing air through a filter and determining the mass by weighing the filters.
high risk areas means areas, determined by jurisdictions, where there is a high likelihood for adverse health effects from air pollution. High risk areas include regions or sub-regions containing:
(a) sensitive land uses; or
(b)  a large population at risk; or
         (c)  particular communities where there is relative disadvantage.
Measure means the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure.
monitoring station means a facility for measuring the concentration of one or more pollutants in the ambient air in a region or sub-region.
*national environment protection goal means a goal:
 (a) that relates to desired environmental outcomes; and
 (b) that guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human  activities that may affect the environment.
*national environment protection protocol means a protocol that relates to the process to be followed in measuring environmental characteristics to determine:
 (a) whether a particular standard or goal is being met or achieved; or
 (b) the extent of the difference between the measured characteristic of the environment and a particular standard or a particular goal.
*national environment protection standard means a standard that consists of quantifiable characteristics of the environment against which environmental quality can be assessed.
*participating jurisdiction means the Commonwealth, a participating State or a participating Territory.
*participating State means a State:
 (a) that is a party to the Agreement; and
 (b) in which an Act that corresponds to [the Commonwealth] Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement.
*participating Territory means a Territory:
 (a) that is a party to the Agreement; and
 (b) in which an Act that corresponds to [the Commonwealth] Act is in force in accordance with the Agreement.
particles as PM10 means particulate matter with an equivalent aerodynamic diameter of 10 micrometres or less.
particles as PM2.5 means particulate matter with an equivalent aerodynamic diameter