Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00620:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00620
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 13740–16893

road building, or soil used for the capping of landfills;

 voluntary reporting transfer destination means a destination for reuse, recycling, reprocessing, purification, partial purification, immobilisation, remediation or  energy recovery;

 voluntary transfer data for a substance means an estimate of the amount of the substance transferred, to a voluntary reporting transfer destination, in a reporting period that identifies:
 (a) the type of destination;
 (b) whether the transfer is on-site or off-site; and
 (c) the estimation technique used;

 waste rock means the sub-grade rock displaced during underground or surface mining operations.

3 (a) Meaning of 'operational control'

  A buiness entity that controls a facility has operational control of the facility if the entity, or one of its subsidiaries, has full authority to introduce and implement its operating policies at the facility.

4 Meaning of 'reporting period'

  In this Measure reporting period for a facility is:
 (a) a financial reporting year; or
 (b) if the relevant jurisdiction approves a different annual reporting period – that annual reporting period.

Part 2 National Environment Protection Goals

5 Desired environmental outcomes

 The desired environmental outcomes of the Measure are:
 (a) the maintenance and improvement of:

  (i) ambient air quality; and

  (ii) ambient marine, estuarine and fresh water quality;
 (b) the minimisation of environmental impacts associated with hazardous wastes; and
 (c) an improvement in the sustainable use of resources.

6 National environment protection goals

 The national environment protection goals established by this Measure are to:
 (a) collect a broad base of information on emissions and transfers of substances on the reporting list, and
 (b) disseminate the information collected to all sectors of the community in a useful, accessible and understandable form.

7 Establishment of National Pollutant Inventory

 A database to be known as the National Pollutant Inventory will be established that contains the following information:
 (a) about emissions and transfers of specified substances, on a geographical basis, including those of a hazardous nature or involving significant impact;
 (b) that enhances and facilitates policy formulation and decision making for environmental planning and management;
 (c) about waste minimisation and cleaner production programmes in industry, government and the community and promotes and facilitates their implementation;
 (d) that is available and accessible to the public.

8 Nature of National Pollutant Inventory

 The National Pollutant Inventory will be a joint programme under which:
 (a) occupiers of reporting facilities will estimate emission and transfer data and provide these and supporting data to participating States and Territories;
 (b) participating States or Territories will collect emission and transfer data and supporting data from occupiers of reporting facilities and, subject to clause 20, develop or cause to be developed, aggregated emission and transfer data, and will provide these data to the Commonwealth; and
 (c) the Commonwealth