Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2011C00855:front:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2011C00855
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Character Range: 5546–8400

significant population exposure, (as described in Schedule 3 to this Measure), to one or more air toxics.

  "Year" means a calendar year for the purposes of this Measure.

3 Application
 Participant jurisdictions must establish assessment monitoring and reporting procedures in accordance with the protocols in this Measure.

Part 2 National Environment Protection Goal

4 Purpose of Part
 The purpose of this part is to set out a goal:
 (a) that relates to the desired environmental outcomes; and
 (b) that guides the formulation of strategies for the management of human activities that may affect the environment.

5 National environment protection goal
 The national environment protection goal of this Measure is to improve the information base regarding ambient air toxics within the Australian environment in order to facilitate the development of standards following a Review of the Measure within eight years of its making.

6 Desired environmental outcome
 The desired environmental outcome of this Measure is to facilitate management of air toxics in ambient air that will allow for the equivalent protection of human health and well being, by-
 (1) providing for the generation of comparable, reliable information on the levels of toxic air pollutants ("air toxics") at sites where significantly elevated concentrations of one or more of these air toxics are likely to occur ("Stage 1 sites") and where the potential for significant population exposure to air toxics exists ( "Stage 2 sites").
 (2) establishing a consistent approach to the identification of such sites for use by jurisdictions.
 (3) establishing a consistent frame of reference ("monitoring investigation levels") for use by jurisdictions in assessing the likely significance of levels of air toxics measured at Stage 2 sites.
  (4) adopting a nationally consistent approach to monitoring air toxics at a range of locations (eg. near major industrial sites, major roads, areas affected by wood smoke).

Part 3 National environment protection protocol

7 Purpose of Part
 The purpose of this Part is to set out the processes to be followed in
 (a) identifying Stage 1 sites and Stage 2 sites;
 (b) measuring the concentration of air toxics in the air at Stage 2 sites, and
 (c) evaluating the results of monitoring against monitoring investigation levels
 This protocol sets out the process for monitoring air quality in such a way as to achieve the national environment protection goal specified in Part 2 of this Measure.

8 Identification of Stage 1 and Stage 2 sites for monitoring of Air Toxics
 (1) Each participating jurisdiction must undertake an assessment of locations within the jurisdiction to identify Stage 1 sites which may be used for the purpose of monitoring any of the air toxics specified in Schedule 1 to this Measure.
 (2) An assessment of locations as