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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2008 (NO 1) (NO 34 OF 2008)
2008
THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATION
2008 (No 1)
SUBORDINATE LAW
SL2008-34
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Presented by
Mr Jon Stanhope MLA
Minister for the
Environment, Water and Climate Change
The purpose of the Regulation is to prohibit the operation of firearm
shooting ranges without an environmental authorisation (Part 8, Section 42
Environment Protection Act 1997).
The Regulation requires that a
person must not operate a firearm shooting range unless they hold an
environmental authorisation. The requirement to hold an environmental
authorisation will allow the Environment Protection Authority to ensure that
operators of firearm shooting ranges manage their operations appropriately to
reduce the risk of harm to the environment, and in compliance with Part 8
of the Environment Protection Act 1997.
The Regulation amends
Schedule 1of the Environment Protection Act 1997.
The
Regulation is made under section 166 of the Environment Protection Act
1997.
Clause 1 Name of Regulation
This clause provides that the name
of the regulation is the Environment Protection Amendment Regulation 2008 (No
1).
Clause 2 Commencement
This clause is a formal provision
that sets the commencement of the regulation. The regulation commences on the
day after its notification day.
Clause 3 Legislation amended
This clause provides that this regulation amends the Environment
Protection
Act 1997.
Clause 4 Schedule 1, section 1.1,
new definitions
This clause inserts the definitions of a number of terms
relating to firearms. The definitions clarify which firearm shooting ranges will
be required to hold an environmental authorisation.
Clause 5 Schedule
1, table 1.2, new item 47
This clause provides for the addition of item
47 ‘the operation of a firearm shooting range’.