Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) As soon as practicable after receiving the report of the environmental auditor, the relevant Minister must arrange for the Department or the Commonwealth authority that is carrying on, or proposes to carry on, activities relevant to the NEPM to cause an environment management plan to be prepared with respect to the carrying on of the activities.
(2) The Secretary of that Department, or the chief executive officer of that authority, as the case may be, must appoint an officer of that Department, or a person employed by that authority, to be the environment manager for the purposes of the environment management plan.